Large one-time deals and licensing fees from Microsoft, an OpenAI backer, are not included in the $10 billion estimate. OpenAI is on track to meet its revenue goal of $12.7 billion in 2025, which it previously shared with investors, according to its topline print.
In light of the rapidly growing use of AI, OpenAI announced on Monday that its annualized revenue run rate increased to $10 billion as of June, setting the business up to meet its full-year goal.
As more people adopt and use its well-liked ChatGPT artificial intelligence models, its estimated yearly revenue, which was over $5.5 billion in December 2024 according to current revenue data, has shown impressive growth.
This indicates that OpenAI is on pace to meet its 2025 revenue goal of $12.7 billion, which it had previously disclosed to investors.
According to an OpenAI spokeswoman, the $10 billion amount does not include licensing fees from OpenAI backer Microsoft or significant one-time agreements. CNBC was the first to report the details.
OpenAI’s revenue milestone demonstrates how far ahead the firm is in revenue scale compared to its competitors, who are also benefiting from increased AI use, especially since the startup lost around $5 billion last year.
Due to the increasing demand from code-generation firms that use its models, Anthropic recently achieved an annualized revenue of over $3 billion. At a $300 billion value, OpenAI announced in March that it would raise up to $40 billion in a fresh investment round sponsored by SoftBank Group.
The company has launched a variety of subscription options for both individuals and organizations in the more than two years since launching its ChatGPT chatbot. As of the end of March, OpenAI had 500 million active users each week.
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