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2026-06-20 openai

OpenAI's Leaked Audited Financials: Revenue Up 3.5x in a Year, Losses Locked In by R&D and Compute

Audited documents obtained by Ed Zitron and reviewed by the FT show OpenAI revenue rising from $3.7B in 2024 to $13.07B in 2025, while R&D alone cost $19.18B and operating losses widened to $20.92B. The real signal is not that losses exist. It is that the loss is structurally locked in by R&D and compute commitments. The question shifts from when OpenAI turns a profit to who keeps filling a roughly $20B annual gap before an IPO.

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