Anthropic's Revenue Surges Over 14-Fold in Q2 Amid Pre-IPO Growth

Anthropic’s revenue surged more than 14-fold in the second quarter from a year earlier, Bloomberg News reported Friday, underscoring the rapid growth of the Claude chatbot maker as it prepares for a potential blockbuster initial public offering. The AI company reported preliminary revenue of more than $11.5 billion for its latest completed quarter, up from $787 million in the same period last year and $4.73 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to documents viewed by Bloomberg News. Anthropic also posted positive adjusted operating income in the second quarter, according to the documents. The figures are preliminary and could still change, Bloomberg reported. An Anthropic spokesperson did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment. The jump in revenue comes as Anthropic competes with OpenAI for corporate customers and has gained traction among professionals using its software for tasks including coding. Anthropic said in May that its run-rate revenue crossed $47 billion, up from roughly $10 billion in revenue in all of 2025. Anthropic’s early meetings with prospective investors ahead of its potential IPO have been high-level and have not included discussions about specific financials or a valuation, sources told CNBC’s David Faber on Thursday. Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading the meetings, the sources said. An IPO as soon as this fall could make Anthropic one of the first major private AI companies to tap public markets. That debut would unlock access to billions of dollars in additional capital, providing the immense financial runway required to fund escalating compute infrastructure costs, secure advanced hardware, and build specialized data centers.