Anthropic, the developer of the AI chatbot Claude, reported a 14.6-fold increase in revenue for the second quarter, marking its first-ever quarterly adjusted operating profit since its founding.
On August 15, Bloomberg News reported that Anthropic informed investors that its preliminary revenue for the second quarter exceeded $11.5 billion (approximately 16.2 trillion won). This figure is 14.6 times higher than the $787 million reported during the same period last year and more than double the $4.73 billion from the previous quarter.
Profitability has also improved, with adjusted operating profit, excluding one-time costs, turning positive for the first time in the company's history. However, specific profit figures were not disclosed.
The surge in revenue is attributed to rapidly increasing demand for Claude in the enterprise and professional markets, particularly driven by coding tools and AI services for business automation.
Annualized revenue, calculated based on recent sales trends, surpassed $47 billion in May, up from about $9 billion at the end of last year, reflecting more than a fivefold increase in just a few months.
Anthropic anticipates continued high growth through 2028. According to Reuters, the company has projected revenues between $190 billion and $200 billion (approximately 268 trillion to 282 trillion won) by 2028.
In June, Anthropic submitted confidential documents for an initial public offering (IPO) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of its preparations for going public.
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