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December 16, 2025
Anthropic acquires Bun as Claude Code reaches $1B milestone
Claude is the world’s smartest and most capable AI model for developers, startups, and enterprises. Claude Code represents a new era of agentic coding, fundamentally changing how teams build software. In November, Claude Code achieved a significant milestone: just six months after becoming available to the public, it reached $1 billion in run-rate revenue. And today we’re announcing that Anthropic is acquiring Bun—a breakthrough JavaScript runtime—to further accelerate Claude Code.
TL;DR
- Anthropic is acquiring Bun, a JavaScript runtime known for its speed and performance.
- Claude Code, Anthropic's AI model for developers, achieved $1 billion in run-rate revenue within six months of public availability.
- The acquisition of Bun is expected to accelerate Claude Code's capabilities, improve its performance, and enhance stability.
- Bun is an all-in-one toolkit for JavaScript and TypeScript development, including runtime, package manager, bundler, and test runner.
- Claude Code has been adopted by major enterprises like Netflix, Spotify, and Salesforce.
- Bun will remain open source and MIT-licensed, with continued investment from Anthropic.
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