# OpenAI missed internal targets for revenue and user growth, Wall Street Journal reports.

*genai · news · 2026-04-28 · NDTV Profit*

## Key points

- OpenAI missed internal targets for both revenue and ChatGPT user growth in 2024.
- Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar warned OpenAI may struggle to fund future computing contracts if growth stalls.
- Japanese investor SoftBank, a major OpenAI backer, saw its shares plunge nearly 10% following the news.
- OpenAI has signed multi-year infrastructure deals worth hundreds of billions with partners like Nvidia and Oracle.
- OpenAI's projected long-term computing spend could reach $600 billion by 2030.

**Companies:** Nvidia, Oracle, Advanced Micro Devices, SoftBank Group, CoreWeave
**Countries:** United States, Japan

[Read the full story on NDTV Profit](https://www.ndtvprofit.com/markets/openai-row-hits-chip-stocks-oracle-nvidia-amd-among-key-wall-street-losers-11422621)

---

Canonical: https://newsio.io/n/e836353f-dd5e-4839-abcf-1e34c287ae5f/openai-missed-internal-targets-for-revenue-and-user-growth-wall-street-journal-r
Summarized by Newsio from NDTV Profit. https://newsio.io/how-it-works