OpenAI to nearly double workforce to 8,000 by end-2026, FT reports

OpenAI reportedly plans to double its workforce to 8,000 employees

While other tech companies have been laying off employees year after year, OpenAI is doing the opposite. According to a report from the Financial Times, the AI giant is looking to expand its workforce to 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, nearly doubling staff from its current headcount of 4,500. The FT reported that the new hires will be across several departments, including product development, engineering, research and sales. OpenAI's hiring…

AI boom? OpenAI set to double its team by end of 2026; new hires to be deployed across these fields - Report

The company's latest funding round valued it at $840 billion, as Big Tech and Masayoshi Son's Softbank joined its blockbuster $110 billion round

OpenAI to nearly double workforce to 8,000 by year's end: report

The company plans to deploy most of the new hires across product development, engineering, research and sales, the Financial Times said.

Sources: OpenAI aims to grow to about 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, from ~4,500 today, as it seeks to arrest Anthropic's momentum with business customers (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: OpenAI aims to grow to about 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, from ~4,500 today, as it seeks to arrest Anthropic's momentum with business customers — OpenAI plans to almost double its headcount by the end of the year as it accelerates a push to sell to businesses and…

OpenAI Plans to Almost Double Its Headcount This Year, FT Says

OpenAI plans to almost double its headcount by the end of 2026 as it seeks to fend off competition from companies such as Anthropic PBC and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, according to the Financial Times.