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Today, we officially closed our latest funding round with $122 billion in committed capital at a post money valuation of $852 billion. It’s a historic number. But for me, what matters more is what it represents. We’re building the core infrastructure for AI, making it possible for anyone, anywhere, to build. From individuals to the smallest business to the largest enterprise, this is about putting powerful tools into more hands and seeing what people create with them. That ambition only works because of the partners who believe in it alongside us. This round was anchored by strategic partners Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftBank Group Corp., with continued support from Microsoft. SoftBank Group Corp. co-led alongside a16z, D. E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, TPG, and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates. There’s deep conviction here across global capital, and what excites me most is how that conviction allows us to widen access. Our mission is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity, and that means expanding who can use it and who can participate in the value it creates. Through inclusion in ARK ETFs and broader distribution channels, more people now have a path to both build with AI and share in its long-term upside. OpenAI was the fastest technology platform to reach 10 million users, the fastest to 100 million users, and soon the fastest to one billion weekly active users. Within a year of launching ChatGPT, we reached $1B in revenue. By the end of 2024 we were generating $1B per quarter. We are now generating $2B in revenue per month. At the same time, our Leadership across consumer and enterprise is accelerating: ➡️ ChatGPT has 6x the monthly web visits and mobile sessions than the next largest AI app, while total AI time spent is 4x the next largest AI app and 4x all others combined. ➡️ Our APIs now process 15B+ tokens per minute, and Codex serves more than 2M weekly users, up 5x in the past three months. Enterprise now makes up more than 40% of our revenue, and is on track to reach parity with consumer by the end of 2026. Underpinning all of this is compute. It’s easy to talk about models and products, but compute is the engine behind it all. It’s what allows us to build better systems, move faster, and reach more people. With this funding, we can invest at the scale needed to deliver intelligence more efficiently to consumers, to enterprises, and to builders everywhere. That’s the part that keeps me energized. Not just what we build, but what others will build on top of it. Looking ahead, we’re building an AI superapp - bringing ChatGPT, Codex, and agents into one place. Why it matters? This is how AI becomes truly useful. Over time, that value will flow back into the economy, to companies, to communities, and increasingly to individuals. Let’s go build! https://lnkd.in/gC_iXPDk