Anthropic · Meta · Dario Amodei · The Guardian Technology
Anthropic accelerates, for the rest of us, the speed of growth spells precarity
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Today in tech, they're discussing Anthropic ’s astronomic growth, how a settlement over social media safety dented Meta’s revenue, and Lula’s accusations of interference against Meta.
Key facts
- Despite the increasing revenue, Anthropic disclosed a net loss of $80bn for the first half of 2026, mostly due to a one-time $72.4bn charge
- Anthropic detailed rapidly rising revenue in the prospectus: $41m in 2023, $386m in 2024, $4.585bn in 2025 (a yearly increase of more than 1,000%), then $16.286bn in the first six months of 2026 alone
- That’s only five years ago, yet already it has grown to a valuation bigger than 98% of the top companies on the US stock market
- The numbers are jaw-dropping and speak to the speed of the AI boom
Summary
Anthropic filed for an initial public offering on the US stock market on Monday, ahead of what it slated to be one of the biggest debuts in financial history. The numbers are jaw-dropping and speak to the speed of the AI boom. Anthropic detailed rapidly rising revenue in the prospectus: $41m in 2023, $386m in 2024, $4.585bn in 2025 (a yearly increase of more than 1,000%), then $16.286bn in the first six months of 2026 alone. Despite the increasing revenue, Anthropic disclosed a net loss of $80bn for the first half of 2026, mostly due to a one-time $72.4bn charge.