OpenAI hits $500 billion valuation after secondary share sale
OpenAI has reportedly reached a $500 billion valuation following a major secondary share sale, according to Reuters. Current and former OpenAI employees sold roughly $6.6 billion worth of shares to investors like SoftBank, Thrive Capital, Dragoneer, MGX, and T. Rowe Price. The deal marks a sharp jump from the previous $300 billion estimate. The report notes that OpenAI has approved more than $10 billion in secondary share sales so far.
The Information recently reported that OpenAI generated about $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, up 16 percent compared to all of last year. However, the company is projected to spend another $80 billion by 2029.
AI News Without the Hype – Curated by Humans
As a THE DECODER subscriber, you get ad-free reading, our weekly AI newsletter, the exclusive "AI Radar" Frontier Report 6× per year, access to comments, and our complete archive.
Subscribe nowAI news without the hype
Curated by humans.
- Over 20 percent launch discount.
- Read without distractions – no Google ads.
- Access to comments and community discussions.
- Weekly AI newsletter.
- 6 times a year: “AI Radar” – deep dives on key AI topics.
- Up to 25 % off on KI Pro online events.
- Access to our full ten-year archive.
- Get the latest AI news from The Decoder.