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  "id": 12942262,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T20:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
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    "url": "https://financialpost.com/technology/tech-news/openais-revenue-less-than-reported"
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  "summary": "OpenAI's revenue run rate is nearing $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. This is an increase from the previous year but less than some previously reported estimates.\n\nThe company's revenue figure was recently reported to be lower than widely reported, causing shares of Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave to fall. A previous report had suggested OpenAI's annualized revenue was approaching $70 billion, but the company has now told investors the real figure is around $20 billion lower.\n\nThe Financial Post reports that OpenAI's current performance indicates an annualized revenue of roughly $50 billion. This figure was confirmed by The Financial Times, which noted that OpenAI calculates its annualized revenue differently than some of its competitors, such as Anthropic.",
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        "title": "OpenAI annualised revenues $20B less than previously signalled",
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        "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",
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        "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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