OpenAI IPO by...?

What you need to know

This market asks whether OpenAI — the company behind ChatGPT — will go public on a stock exchange before a given date. An IPO, or Initial Public Offering, is when a private company sells shares to the general public for the first time, usually on an exchange like the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq. A Yes means OpenAI completes that process by the deadline. A No means it stays private past that date. The three dates are separate questions, each with its own odds. The market settles Yes if OpenAI actually completes an IPO — meaning shares begin trading on a recognized stock exchange — by the deadline shown, confirmed by official announcements and credible news coverage. If OpenAI is instead bought by a company that is already publicly traded, the market resolves No immediately, even if that deal happens before the deadline. The deadline is end-of-day on the listed date. A filed IPO application that hasn't closed yet would not count. No specific recent news was provided for this market. In general, the kind of development that would matter here is any official IPO filing with regulators, a named underwriter or investment bank, or statements from OpenAI leadership about public listing timelines. Conversely, news about OpenAI raising another large private funding round could signal the company sees no rush to go public. OpenAI is still going through a major structural change — converting from a nonprofit-controlled organization to a more standard for-profit company — and that process needs to finish before a public listing is realistic. The market currently prices a 2026 IPO at roughly 46%, meaning participants are genuinely split. Key unknowns include how long the restructuring takes, whether regulators raise concerns, and whether OpenAI even wants to go public soon given it can still raise billions privately. The timeline is genuinely uncertain.

The odds right now

• December 31, 2026-25.5 pts (1w)48%
• September 30, 2026-24.5 pts (1w)12%
• August 31, 2026-3.1 pts (1w)3%
• July 31, 2026-0.5 pts (1w)2%
• June 30, 2026-1.0 pts (1w)0%

Price history

How this resolves

Resolves December 31, 2026

This market will resolve to "Yes" if OpenAI completes an Initial Public Offering (IPO) by the listed date ET, as confirmed by official company announcements and credible news sources. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The IPO refers to the first sale of stock by the listed company to the public on any recognized stock exchange. If OpenAI is acquired by another company that is already public, this market will immediately resolve to "No." The resolution source for this market is a consensus of credible reporting.

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