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Mar 5, 2026 8:01 AM

OpenAI's Annualized Revenue Skyrockets Beyond $25 Billion: Report

OpenAI has reportedly surpassed $25 billion in annualized revenue as of last month.

The AI startup’s revenue has seen a significant 17% increase from the previous year’s $21.4 billion, according to The Information, on Thursday.

OpenAI is expanding into enterprise markets, partnering with major consulting firms to scale AI deployments, while facing growing competition from Anthropic and tech giants like Alphabet Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL).

OpenAI did not immediately respond to Benzinga‘s request for comment.

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