Anthropic’s revenue run rate tops $65bn, a source says, but a run rate is not revenue
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A reported $65B annualized run rate underscores how violently AI revenue can ramp—but also how misleading single-month extrapolations are. Boards should benchmark on trailing actuals and retention, not headline run-rate numbers, when setting AI spend and partnership exposure.
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