OpenAI’s Valuation Vaults to $500 Billion via Share Sale
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has reached a staggering valuation of $500 billion through a share sale, according to Reuters.
Sources revealed that current and former employees sold approximately $6.6 billion worth of shares. This marks a significant increase from the company’s previous valuation of $300 billion, a rise attributed to OpenAI’s rapid growth in both users and revenue.
As part of the deal, OpenAI employees sold shares to a consortium of investors including Thrive Capital, SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group, Abu Dhabi’s MGX, and T. Rowe Price.
The company has also authorized more than $10 billion worth of shares to be sold in the secondary market, sources added.
In the first half of 2025, OpenAI generated nearly $4.3 billion in revenue, a 16 percent increase compared to its total revenue from the previous year. SoftBank had earlier invested in the company’s initial $40 billion round of financing.
