Anthropic was revealed to be planning to go public in October, with a target valuation of over US$2 trillion. According to the Financial Times, Anthropic investors expect that the AI ​​company may launch an IPO in October this year, with a target valuation of US$2 trillion or higher.

Anthropic was revealed to be planning to go public in October, with a target valuation that may exceed US$2 trillion. According to the Financial Times, Anthropic investors expect that the AI ​​company may launch an IPO in October this year, with a target valuation of US$2 trillion or higher. If eventually realized, it will exceed SpaceX's valuation of US$1.77 trillion when it went public in June this year, becoming the largest IPO in history. Six investors said that Anthropic's revenue continues to grow rapidly, and its annualized revenue is expected to reach US$100 billion to US$120 billion by the end of 2026, an annual increase of more than 10 times. The company announced in May this year that its annual revenue exceeded US$47 billion. Investors believe that the strong demand for advanced AI models and enterprise-level tools such as Claude is the main factor supporting high valuation expectations. Since 2026, venture capital institutions, sovereign wealth funds, etc. have injected nearly US$100 billion into Anthropic. In May of this year, the company's valuation exceeded OpenAI for the first time, reaching US$965 billion including new investments. As a reference, AI-benefiting companies such as Palantir and Nebius currently have a market-to-sales ratio of about 55 times. However, Anthropic management has not yet determined the IPO target valuation. At the same time, the company still faces pressures such as intensifying competition in China, AI regulation and tense relations with the U.S. government. Related factors once caused revenue growth to slow down in June, but people familiar with the matter said growth has since resumed. As of press time, Anthropic had not commented on this. via AI News (author: AI Base)