
OpenAI
Valuation (Mar 2026)
$852B
Weekly users
1B+
Businesses
2M+
Founded
2015
Figures from OpenAI's own newsroom (31 Mar, 13 Aug and 31 Aug 2026) and its Our structure page. Valuations are historical events, not an offer price.
Historical events, not an offer price
Financing milestones
- 1Oct 2024
Funding round, post-money valuation
$157B
$6.6B in new funding
- 2Mar 2025
Funding round, post-money valuation
$300B
$40B in new funding, in partnership with SoftBank Group
- 3Mar 2026
Funding round, post-money valuation
$852B
$122B in committed capital; anchored by Amazon, NVIDIA and SoftBank
“Our products now reach more than one billion weekly active users and more than two million businesses…”
OpenAI, 13 Aug 2026
OpenAI products in orbit: ChatGPT, 1B+ weekly users; API; GPT-6 Astra. OpenAI's products reach 2M+ businesses.
Figures: OpenAI newsroom, 13 and 31 Aug 2026.
About OpenAI
In its own words: “OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company.” Its stated mission is to “ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity”.
Company Highlights
- Funding round in Mar 2026 at an $852B post-money valuation — $122B in committed capital, anchored by Amazon, NVIDIA and SoftBank.
- More than 1 billion weekly active users on ChatGPT.
- OpenAI's products reach more than 2 million businesses, twice as many as a year ago.
- Revenue run rate (ARR) of $20B+ in 2025, from $6B in 2024 and $2B in 2023; OpenAI's chart labels 2025 as 2025E.
- Founded in 2015 as a nonprofit; the for-profit, OpenAI Group PBC, is controlled by the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation.
Source: OpenAI newsroom (18 Jan, 31 Mar, 13 Aug and 31 Aug 2026 posts) and the Our structure page.
From the OpenAI newsroom
23 Sep 2026ChatGPT Ads expands to Southeast Asia and Taiwan
23 Sep 2026Airbnb widens access to GPT-6 Astra and OpenAI frontier models
23 Sep 2026Grab and OpenAI bring practical AI skills to Southeast Asia
17 Sep 2026Introducing Astra for Law
10 Sep 2026Introducing ChatGPT for Financial Services
Headlines and dates as published on openai.com.
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO
Greg Brockman
President and Co-Founder
Fidji Simo
CEO of Applications
Sarah Friar
Chief Financial Officer
Jakub Pachocki
Chief Scientist
Mark Chen
Chief Research Officer
Jason Kwon
Chief Strategy Officer
Dali Rajic
Chief Revenue Officer (appointed 13 Aug 2026)
Named investors
2025 round · 2026 round, anchor and co-lead

2019 · 2021 · 2023 · 2026 round
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