OpenAI may file for IPO as early as tomorrow, the 22nd. Targeting a September listing, with an enterprise value of around $852 billion (approximately ¥135 trillion). Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to support the IPO filing process.

Major U.S. media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, have reported in quick succession that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, could confidentially submit IPO (initial public offering) filing documents to U.S. authorities as early as May 22, 2026. Engaging Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the company is eyeing a September listing built on its current enterprise valuation of $852 billion (about ¥135 trillion). At the same time, headwinds are intensifying, including rival Anthropic's projected first quarterly operating profit, a slowdown in the growth of ChatGPT's user numbers, and the withdrawal of the video-generation AI "Sora." This article organizes the reporting from each newspaper from multiple angles, examining how Silicon Valley's venture capital (VC) firms are reacting, as well as Malta's