No company in American history has grown like Anthropic

Anthropic's annualized revenue has surpassed $30 billion. The figure was $19 billion in early March and $9 billion at the end of 2025, so it has surged in just a short period. Claude is a product that launched just over 3 years ago, and in terms of growth speed alone, Axios notes there is almost no comparable case in the history of American companies.

Among the companies cited for comparison, Anthropic's pace stands out overwhelmingly.

• OpenAI: With annualized revenue of about $25 billion, it was the closest competitor, but Anthropic reached a higher figure.
• Zoom: Known for explosive growth during the pandemic, but Anthropic is surpassing that pace from a much larger revenue base.
• Snowflake: Considered the benchmark for high-growth companies even at its IPO, but it took 10 years to reach $1 billion.
• Google: Its search advertising growth from 2002 to 2005 was also considered fast, but Anthropic is said to be drawing an even steeper curve.

The key point is not mere buzz but actual customer spending. Anthropic revealed that there are more than 1,000 companies spending over $1 million annually on Claude. The article closes by comparing this pace to growth that would make even Standard Oil envious.