Anthropic, di company wey dey behind Claude AI models, don publicly file for initial public offering with di SEC on Monday, October 26. Di company dey apply to list Class A shares on di Nasdaq Global Select Market under di ticker ANT, according to documents and reports about di filing.
Di filing leave di price range blank, but e still carry numbers wey catch eye. Anthropic revenue reach $16.3 billion for di first half of 2026, up from $1.2 billion for di same period one year earlier. Reports put di jump at more than thirteenfold, with revenue also rising from $4.6 billion for all of 2025 to $16.3 billion in just six months of 2026.
Di headline net loss look heavy: $80.7 billion for di half. But about $72.4 billion of that amount na non-cash accounting charge from changes in fair value of convertible notes and related financial instruments, largely reflecting Anthropic rising private-market valuation. Di company actual operating loss come to about $693 million, according to financial details inside di registration documents. Dat distinction dey important because di charge no mean say Anthropic pay out $72.4 billion to workers, suppliers, or data-centre operators.
Anthropic previously report operating loss wey pass $8 billion in 2025, when infrastructure costs pass annual revenue. For di first half of 2026, computing and infrastructure expenses approach $9 billion, even as revenue grow.
Prediction markets dey price a 74.5% chance say Anthropic go worth more than Bitcoin by di end of di year, according to Coinspeaker. For one post on X, Anthropic talk say di registration statement don file with di SEC but e never become effective. Di filing fit become one of di largest stock market debuts on record, but di blank price range mean investors still dey wait for more details.
