US Media: OpenAI to File for IPO in Coming Days, Targeting September Listing

(CNA, New York, 20th, Comprehensive Foreign Report) The Wall Street Journal reported today, citing sources familiar with the matter, that ChatGPT developer OpenAI is preparing to submit its Initial Public Offering (IPO) application documents in the coming days, with a potential filing as early as the 22nd. According to The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI, which was valued at $852 billion in its most recent funding round, is working with bankers from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to draft its prospectus. The company plans to submit it confidentially to regulators, targeting a public listing as early as September. Meanwhile, billionaire Elon Musk's company SpaceX is also expected to release its IPO documents this week, with a possible stock market debut in June. Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic is also expected to conduct an IPO this year. The successive moves by these companies are making 2026 a big year for IPOs.