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OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX valuations exceed 45 years of U.S. tech IPOs combined

Three companies valued at $5 trillion—more than all initial public offerings from 1980 to 2025.

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What to know

  • OpenAI ($1.2T), Anthropic ($2T potential), and SpaceX ($2T) together are valued at $5 trillion—exceeding all U.S. tech IPOs from 1980–2025 combined.
  • The valuations reflect investor confidence in AI's transformative potential, though major safety and misuse risks remain contested.
  • Anthropic expected to debut next month; OpenAI delayed IPO to 2027.

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OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX valuations exceed 45 years of U.S. tech IPOs combined
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    Yahoo Finance details AI valuations and their market significance

    Yahoo Finance reports the specific valuations: OpenAI raising at $1.2 trillion (Wall Street Journal), Anthropic's potential $2 trillion IPO valuation, SpaceX's $2 trillion market cap, totaling just over $5 trillion. The article notes these figures dwarf all U.S. tech IPOs from 1980–2025 and highlights investor expectations around AI's potential versus real challenges including safety concerns and potential misuse by bad actors.

    “Take OpenAI ( OPAI.PVT ), which is raising cash at a $1.2 trillion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal, throw in Anthropic's ( ANTH.PVT ) potential $2 trillion value when it goes public, and SpaceX's ( SPCX ) current $2 trillion market cap, and you're sitting at just north of $5 trillion…”
    — Yahoo Finance, Financial news outlet · source
    1. 1 outlet OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX valuations could dwarf 45 years of IPOs

      first by Yahoo Finance, 1d ago

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    Rattner charts AI giants' combined value at $5 trillion

    Steve Rattner, Morning Joe economic analyst and New York Times op-ed contributor, posts a chart on X showing that SpaceX ($2 trillion), Anthropic ($2 trillion potential), and OpenAI ($1.2 trillion) together exceed the combined value of all U.S. tech IPOs from 1980 to 2025, citing University of Florida data.

    “SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are worth more than every U.S. tech IPO of the past 45 years combined.”
    — @SteveRattner

    • SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are worth more than every U.S. tech IPO of the past 45 years combined.

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