Anthropic Q3 revenue hits $16.8B as 45% growth slows ahead of November IPO
The Decoder · rss · 2026-10-15
Anthropic posted $16.8 billion in Q3 revenue, up 45% year over year — a sharp deceleration from Q2's 140% surge. With a planned November IPO approaching, some investors now expect its valuation to fall below $1.5 trillion, as slowing growth and a cooling market temper expectations for the AI boom's biggest Wall Street test yet.
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