People familiar said Anthropic's current performance implies annualized
recurring revenue (ARR) above $65 billion, more than a sevenfold increase versus
year-end. One source said Anthropic reported the figure to investors in routine
updates; ARR stood at $65 billion as of end-July. The revenue acceleration has
strengthened the company's confidence in pursuing an IPO. Anthropic and OpenAI
have privately filed listing documents; Anthropic could debut on Wall Street as
soon as this fall, potentially ahead of OpenAI.