The company behind Claude is about to go public, and the number is unhinged. The Anthropic IPO officially kicked off on 10 November 2026, with a price range of $70 to $78 per share and a top-end valuation of roughly $1.4 trillion. That's a five-year-old AI lab walking onto Nasdaq bigger than most companies that have existed for a century.
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TL;DR
- Anthropic is offering 825 million Class A shares at $70–$78 each (Anthropic).
- Ticker: ANT on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
- Expected pricing 18 Nov, trading 19 Nov, per CNBC's sources. Not officially confirmed yet.
- Top-end valuation: about $1.405 trillion fully diluted, up from $965 billion in May.
- Up to 20% retail allocation reported, via Schwab, Fidelity, Robinhood, SoFi and E*Trade.
Anthropic IPO price range and share count
According to Anthropic's roadshow announcement, the offering is 825,000,000 Class A shares. Of those, 801,351,354 are being sold by Anthropic itself and 23,648,646 by existing shareholders (Anthropic gets no money from that slice). Underwriters also get a 30-day option to buy up to 123,750,000 extra shares.
The lead banks named for the prospectus are Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. At the top of the range, the 825 million-share offering is sized at up to $64.35 billion (825 million × $78), per CNBC; TechCrunch puts the range at $57.75 billion to $64.35 billion. That total includes the shares sold by existing stockholders, which Anthropic does not receive.
Anthropic IPO date: when does ANT start trading?
Anthropic's own release doesn't give a date. CNBC reports, citing people familiar with the plans, that Anthropic plans to price on 18 November and start trading on 19 November 2026. Until the company confirms, treat those dates as very likely but not locked.
If you're in India, US markets open at 9:30 AM New York time, which is 8:00 PM IST. So the first ANT trades would land on your Thursday evening.
The $1.4 trillion valuation, explained
At $78 a share, Anthropic would be worth about $1.405 trillion on a fully diluted basis, according to CNBC (TechCrunch rounded the same top-end figure to $1.404 trillion). That's a big jump from the $965 billion valuation it announced in a May 2026 funding round. But it's below the roughly $2 trillion the company was reportedly eyeing a couple of months ago (TechCrunch).
Why the haircut? CNBC points to a shakier market: post-midterm worries about AI regulation and an investor crowd that's getting picky about AI companies that need huge, debt-heavy infrastructure spending.
Even so, CNBC's sources say institutional demand is stronger than it was for SpaceX at the same stage, and the order book is already covered across the price range.
Big Tech is buying in too: the $26 billion side deal
Alongside the IPO, Anthropic agreed to sell $26 billion of non-voting Class N stock at the IPO price to AMD, Broadcom, Google, Micron, Microsoft, Nvidia and TSMC. TechCrunch reports that Google and Nvidia are putting in $10 billion each. Those shares aren't part of the public offering and aren't subject to underwriter lock-ups.
Counting everything, TechCrunch says Anthropic expects net proceeds of $84.6 billion to $93.7 billion.
Anthropic's revenue and losses: the numbers in the filing
- Revenue: $33.24 billion for the nine months to 30 September 2026, up about 1,200% year on year (CNBC).
- Run-rate revenue: about $81 billion at the end of October, up $10 billion from the month before.
- Net loss: $104 billion over those nine months, though Anthropic says most of it comes from fair-value changes on convertible notes and derivatives, not day-to-day operations. It lost $25.1 billion in the same stretch of 2025.
Translation: revenue is rocketing, and so is the spending on compute. That's the tension in the filing, not a recommendation to buy or sell the stock.
Who controls Anthropic after the IPO?
Not public shareholders, mostly. Anthropic is a public benefit corporation. TechCrunch reports the founders hold a Class F share with 50.1% of voting power, and the company's Long-Term Benefit Trust elects a board majority. Class A buyers get the upside (or downside), but limited say.
Can you buy Anthropic IPO shares?
In the US: yes, if you're lucky. CNBC reports Anthropic is allocating IPO shares to customers of Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Robinhood, SoFi and Morgan Stanley's E*Trade, and is targeting about 20% retail allocation, far above the usual 5–10%. Each broker sets its own rules; Fidelity, for example, requires at least $25,000 in retail assets with the firm (CNBC). On Robinhood IPO Access, you submit a request, but you may get all, some or none of the shares you asked for.
In India: the IPO allocation runs through those brokers, mostly for their US customers. The realistic route for Indian residents is buying ANT after it lists, through an international investing platform, under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme (up to $250,000 per financial year). Check fees, currency conversion and tax rules first.
Real talk: hyped IPOs can swing hard on day one. Nothing here is investment advice, so do your own research before you put money in.
Why this IPO matters beyond the stock
Anthropic makes the Claude models that power a lot of the AI coding and agent tools people use daily. It dropped Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 just a day before launching the roadshow, and rival Google answered with Gemini 4 Carbon. A public Anthropic means quarterly earnings, more scrutiny on safety promises, and a lot more cash for the AI race.
Still figuring out which assistant to use? Our ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini guide breaks it down, and our AI agents explainer covers what all this money is actually building. India's own AI appetite is huge too: see India becoming ChatGPT's largest market.
FAQ
When is the Anthropic IPO date?
Anthropic launched its IPO roadshow on 10 November 2026. CNBC, citing people familiar with the plans, reports pricing on 18 November and trading on Nasdaq from 19 November 2026. Anthropic has not officially confirmed those dates.
What is the Anthropic IPO price range?
$70 to $78 per share for 825 million Class A shares, according to Anthropic's announcement.
What is Anthropic's stock ticker?
Anthropic has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT.
How much is Anthropic worth in the IPO?
At the top of the range, Anthropic would be valued at about $1.4 trillion on a fully diluted basis, up from $965 billion in its May 2026 funding round.
Can retail investors buy Anthropic IPO shares?
Yes, in the US. Anthropic is allocating shares to customers of Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Robinhood, SoFi and E*Trade, and CNBC reports it is targeting about 20% retail allocation. Allocations are not guaranteed.
Can Indians buy Anthropic stock?
IPO allocations go through the listed brokers, mostly to their US customers. Indian residents can generally buy US-listed shares after listing through international investing platforms under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, which allows up to $250,000 per financial year. This is not investment advice.
Main source: Anthropic: Anthropic launches roadshow for proposed initial public offering (10 November 2026). Also referenced: CNBC, CNBC on retail access, TechCrunch, Robinhood. Reported dates are from CNBC's sources and may change. This article is for information only and is not investment advice.
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- Featured graphic: Factash original.
- Anthropic logo image: Anthropic.
