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OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected

Publisher description: It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that.

TechCrunch | Oct 8, 2026 | Lucas Ropek

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A little over a week ago, it was reported that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was approaching $70 billion, a figure that would have made it competitive with Anthropic’s reported run rate. Now, however, the AI lab is said to have told investors that the real revenue is some $20 billion lower than that. The Financial Times reports that the company has told investors that its annualized revenue is “approaching $50 billion. ” The publication also notes that the previous figure of $70 billion was based on information that had previously been shared with investors by OpenAI.

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