OpenAI’s Annual Revenue Touches $10 Billion, Up 81.8% From Last Year
OpenAI has reported $10 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR), up from $5.5 billion ARR recorded in 2024, a company spokesperson told CNBC. The figure includes revenue from the company’s consumer goods, ChatGPT business offerings, and its application programming interface (API). It does not account for licensing income from Microsoft or significant one-off agreements. According to The Information, OpenAI forecasts $125 billion in revenue by 2029 as new products gain popularity. The company has seen strong growth since it launched ChatGPT’s AI models in the last three years, which continues to gain traction. ChatGPT, OpenAI’s main product, has become the company’s leading source of revenue, with subscription fees ranging from $20 to $200 per month expected to bring in around $8 billion by 2025, The Verge reported. The platform has secured a remarkable 69.9% share of the AI tool subscription market, with the number of paying users exceeding 20 million in early 2025—a 30% rise in just three months. According to media reports, this expansion amounts to about $415 million in monthly revenue, annualised at $5 billion. However, the proportion of paying users remains low at merely 4-5% of ChatGPT’s vast 500 million weekly active users. Moreover, a Bloomberg report mentioned that OpenAI expects a threefold increase in revenue this year, “well within reach” of achieving its revenue goal of $12.7 billion for 2025. However, OpenAI had projected $5 billion in losses on $3.7 billion in revenue in 2024. During Microsoft’s Q1 2025 earnings call, CFO Amy Hood announced a projected $1.5 billion loss in “other income and expense” due to the company’s investment in OpenAI, reflected in its equity accounting, AIM reported in October 2024. There were also speculations in 2023 that OpenAI might go bankrupt by the end of 2024. After its latest funding round in March 2025, OpenAI is currently valued at $300 billion, making it one of the most valuable private companies in the world despite various challenges.
The company has seen strong growth since it launched ChatGPT’s AI models in the last three years.
The company has seen strong growth since it launched ChatGPT’s AI models in the last three years.
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