A new wave of startups promise to automate everyday tasks — from app development to travel planning — better than chatbots.

According to a ranking compiled last month of the highest-valued unicorns in 2025 by Eqvista, OpenAI now easily ranks No. 1, surpassing TikTok parent ByteDance (BDNCE). The top 10 list is ...

After the round, OpenAI is tied with TikTok parent ByteDance as the second-most valuable privately-held company, trailing only Musk-led SpaceX. OpenAI said the money “enables us to push the ...

The valuation puts OpenAI behind only SpaceX at $350 billion and even with TikTok parent ByteDance among the world's most richly valued private companies, according to CB Insights. Japan's ...

values OpenAI at $300 billion, making it one of the most valuable private companies in the world, along with the rocket company SpaceX and ByteDance, the maker of TikTok. OpenAI started the ...

The investment was the highest ever raised for a startup and places OpenAI at a $300-billion valuation, tied with TikTok parent company ByteDance and behind the $350-billion valuation for Elon ...

solidifies OpenAI as one of the world’s most valuable private companies, trailing only SpaceX and rivaling TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. The scale of this funding round is unprecedented.

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose ...

OpenAI, which is losing billions of dollars ... One potential winner not fully appreciated is TikTok owner ByteDance, said Lee. "I listed ByteDance because we know how much they're spending ...

along with the rocket company SpaceX and ByteDance, the maker of TikTok. The round was led by the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. But the deal has a caveat: OpenAI is trying to change its ...

With the latest funding, OpenAI will join the ranks of the most valuable private companies, such as SpaceX, China’s ByteDance and Stripe.