OpenAI says it has confidentially filed for its IPO

The team at OpenAI expected the filing to leak so have gotten ahead of it.

OpenAI has confidentially filed for its initial public offering (IPO). In a press release, OpenAI states it expected the news to leak and that the IPO may take a while to eventuate. CEO Sam Altman and Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki took the opportunity to release a broad mission statement.

On June 8, 2026, OpenAI announced it had confidentially filed for its IPO. The post notes that the company filed a confidential S-1 and expected the filing to leak, so have decided to get ahead of it via a public announcement.

The messaging states that no timing has been decided and it “may be a while” due to the company wanting to do things which are “likely easier” as a private company than a public one. This filing gives the company the option to go public sooner “if that ends up being best.”

Sam Altman and Jakub Pachocki took the opportunity to release a post titled “Built to benefit everyone: our plan.” This is less of a business plan and more of a series of things they are trying to accomplish.

Transformative technologies can concentrate power, or they can broaden it. They can make life easier for a few, or they can expand opportunity for many. Our approach is rooted in the belief that AI should work for people: helping them pursue their own goals, increasing their capabilities, and distributing the benefits of this technology as widely as possible.

The post notes that OpenAI’s first commitment is to “build AI in service of humanity.” The company also has three main goals: build an automated AI researcher, accelerate the economy, and give everyone on Earth a personal AGI.

Stay tuned to our OpenAI page for the latest on the company.

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