Revenue Soars to $12 Billion! OpenAI's Monthly Users Now Surpass 700 Million
A knowledgeable source has revealed that OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has seen its revenue nearly double in the first seven months of this year, with a total annual income reaching $12 billion.
The report notes that this figure means that OpenAI's monthly revenue is approximately $1 billion. Its ChatGPT product has approximately 700 million active users per week, covering both individual consumers and enterprise clients.
This Microsoft-backed company has increased its expected fund consumption for 2025 to around $8 billion, a 10% increase from the initial forecast.
A knowledgeable source revealed that OpenAI is currently seeking investors for the latter half of its second round of funding, which totals approximately $3 billion. Existing shareholders such as Redpoint Ventures and Tiger Global Management are planning to invest tens of millions of dollars in this round.
Except for Japanese venture capital firm SoftBank Group, other investors have nearly finalized their commitments for the latter half of $750 million in funding. Since the autumn of 2024 when they first invested, this Japanese financial institution has had a total investment agreement with OpenAI totaling around $3.2 billion.