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OpenAI Files Draft S-1 at $852 billion Valuation as ChatGPT Hits 900M Weekly Users
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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, filed a confidential draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, positioning itself for a potential public offering that could rank among the largest in market history.
Key facts
- In March 2026, OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion post-money valuation
- OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round on March 31, 2026, pushing its post-money valuation to $852 billion and setting…
- OpenAI is generating roughly $2 billion per month in revenue, with approximately $13.1 billion in revenue reported for the prior year
- The move came one week after Anthropic filed its own confidential S-1 on June 1, 2026, making the two dominant U.S. AI developers simultaneously moving toward public markets
Summary
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, filed a confidential draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. OpenAI filed a confidential S-1 with the SEC on June 8, 2026, at an $852 billion post-money valuation with no confirmed IPO date. The filing follows Anthropic’s June 1 confidential S-1 and a May 2026 jury win clearing OpenAI’s Public Benefit Corporation restructuring. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are lined up as underwriters, with a September 2026 debut reported but not confirmed by OpenAI. The company acknowledged the submission that circulated widely across social media.