ChatGPT’s Meteoric Rise: OpenAI Eyes 700M Users and Fresh Funding Surge
OpenAI’s flagship AI just hit warp speed—and Wall Street’s scrambling to buy a ticket.
The Breakdown:
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User Explosion
: ChatGPT’s hurtling toward 700 million users, rewriting the adoption playbook. Remember when crypto exchanges begged for this kind of traction?
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Cash Infusion
: Investors are piling in like it’s a 2021 token presale—except here, the whitepaper actually delivers.
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The Kicker
: Meanwhile, traditional VCs still think ‘blockchain’ means supply chain audits. Priorities.
OpenAI’s Revenue Climbs to $13 Billion
As per reports by CNBC, OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue has increased by $13 billion, up from $10 billion in June 2025. And it expects to surpass $20 billion by the end of the year.
To fuel its global growth, the firm is investing heavily in AI infrastructure. Recently, OpenAI collaborated with SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, committing up to $500 billion over four years. It also has a $30 billion annual lease with Oracle for 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity in the U.S., an $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave, and a new project in Norway.
