OpenAI Hits USD 500 Billion Valuation After Share Sale
- tech360.tv
- Oct 3, 2025
- 1 min read
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has achieved a USD 500 billion valuation following a share sale to a consortium of investors. Current and former employees sold approximately USD 6.6 billion worth of shares as part of this transaction.
This new valuation marks a significant increase from its previous USD 300 billion. It underscores the rapid gains OpenAI has experienced in both users and revenue.
The group of investors included Thrive Capital, SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group, Abu Dhabi’s MGX, and T. Rowe Price. These investors purchased shares directly from OpenAI employees.
OpenAI had authorised sales of more than USD 10 billion worth of stock on the secondary market. This transaction follows SoftBank’s earlier investment in OpenAI’s USD 40 billion primary funding round.
In the first half of 2025, OpenAI generated about USD 4.3 billion in revenue. This figure represents approximately 16% more than the total revenue it generated in the entire previous year.
The share sale occurs amidst aggressive competition among technology giants for top artificial intelligence talent. Companies are offering lucrative compensation packages to attract skilled professionals.
For example, Meta is investing billions in Scale AI. The company also recruited Alexandr Wang, 28, Chief Executive Officer of Scale AI, to lead its new super intelligence unit.
OpenAI reached a USD 500 billion valuation.
Current and former employees sold about USD 6.6 billion in shares.
Investors included Thrive Capital, SoftBank, Dragoneer, MGX, and T. Rowe Price.
Source: REUTERS
