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OpenAI's ad business will fall short of its $100B 2030 revenue projection by 90% (achieving ~$10B instead)

Reported on The Prof G Pod · The Prof G Pod · Jul 18, 2026

OpenAI is projecting $100,000,000,000 in advertising revenue by 2030, but the company's ad business is on pace to fall short of its own forecast by 90% according to eMarketer.

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