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Quoting Karen Kwok for Reuters Breakingviews

Anthropic defines its "run-rate revenue" by calculating consumption-based sales over the last 28 days, multiplying that figure by 13, then adding the result to its monthly subscription revenue multiplied by 12, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by Reuters Breakingviews. The methodology, reported by Karen Kwok, offers a rare glimpse into how the AI company measures its financial performance.

read1 min publishedMay 31, 2026

31st May 2026

Anthropic defines “run-rate revenue” in two parts. Use the last 28 days of sales from customers charged on a consumption basis and multiply it by 13. Then, multiply the monthly subscription take by 12, and add the two together.

— Karen Kwok for Reuters Breakingviews, citing "a person familiar with the matter"

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source & further reading
simonwillison.net — original article Running Python ASGI apps in the browser via Pyodide + a service worker Quoting Daniel Jalkut Anthropic's self-reported run-rate revenue growth is wild
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