Anthropic Is Gunning for SpaceX’s IPO Record and Investors Are All In
TLDR
- Anthropic plans to match or beat SpaceX’s record $75 billion IPO haul
- Investors expect Anthropic could be valued at $2 trillion or more
- The company’s annual recurring revenue has reached $65 billion
- Anthropic is currently spending $1.25 billion per month renting computing space from SpaceX
- Revenue hit roughly $11 billion in Q2 2026, more than double Q1’s $4.8 billion
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude model, is planning an IPO that could rival or surpass SpaceX’s record-setting public listing. Bloomberg reported on August 21 that the company is targeting a listing as soon as the end of August 2026.
BREAKING: Anthropic expects to match or surpass the size of SpaceX’s, $SPCX, record setting IPO, per Bloomberg.
SpaceX’s IPO raised a record $86.2 billion, which means Anthropic could raise close to $100 billion.
Anthropic is expected to IPO by the end of 2026.
- The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 20, 2026
SpaceX set the bar in June, selling 555,555,555 shares at $135 each to raise $75 billion. Brokers exercised an overallotment option, bringing in another $11 billion. That remains the largest IPO haul on record.
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