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It’s a tad early for 2026 predictions, but given how the past few weeks have gone for OpenAI, I’ll offer one of my own: OpenAI isn’t going public. Not in 2026, anyway. Maybe not ever.
Reuters wrote on October 30 that OpenAI was laying the groundwork for an an initial public offering in the latter half of 2026, citing people familiar with the matter. (CNN hasn’t confirmed the report, and OpenAI declined to comment Monday. A spokesperson told Reuters that an IPO was “not our focus.”)
An OpenAI market debut could be the biggest in history, valuing the company at $1 trillion, according to Reuters.
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