A $122 billion funding round has pushed OpenAI's valuation to $852 billion, placing the artificial intelligence company within striking distance of trillion-dollar status while still privately held. The record-breaking capital raise announced this week represents one of the largest private technology transactions in history, surpassing typical startup rounds and even some major acquisitions.
Amazon committed $50 billion to anchor the round, with Nvidia and SoftBank each investing $30 billion according to Bloomberg reports. Microsoft participated alongside other institutional investors including Andreessen Horowitz and T. Rowe Price Associates.
For the first time, OpenAI opened investment access to individual investors through bank channels, raising over $3 billion from retail participants.
The funding arrives as OpenAI reveals staggering growth metrics that justify its soaring valuation. ChatGPT now serves more than 900 million weekly active users with over 50 million subscribers, generating $2 billion in monthly revenue. Search usage on the platform nearly tripled in the past year alone.
Enterprise business now accounts for 40 percent of total revenue, up from approximately 30 percent last year, with expectations to reach parity with consumer revenue by the end of 2026. The company's advertising pilot generated more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue within six weeks, opening a new monetization channel beyond subscriptions.
OpenAI will gain inclusion in several exchange-traded funds managed by ARK Invest, providing broader investor access ahead of a potential initial public offering expected later this year. The company also expanded its revolving credit facility to approximately $4.7 billion through agreements with global banks.
"We are growing revenue four times faster than the companies who defined the Internet and mobile eras," OpenAI stated in its announcement, referencing comparisons to Alphabet and Meta during their peak expansion periods.
The capital infusion follows a previous $40 billion round secured in April 2025 that was already considered unprecedented for a private technology firm. By comparison, primary competitor Anthropic announced a $30 billion Series G at a $380 billion valuation earlier this year.
OpenAI reached $1 billion in quarterly revenue by the end of 2024, just one year after ChatGPT launched publicly. The company now claims it was "the fastest technology platform to reach 10 million users, the fastest to 100 million users, and soon the fastest to reach 1 billion weekly active users."
Despite its financial momentum, internal forecasts reportedly show OpenAI does not expect profitability until 2030 according to Wall Street Journal sources. The company continues spending heavily on AI chip procurement, data center infrastructure expansion, and talent acquisition across competitive markets.
