# Plaud expects USD 250 million annual revenue, is profitable, has 200 staff and has sold more than 1 million AI recording devices

On 2025/9/2, a Forbes interview reported that Plaud was profitable and had sold more than 1 million AI recording devices. It expected combined annualized revenue from hardware sales and software subscriptions to reach USD 250 million in 2025.



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## Connected profiles

- [PLAUD](/companies/plaud)

## Sources

- https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2025/09/02/how-an-ai-notetaker-became-one-of-the-few-profitable-ai-startups/