# Character.AI

An AI virtual character chatbot platform where users converse and interact with customized virtual people.

Character.ai develops AI virtual celebrity chatbots. Like ChatGPT, it can draw from articles, news, books and other digital resources. Users can choose any preferred character or person, real or fictional, to generate replies, such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Nintendo character Mario.

Canonical: https://uniquebase.ai/companies/character-ai
Stable identifier: UB-C1976
Snapshot captured: 2026-10-20T18:05:01.520Z
English updated: 2026-10-20T18:22:58.817Z

## Funding

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## Valuation

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## Revenue

Listed 2 records.
Latest: $30M (ARR), 2025-08-14.

- 2025-08-14 · $30M (ARR) · https://www.wired.com/story/character-ai-ceo-chatbots-entertainment/
  > On 2025/8/14, Wired reported that Character.AI disclosed annual recurring revenue (ARR) of USD 30 million in the AI Consumer sector. (translated source brief)
- 2025-08-12 · $30M (run rate) · https://www.wired.com/story/character-ai-ceo-chatbots-entertainment/
  > On 2025/8/12, Wired reported that AI character chat company Character.AI abandoned its artificial general intelligence goal and pivoted to AI entertainment. Annualized revenue was approximately USD 30 million, with USD 50 million expected by the end of 2025. (translated source brief)

## Team

- [Noam Shazeer](/people/noam-shazeer)

## Products

- [Character.AI](/products/character-ai)

## Investors

- [Google](/institutions/google)

## Sources

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