9 October 2026

OpenAI's revenue reportedly about $50 billion, well below earlier $68 billion figure

First reported

CNBC ran this on , a day before the other 2 sources picked it up.

  • OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, told investors its annualized revenue was about $50 billion, lower than the $68 billion widely reported.
  • The gap appears to come from the earlier figure counting gross revenue from partners, while the newer one counts net revenue.

Reported by SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, CNBC