OpenAI Misses Its Own User and Sales Goals, WSJ Reports (1)

OpenAI recently failed to meet its own goals for new user acquisition and sales, fueling internal concerns that the company may struggle to support its spending on AI infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The company fell short of several monthly sales targets in 2026 after rival Anthropic PBC gained ground in the coding and enterprise markets, WSJ reported Monday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.

Its ChatGPT chatbot also didn’t hit the company’s target of one billion weekly active users by the end of 2025, the newspaper said. Its subscriber defection rate remains a challenge, according to ...