All Brands Owned by OpenAI

Who owns OpenAI?
OpenAI's ownership is in transition. The company was originally structured as a non-profit (OpenAI, Inc.) controlling a capped-profit subsidiary (OpenAI LP). Major investors include Amazon (up to $50 billion committed), Nvidia ($30 billion), SoftBank ($30 billion), Microsoft (approximately $13 billion in prior investments), Thrive Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. The company is converting to a for-profit public benefit corporation, which would give the non-profit a significant equity stake but remove its operational control. Sam Altman holds no direct equity in OpenAI.

Is OpenAI publicly traded?
No, OpenAI is a private company as of August 2026. The company confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC in June 2026 but has not disclosed a public timeline for the offering. The March 2026 funding round valued OpenAI at $852 billion with $122 billion in committed capital, making it the largest private funding round in history.

What is OpenAI's annual revenue?
OpenAI reported revenue of $13.1 billion in 2025, up from $3.7 billion in 2024. By mid-2026, the company was generating approximately $2 billion in revenue per month, with annualized revenue topping $25 billion as of March 2026. Enterprise revenue accounts for more than 40 percent of total revenue. Despite this growth, the company is not profitable, with a loss from operations of $20.92 billion in 2025.

Who founded OpenAI?
OpenAI was founded in December 2015 by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Wojciech Zaremba, and John Schulman. The founders committed approximately $1 billion in initial funding. Elon Musk resigned from the board in February 2018 and later filed a lawsuit against the company. Sam Altman has served as CEO since founding, with a brief five-day interruption in November 2023.

What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI chatbot, launched in November 2022. It became the fastest-growing consumer application in history, reaching 100 million users in two months. As of 2026, ChatGPT has over 900 million weekly active users and approximately 50 million paid subscribers. It is available as a free tier and through paid subscriptions including ChatGPT Plus ($20/month), ChatGPT Team ($25/user/month), and ChatGPT Enterprise (custom pricing).

What is the relationship between OpenAI and Microsoft?
Microsoft has invested approximately $13 billion in OpenAI and is a key strategic partner. Microsoft integrates OpenAI's models into products including Bing, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Azure OpenAI Service. OpenAI paid $10.59 billion to Microsoft in 2025 for compute infrastructure under their partnership. The relationship remains central to both companies' AI strategies, though OpenAI has diversified its investor base with Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank taking larger roles in the 2026 funding round.

How does OpenAI make money?
OpenAI generates revenue through consumer subscriptions to ChatGPT (Plus, Team, Enterprise), per-token API fees charged to developers and businesses using its models, and large enterprise contracts. Enterprise revenue accounts for more than 40 percent of total revenue. The company's API processes over 15 billion tokens per minute. Despite generating $13.1 billion in 2025 revenue, OpenAI is not profitable due to R&D costs of $19.18 billion and cost of revenue of $7.5 billion.

What is OpenAI's valuation?
OpenAI was valued at $852 billion in its March 2026 funding round, which raised $122 billion in committed capital. The round was anchored by Amazon (up to $50 billion), Nvidia ($30 billion), and SoftBank ($30 billion). This was the largest private funding round in history. For context, OpenAI's rival Anthropic surpassed OpenAI by valuation earlier in 2026.