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Anthropic Revenue Surges to $16.29 Billion as It Files IPO Registration Statement

Key Facts

1Anthropic revenue reached $16.29 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with $1.16 billion a year earlier.
2Computing and infrastructure commitments exceeded $600 billion over a decade with about eight partners.
3The company recorded an operating loss of $693 million in the first half of 2026, compared with $2.14 billion in the same period of 2025.
4The number of customers spending $100,000 annually exceeded 11,900 by the end of September.

Anthropic filed a registration statement for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2026, disclosing revenue of $16.29 billion for the six months ended in June, compared with $1.16 billion in the same period of 2025. That represents about 14 times the prior revenue, a surge that puts the company’s growth at the center of its filing ahead of a potential offering. The figures come as the company faces an operating loss and large commitments to secure the computing capacity needed to expand its business. The preliminary filing did not specify the offering price or the number of shares to be offered. The company said in the filing’s warning that the securities may not be sold before the registration statement becomes effective.

Anthropic’s annual figures show revenue of $4.59 billion in 2025, after $386 million in 2024 and $41 million in 2023. That trajectory puts first-half growth in the context of rapid expansion from a relatively small revenue base. Reuters reported that most revenue comes from businesses paying to use the models based on consumption, alongside Pro and Max subscriptions. Revenue grew 1,368% in the three months ended June 30 compared with the same period a year earlier. The company warned that revenue growth could slow and fluctuate from period to period.

On operating profitability, the company recorded a loss of $693 million in the first half of 2026, down from $2.14 billion in the first half of 2025. Reuters also reported adjusted operating income of $1.62 billion, after an adjusted loss of $1.85 billion a year earlier. This adjusted measure differs from the reported operating result and offers another view of business performance during a period of revenue growth. But expansion requires rising spending on computing and infrastructure, which Anthropic said would change its business’s cash-flow profile and require heavy capital expenditures. The cost of expanding computing capacity remains central to assessing the company’s growth and profitability outlook.

The scale of that investment is reflected in the company’s computing and infrastructure commitments, which exceed $600 billion with about eight partners over a decade, according to Reuters. The agency said many parts of the agreements cannot be canceled or require payment regardless of usage, tying spending to long-term commitments. At the same time, the customer base reflects growing commercial demand: the number of customers spending $100,000 annually exceeded 11,900 by the end of September. The number spending $1 million or more reached 1,900, while those spending $10 million or more totaled about 250. Reuters, citing data from Ramp, said Anthropic accounted for 60.1% of corporate spending on AI tokens in the week ended October 11.

The governance structure adds another consideration for prospective investors: the seven founders will collectively retain 50.1% of the voting power after the listing, according to the filing’s description cited by TechCrunch. That means the founders’ voting weight will remain dominant even after public investors come in, based on the percentage reported in the coverage. On the size of the deal, the Associated Press reported that the offering could raise as much as $100 billion, according to reports, but that figure is not a final target announced by the company. The agency also said the final valuation and offering price had not been determined. SpaceX’s $86 billion offering in June 2026, which the agency described as a record, provides a comparison for the size of deals investors are looking toward.

In markets, the Nasdaq rose 0.82% to 26,169.38, and the S&P 500 gained 0.70% to 7,676.77 at the close on October 26. The gains coincided with Anthropic’s filing, but the closing figures do not establish that the company’s move caused either index’s advance. Reuters said the offering could set a benchmark for valuations of leading AI labs, potentially affecting subsequent offerings and investor confidence in financing the sector’s infrastructure. The registration filing remains an initial step in the offering process, as it does not permit the securities to be sold before it becomes effective. Until then, the deal terms, including the price, number of shares and final valuation, remain unspecified.