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Thu, 15 Oct 2026

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 Anthropic flags revenue surge to investors ahead of stock market debut

It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.

* Anthropic's revenue surged by 45% to $16.8bn (£12.7bn) in Q3, according to figures revealed at a briefing for prospective investors.
* The company has seen successive quarters of growth this year, with revenue rising from $4.7bn to $11.6bn and now $16.8bn.
* Anthropic made a profit for the second quarter in a row, despite concerns over AI infrastructure spending affecting other tech stocks.
* Stocks in some US technology companies fell on Wednesday due to concerns about investments in AI, with chip makers AMD, Nvidia, and Intel seeing sharp declines.
* Shares in Japanese tech investment firm Softbank and South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung and SK Hynix also dropped significantly.