OpenAI Revenue Surge: July ARR Beat Q2, 1 Billion Users

OpenAI reported strong July annualized revenue that topped all of Q2, per CFO Sarah Friar. Growth attributed to GPT-5.6, enterprise ChatGPT Work, and Codex catching up to Claude. Board chair Taylor called out Anthropic's momentum. OpenAI also reached 1 billion active users, validating the price cuts and enterprise push. Signals business health ahead of potential IPO.