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summary: "Bankers are pricing the AI company's upcoming IPO using revenue forecasts for 2028 of between $190 billion and $200 billion. This target supports a valuation of $2 trillion, relying on a method that prices the business based on results 2 years into the future. Anthropic's current revenue run rate is $47 billion, compared to $9 billion at the end of 2025. While the growth pushes the firm toward the largest stock market debut in history, some investors questioned whether productivity improvements can justify the valuation."
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# Anthropic Targets $2 Trillion Valuation for Largest IPO Ever via Rare Forecasts

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**Published:** 2026-08-16T02:38:12.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** anthropic, funding, industry, claude

## Summary

Bankers are pricing the AI company's upcoming IPO using revenue forecasts for 2028 of between $190 billion and $200 billion\. This target supports a valuation of $2 trillion, relying on a method that prices the business based on results 2 years into the future\. Anthropic's current revenue run rate is $47 billion, compared to $9 billion at the end of 2025\. While the growth pushes the firm toward the largest stock market debut in history, some investors questioned whether productivity improvements can justify the valuation\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/anthropic-targets-2-trillion-valuation-for-largest-ipo-ever-via-rare-for-8ef30f60>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2088727428428669277>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/firstadopter/status/2088630263110660523>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/CNBC/status/2088638833919176910>)