Abstract visualization of AI advertising with chat bubbles and dollar signs

OpenAI's $100 Billion Ad Gambit: ChatGPT Is Becoming the Next Google

Remember when ChatGPT just answered your questions without trying to sell you anything? Those days are officially over — and OpenAI is counting on it to the tune of $100 billion. OpenAI has told investors it expects $2.5 billion in advertising revenue this year, scaling to $100 billion by 2030. That’s building an ad business in four years that took Google and Meta decades to create. This isn’t some side experiment. This is the company that kicked off the AI revolution fundamentally reshaping how the internet makes money. ...

April 9, 2026 · 5 min · DBBS Tech