Anthropic's amended IPO filing shows revenue near $17bn in the third quarter alongside continuing losses and huge compute commitments

In an amended IPO filing on Monday, Anthropic reported third-quarter revenue of nearly $17bn and said it has purchase commitments of $895.4bn for AI computing and infrastructure, including $70bn due in the next 12 months (CNBC; Associated Press).

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Left-leaning outlets

'Anthropic Revenue Hits Nearly $17 Billion Before Blockbuster IPO' (Bloomberg); 'Anthropic posts $17B quarterly revenue but losses continue in fresh IPO filing' (The Washington Post).

Centre outlets

Centre-rated outlets headline it: “Anthropic revenue growth slows, compute financing risks mount ahead of IPO” (Reuters); “Anthropic reveals $900bn AI spending commitments ahead of IPO” (Financial Times).

Right-leaning outlets

'Anthropic sees $23B third-quarter loss in amended IPO filing' (New York Post); 'Anthropic's Quarterly Loss Shrinks Ahead of IPO' (Newsmax).

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Who owns or funds the outlets covering this story (11 outlets)

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Bloomberg	Centre-left	Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP (The parent company of Bloomberg News). According to Investopedia, Bloomberg Terminal (remote software used to access financial information) is the most expensive among financial data providers. source
CNBC	Centre-left	CNBC is owned by NBC Universal, which Comcast owns. Comcast’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Brian L. Roberts, founded by his father, Ralph J. source
Washington Post	Centre-left	In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million. Bezos is a frequent target of Trump, who has accused the businessman of using the Postal System as its “ Delivery Boy. ” The newspaper’s executive editor, Martin Baron, said Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, is not involved in its news coverage. source
Financial Times	Centre	The Financial Times is owned by The Nikkei, a Japanese news and financial information company that publishes the leading financial paper, The Nikkei. The FT generates revenue through subscriptions, a hard paywall, and advertising..push({}); source
France 24	Centre	France 24 is owned by France Médias Monde, a state-owned French holding company that supervises and coordinates the activities of the major public media organizations broadcasting or publishing internationally from France. Besides government funding, they also generate revenue through advertising. source
Reuters	Centre	In April 2008, the British company Reuters Group was acquired by Thomson Corporation and formed Thomson Reuters. source
New York Post	Centre-right	The New York Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which owns many conservative/sensational media outlets worldwide. The paper is funded through advertising, subscriptions, and newsstand sales. source
The Times	Centre-right	The Times and Sunday Times is owned by News UK (News Corp UK & Ireland Limited), which American News Corp owns. The owner and Executive Chairman of News Corp are Rupert Murdoch. Revenue is derived from advertising and subscription fees. source
Breitbart	Right	After the death of Andrew Breitbart in 2012, Larry Solov became CEO and president of Breitbart News. In 2017, according to Politico, Larry Solov revealed the owner of Breitbart as “himself, founder Andrew Breitbart’s widow, Susie Breitbart, and the Republican mega-donor family, the Mercers.” Further, Solov also stated that he wants “to disclose as little as possible about financial and ownership structure.” source
Newsmax	Right	Newsmax is owned by publicly traded Newsmax Inc., which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NMAX on March 31, 2025. The company completed a $75 million public offering after previously raising approximately $225 million through a preferred-stock offering. source
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