OpenAI successfully raised over 8 billion U.S. dollars with strong demand for subscriptions.

According to a person familiar with the transaction, OpenAI has successfully raised $8.3 billion in a new round of funding as part of a total $40 billion financing plan. This financing comes at a time when the company's business is accelerating. The source revealed that OpenAI's annual recurring revenue has increased from $10 billion in June to $13 billion, and is expected to exceed $20 billion by the end of this year. In addition, the number of paid enterprise users of ChatGPT has rapidly grown from 3 million a few months ago to 5 million. This round of fundraising has been completed ahead of schedule, with strong subscription demand, oversubscribed by five times.