OpenAI, the developer of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, has achieved a significant figure-річного 10 billion in annual regular revenue (ARR). This happened less than three years after the launch of ChatGPT. This is reported by CNBC.
This figure includes sales of the company’s consumer products, ChatGPT business products, and revenue from its software interface (API). According to an OpenAI spokesperson, this does not include licensing revenue from Microsoft and large one-time deals.
Last year, OpenAI generated about регулярного 5.5 billion in annual regular revenue. However, achieving such rapid growth rates requires significant financial injections. It is worth noting that last year, the startup from San Francisco suffered losses of about 5.5 billion.
Ambitious plans
OpenAI also aims to reach доходу 125 billion in revenue by 2029, according to a source familiar with the matter.
In March, the company closed a фінансування 40 billion funding round that was the largest private technology deal in history. According to current data, OpenAI is valued at about 30 times its revenue, underscoring the hyper-growing expectations of some of its largest investors.
Note that among OpenAI’s investors are Japanese SoftBank, Microsoft, Coatue, Altimeter, Thrive, and others.
The quick success of ChatGPT
OpenAI quickly entered the market with the release of the consumer version of ChatGPT at the end of 2022 and started launching business products the following year.
At the end of March 2025, OpenAI reported that its chatbot is used by 500 million active users every week. In addition, earlier this month, the company announced an increase in paid business users to 3 million, up from 2 million in February.