{"slug": "the-900-billion-giant-how-anthropic-got-so-big-so-fast", "title": "The $900 Billion Giant: How Anthropic Got So Big, So Fast", "summary": "Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI as the most valuable artificial intelligence company, reaching a $900 billion valuation after a $65 billion fund-raising round. The company’s rise was fueled by its Claude models and the Claude Code programming tool, which drove a surge in adoption by automating software development. The valuation shift reflects the rapidly evolving competitive landscape in the AI industry.", "body_md": "Newsletter\n\n## DealBook\n\nThe artificial intelligence giant was just valued at $900 billion, surpassing OpenAI. Here are the numbers behind its rise — and headwinds it faces.\n\n**Andrew here.** Anthropic is now more valuable than OpenAI, something Silicon Valley wouldn’t have expected a year ago. We go behind the numbers — and outline the risks the new leader in A.I. faces.\n\nAlso: Lauren Hirsch has a scoop on deal talks between iHeartMedia and SiriusXM, which were put on pause. And Dell’s stock is flying, raising new questions about President Trump’s investments in the computer giant.\n\n## The numbers behind Anthropic’s rise\n\nA year ago, the biggest and buzziest artificial intelligence start-up around was undoubtedly OpenAI. That’s no longer the case.\n\nAnthropic has taken that crown with its [$65 billion fund-raising round](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/technology/anthropic-tops-openai-valuation.html). How the company went from also-ran to 900-pound gorilla is a reflection of the current state of the A.I. race, and it raises questions about what comes next.\n\n**Where things stand:** Anthropic is valued at $900 billion, while OpenAI was last valued at $730 billion, not including the $122 billion it had just raised.\n\n**Behind Anthropic’s ascent:** The company’s Claude models were consistently highly regarded. But by November, Anthropic’s Claude Code programming tool had become exponentially better at automating software development, driving a surge in adoption.\n\n## Related Content\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](#after-bottom)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-900-billion-giant-how-anthropic-got-so-big-so-fast", "canonical_source": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/business/dealbook/anthropic-ai-openai.html", "published_at": "2026-05-29 12:23:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-29 12:45:51.250311+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "OpenAI", "Claude", "Claude Code", "iHeartMedia", "SiriusXM", "Dell", "Andrew"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-900-billion-giant-how-anthropic-got-so-big-so-fast", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-900-billion-giant-how-anthropic-got-so-big-so-fast.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-900-billion-giant-how-anthropic-got-so-big-so-fast.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-900-billion-giant-how-anthropic-got-so-big-so-fast.jsonld"}}