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Tech giant OpenAI files for US initial public offering

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 655 words · By Reuters
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Tech giant OpenAI files for US initial public offering OpenAI did not disclose the size or terms of the offering, and said a timeline has not yet been determined.

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What happened

Tech giant OpenAI files for US initial public offering OpenAI did not disclose the size or terms of the offering, and said a timeline has not yet been determined.

Why it matters

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has confidentially filed for a United States initial public offering (IPO), joining rival Anthropic in a push towards the stock market as investors seek exposure to the artificial intelligence boom.

Common ground

OpenAI did not disclose the size or terms of the offering.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In March, OpenAI said it was generating $2bn in monthly revenue”
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Multiple sources from March 2026 confirm OpenAI stated it was generating $2 billion in monthly revenue.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 31, 2026 ... By the end of 2024 we were generating $1B per quarter. We are now generating $2B in revenue per month. At this stage, we are growing revenue ...
https://openai.com/index/accelerating-the-next-phase-ai/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... In March, OpenAI said it was generating $2 billion in monthly revenue and growing roughly four times faster than companies that defined the ...
https://www.facebook.com/khaleejtimes/posts/in-march-openai-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 31, 2026 ... ... it is generating $2 billion in revenue a month. OpenAI is arguing that its growth in revenue and users justifies the premium. The company said:
https://www.constellationr.com/insights/news/openai-raises-1…
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Claim 2: “ChatGPT had more than 900 million weekly active users and more than 50 million consumer subscribers.”
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Three independent web sources (LinkedIn, 9to5Mac, and a general news report) confirm the figures of 900 million weekly active users and 50 million consumer subscribers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Better Home & Finance Holding Company doing business as Better or Better.com, is an American financial technology company that provides mortgage origination and related services through an online plat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released on November 30, 2022, the product uses large language models—specifically generative pre-trained transf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Felicis is a venture capital firm that invests in start-up technology companies. It was founded in 2006 by Aydin Senkut. The company has offices in Menlo Park, California, San Francisco, California an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicis
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Claim 3: “In December 2024, OpenAI unveiled plans to overhaul its structure by creating a public benefit corporation”
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Claim 4: “joining rival Anthropic in a push towards the stock market”
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Multiple sources confirm Anthropic's push toward the stock market, including a report that Anthropic filed confidentially before OpenAI.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... OpenAI targets up to $1 trillion valuation, IPO could come as early as September, source says · Rival Anthropic and SpaceX also pursue IPOs, ...
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-files-us-ipo-after…
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn more about Anthropic · Will Anthropic go IPO? Anthropic has not yet filed for an IPO. · What is Anthropic's IPO price? The Anthropic IPO price does not ...
https://forgeglobal.com/anthropic_ipo/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Anthropic announced it has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, taking an early lead over rival OpenAI in the competitive ...
https://www.facebook.com/Reuters/videos/anthropic-confidenti…
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Claim 5: “That compares with about $1bn in quarterly revenue at the end of 2024.”
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While the specific claim index 8 search was empty, the evidence for claim 7 explicitly contains the statement: 'By the end of 2024 we were generating $1B per quarter,' which corroborates this claim.
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Claim 6: “billionaire Musk, who later sued OpenAI and accused Altman and other executives of turning the nonprofit into a vehicle for private enrichment.”
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Claim 7: “CEO Sam Altman was briefly ousted before returning days later after employees revolted.”
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Claim 8: “A US jury in May ruled against Musk in his lawsuit, finding the AI company not liable”
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Claim 9: “OpenAI said earlier this year that it was raising $110bn at an $840bn valuation from a roster of heavyweight backers, including SoftBank, Amazon and Nvidia.”
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Multiple sources confirm OpenAI raised $110 billion at an $840 billion valuation from SoftBank, Amazon, and Nvidia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SoftBank Group Corp. (ソフトバンクグループ株式会社, SofutoBanku Gurūpu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, that focuses on investment management.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftBank_Group
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Claim 10: “Elon Musk’s SpaceX was the first off the block, filing for an IPO that would rank as the largest in history if completed, with the company pursuing a $75bn offering at a $1.75 trillion valuation.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms the SpaceX IPO occurred on June 12, 2026, as the largest ever IPO with a valuation of $1.77 trillion and a $75 billion fundraise.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, an American aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, occurred on June 12, 2026. It was the largest ever IPO, at a valuat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering_of_Spa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American spaceflight, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site in St…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$792 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and $797.6 billion according to Forbes, as of July 19, 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Elon_Musk
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Claim 11: “The Windows maker’s early investment, totalling $13 billion since 2019”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI since 2019.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Microsoft AI, a division of Microsoft. Based on the Microsoft Prometheus large language model, it was launched in 2023 as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Copilot
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On November 17, 2023, OpenAI's board of directors ousted co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman. In an official post on the company's website, it was stated that "the board no longer has confidence…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_Sam_Altman_from_Ope…
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Claim 12: “ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has confidentially filed for a United States initial public offering (IPO)”
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Multiple independent news sources (The Canberra Times, France 24, and a company blogpost) confirm that OpenAI has confidentially filed for a US IPO.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI has filed confidentially to go public on the US stock market, according to a company blogpost published on Monday.An S-1 is an investor prospectus submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Co…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/openai-ip…
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web search NEUTRAL — ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward the stock market as investors seek exposure to the artificial intelligence boom…
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9288435/openai-confid…
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web search NEUTRAL — ChatGPT maker OpenAI has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, the company said on Monday, joining rivals such as Anthropic in a race towards public markets amid surging investor inte…
https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260609-openai-confi…
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Claim 13: “The Reuters news agency previously reported that the AI giant is targeting a valuation of up to $1 trillion in a stock market debut that could come as early as September.”
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Web search results explicitly mention Reuters reporting that OpenAI is targeting a $1 trillion valuation and a listing as early as September.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, founded with the goal of promoting AI safety. Its flagship product is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Z.AI Co., Ltd., branded internationally as Z.ai, is a Chinese technology company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI). The company was formerly known as Zhipu AI outside China until its rebran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z.ai
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Claim 14: “OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a research-focused nonprofit, but created a for-profit arm four years later”
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No specific evidence was provided in the gathered results to confirm the founding date of 2015 or the specific timing of the for-profit arm creation in 2019.
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