OpenAI CFO recommends delaying the IPO until 2027

CryptoWorld News, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar privately suggested delaying the IPO until 2027, citing that the company has not yet met the financial reporting standards of a publicly traded company. CEO Altman, on the other hand, hopes to go public as soon as possible in Q4 2026. The two previously issued a joint statement claiming they are “completely aligned” on compute procurement issues, but multiple insiders have confirmed the existence of this disagreement. OpenAI set a goal of 1 billion weekly active users for ChatGPT at the end of last year but failed to achieve it and has not announced a breakthrough milestone to date. As of December 2025, weekly active users were 800 million, rising to 900 million in February 2026, with growth significantly slowing on a high base. Google Gemini has taken market share in the consumer segment, and Anthropic’s Claude Code is gaining traction among developers. OpenAI has missed several monthly revenue targets earlier this year. Annualized revenue is approximately $25 billion, while Anthropic surpassed $30 billion in April, overtaking OpenAI to become the revenue leader with about a quarter of the training costs.

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