US EditionOpenAI CFO Says Annualized Revenue Crosses $20 Billion in 2025
OpenAI's revenue grew 10X from 2023 to 2025 alongside a near tenfold compute increase to 1.9 gigawatts, while facing $17 billion annual cash burn.
- On Sunday, OpenAI said its annualized revenue run rate exceeded $20 billion in 2025, a 233% increase from 2024.
- Amid booming AI demand, compute expanded from 0.2 gigawatts in 2023 to roughly 1.9 gigawatts in 2025, with all growth figures cited by OpenAI said.
- The company is reportedly burning more than $17 billion annually, and as of mid-2025 about 35 million users subscribed to paid plans, CFO Sarah Friar said.
- Facing mounting costs, OpenAI announced on Friday it will test ads in ChatGPT Free and Go tiers, with the company saying ads will be clearly labeled and not use conversation data.
- In December, OpenAI reportedly sought to raise $100 billion at a valuation of $830 billion to fund compute expansion, while SoftBank Group completed a $40 billion investment.
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OpenAI will focus on 'practical adoption' of AI in 2026, CFO says
OpenAI CFO Sarah FriarPATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesOpenAI is focused on "practical adoption" in 2026, CFO Sarah Friar wrote.The company sees opportunities to grow its business in health, science, and enterprise, she said.OpenAI generated more than $20 billion in annualized revenue in 2025, CFO noted.OpenAI is going on all in on "practical adoption" of artificial intelligence in 2026, according to its CFO."The priority is closing the gap…
In 2024 the turnover was still at six billion dollars. The annualized revenue for 2025 probably exceeds the mark of 20 billion dollars.
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The Economic TimesOpenAI CFO says annualised revenue crosses $20 billion in 2025
OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar said in a blog post on Sunday the company's annualized revenue has surpassed $20 billion in 2025, up from $6 billion in 2024 with growth closely tracking an expansion in computing capacity.
OpenAI's Revenue Soars Past $20 Billion After 233% Jump—But Explosive Growth Comes With Massive Compute Costs And A $17 Billion Burn Rate - SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBF), SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY)
OpenAI's annualized revenue surged past $20 billion in 2025, marking extraordinary growth that underscores booming demand for AI — and the immense financial strain required to sustain it. OpenAI Posts Historic Revenue Growth In 2025 On Sunday, OpenAI said that its annualized revenue run rate exceeded $20 billion in 2025, a 233% increase from 2024, accelerating sharply from the prior year's growth when revenue rose from $2 billion in 2023 to $6 b…
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