# OpenAI says month 7 ARR increase exceeds total second-quarter 2026 revenue

On 2026/7/30, CNBC reported that US company OpenAI said its ARR increase in month 7 alone exceeded total revenue in the second quarter of 2026, driven by adoption of GPT-5.6, ChatGPT Work and Codex, at approximately USD 852 billion valuation.



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- [OpenAI](/companies/openai)

## Sources

- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/openai-cfo-sarah-friar-tells-employees-arr-in-july-topped-all-of-q2.html