OpenAI successfully raised over $8 billion in funding, with strong demand for subscriptions

According to Jinshi, a person familiar with the transaction revealed that OpenAI has successfully secured $8.3 billion in a new round of funding, part of a total $40 billion fundraising plan. This financing comes as the company's business accelerates.

The person revealed that OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue has climbed from $10 billion in June to $13 billion, and is expected to exceed $20 billion by the end of this year.

In addition, the number of paying corporate users of ChatGPT has rapidly increased from 3 million a few months ago to 5 million. This round of fundraising has been completed ahead of schedule, with strong demand and an oversubscription of five times.