OpenAI is reportedly planning a $1 trillion IPO
By Sherin Shibu | Published: 2025-10-30 19:22:00 | Source: Entrepreneur
Key takeaways
- OpenAI is considering an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at $1 trillion, according to a new report.
- This move will mark one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
- OpenAI denied the report, with a spokesperson stating that the IPO was not the company’s focus.
OpenAI is reportedly eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at up to $1 trillion — representing one of the largest IPOs ever.
According to A Reuters report OpenAI went public on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for what could be one of the largest IPOs ever and is considering filing as early as the second half of 2026. In discussions, the company has considered raising $60 billion at the low end, and possibly more, which could value the company at as much as $1 trillion.
But OpenAI denied this report. A company spokesman told Reuters, “The IPO is not our focus, so it was not possible to set a date.”
“We are building a sustainable business and advancing our mission so everyone benefits from AGI,” the spokesperson told the outlet. AGI is Artificial general intelligenceOr technology that can match or exceed human cognitive abilities in any intellectual or practical task.
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The only company to debut on the public markets with a valuation of $1 trillion or more was… Saudi AramcoThe Saudi National Oil Company The largest oil producer in the world. The company went public in December 2019 with an initial market capitalization of approx $1.7 trillion.
All other notable IPOs have been launched at much lower valuations, typically well below $200 billion. For example, Meta (then known as Facebook) raised $16 billion in its 2012 IPO, which drove the company’s valuation. With a value of $104 billion; visa 2008 IPO The company’s value is estimated at About $36 billion. Both companies have grown tremendously since their early days. He’s dead now The seventh largest company In the world, with a market capitalization of more than $1.6 trillion, while Visa is the leader Seventeenth largest companyWith a market value of about $672.5 billion.
Going public will make it much easier for OpenAI to raise money and pursue larger deals using its own stock — fueling CEO Sam Altman’s ambitious vision to invest trillions of dollars in building out AI infrastructure, people familiar with the company’s direction told Reuters.
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Altman said In a live broadcast on Tuesday that an IPO is the “most likely path” for OpenAI, given the massive amounts of capital it needs to fund its AI infrastructure plans and acquisitions. OpenAI recently acquired Statsig, a platform for software experimentation and feature testing, For about 1.1 billion dollars in August, as well as io Products, a design company founded by former Apple designer Jony Ive, for $6.5 billion in May.
“I think it’s fair to say that this is the most likely path for us, given the capital needs that we will have,” Altman said on the livestream, speaking about the IPO.
OpenAI It started as a non-profit organization In 2015, with the goal of developing safe artificial intelligence that would benefit society rather than focus on profits. A few years later, OpenAI created a new structure with a for-profit arm, but the nonprofit retained control to make sure its original mission remained front and center. The nonprofit’s mission was to oversee the direction of the company and keep safety as a top priority, unlike typical corporations that mostly respond to shareholders.
This week, OpenAI Update its structure once again. The non-profit, now called the OpenAI Foundation, is still in charge, but this time it owns a 26% stake in the new for-profit group OpenAI, and has the right to acquire more shares if the company meets certain criteria. The nonprofit doesn’t just drive OpenAI’s mission; It is now a major contributor to the company’s financial growth.
News of OpenAI’s potential IPO arrives just as the AI boom is sending the stock market higher. CNN reports The S&P 500 has risen nearly 36% in just over six months, largely due to excitement around artificial intelligence companies like Nvidia, which became the first company ever to reach $5 trillion in market value on Wednesday. One day before that, Apple became the third company to achieve a market value of $4 trillion, after Nvidia and Microsoft achieved this achievement in July.
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Key takeaways
- OpenAI is considering an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at $1 trillion, according to a new report.
- This move will mark one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
- OpenAI denied the report, with a spokesperson stating that the IPO was not the company’s focus.
OpenAI is reportedly eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at up to $1 trillion — marking one of the largest IPOs ever.
According to A Reuters report OpenAI went public on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for what could be one of the largest IPOs ever and is considering filing as early as the second half of 2026. In discussions, the company has considered raising $60 billion at the low end, and possibly more, which could value the company at as much as $1 trillion.
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