Anthropic set to hit $10.9 billion in revenue during second quarter, source says

Cnbc · May 20, 2026 · 460 words · By Ashley Capoot

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Anthropic is on track to generate $10.9 billion in revenue during the second quarter, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday, a figure that would top the artificial intelligence company's sales for all of last year.

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Why it matters

If Anthropic hits that target, it will post its first profitable quarter, according to a source familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the details are private.

Common ground

Anthropic generated $4.8 billion during the first quarter, the person said, meaning that its sales more than doubled in a matter of months.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Anthropic generated $4.8 billion during the first quarter”

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The provided evidence does not contain specific revenue figures for the first quarter of any year that match $4.8 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a series of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and has a focus on AI safety. [7] .
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 4, 2026 · Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
https://www.anthropic.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Claude is Anthropic's AI, built for problem solvers. Tackle complex challenges, analyze data, write code, and think through your hardest work.
https://claude.com/product/overview

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Claim 2: “Anthropic is on track to generate $10.9 billion in revenue during the second quarter”

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The provided evidence discusses overall revenue growth and ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) reaching $30B in 2026, but there is no specific mention of a $10.9 billion figure for the second quarter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a series of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and has a focus on AI safety. Anthr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Claude was released as an AI chatbot in March 2023. It is also used in AI-assisted software development. C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)

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Claim 3: “Anthropic is also eyeing a 2026 IPO”

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Claim 4: “it's currently in talks with investors to raise money at a $900 billion valuation”

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Three independent sources (Bloomberg, Donovan Erskine/News, and Salesfully/Web) report that Anthropic is in talks to raise funding at a $900 billion valuation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic hits $900 billion valuation in latest $30 billion funding round. 3 hours ago. By Donovan Erskine.Anthropic's $900 billion valuation would make it more valuable than OpenAI for the first time…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic PBC is in early talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in fresh financing, according to people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what could be its largest funding r…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-05-13/anthropic-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — A $900 billion valuation shows the scale of opportunity ahead. For startups and small businesses, this means AI tools will keep getting better and more useful. By watching companies like Anthropic and…
https://www.salesfully.com/single-post/anthropic-is-in-talks…

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Claim 5: “the launch of Claude Mythos Preview, a model with advanced cybersecurity capabilities”

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Claim 6: “Anthropic's Claude app rocketed to the top of Apple's app store in February”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the Claude app's ranking in the Apple App Store in February.

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Claim 7: “The Wall Street Journal was first to report Anthropic's revenue figures”

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The evidence shows The Wall Street Journal reported on Claude's use in a military raid, but it does not state they were the first to report the company's revenue figures. Other sources like CNBC are mentioned in the context of revenue projections.

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Claim 8: “Anthropic will pay SpaceX $1.25 billion per month through May 2029 as part of the deal, according to SpaceX's IPO prospectus”

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Claim 9: “Revenue in 2026 reached $10 billion”

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Multiple independent sources (Sacra, MindStudio, and another report) confirm that Anthropic's revenue grew from $9B at the end of 2025 to $30B ARR in early 2026, meaning it surpassed the $10 billion mark in 2026.

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Claim 10: “President Donald Trump told CNBC in April that a deal between the DOD and Anthropic is "possible"”

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Claim 11: “Anthropic struck a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this month to use all of the compute capacity at the company's Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee”

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Claim 12: “Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a group of executives and researchers who defected from OpenAI”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly confirm Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees, including Dario and Daniela Amodei.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniela Amodei (born 1987) is an American entrepreneur and the president of Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) company known for its Claude series of large language models. She co-founded Anth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Amodei

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dario Amodei (born 1983) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur. In 2021, he and his sister Daniela Amodei co-founded Anthropic, the company behind the large language …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Amodei

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Claim 13: “The company was blacklisted by the Defense Department for refusing to grant the military unfettered access to its models across all lawful purposes”

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While Wikipedia mentions a 'dispute' between Anthropic and the US Department of Defense starting in January 2026 over military use, there is no evidence provided that the company was 'blacklisted' for refusing unfettered access.

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Claim 14: “OpenAI, which is valued at more than $850 billion by private investors”

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Claim 15: “The company is best known for its family of Claude AI models, which power products like Anthropic's popular coding assistant, Claude Code”

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Wikipedia and official Anthropic web results confirm the development of the Claude AI models and the specific release of 'Claude Code'.

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Claim 16: “It ranked first on CNBC's 2026 Disruptor 50 list this week”

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Three independent web sources confirm that Anthropic ranked No. 1 on CNBC's 2026 Disruptor 50 list.

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web search NEUTRAL — anthropic-takes-no-1-on-2026-cnbcs-disruptor-50. The annual CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 2026 just dropped, and there’s a massive shake-up at the very top. Anthropic has officially claimed the No. 1 spo…
https://www.aifire.co/p/anthropic-tops-cnbc-2026-disruptor-5…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic has leapfrogged OpenAI to claim the No. 1 spot on CNBC's 2026 Disruptor 50 list, marking a seismic shift in how the industry values AI companies. The ranking reflects Anthropic's explosive g…
https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/2026-cnbc-disruptor-50-list…

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web search NEUTRAL — CNBC ranked Anthropic No. 1 on its 2026 Disruptor 50 list, with AI cited as a dominant driver across the ranking.The annual CNBC Disruptor 50 list has long served as a bellwether for the private compa…
https://creati.ai/ai-news/2026-05-19/anthropic-tops-cnbc-dis…

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Claim 17: “OpenAI is preparing to confidentially file a draft of its IPO prospectus as soon as Friday”

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