OpenAI missed an internal target to reach one billion weekly active ChatGPT users by the end of 2025. The company also failed to meet multiple monthly revenue targets in early 2026, according to The Wall Street Journal.
These shortfalls occurred while OpenAI invested heavily in data centers to develop more advanced AI models.
OpenAI’s CFO and several board members are now questioning the scale of this spending. They cited the disconnect between massive expenditures and the company's missed financial and growth objectives.