OpenAI generated $4.3 billion in revenue in the first six months of 2025, surpassing its earnings for the entire previous year. Entrepreneur reports this, citing shareholder documents viewed by The Information. The strong growth is attributed to the increased adoption of ChatGPT, which now has 700 million weekly users, a fourfold increase from the same time last year. However, the company’s expenses are also rising sharply. Costs for research and development soared to $6.7 billion in the first half of 2025 alone. OpenAI has set a revenue goal of $13 billion for the year and is investing heavily in new AI data centers, with a recent valuation of $300 billion.