Anthropic grew revenue 90x in one year
Rick noted Anthropic's revenue grew approximately 90x in a single year, making it one of the fastest-growing companies in history.
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Anthropic + SpaceX, Codex 100x'd Claude Code & Half Cash Half Stock | GMP EP12
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May 8, 2026
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Anthropic's $380 Billion Compute Stack Explained
Anthropic has stacked $380 billion in committed compute spend from nearly every major tech company. That represents 11.3 gigawatts — roughly 10% of all US data center capacity. When everyone holds equity, everyone roots for you to win.
$380B committed compute
Anthropic secured $380 billion in total committed spend across AWS, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, FluidStack, SpaceX, and CoreWeave.
11.3 gigawatts capacity
Anthropic's combined compute deals totalled 11.3 gigawatts of committed power, representing roughly 10% of the entire US data center capacity.
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