OpenAI's Revenue Machine Looks Bigger Than Expected
Techworldguy · reddit · 2026-07-20
The post argues that OpenAI’s business is much larger than many people think.
It claims OpenAI is now bringing in about $2B per month, or a $25B annualized run rate, with enterprise API usage making up nearly half of revenue. It also says the company’s quarterly burn is about $3.7B, that the March round gave it a huge cash pile, and that Sam Altman is allegedly pushing for a $1T valuation in a confidential S-1 filing. The question raised is whether OpenAI could debut as a trillion-dollar public company next year or whether infrastructure costs will force a correction first.
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