The greatest expense of AI startup was research and development, costing $ 6.7 billion during the first half of 2025.
key takeaways
- Openai’s revenue for the first half of 2025 was 16% higher than its revenue for all of 2024.
- Increasing startup aims to generate revenue of $ 13 billion this year.
- With 700 million weekly users, more people are now using more chat than ever.
Openai earned more money than 2024 in the first half of this year.
Shareholder InformationOpenai produced $ 4.3 billion in revenue for the first six months of 2025, or about 16% more than its revenue for all of 2024.
Strong revenue growth is mostly due to rapid expansion of Openai and increasing its major product, chatgpt. As of August, there were 700 million weekly users in the chatbot, which was at the same time last year.
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Since it creates new AI infrastructure, OpenIAI is expanding together what chat can do. For example, the startup announced on Monday that it would allow users Buy items Etsy and Shopify directly from traders via Chatgpt. Openai also started New parents control To help the parents medium on Monday what their children see through the chatbot.
As InformationResearch and Development (R&D) is a main expense for the company. Openai spent $ 2.5 billion on R&D in 2024, with the cost of $ 6.7 billion for the division during the first half of 2025.
At the end of the first six months of the year, the AI veteran had about $ 17.5 billion in cash and securities. According to the report, the company has set a target of generating $ 13 billion annual revenue in annual revenue this year, and as per the report, its total cash is expected to burn for the year.
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In recent months, Openai has also signed agreements for the construction of AI infrastructure. Last week, Openai announced that it plans to create a network of five AI data centers over the next three years. The project will require an investment of $ 400 billion.
In a separate agreement last week, AI chipmaker Nvidia Said that this is the plan Invest up to $ 100 billion in Openai for the creation of additional new data centers.
Openai’s evaluation is more than ever, with startups a price of $ 300 billion in March. August 1 Roots Report It is shown that Openai was in the initial stage talks to administer a stock sales that would give the company a price of $ 500 billion.
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key takeaways
- Openai’s revenue for the first half of 2025 was 16% higher than its revenue for all of 2024.
- Increasing startup aims to generate revenue of $ 13 billion this year.
- With 700 million weekly users, more people are now using more chat than ever.
Openai earned more money than 2024 in the first half of this year.
Shareholder InformationOpenai produced $ 4.3 billion in revenue for the first six months of 2025, or about 16% more than its revenue for all of 2024.
Strong revenue growth is mostly due to rapid expansion of Openai and increasing its major product, chatgpt. As of August, there were 700 million weekly users in the chatbot, which was at the same time last year.
