Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, reportedly recorded third-quarter revenue of 16.8 billion US dollars — a 45 percent jump from the previous quarter. The figure lands as the company moves toward its first public stock listing (IPO), as reported by the BBC and CNBC.
Revenue growth has accelerated through the year: from 4.7 billion US dollars in the first quarter to 11.6 billion in the second, and 16.8 billion in the quarter ending September. At an investor event held at its San Francisco headquarters, the company also said it posted a third-quarter profit on an adjusted basis — an accounting method that excludes non-recurring costs. Investors who attended reportedly left optimistic about the company’s rapid growth and its path to profitability.
The briefing was part of Anthropic’s effort to reassure prospective investors ahead of a listing. Like other AI firms, it faces a fundamental question about its ability to convert massive spending — billions of dollars on technology and infrastructure — into durable profit. Public attention has also focused on AI safety: in September, one of its researchers warned of a greater than 10 percent chance that AI could “kill all humans” within the next decade, while a former researcher said people building the technology were “genuinely frightened” by the pace of its advancement. At the investor event, Anthropic instead emphasized its safety-focused approach to development.
The company’s founders are known for speaking openly about AI risk, and CEO Dario Amodei has called for a slower pace of development. For readers worldwide, Anthropic’s trajectory matters beyond Silicon Valley: the performance of AI giants is shaping global technology markets, funding conditions, and the pace of AI adoption across industries — including in emerging economies.
No IPO date has been set. Beritika will update this report as official information from the company becomes available.