Anthropic IPO to pitch $30 trillion AI market opportunity

Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering that could value the artificial intelligence company at approximately $2 trillion, a figure that would make it one of the largest public market debuts in history. The listing, expected as early as September or October 2026, would surpass the record set by SpaceX's $86.2 billion IPO in June. Central to its pitch to investors is a claim that the total addressable market for AI work exceeds $30 trillion, a figure that tops SpaceX's own $28.5 trillion estimate and has drawn scrutiny from financial experts. The San Francisco-based company, founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives including CEO Dario Amodei, has experienced rapid growth.