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OpenAI's reported annualized revenue figure
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Developing · Next check Dec 31: Check whether OpenAI reaches its reported at-least-$70 billion annualized revenue target by year-end 2026, on what accounting basis, and how enterprise sales contribute; also check the status of the proposed financing.
Where it stands
A report aired October 9 said OpenAI’s annualized revenue pace at September’s end was roughly $50 billion, below estimates of $68 billion to $70 billion circulated earlier. It said the gap reflected counting cloud-partner sales gross in the higher figure, rather than evidence of lost sales; the figure has not yet been superseded in the reports.
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Update 1
OpenAI’s $20 Billion Revenue Gap Is Accounting, Not Vanished Sales
Partner-sales accounting explains the gap between OpenAI’s reported $50 billion September pace and earlier estimates. It does not settle the economics behind the AI buildout.
Still open after this report
- The public record does not provide the detailed revenue reconciliation, verified profitability or confirmation that the proposed financing has closed.
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Who's involved
Organizations
- CCoreWeaveAmerican cloud computing company1 report
NvidiaAmerican multinational technology company1 report
OpenAIAmerican artificial intelligence research organization1 report- OOracle CorporationAmerican multinational computer corporation1 report
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Every outlet we read on this story
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Crypto Briefingcryptobriefing.com9
- First reported
- OpenAI's revenue run rate nears $50 billion, short of the numbers investors expected
- OpenAI revenue run rate nears $70B as enterprise sales more than double
- OpenAI and Anthropic count revenue differently, and investors are confused
- OpenAI seeks $30B at $1.4T valuation as IPO gets pushed to 2027
- AI hyperscalers face trillion-dollar gamble as spending outpaces revenues
- OpenAI revenue claim puts a $20 billion question mark on AI's growth story
- OpenAI tells investors annualized revenue neared $70 billion by September
- Micron, Nvidia shares fall after OpenAI revenue report raises concerns
- Goldman Sachs projects AI capital expenditures to reach $1.2T by 2027
marketwatch.com8
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Bloomberg.combloomberg.com7
- OpenAI Targets $30 Billion in Funding at $1.4 Trillion Value - Bloomberg
- Goldman Sees Hyperscaler AI Capex Rising 50% to $1.2 Trillion - Bloomberg
- Bloomberg Expert Access: Mandeep Singh on the future of generative AI | Insights | Bloomberg Professional Services
- Watch Will OpenAI Revenue Reset Stop AI Demand? - Bloomberg
- Watch Generative AI's $1.3 Trillion Disruption - Bloomberg
- OpenAI Expects $70 Billion in Annualized Revenue by End of 2026 - Bloomberg
- Anthropic’s Annualized Revenue Tops $65 Billion Before IPO - Bloomberg
Quartzqz.com6
- First reported
- OpenAI projects $70 billion annualized revenue by end of 2026
- OpenAI corrects annualized revenue figure to $50 billion
- OpenAI Q3 2026 revenue run rate nears $70 billion
- OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says Q2 ARR topped in July 2026
- OpenAI closes $122 billion funding round, biggest ever in Silicon Valley
- Anthropic revenue run rate hits $65 billion ahead of IPO
Yahoo Newsyahoo.com6
- Why Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Is Trading Lower Today
- OpenAI’s Revenue Appears $20 Billion Lighter Than Reported — and the Gap Is Accounting, Not Demand
- OpenAI revenue run rate nears $70 billion as AI IPO race heats up
- OpenAI valued at US$852 bil after completing US$122 bil round
- Anthropic Revenue Run Rate Surpasses $65 Billion Ahead of IPO
- Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B
Bloomberg Television55 videos
- First reported
- Trump Rules Out Iran Attack Before Midterms, OpenAI Eyes $70B Revenue · video
- Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms, Oil Rises as Hormuz Attacks Continue · video
- OpenAI Sees $70B Revenue; Airtel Money Seeks Biggest UK IPO Since 2021 · video
- OpenAI's Revenue Report Deepens AI Bubble Fears, Firmus Shelves IPO · video
- China Rejects Claims the Yuan Is Undervalued · video
CNBCcnbc.com5
- First reported
- OpenAI reportedly told investors annualized revenue was about $50 billion, below widely reported estimates
- Big Technology’s Kantrowitz on OpenAI revenue report: Some sloppiness on company's part
- $20 billion gap: OpenAI's revenue forecast raises fresh concerns
- Jamie Dimon says hyperscaler AI spending may hit $1 trillion in 2027
- Anthropic says annualized revenue climbed to $65 billion in July
reuters.com5
- OpenAI's September annualized revenue nears $50 billion, less than previously indicated, source says | Reuters
- OpenAI targets $30 billion funding at $1.4 trillion valuation, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters
- OpenAI CFO says annualized revenue crosses $20 billion in 2025 | Reuters
- OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue nears $70 billion, source says | Reuters
- Anthropic revenue run rate tops $65 billion, source says | Reuters
ainvest.com4
- Everyone traded OpenAI at $70 billion. The real number was $50 billion - and that gap is the whole story
- OpenAI's $20B accounting gap cracks the $1.4T repricing playbook
- CoreWeave's 8% Drop Wasn't Tech Weakness - It Was an OpenAI Revenue Correction
- Nvidia, Oracle, CoreWeave Stocks Drop as OpenAI Lowers Revenue Estimate | AInvest
TNW | Defencethenextweb.com4
- First reported
- OpenAI expects a $70bn revenue run rate by year-end ... - TNW
- OpenAI seeks $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation as revenue nears $70bn
- OpenAI’s CFO told staff it will go public in 2027, or sooner
- OpenAI closes record $122 billion round at $852 billion valuation, opens door to retail investors for the first time
Benzingabenzinga.com3
- First reported
- 'Goldman Sees Hyperscaler AI Capex Rising 50% to $1.2 Trillion' - Bloomberg - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), A
- AI Capex Set to Top 3% of GDP, 3x the 1990s Telecom Boom - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Amazon.com (NASD
- OpenAI Revenue Run Rate $20B Below Previous Reports, ORCL Drops 5% - Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)
StockAnalysis.comstockanalysis.com3
Batreportsbatreports.online2
financialpostfinancialpost.com2
Investing.com 香港investing.com2
- First reported
- Nasdaq綜合指數 歷史匯率 - Investing.com
- ナスダック総合 過去データ - Investing.com
Investopediainvestopedia.com2
Superintelligence News - Artificial Intelligence Newssuperintelligencenews.com2
Techmemetechmeme.com2
- Techmeme: Sources: OpenAI aims to raise $30B+ at a ~$1.4T pre-money valuation, up from ~$1.2T, meant to be a bridge round to provide it with capital in place of an IPO (Bloomberg)
- Techmeme: Sources: OpenAI's ARR is nearing $70B, growing 70%+ since the beginning of Q3, with B2B revenue up 100%+; it added more consumer revenue in Q3 than all of 2025 (Madison Mills/Axios)
TheOutpost.aitheoutpost.ai2
Trending Topicstrendingtopics.eu2
Value Add Pulsevalueaddvc.com2
X (formerly Twitter)x.com2
- Morgan Stanley sees capital spending by the five largest AI hyperscalers topping $800 billion this year and $1.1 trillion next year. At 3.3% of gross domestic product, next year’s figure would exceed projected spending on national defense. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-is-distorting-practically-everything-about-the-economy-4ca6fcff?mod=hp_lead_pos4
- RT @firstadopter: Axios: "OpenAI's annualized revenue run rate has grown more than 70% since the beginning of the third quarter, reaching a…
24/7 Wall St.247wallst.com1
AI Industry Todayaiindustrytoday.com1
AIMag.noaimag.no1
AIstifyaistify.com1
- First reported
- OpenAI Annualized Revenue Nears $50B, Below $70B Reports
AlphaPilotalphapilot.tech1
analyticsindiamag.com1
autobound.ai1
baystreet.ca1
Bifubifu.co1
Bloomberg Líneabloomberglinea.com1
Business Quantbusinessquant.com1
Capital Briefcapitalbrief.com1
citybizcitybiz.co1
Cloud Warscloudwars.com1
CoinCentralcoincentral.com1
CTOL Digital Solutionsctol.digital1
DealPlexusdealplexus.com1
DealStreetAsiadealstreetasia.com1
DigitalTodaydigitaltoday.co.kr1
edgex.exchange1
EffectStoryeffectstory.com1
Forkastforkast.news1
Golden Era of Superintelligencegoldenera.si1
Implicator.aiimplicator.ai1
- First reported
- OpenAI Revenue Run Rate Near $50B, Targets $70B by Year-End
Industry Wiredindustrywired.com1
InsiderFinanceinsiderfinance.io1
International Business Timesibtimes.com1
Investor's Business Dailyinvestors.com1
INXENinxen.news1
Kalkinekalkine.com1
klickanalytics.com1
LavX Newslavx.hu1
MarketSpeakermarketspeaker.com1
- First reported
- OpenAI Revenue Run Rate Nears $50B, Below $70B Reports
Martin Cid Magazinemartincid.com1
mintlivemint.com1
MLQ.aimlq.ai1
MWC Sandbox/Syndicationsocastsrm.com1
nasdaqomx.com1
NewsBreaknewsbreak.com1
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Post-Cutoffpostcutoff.com1
PrimeXBTprimexbt.com1
RTFCLMGZNrtfclmgzn.com1
Seoul Economic Dailysedaily.com1
Silicon AI Newssiliconainews.com1
SiliconReportsiliconreport.com1
Startup Fortunestartupfortune.com1
stlouisfed.org1
Stocknearstocknear.com1
Stocktwitsstocktwits.com1
stockwatch.com1
streetinsider.com1
Tech Funding Newstechfundingnews.com1
Tech Timestechtimes.com1
TechCrunchtechcrunch.com1
TECHitechi.com1
TechnologyChecker.iotechnologychecker.io1
techtember.news1
temperature2temperature2.com1
- First reported
- OpenAI's run rate is near $50 billion, not $70 billion
TEN Brieftenbrief.com1
The Athleticnytimes.com1
The Business Timesbusinesstimes.com.sg1
- First reported
- OpenAI annualised revenue closer to US$50 billion than ...
The Decoderthe-decoder.com1
The Hinduthehindu.com1
- First reported
- OpenAI revenue gap report rattles AI stocks
The Irish Timesirishtimes.com1
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The Straits Timesstraitstimes.com1
TradeSmithtradesmith.com1
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wam.ae1
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