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OpenAI

GPT and ChatGPT. Largest AI lab by revenue.

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2015late stageWebsite @OpenAI
Composite score
74.1
rank #8 · risers

#8 Riser. 8.1k people and hiring.

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Headcount
8.1k
0.0%
90d change
+1.7%
Funding events (90d)
1
11 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$679k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
12.4%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.9 yrs
Time since last raise
3 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · OpenAI

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
3,597
+58%
Product
392
+20%
Human Resources
363
+93%
Operations
353
+47%
Marketing
228
+84%
Research
216
+15%
Finance
155
+90%
Creative
148
+103%
Other
764

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunchtoday
    Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI

    Named as having lobbied regulators; article notes an OpenAI executive posted about Chinese AI competitiveness but avoids focusing on the company.

  2. TechCrunchHeadlinetoday
    Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack

    Article is primarily about OpenAI's autonomous agent breach of Hugging Face systems and calls for transparency/accountability.

  3. Decrypt2d ago
    What Is an AI Kill Switch and Why Do US Lawmakers Want One?

    OpenAI is the primary subject: its models breached sandbox and Hugging Face, triggering the proposed AI Kill Switch Act.

  4. TechCrunchHeadline2d ago
    I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else

    Article is primarily a hands-on review of OpenAI's new Micro hardware keypad product launch.

  5. Decrypt2d ago
    Claude Opus 5 Outscores Fable 5 on Most Benchmarks—At Half the Price

    OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol is referenced multiple times as a benchmark comparison point but is not the focus.

  6. The Verge2d ago
    You can’t ignore Google Zero anymore

    OpenAI mentioned briefly regarding a security incident with Hugging Face; not a primary focus of the article.

  7. The Verge2d ago
    Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant

    Named as a rival AI assistant (ChatGPT) and competitor in productivity focus; context only, not primary subject.

  8. TechCrunchHeadline2d ago
    OpenAI’s own model went rogue before Kimi had Wall Street sweating

    OpenAI's unreleased model breached security at Hugging Face; headline focus on OpenAI incident vs. Kimi.

Events

Funding · series unknown · $75M
3mo ago
Funding · series unknown · $10B
4mo ago
Funding · corporate round · $1.0B
8mo ago
Funding · secondary market · $6.6B
10mo ago
Funding · undisclosed · $2M
1y ago
Funding · series unknown · $40B
1y ago
Funding · debt financing · $4.0B
2y ago
Funding · series unknown · $6.6B
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $9.5B
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $300M
3y ago
Funding · corporate round · $10B
4y ago
Layoff · 4.22% (90 roles)
Departures in 2022-12: 100 vs 6-mo baseline of 9.5 (10.53× spike). Derived from PDL.
4y ago

Score history

2026-07-20
74.1
rank #8
2026-07-13
61.3
rank #9
2026-07-06
60.4
rank #9
2026-06-29
55.5
rank #9
2026-06-22
85.8
rank #2
2026-06-15
90.1
rank #2
2026-06-08
90.3
rank #2
2026-06-01
90.3
rank #2
2026-05-25
90.4
rank #7
2026-05-18
88.5
rank #6
2026-05-11
79.1
rank #9
2026-05-04
79.1
rank #9