Sam Altman Says an OpenAI IPO in 2026 Would Be 'Ill-Advised', but Here Is What He Did Not Say
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Sam Altman Says an OpenAI IPO in 2026 Would Be 'Ill-Advised', but Here Is What He Did Not Say
Sam Altman has confirmed in a Fortune interview that OpenAI will not be going public in 2026. The quote he used was "ill-advised", which is a carefully chosen phrase. Not impossible. Not wrong. Just unwise for the moment. And for a company that has reportedly filed confidentially for an IPO already, that distinction matters quite a bit.
Key Takeaways
- Sam Altman confirmed OpenAI will not IPO in 2026, calling it 'ill-advised' in a Fortune interview
- OpenAI has reportedly already filed confidentially for an IPO, a standard preparatory step
- OpenAI was valued at 300 billion dollars in its last private funding round
- The company reportedly crossed 5 billion dollars in annualised revenue in 2025, with 2026 projections of 11 to 12 billion dollars
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