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Anthropic set to hit $10.9 billion in revenue during second quarter, source says

$10.9B. That's Anthropic's projected Q2 revenue—and the quarter it hits profitability.

Reporting by CNBC Technology 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Anthropic's explosive revenue growth signals the AI market is moving beyond R&D spending into defensible, profitable business models. This is the inflection point investors have been waiting for: proof that frontier AI labs can be unit-economic machines, not just cash furnaces.

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5 to know

  1. Anthropic projected Q2 2026 revenue: $10.9B

  2. First profitable quarter expected

  3. Implies run-rate of $43.6B annualized revenue

  4. Source: CNBC reporting from insider source

  5. Date: May 20, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: If Anthropic hits the revenue target, it will post its first profitable quarter, a source told CNBC
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