What are the opportunities for an OpenAI IPO wave? And the benefits from Sam Altman's ecosystem?

If OpenAI IPOs in 2026–2027, it could be one of the biggest financial events since the IPOs of Meta or SpaceX.
OpenAI is reportedly filing for a confidential IPO and could aim for a valuation exceeding $1 trillion, after achieving a private valuation of approximately $852 billion and estimated annual revenue of around $25 billion ARR.
OpenAI's revenue has increased from near zero to tens of billions of dollars in just a few years. An OpenAI IPO could become a milestone confirming that AI has moved from the experimental phase to a global economic infrastructure.
An OpenAI listing would create a ripple effect for other AI companies such as Anthropic, Cerebras, CoreWeave, and AI infrastructure providers.
When OpenAI goes public, thousands of ETFs, pension funds, and traditional institutions will have direct access to the AI ​​sector instead of just through Nvidia or Microsoft.
However, they still face several major risks, such as burning billions of dollars each quarter on AI infrastructure and research. Reuters and the Financial Times report that the company spends heavily to maintain its leading position, and regulatory and oversight pressures are increasing ahead of the IPO.
The OpenAI IPO is not just OpenAI's story.
It could be the "ChatGPT Moment" of the global capital market, where AI shifts from a technology trend to a mainstream investment asset.