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Anthropic is the first to hit the IPO, and the AI industry has ushered in a new pattern of revenue of hundreds of billions. The global AI industry has once again ushered in a critical node.
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Anthropic is the first to hit the IPO, and the AI industry has ushered in a new pattern of revenue of 100 billion. The global AI industry has once again ushered in a critical node. The latest market analysis points out that the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic secretly submitted an initial public offering (IPO) application on June 1 this year. If the process proceeds smoothly, Anthropic is expected to become the largest listed company in the AI laboratory field to date. According to industry data estimates, Anthropic is expected to achieve profits of more than US$1 billion in the third quarter of this year. Currently, the combined annual recurring revenue (ARR) of Anthropic and OpenAI is approaching US$100 billion. In the context of OpenAI's rumored postponement of its IPO plan to 2027, Anthropic has successfully taken the lead in the B2B market by virtue of Claude Code's strong performance in the field of software development, achieved significant profit realization, and is accelerating its breakthrough on the track with a profit-driven business model. Professional institutions found through in-depth modeling analysis of product SKUs, service levels and customer groups that Anthropic has excellent profit margins and pricing power. This financial resilience not only supports its continued investment in new models, but also enables it to take the initiative in competition with closed source and open source opponents. Analysts even predict that if the development momentum continues, Anthropic's market value is expected to touch the long-term basic target of US$6 trillion. Anthropic is the first to launch the listing process this time, which will undoubtedly have a significant linkage effect on industry leaders such as OpenAI, and may force other competitors to disclose their financial status and step up efforts to raise funds to meet the challenges of increasingly expensive infrastructure construction. It is worth noting that Anthropic also shows strong independence in its market expansion path. Its product revenue growth does not depend on external ecosystems (such as the Microsoft ecosystem), but it achieves broader business penetration by continuously breaking down customer acquisition barriers. As the AI industry shifts from "cash-burning competition" to "profitability competition," Anthropic is trying to establish its position as a new benchmark for industry profitability through this IPO. via AI News (author: AI Base)