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OpenAI $100M ARR from ChatGPT ads and 'novelty demand' concerns

March 26, 2026Jessica Lessin, Techmeme, Eric Seufert

Jessica Lessin and others discuss reporting that OpenAI hit $100M annualized revenue from ChatGPT ads, while Eric Seufert argues it’s mostly novelty demand and questions where ad demand settles as optimization improves.

What do you make of $100 million in OpenAI ARR from ads
OpenAI has surpassed $100M in annualized revenue from ChatGPT ads, has expanded to 600+ advertisers
OpenAI’s $100MM advertising run rate is almost entirely a function of “novelty demand”
Jessica Lessin
Techmeme
Eric Seufert
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