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title: "OpenAI raises $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation"
description: "The largest funding round in tech history. OpenAI says it now makes about $2 billion in revenue a month."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/openai-raises-122-billion-852-billion-valuation
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-03-31T20:55:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T02:54:39.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "AI"
tags: ["OpenAI","ChatGPT","funding","SoftBank"]
sources: ["TechCrunch","OpenAI"]
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# OpenAI raises $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation

> The largest funding round in tech history. OpenAI says it now makes about $2 billion in revenue a month.

![Image: OpenAI](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/frame-1-400b4ab7.png)

## What happened
OpenAI closed a **$122 billion** funding round, valuing the company at **$852 billion** post-money.

## Who invested
- SoftBank and a16z co-led the round.
- Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank were anchor investors.
- More than $3 billion came from retail investors through banks.
- There is also a credit facility of about $4.7 billion.

## OpenAI by the numbers
| | |
|---|---|
| Monthly revenue | ~$2 billion |
| Weekly users | 900 million+ |
| Paid subscribers | 50 million+ |
| Ads pilot | $100M+ annualized revenue in under 6 weeks |
| Enterprise | over 40% of revenue |

## Why it matters
OpenAI needs huge sums to build data centers and buy chips. This money strengthens its position against Google and Anthropic.

**Sources:** TechCrunch, OpenAI

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