OpenAI Sprints To $20 Billion But Spends $1.4 Trillion On Data Center Fortresses
KEY POINTS
- ā¢OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar revealed in January 2026 that annualized revenue grew from $2 billion in 2023 to over $20 billion in 2025.
- ā¢The company plans to prioritize 'practical adoption' of AI across health, science, and enterprise sectors throughout 2026.
- ā¢Despite tremendous revenue growth, OpenAI has committed roughly $1.4 trillion to infrastructure, including data centers, raising investor concerns.
In a financial flex fit for a Las Vegas casino, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar dropped the mic by revealing 2025 revenues skyrocketed to more than $20 billion, up from $2 billion in 2023, all while burning $1.4 trillion on infrastructure dealsābecause why settle for one data center when you can build Fort Knox? Friarās obsession with "practical adoption" in health, science, and enterprise sounds less like AI and more like a tech-themed infomercial. Meanwhile, CEO Sam Altman, who famously called ads a 'last resort,' preps for OpenAIās debut into advertisingābecause once youāve printed money selling AI, why not sell ad space, too? Meanwhile, tech blogger Paul Kedrosky roasted OpenAIās CFO for basically selling dollars at a 30% lossā$0.70 on the dollar, but hey, volume is king. Strap in: OpenAIās compute power jumped nearly tenfold to 1.9 gigawattsāenough juice to power several small countries or an army of impatient Elon Musk tweets.
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OpenAIās CFO bragging about $20B revenue while spending $1.4T like itās Monopoly money is the startup flex no accountant saw coming.
OpenAIās revenue looks like a toddlerās paycheck compared to its trillion-dollar data center obsession. Someone teach them budgeting 101.
When your AI makes billions but your infrastructure costs could launch SpaceX 10 timesā¦ guess weāre betting on AI instead of profits.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/19/2026 | Author: Alex Bitter
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