OpenAI CEO Responds to Revenue Concerns, Emphasizes Growth Prospects

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Published inAI News · 4 min read · Nov 3, 2025

In a recent joint interview on the Bg2 podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave an honest response to questions about the company's revenue and spending commitments. Altman revealed that OpenAI's annual revenue has far exceeded $13 billion, but he seemed annoyed when asked how the company would deal with the huge spending commitments.

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In the interview, host Brad Gerstner mentioned OpenAI's revenue, which contrasts sharply with the company's commitment to spend over $1 trillion on computing infrastructure over the next decade. In response, Altman said, "First of all, our revenue far exceeds this number. Second, Brad, if you want to sell your shares, I can find you a buyer." This comment caused Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to laugh.

Altman further stated that although some critics are concerned about this, these people are likely to want to buy OpenAI's shares. He mentioned that although it is not always exciting for OpenAI to become a public company, he hopes that these people will short the company's stock while they keep saying "OpenAI is about to collapse" and look forward to them losing money because of it.

When talking about the company's future development, Altman pointed out that although there are some potential risks, such as accessing computing resources, the company's revenue is growing rapidly. He said that OpenAI is betting on continued growth in the future, including further development of ChatGPT, becoming an important AI cloud service provider, and advancing scientific automation and other businesses.

Nadella also agreed with Altman's view, saying that OpenAI's business plan provided to Microsoft "exceeded expectations." Gerstner later mentioned that OpenAI may achieve $100 billion in revenue in 2028 or 2029, and Altman responded with "Why not 2027?"

Although there have been rumors that OpenAI plans to go public next year, Altman clearly stated, "We don't have specific plans, nor any board decisions." He believes that the company will eventually go public, but the exact time is not yet determined.

Key points:
🌟 OpenAI CEO Altman said the company's annual revenue has exceeded $13 billion, refuting the collapse theory.
📈 He said the company's revenue is growing rapidly, and the future outlook is optimistic.
🚀 Altman denied the rumor of going public next year, saying that going public is the future direction but there are no specific plans yet.

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