{
  "id": 16966558,
  "title": "Filing: Microsoft recorded $10B in revenue from OpenAI in Q1, nearly 11% of its total quarterly revenue, and has $7.2B in outstanding receivables from OpenAI (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/filing-microsoft-recorded-10b-in-revenue-from-openai-in-q1-nearly-11",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T22:10:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-recorded-10-billion-in-revenue-from-openai/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft reported generating $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, during its fiscal first quarter ended September 30. According to TechCrunch, this amount represents nearly 11% of Microsoft's total quarterly revenue of $92.3 billion. At the end of September, Microsoft reported $7.2 billion in outstanding receivables from OpenAI, an increase from $6 billion at the end of June.\n\nThe company's quarterly results also included $18.6 billion in free cash flow, which Channel News Asia and CNA - Business report exceeded analyst expectations by approximately $10 billion. This occurred as capital spending came in below the company's own forecast and its Azure cloud computing business surged 48 per cent.\n\nTechCrunch noted that revenue from OpenAI totaled $24.1 billion for the full 2026 fiscal year. While the specific breakdown of revenue from Azure services versus revenue-sharing payments is unclear, TechCrunch previously reported in November 2025 that OpenAI reportedly shares 20% of its revenue with Microsoft.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Microsoft cloud revenue beats estimates in sign that AI bet is paying off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/microsoft-cloud-revenue-beats-estimates-in-sign-that-ai-bet-is-paying",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:08:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}