Anthropic’s revenue jumped more than 14-fold in the second quarter from a year earlier, according to a Bloomberg News report on Friday, offering a fresh glimpse of the rapid growth behind the Claude chatbot maker as it prepares for a possible blockbuster initial public offering.
The artificial intelligence company posted preliminary revenue of more than $11.5 billion for its most recently completed quarter, Bloomberg News said, citing documents it reviewed. That compares with $787 million in the same period last year and $4.73 billion in the first quarter of 2026.
According to those documents, Anthropic also recorded positive adjusted operating income in the second quarter. The figures are still preliminary and may change, Bloomberg reported.
An Anthropic spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
The revenue acceleration comes as Anthropic battles OpenAI for corporate customers and has found traction among professionals who use its software for tasks such as coding. In May, the company said its annualized revenue run rate had crossed $47 billion, up from roughly $10 billion in total revenue for 2025.
Anthropic’s early conversations with prospective investors ahead of a potential IPO have been high-level, according to sources who spoke with CNBC’s David Faber on Thursday. Those meetings have not included detailed discussions of financials or a valuation, the sources said, and are being led by Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao.
If the company goes public as soon as this fall, it would become one of the first major private AI firms to enter public markets. Such a debut would open access to billions of dollars in fresh capital, giving Anthropic the financial runway needed to cover rising compute infrastructure costs, secure advanced hardware, and build specialized data centers.
Anthropic’s apparent financial momentum and potential IPO timing remain subject to change, as the company has not publicly confirmed the figures or a formal listing plan.
