OpenAI lowers projected annual revenue by $20 billion
OpenAI has told investors its expected yearly revenue is around $50 billion—$20 billion less than the $70 billion it previously indicated. The earlier, higher figure was partly due to different accounting methods, with OpenAI and rival Anthropic measuring cloud partnership sales differently. The revision sparked a drop in several US tech stocks. The pace and realism of AI market growth now look more uncertain.
- OpenAI now estimates $50 billion annual revenue
- Earlier $70 billion forecast used a different formula
- Rival Anthropic counts cloud partner sales in revenue
- Tech stocks slid after the downgrade
- OpenAI delays any 2026 stock market debut
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