Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments

In a recent statement, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that the company expects to surpass $20 billion in annualized revenue run rate by the end of 2025, with ambitions to grow to hundreds of billions by 2030. Altman also disclosed that OpenAI has approximately $1.4 trillion in data center commitments planned over the next eight years, reflecting the company’s aggressive expansion in infrastructure to support its AI operations. These figures were shared partly to clarify and respond to earlier comments made by OpenAI’s CFO that had caused some confusion. Altman outlined several future business initiatives poised to drive significant revenue growth. These include an upcoming enterprise offering, consumer devices, robotics, and ventures into scientific discovery through OpenAI for Science, a recently launched initiative. Additionally, OpenAI is exploring becoming a cloud computing provider by selling compute capacity directly to other companies and individuals, anticipating a growing demand for “AI cloud” services. Despite not owning its own data center network yet, OpenAI is positioning