tech
April 1, 2026
OpenAI’s Big Numbers: $122 Billion Funding Round, 900 Million Weekly ChatGPT Users.
OpenAI’s latest round of private investment has closed, with participation from Amazon, Nvidia, Softbank, and Microsoft, as well as $3 billion from individual investors, as it prepares for a potential IPO. This comes after it announced the end of its video generator Sora, and the announcement says it will focus on building a “unified superapp” with ChatGPT, Codex, browsing, and other agents all built in.
TL;DR
- OpenAI has closed its latest private investment round, attracting participation from Amazon, Nvidia, Softbank, and Microsoft.
- The company also received $3 billion from individual investors.
- OpenAI is preparing for a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO).
- They are ending the development of their video generator, Sora.
- The focus will now be on building a "unified superapp" integrating ChatGPT, Codex, browsing, and other agents.
- ChatGPT leads the AI app market with 6x more monthly web visits and mobile sessions than the next largest AI app.
- Total AI time spent on ChatGPT is 4x the next largest AI app and 4x all others combined.
- Search usage has nearly tripled in a year.
- An ads pilot program reached over $100 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in under six weeks.
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