{"id":45618,"date":"2025-11-30T11:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/30\/an-openai-ipo-in-2026-why-it-may-not-happen-soon\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T11:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:35:49","slug":"an-openai-ipo-in-2026-why-it-may-not-happen-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/30\/an-openai-ipo-in-2026-why-it-may-not-happen-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"An OpenAI IPO in 2026? Why it may not happen soon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the AI boom continues, talk of a potential OpenAI IPO is accelerating in the United States. This talk accelerated recently after a report by Reuters showed that the company was preparing for a $1 trillion IPO at the second half of 2026. This article explores some of the top reasons why the ChatGPT maker may not launch an IPO soon.<\/p>\n

OpenAI IPO filing could happen in 2026<\/h2>\n

In a recent report by Reuters, the company was preparing<\/a> to file documents for its IPO in the second half of next year.<\/p>\n

For a company recently valued at over $500 billion, this would be the biggest IPO ever. Indeed, the Reuters report predicted that OpenAI will be valued at over $1 trillion when it launches its IPO, a move that will make it one of the biggest companies in the world.<\/p>\n

It will also be the first pure play company to launch its IPO, a move that will open doors for other companies like Anthropic and Elon Musk\u2019s xAI to go public.<\/p>\n

According to the Reuters report, the company\u2019s CFO is aiming for a 2027 IPO, but some insiders believe that it may come earlier. Still, there are some reasons why this IPO may not happen in 2026.<\/p>\n

OpenAI lead against rivals is shrinking <\/h2>\n

One of the main reasons why the OpenAI IPO may not happen in 2026 is the fact that competition is catching up on the company.<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s Gemini has become one of the most lethal competitors after it launched its newest model recently. According to the FT<\/a>, <\/strong>the number of Gemini’s app users has jumped to 650 million from 450 million in May this year. <\/p>\n

This growth, together with the development of its Tensor chip, has helped the Google stock price to surge to a record high, with its market capitalization crossing the important $4 trillion level.<\/p>\n

Other companies like Anthropic, xAI, and Perplexity AI will likely continue gaining market share, putting pressure on OpenAI, a move that may prevent it from going public soon.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: OpenAI linked borrowing approaches $100B as data centre funding expands<\/a><\/p>\n

OpenAI has a profitability problem <\/h2>\n

The other main reason why the OpenAI IPO may not happen any time soon is that the company has become a cash incinerator, a process that may continue for years.<\/p>\n

OpenAI reported a $5 billion loss in 2024, and a $4.7 billion loss in the first half of the year. Analysts expect that its losses will continue mounting as the company embraces a \u2018growth at all costs\u2019 approach.<\/p>\n

A recent report by HSBC estimated that the company will remain in the unprofitable category until 2020 and that the company will need an additional $207 billion to fund its ambitions.<\/p>\n

In the report the authors noted that the company was confronting a multitude of issues, including soaring infrastructure costs and rising competition.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the company may wait a bit to improve its results before going public. For one, if the IPO happens at a time when its growth is slowing and losses are rising, there is a risk that the stock will crash, erasing billions of dollars in value.<\/p>\n

Valuation concerns remain <\/h2>\n

Additionally, there are concerns that the private sector valuation metrics for OpenAI have overextended in the past few years. <\/p>\n

For example, the company received a $157 billion valuation in October last year, a figure that has now jumped to $500 billion<\/a>, and one that is expected to hit $1 trillion in its IPO filing.<\/p>\n

These are all big numbers for a company whose growth trajectory is slowing and one whose competition is rising. Also, it is a big number for a company whose cash burn is continuing.<\/p>\n

The post An OpenAI IPO in 2026? Why it may not happen soon<\/a> appeared first on Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n

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