Half-trillion loss? HSBC says OpenAI facing titanic cash burn through 2030
Published on: Dec. 5, 2025, 6:21 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
OpenAI is facing a massive cash burn. HSBC now projects nearly $500 billion in operating losses by 2030. Compute deals with Microsoft and Amazon could push costs to $792 billion, with data-center rent hitting $620 billion a year. Revenue may reach $213 billion, yet free cash flow stays negative, leaving a $207 billion funding gap that keeps rising.
