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OpenAI's chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, wrote on 18 January 2026 that revenue grew 10X from 2023 to 2025: "$2B ARR in 2023, $6B in 2024, and $20B+ in 2025".

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OpenAI January 18, 2026 [...] By Sarah Friar, CFO, OpenAI [...] While revenue followed the same curve growing 3X year over year, or 10X from 2023 to 2025: $2B ARR in 2023, $6B in 2024, and $20B+ in 2025.

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OpenAI (Sarah Friar, CFO) · 2026-01-18

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“OpenAI's chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, wrote on 18 January 2026 that revenue grew 10X from 2023 to 2025: "$2B ARR in 2023, $6B in 2024, and $20B+ in 2025".” ai notis, checked 21 Oct 2026. Source: A business that scales with the value of intelligence (OpenAI (Sarah Friar, CFO)). https://ainotis.com/c/2183

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ai notis. (2026, October 21). OpenAI's chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, wrote on 18 January 2026 that revenue grew 10X from 2023 to 2025: "$2B ARR in 2023, $6B in 2024, and $20B+ in 2025" [Checked claim 2183]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2183

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