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OpenAI raises $122 billion and claims $852 billion valuation as it scales infrastructure

OpenAI says it has raised $122 billion, reached an $852 billion valuation, and is building a unified AI superapp while expanding datacenter and chip partnerships supported by significant new credit and public investor access.

Apr 1st 2026 · United States

Insights

  • OpenAI said it secured $122 billion in new capital and reached a nominal $852 billion pre-IPO valuation.
  • The company reported 900 million weekly active users and more than 50 million consumer subscribers.
  • OpenAI expects enterprise to supply half of revenue by year-end and says its APIs process over 15 billion tokens per minute.
  • It is raising more than $3 billion from individual investors via bank channels and will be included in ARK Invest managed ETFs.
  • Revolving credit has grown to about $4.7 billion through a global bank syndicate to support expansion.
  • OpenAI named major cloud and chip partners including Microsoft, Oracle, AWS, Google Cloud, Nvidia and AMD, while analysts warn heavy capex and debt could delay profitability until around 2030.

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