OpenAI Stock

OpenAI Forecasts Nearly as Many ChatGPT Subscribers as Spotify by 2030

In five years’ time, OpenAI has projected that about 8.5% of 2.6 billion weekly active users of the chatbot, or 220 million people, will pay for a Plus plan, according to the same person.

Exclusive: OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation

OpenAI is laying the groundwork for an initial public offering that could value the company at up to $1 trillion, three people familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the biggest IPOs of all time.

OpenAI completes restructure, solidifying Microsoft as a major shareholder

OpenAI on Tuesday announced it has completed its recapitalization, cementing its structure as a nonprofit with a controlling stake in its for-profit business.

OpenAI’s Sora hit 1 million downloads in less than five days

OpenAI’s short-form artificial intelligence video app Sora hit 1 million downloads less than five days after its launch in late September, according to an executive.

Sam Altman says ChatGPT has hit 800M weekly active users  | TechCrunch

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday at Dev Day that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users, marking an increase of adoption among consumers, developers, enterprises, and governments.

OpenAI wraps $6.6 billion share sale at $500 billion valuation

OpenAI has completed a $6.6 billion secondary share sale at a $500 billion valuation, cementing its status as the most valuable private company in the world.

Nvidia and OpenAI's $100 billion deal sparks global chip stock rally

Major global semiconductor stocks rose on Tuesday after Nvidia announced plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI. The deal between Nvidia and OpenAI is on a large scale. The artificial intelligence lab plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power.

Oracle, OpenAI Sign $300 Billion Cloud Deal

OpenAI signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300 billion in computing power over roughly five years, people familiar with the matter said, a massive commitment that far outstrips the startup’s current revenue.

OpenAI boosts size of secondary share sale to $10.3 billion

OpenAI is increasing the size of its secondary share sale by more than $4 billion, CNBC has learned. The artificial intelligence startup is giving eligible current and former employees the opportunity to sell roughly $10.3 billion in stock, up from the $6 billion it was initially targeting, according to a person familiar with the offering.

Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List - Largest Cloud Computing Companies Ranked

The tenth annual Forbes Cloud 100 list ranks the top private cloud computing companies — this year dominated by AI.

Microsoft talks set to push OpenAI’s restructure into next year

OpenAI’s corporate restructuring is likely to slip into next year, as the ChatGPT maker negotiates over critical terms of its future relationship with Microsoft, complicating plans to raise billions of dollars more in funding.

OpenAI eyes $500 billion valuation in potential employee share sale, source says

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about $500 billion, a source familiar with the matter said.

OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Win US Approval for Civilian AI Contracts

The US government’s central purchasing arm is adding OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Anthropic to a list of approved artificial intelligence vendors, opening the door to widespread adoption of the technology across civilian federal agencies.

OpenAI Hits $12 Billion in Annualized Revenue, Breaks 700 Million ChatGPT Weekly Active Users

OpenAI roughly doubled its revenue in the first seven months of the year, reaching $12 billion in annualized revenue, according to a person who spoke to OpenAI executives. That figure implies the ChatGPT maker is generating $1 billion a month, compared to about $500 million a month at the start of the year.

OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August

GPT-5 is expected to arrive in early August

OpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion Round

OpenAI, which recently announced a $40 billion round of financing, is seeking funding from new and existing investors to fulfill the deal.

Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department

The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it’s granting contract awards of up to $200 million for artificial intelligence development at Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI.

TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025

Check out TIME's list of the world's 100 most influential businesses

OpenAI awarded $200 million US defense contract

OpenAI is officially on the Pentagon’s payroll. The Department of Defense announced a $200 million contract with OpenAI to provide the US government with new artificial intelligence tools, including those used for proactive cyber defense.

2025 CNBC Disruptor 50: See the full list of companies leading new era of AI breakthroughs and riches

CNBC reveals the 2025 Disruptor 50 list led by companies benefiting from the AI investment boom and exponentially growing their businesses.

OpenAI hits $10 billion in annual recurring revenue fueled by ChatGPT growth

OpenAI is now generating $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, according to a company spokesperson.

OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace

OpenAI on Wednesday announced it now has 3 million paying business users, up from the 2 million it reported in February. The San Francisco-based startup rocketed into the mainstream in late 2022 with its consumer-facing artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, and began launching workplace-specific versions of the product the following year.

OpenAI CFO says new structure opens door for potential IPO

OpenAI's restructuring plans position it for a potential future IPO, but any such decision would depend on the mood in public markets as well as the readiness of the company, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said on Wednesday.

Introducing Stargate UAE

Our first OpenAI for Countries partnership expands global AI infrastructure and access, in coordination with the U.S. government.

OpenAI Reaches Agreement to Buy Startup Windsurf for $3 Billion

OpenAI has agreed to buy Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the ChatGPT maker’s largest acquisition to date.

OpenAI Abandons Planned For-Profit Conversion

OpenAI abandoned a controversial effort to place its juggernaut artificial-intelligence business under control of a for-profit entity and will instead remain under its founding nonprofit board.

OpenAl Forecasts Revenue Topping $125 Billion in 2029 as Agents, New Products Gain

For two years, ChatGPT has been OpenAl's cash cow. But by the end of the decade, the company has told some potential and current investors it expects combined sales from agents and other new products to exceed its popular chatbot, lifting total sales to $125 billion in 2029 and $174 billion the next year, according to documents seen by The Information.

OpenAI's $500 billion Stargate venture weighs future UK investment, FT reports

April 17 (Reuters) - Stargate, a $500 billion U.S. data-centre project funded by SoftBank opens new tab, OpenAI and Oracle, opens new tab, is weighing a future investment in the UK as it explores overseas locations to build out AI infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record

OpenAI on Monday announced the close of its $40 billion financing, the most money raised in a single round by a private tech company.

OpenAI Expects Revenue Will Triple to $12.7 Billion This Year

OpenAI expects to more than triple its revenue this year to $12.7 billion, fueled by the strength of its paid artificial intelligence software, according to a person familiar with the matter.

OpenAI Close to Finalizing $40 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding

OpenAI is close to finalizing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp. — with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, Founders Fund and Altimeter Capital Management in talks to participate, according to people familiar with the matter.

OpenAI’s First Stargate Site to Hold Up to 400,000 Nvidia Chips

The first data center complex for OpenAI’s $100 billion Stargate infrastructure venture will have space for as many as 400,000 of Nvidia Corp.’s powerful AI chips — an amount that, if filled, would make it one of the largest known clusters of artificial intelligence computing power.

How Musk's $97.4B bid could gum up OpenAI's for-profit conversion | TechCrunch

Elon Musk submitted a $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI's nonprofit arm. It's likely to be rejected — but it could complicate OpenAI's efforts to convert to a for-profit.

Introducing deep research

An agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of online information and complete multi-step research tasks for you. Available to Pro users today, Plus and Team next.

SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI, which would make it the company's biggest backer, CNBC has confirmed.

OpenAI and SoftBank are reportedly putting $19B each into Stargate | TechCrunch

We may now know roughly how much money SoftBank and OpenAI are contributing toward Stargate, OpenAI's massive data center project.

Exclusive: OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025

Back in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they want their works to be included in — or excluded from — its AI training

OpenAI says it needs 'more capital than we’d imagined' as it lays out for-profit plan

OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that heading into 2025, "we have to become an enduring company," which requires changing its structure.

OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool

OpenAI released its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora.

OpenAI Is Working With Anduril to Supply the US Military With AI

The ChatGPT maker is the latest AI giant to reveal it’s working with the defense industry, following similar announcements by Meta and Anthropic.

The Future 50: The companies most likely to adapt, thrive, and grow

The AI boom and a strong venture-capital culture have made the U.S. the center of activity in the 2024 edition of our list.

OpenAI gets new $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank, allowing employees to sell shares in a tender offer

OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a new $1.5 billion tender offer, a continuation of its recent $6.6 billion funding round, led by SoftBank, CNBC has learned.

Introducing ChatGPT search

ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before. You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more.

OpenAI, Broadcom Working to Develop AI Inference Chip

(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI is working with Broadcom Inc. to develop a new artificial intelligence chip specifically focused on running AI models after they’ve been trained, according to two people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergNY Transit Agency Takes Next Step on Brooklyn-Queens Rail LinkThere Will Soon Be No Meatpackers Left in NYC’s Historic Meatpacking DistrictInside NYC’s Playbook for Getting Federal Grant FundsA South Korean City Plays Matchmaker to Tackle a Fertility CrisisA

Bain & Co, OpenAI expand partnership to sell AI tools to clients

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Bain & Co said on Thursday it will expand its partnership with OpenAI to sell the AI startup's tools, including ChatGPT, to the consultancy's clients. Last year, the companies had set up a global services alliance to make Bain's clients aware about OpenAI's technology.

SF's OpenAI reportedly plans to lose more than $44 billion before it turns a profit

The ChapGPT-maker is projecting it will lose more than $44 billion before turning profitable in 2029, according to a Wednesday analysis from the Information.

OpenAI closes $6.6 billion funding haul with investment from Microsoft and Nvidia

Oct 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has raised $6.6 billion from investors, which could value the company at $157 billion and cement its position as one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

Exclusive: OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a move that will make the company more attractive to investors.

OpenAI closes in on largest VC round of all time

Generative AI giants are playing in a different universe than the rest of startupland.

T-Mobile and OpenAI Join Forces to Revolutionize the Customer Experience with First-Ever Intent-Driven AI-Decisioning Platform

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and OpenAI have forged a groundbreaking multi-year agreement that will revolutionize the customer experience and reset customer success benchmarks for companies around the world.

Tiger Global plans to join OpenAI's funding round at more than $150 billion valuation

Tiger Global is planning to join OpenAI's buzzy new funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $150 billion.

OpenAI releases o1, its first model with ‘reasoning’ abilities

OpenAI is releasing a new model called o1, the first in a planned series of “reasoning” models that have been trained to answer more complex questions, faster than a human can.

OpenAI hits more than 1 million paid business users

OpenAI said on Thursday it has more than 1 million paying users across its business products, ChatGPT Enterprise, Team and Edu, as the AI firm's chatbot continues to see strong adoption owing to its advanced large language model.

Apple and Nvidia could be OpenAI's next big investors | TechCrunch

Apple and Nvidia are reportedly considering investing in OpenAI's next funding round -- a round that could value the AI startup at $100 billion.

OpenAI says usage has doubled in the last year

ChatGPT now has more than 200 million weekly active users.

Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List - Best Cloud Computing Companies Ranked

Discover the Forbes Cloud 100 list, the ninth annual ranking of the top private cloud computing companies. See how AI is driving change across the cloud tech sector.

OpenAI starts testing a new prototype of an AI search tool called SearchGPT

The company promises that search results will include clear and relevant sources.

Microsoft's decision to give up OpenAI board observer seat doesn't quell key concerns

Microsoft will no longer have a board observer seat at OpenAI, but regulatory and safety concerns persist.

OpenAI was Hacked But Never Told FBI

The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, had part of its operations hacked in April 2023. Now fears are mounting around whether the company could be exploited by foreign adversaries.

OpenAI competitor Anthropic announces its most powerful AI yet

The company said Claude 3.5 Sonnet is faster than its previous leading model, Claude 3 Opus, and is the first model from Anthropic's new Claude 3.5 family.

Report: OpenAI Doubled Annualized Revenue in 6 Months | PYMNTS.com

OpenAI reportedly more than doubled its annualized revenue over the last six months or so. The firm’s current annualized revenue is $3.4 billion, up from

TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024

Check out TIME's list of the world's 100 most influential businesses

Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI

The deal has parallels to Apple’s infamous search deal with Google.

OpenAI GPT-4o is now rolling out — here's how to get access

GPT-4o is available in ChatGPT

These are the 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies: See the full list of startups riding the AI wave

CNBC reveals the 2024 Disruptor 50 list, AI-driven startups moving beyond the 'better, faster, cheaper' mantra that defined Silicon Valley's past.

OpenAI strikes licensing deal with the magazine giant behind People

Ask ChatGPT for a list of People’s Sexiest Men.

OpenAI receives the world's most powerful AI GPU from Nvidia

OpenAI becomes the first firm to receive Nvidia's cutting-edge AI DGX H200 GPU, fostering GPT-5's advancement toward AGI.

OpenAI’s model all but matches doctors in assessing eye problems

Research harnesses power of generative artificial intelligence in latest sign of its potential use in medicine

Forbes 2024 AI 50 List - Top Artificial Intelligence Startups

Explore the Forbes Artificial Intelligence 50 List of 2024, in partnership with Sequoia and Meritech Capital, spotlighting promising AI-driven businesses.

OpenAI and Meta set to unveil AI models capable of reasoning and planning

Tech firms are building the foundations of what could - eventually - develop into artificial general intelligence.

Meet Stargate — the $100 billion AI supercomputer being built by Microsoft and OpenAI

This is what could transport OpenAI into the future

OpenAI Reportedly Looking to Release GPT-5 This Summer

OpenAI has apparently been demonstrating GPT-5, the next generation of its notorious large language model, to prospective buyers.

THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES OF 2024

FAST COMPANY'S ANNUAL RANKING OF THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES COVERS 58 INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS, FROM ADVERTISING TO VIDEO.

OpenAI reportedly has Google in its sights with a new online search product

OpenAI is developing a web search product, The Information reported, which may be partly powered by Microsoft's Bing search engine.

OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model

It can create videos up to one minute long.

OpenAI hits $2 bln revenue milestone - FT

OpenAI hit the $2 billion revenue milestone in December, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing two people with knowledge of the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up's finances.

OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with the Pentagon | Semafor

OpenAI joined the ranks of Silicon Valley tech companies that have changed their stance on collaborating with the U.S. military.

OpenAI’s annualized revenue reportedly tops $1.6B

OpenAI’s annualized revenue has reportedly topped $1.6 billion a mere two months after reaching the $1.3 billion mark. The Information reported the milestone on Saturday, citing two people fami