OpenAI Revenue Hits $12B, 700M Weekly Users

Industry Insights from Next move Strategy Consulting

OpenAI has doubled its revenue in the first seven months of 2025, reaching an annualized run rate of $12 billion, according to The Information, which cited a source familiar with the company’s financials. The growth is fueled by strong demand for its consumer-focused ChatGPT offerings and rapid expansion into enterprise-level AI services.

Backed by Microsoft, the company is now generating approximately $1 billion in monthly revenue and has around 700 million weekly active users worldwide, spanning both individual and enterprise customers.

Investment and Talent Acquisition Updates

To sustain its rapid growth, OpenAI has raised its projected cash burn for 2025 to about $8 billion, up from an earlier estimate of $7 billion. The increase reflects heightened spending on research and development, as well as the continued expansion of its enterprise services division.

Key Highlights of OpenAI's Ongoing $30 Billion Funding Round

• Second Phase in Progress: OpenAI is actively advancing the second phase of its ambitious $30 billion funding round.

• Major Existing Backers Involved: Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management, both existing shareholders, are reportedly contributing hundreds of millions of dollars in additional investment.

• Strong Investor Commitments: Total investor commitments so far have reached nearly $7.5 billion, not including contributions from SoftBank.

• SoftBank’s Significant Stake: Japan’s SoftBank, which began investing in OpenAI in late 2024, has committed a cumulative total of $32 billion to the company.

OpenAI Eyes Billion-Dollar Enterprise Deals

OpenAI is pursuing multi-year contracts that have the potential to grow into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Within the company, there is growing confidence that billion-dollar agreements could eventually become standard. This initiative is being spearheaded in part by OpenAI researcher Aleksander Mądry, who is working to tailor large language models (LLMs) to meet specific customer needs and outcomes.

High Demand for AI Talent

OpenAI’s rapid growth coincides with increasing challenges in retaining top AI talent. Reports indicate that rival Meta has hired at least eight OpenAI employees this year and is aggressively recruiting for its own ‘Superintelligence’ lab, offering highly competitive compensation packages. In response, OpenAI has stepped up internal efforts to reward its teams, asserting that it continues to retain its “best” talent despite outside interest.

Source: https://www.business-standard.com/

Prepared by: Next Move Strategy Consulting