“March 4 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence startup OpenAI topped $25 billion in annualized revenue as of the end of last month, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the figure.
This is a 17% increase from the $21.4 billion in annualized revenue that the company generated at the end of the year, the report said.”
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-tops-25-billion-annualized-revenue-last-month-information-reports-2026-03-05/
Posted by rebel-capitalist
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Peanuts
That’s buns compared to their expenditures
17% yoy growth looool
It’s going to take millennia to be in profit at this rate
> Since late 2022, OpenAI has gone from effectively zero revenue to more than $20 billion in annualized revenue in 2025. Its rival Anthropic has followed a similar trajectory, climbing to roughly $9 billion in annualized revenue.
And from another article (link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-sees-compute-spend-around-600-billion-by-2030-cnbc-reports-2026-02-20/)
> OpenAI’s 2025 revenue totaled $13 billion, beating its $10 billion projection, while it spent $8 billion during the year, under its $9 billion target, the person said.
Will grow rapidly once they start putting up prices. They are currently going for market penetration and getting people hooked. Next steps is quarterly 25%-50% price increases.
https://preview.redd.it/dnawmd0r87ng1.jpeg?width=499&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5da55e0cb48a386cfab29f6de7fb30cfd5bd988
Can’t wait for OpenAI to go public soon enough so people can short the fuck out of it.
Profit and Loss the more interesting number and user base retention (willingness to pay for AI)
|**Metric**|**2025 Result (Estimated)**|**Notes**|
|:-|:-|:-|
|**Total Revenue**|**$13.1 Billion**|Beat original projections of ~$10B–$12.7B.|
|**Net Loss**|**~$8 Billion to $9 Billion**|Driven primarily by “inference” costs and R&D.|
|**Annualized Revenue**|**$21.4 Billion**|The “run rate” as of December 31, 2025.|
|**Cash Burn**|**~$8.5 Billion**|The actual net cash leaving the company.|