{"id":28047,"date":"2026-05-09T10:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/openai-ipo-nears-as-revenue-crosses-25bn\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:02:59","slug":"openai-ipo-nears-as-revenue-crosses-25bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/openai-ipo-nears-as-revenue-crosses-25bn\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI IPO nears as revenue crosses $25bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">OpenAI has crossed $25bn in annualized revenue and is actively preparing its OpenAI IPO for as early as the fourth quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_d0665036d71cded25e54c42de74c58cb\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OpenAI crossed $25bn in annualized revenue in February 2026, up from $6bn at the end of 2024, driven by ChatGPT subscriptions and enterprise adoption.<\/li>\n<li>The OpenAI IPO is being prepared with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley advising, targeting a potential filing in the second half of 2026.<\/li>\n<li>OpenAI is not yet profitable and projects annual cash burn reaching $57bn by 2027, making public capital access a financial necessity rather than a choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>OpenAI has crossed $25bn in annualized revenue and is preparing its OpenAI IPO for as early as late 2026. The milestone was reported by The Information in early March, citing a person familiar with the figures, with Sacra estimating the revenue hit $25bn by the end of February, up from $6bn at the end of 2024. No software company has scaled to this revenue level in a comparable timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>CFO Sarah Friar has told associates the company is targeting a regulatory filing in the second half of 2026, with a potential listing in 2027. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley are in discussions about advising the offering. <\/p>\n<p>Friar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sacra.com\/research\/openai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> separately that the company will allocate a portion of its IPO shares to retail investors, calling it \u201cgood hygiene\u201d for a company of its size to act like a public company.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the IPO is not optional<\/h2>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s revenue growth is extraordinary but its economics are not. The company generated $13.1bn in revenue in 2025 and spent approximately $22bn to do it. Annual cash burn is projected to reach $57bn by 2027, and the company does not expect to reach breakeven until 2030. The $122bn raised in March gives OpenAI roughly 18 to 24 months of runway before another major capital event is required. <\/p>\n<p>As crypto.news reported, OpenAI is also expanding aggressively into financial services, rolling out tools that connect ChatGPT with institutional data platforms, a move that signals ambitions well beyond consumer subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s April 2026 conversion to a public benefit corporation removed the structural barrier to going public that its nonprofit origins had created. Rival Anthropic is simultaneously pursuing its own $50bn raise at a $900bn valuation, creating a potential race to market that could affect OpenAI\u2019s listing window and investor appetite.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market and crypto implications<\/h3>\n<p>Kalshi prediction markets priced the probability of OpenAI announcing an IPO at close to maximum confidence for contracts resolving by early 2026. As crypto.news tracked, on-chain secondary markets are now pricing Anthropic above OpenAI on an implied valuation basis, adding competitive pressure that makes the IPO timeline more urgent. <\/p>\n<p>A $1 trillion listing would be the largest public offering in technology history and would set the benchmark against which every AI company\u2019s private valuation is subsequently judged.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has crossed $25bn in annualized revenue and is actively preparing its OpenAI IPO for as early as the fourth quarter of 2026. 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