OpenAI Doubles Revenue in 7 Months, Hits $12 Billion

According to The Information’s report, OpenAI's revenue reached a $12 billion annual run rate, doubling its income in the first seven months of 2025. The company now generates approximately $1 billion per month, primarily through its ChatGPT services.

ChatGPT's weekly active user base has reportedly grown to around 700 million users across North America, Europe, and Asia. The platform serves both individual consumers and business clients. 

Enterprise customers use the AI models through the GPT API for customer support automation, code generation, and data analysis. Consumer subscribers, including ChatGPT Plus tier users, continue to drive steady revenue growth. Its technology portfolio expanded to include DALL·E for image generation and Codex for code generation.

OpenAI projects a cash burn of roughly $8 billion in 2025, an increase of $1 billion from earlier forecasts. The company is securing investors for the second $30 billion portion of its latest funding round. 

Venture firms Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management have each committed hundreds of millions of dollars. Other investors, excluding Japan's SoftBank, are approaching $7.5 billion in total commitments. SoftBank's cumulative investment has reached $32 billion since late 2024. Microsoft remains a major backer of the company.

OpenAI, founded in December 2015, transitioned from a nonprofit research laboratory to a capped-profit company in 2019 and launched its flagship ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022. Its rapid growth has been underpinned by partnerships and a broad suite of generative AI tools.

In June 2025, OpenAI reported an annualized run rate of $10 billion, nearly doubling its $5.5 billion figure from December 2024. The Information’s report on the $12 billion run rate did not specify whether it excludes licensing revenue from Microsoft or one-time deals.