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  "id": 12925932,
  "title": "OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openais-revenue-is-reportedly-20-billion-less-than-previously",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:19:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/openais-revenue-is-reportedly-20-billion-less-than-previously-projected/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence lab, has reportedly revised its annualized revenue downward by $20 billion, according to the Financial Times. This new figure, which the company has shared with investors, now indicates that OpenAI is nearing $50 billion in annualized revenue, a significant drop from the previously projected $70 billion. The discrepancy arises from the differing methods used by OpenAI and its rival Anthropic to calculate their annualized revenue. While Anthropic includes sales made by its cloud partners, OpenAI does not employ this approach. OpenAI's revised financials have raised concerns for the company, which has received a staggering $122 billion in funding during a single March funding round. Earlier this year, OpenAI's leaked 2025 financials revealed a substantial expenditure, despite generating approximately $13 billion in revenue. The company's IPO, which was initially expected to occur this year, has now been postponed until early 2027.",
  "summary": "It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that.",
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled",
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        "outlet": "Hacker News Best",
        "title": "OpenAI annualised revenues $20B less than previously signalled",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T16:45:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "OpenAI’s revenue run rate nears US$50 billion, less than reported",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openais-revenue-run-rate-nears-us-50-billion-less-than-reported",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:00:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "OpenAI annualised revenues $20B less than previously signalled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/openai-annualised-revenues-20b-less-than-previously-signalled",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:02:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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