AI Industry News, May 22, 2026: Anthropic’s Q2 Revenue Forecast Reaches $10.9 Billion; Company Achieves First-Ever Quarterly Operating Profit

Anthropic Projects $10.9B Q2 2026 Revenue, Achieves First-Ever Quarterly Operating Profit Anthropic shared financial projections with investors this week showing Q2 2026 revenue of $10.9 billion — up 130% from $4.8 billion in Q1 — alongside an expected operating income of approximately $559 million, its first-ever quarterly operating profit. The enterprise customer base compounding was a key driver: the number of customers spending $1 million or more annually doubled from 500 to over 1,000 between February and April 2026. Compute efficiency also improved, with Q2 compute costs projected to fall to 56 cents per dollar of revenue, down from 71 cents in Q1. Anthropic Q2营收预测达109亿美元，史上首次实现季度经营盈利。Anthropic向投资者披露Q2 2026营收预测为109亿美元，环比Q1的48亿美元增长130%，同期预计实现约5.59亿美元经营利润——为公司创立以来首次季度盈利。年消费超百万美元的企业客户数量从2月的500家翻倍至4月的逾1000家；计算成本占比从Q1的71%降至Q2预期的56%。 OpenAI向SEC提交IPO保密申请，拟9月上市，估值或达1万亿美元 OpenAI Files Confidential S-1 with SEC, Targets September IPO at ~$852B–$1T Valuation

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