Re:OpenAI raises $8.3B at $300B valuation
by og_kalu on Saturday August 02, 2025 @10:19AM
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OpenAI reportedly made a loss of $5B in 2024. By 2024's end they had ~300M WAUs, most of them free and not monetized in any way whatsoever.
To be profitable, they'd need to monetize those free users for an average of $17/year or $1.5/month.
Do you realize how low that is ? Yes, ads even implemented in an uninspiring fashion would more than cover that. With some thought into it ? Well, You don't need to be a genius to see the potential of directly weaving paid recommendations naturally into conversations when appropriate.
To be profitable, they'd need to monetize those free users for an average of $17/year or $1.5/month.
Do you realize how low that is ? Yes, ads even implemented in an uninspiring fashion would more than cover that. With some thought into it ? Well, You don't need to be a genius to see the potential of directly weaving paid recommendations naturally into conversations when appropriate.