Bloomberg reported on August 17, 2026, that Anthropic's annualized revenue exceeded $65,000 million at the close of July, more than double the $47,000 million recorded in May. The artificial intelligence company, creator of the Claude model, also filed a confidential IPO application.
The figure confirms the pace of the generative AI investment race that is driving the construction of computing infrastructure across North America. OpenAI, Anthropic's main competitor, doubled its revenue to $40,000 million from $20,000 million at the end of 2025, according to TechCrunch. For Mexico, the data matters because this race also determines where the digital infrastructure serving the North American market gets built. An estimate published by Alzavoz on August 16 suggests that AI could add $73,500 million to the Mexican economy by 2029, partly through data centers serving the United States market that are already operating in northern Mexico, generating local employment and energy demand.
The pace of growth is recent: at the end of 2025 annualized revenue stood at $9,000 million, and Anthropic's investors project closing 2026 between $100,000 and $120,000 million, according to TechCrunch. The company was valued at $965,000 million in May, when it raised a $65,000 million round. Anthropic and OpenAI have both filed confidential IPO applications. According to TechCrunch, Anthropic is seeking a public valuation of $2 trillion or more, the largest stock market debut in history, and its debut is expected before OpenAI's, possibly this autumn. The two players measure their revenue differently, but Anthropic's acceleration is what has drawn the most investor attention.
The next milestone will be the date and price of Anthropic's stock market debut, expected before the end of the year. For those following the sector, the question is how much of that investment translates into data centers, employment, and energy capacity in North America, including Mexico.
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