AI · SEMICONDUCTOR · FACT CHECK
SKD WIREPartly True
OpenAI's annual revenue is approaching 95 trillion won, according to a review of primary sources addressing the widely circulated claim about the San Francisco-based AI developer's sales scale. The figure, equivalent to roughly tens of billions of US dollars, places OpenAI among the highest-earning AI companies in the industry, though the exact accounting basis of the number remains a matter of interpretation.
The claim states that OpenAI's annual revenue "surpasses 95 trillion won" (연 매출은 95조 육박). Ten primary sources were reviewed in connection with the assertion, including materials associated with OpenAI's DevDay event and remarks by CEO Sam Altman.
The claim about OpenAI's annual revenue is assessed as being in the vicinity of the 95 trillion won mark, but the evidence does not fully establish it as a precise, company-confirmed figure. The distinction matters for readers tracking the financial trajectory of a company that has committed to massive infrastructure and semiconductor procurement — spending that also shapes demand for suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and other memory and foundry players across the Korean technology supply chain.
Because OpenAI is a private company and does not publish audited annual reports in the way listed firms do, revenue estimates in circulation depend on the period measured and on how recurring versus one-time revenue is counted. The reviewed sources support a revenue level near the claimed figure, but not unambiguously above it.
The 95-trillion-won annual revenue claim is Partly True.
