HSBC says OpenAI needs huge revenue and funding growth by 2030
HSBC estimates that OpenAI must grow annual revenue from about $13 billion to $200 billion by 2030 and raise another $200 billion to stay financially stable. In the same broader picture, OpenAI’s losses in 2025 reportedly grew almost eightfold, while spending reached $34 billion. The main issue is that ChatGPT and developer AI tools are growing fast, but the computing power and needed to run them are extremely expensive.
OpenAI needs many more paying users, business customers, developer usage, and outside funding to keep scaling. These numbers suggest that popularity alone is not enough; prices, plan limits, enterprise sales, and long-term funding will matter more over time.
Key points
- HSBC estimates OpenAI needs to grow revenue from $13 billion to $200 billion by 2030.
- The same estimate says OpenAI may need another $200 billion in funding.
- OpenAI’s 2025 losses reportedly grew almost eightfold, with spending reaching $34 billion.
- Fast AI growth still carries very high computing and .
- Solo makers should watch pricing, , and .