OpenAI could go public in 2027
The ChatGPT maker's president says the company could be ready for a stock market listing next year.
- Possible IPO: 2027
- Q3 annualised revenue: +70% vs Q2
- Enterprise revenue: doubled
What happened
Speaking at a Wall Street Journal tech conference, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman was asked if the company could be ready for an IPO in 2027. His answer: “I think so. Yes.”
He added that OpenAI will list when the timing feels right, and that he feels very good about the business.
The honest part
Brockman admitted the first half of 2026 was “pretty rough” for OpenAI's business with companies. He also said OpenAI “wasn't even in the conversation” in AI coding agents — a space where rival Anthropic's Claude Code has been winning customers.
Things turned around in the third quarter: OpenAI's annualised revenue grew about 70% compared with the previous quarter, mainly because revenue from businesses doubled. Enterprise customers now bring in most of OpenAI's money.
Why it matters
An OpenAI IPO would be one of the biggest stock market listings ever, and it would let ordinary investors own a piece of the company behind ChatGPT for the first time. It also signals that the AI race is shifting from consumer chatbots to selling AI to businesses.
