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OpenAI

GPT and ChatGPT. Largest AI lab by revenue.

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2015late stageWebsite @OpenAI
Composite score
0.0
rank #27 · risers
Headcount
7.3k
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
8 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$754k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
12.7%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.9 yrs
Time since last raise
5 mo
recent raise
LinkedIn followers
10.4M
brand reach

Hiring flow · OpenAI

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
3,258
+57%
Product
371
+20%
Human Resources
332
+91%
Operations
324
+56%
Marketing
204
+89%
Research
201
+18%
Finance
137
+67%
Creative
126
+100%
Other
691

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunchHeadline6d ago
    Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

    Article is primarily about OpenAI's legal dispute with Musk and trial outcome; central to the narrative throughout.

  2. OpenAI6d ago
    Advancing content provenance for a safer, more transparent AI ecosystem

    Article announces OpenAI's content provenance initiatives including C2PA conformance, SynthID watermarking partnership with Google, and public verification tool.

  3. OpenAIHeadline7d ago
    OpenAI and Dell partner to bring Codex to hybrid and on-premise enterprise environments

    Article announces OpenAI's partnership with Dell to deploy Codex in enterprise hybrid/on-premise environments, highlighting product growth and expansion.

  4. OpenAIHeadline9d ago
    OpenAI and Malta partner to bring ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

    Article announces OpenAI's partnership with Malta to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens with AI literacy training.

  5. OpenAIHeadline10d ago
    A new personal finance experience in ChatGPT

    Article announces OpenAI's new personal finance feature in ChatGPT, a major product launch.

  6. The VergeHeadline20d ago
    OpenAI’s president does ‘all the things,’ except answer a question

    Article focuses on OpenAI president Greg Brockman's testimony in Musk lawsuit, revealing internal conflicts and questionable judgment.

  7. TechCrunch21d ago
    OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO

    Central to Cerebras story: Sam Altman is angel investor, OpenAI is major customer with $1B loan and warrant deal; relationship noted as noteworthy.

  8. TechCrunch21d ago
    Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades

    OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4o image model featured prominently as a case study of successful app growth and revenue conversion.

Events

Funding · corporate round · $1.0B
6mo ago
Funding · secondary market · $6.6B
8mo ago
Funding · series unknown · $40B
1y ago
Funding · debt financing · $4.0B
2y ago
Funding · series unknown · $6.6B
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $9.5B
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $300M
3y ago
Funding · corporate round · $10B
3y ago
Layoff · 4.61% (93 roles)
Departures in 2022-12: 103 vs 6-mo baseline of 10 (10.3× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago

Score history

2026-05-25
0.0
rank #27
2026-05-18
47.6
rank #9
2026-05-11
48.9
rank #9
2026-05-04
48.9
rank #9
2026-04-27
49.0
rank #9
2026-04-20
55.3
rank #9
2026-04-13
55.3
rank #9
2026-04-06
60.5
rank #10
2026-03-30
60.5
rank #10
2026-03-23
63.1
rank #11
2026-03-16
63.1
rank #11
2026-03-09
71.6
rank #7