Hugging Face’s revenue jumps 50% to over $150M in just two months

Hugging Face's annualized revenue run rate surpassed $150 million after a 50% increase in two months, driven by demand for paid compute, storage, and subscriptions, according to Salesforce Ventures. The company, which raised $235 million at a $4.5 billion valuation in August 2023, is reportedly exploring a sale at a $13 billion valuation, roughly 87 times revenue.

Via salesforceventures.com Hugging Face’s revenue jumps 50% to over $150M in just two months The AI platform's explosive growth in paid compute and storage services has reignited talk of a potential sale at a $13 billion valuation Hugging Face, the platform that quietly became the GitHub of artificial intelligence, has seen its annualized revenue run rate climb past $150 million after a 50% increase over just two months. The growth is being driven by surging demand for paid compute, storage, and subscription services as enterprises race to build on top of AI infrastructure. To put that trajectory in perspective: the company’s revenue run rate sat at roughly $70 million by the end of 2023. It was projected to hit around $130 million for 2024. Now it’s blown past $150 million, which means the company has essentially doubled its top line in under two years. What’s actually driving the growth Hugging Face operates on a freemium model where roughly 3-5% of users convert to paid tiers. The paid tiers offer enhanced capabilities for high-usage scenarios and enterprise features. The platform hosts hundreds of thousands of models and serves tens of thousands of organizations, with paying customers increasing to over 2,000. The $13 billion question The company has reportedly been exploring a potential sale that could value it at $13 billion or more. That would represent a significant jump from its last major funding round in August 2023, when Hugging Face raised $235 million at a $4.5 billion post-money valuation. A $13 billion price tag on $150 million in annualized revenue would put the company at roughly 87x revenue. Growth comes with growing pains In July 2026, the company dealt with a security breach involving unauthorized access achieved through a malicious dataset processed via its pipeline. The incident highlighted one of the fundamental challenges facing AI platforms: when you’re processing enormous volumes of user-submitted data and models, the attack surface expands accordingly. Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy https://cryptobriefing.com/editorial-policy/ .