OpenAI reached a valuation of $1.25 trillion in November 2026 after closing an $11 billion funding round, according to Bloomberg. The figure places the company among the world’s most valuable, and comes roughly eight months after OpenAI raised $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation in March 2026.
Bloomberg reported that OpenAI is still pursuing additional investments that could push the total raise to $20 billion. The company had initially targeted up to $30 billion at a higher valuation of $1.4 trillion, but those plans were scaled back after tech stocks declined and midterm election results indicated a shift in public opinion against AI companies and data center projects.
Meanwhile, OpenAI’s rival Anthropic filed its S-1 to go public last week, signaling a potential IPO. OpenAI, by contrast, has not set a timeline for its own public offering. CEO Sam Altman previously said the company is holding off until it can make more confident claims about its models’ safety, while also cautioning that waiting too long would not be good for the world.
The back-to-back funding rounds and Anthropic’s IPO filing underscore the pace of capital flowing into the AI sector. OpenAI’s rising valuation — up nearly 47 percent since March — suggests continued investor appetite even as the company falls short of its original fundraising target and navigates a more cautious public climate around artificial intelligence.
Source: The Verge