OpenAI's Salary Tops the List as AI Company Compensation Rankings are Revealed

Recently, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, revealed in an interview with the media that he is hesitant about continuing as CEO after the company goes public. Despite OpenAI's ongoing plan for a multi-trillion-dollar computing infrastructure investment, Altman stated that he is unsure if he is suitable for this role. Altman admitted in the interview that although he has led several strategic projects at OpenAI, he believes he lacks the core management skills required to be a CEO of a publicly listed company.
AIbase report According to a report by timesofindia citing Bloomberg, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, revealed in a recent interview that despite the company's ambitious plans, including investing tens of billions of dollars to build computing infrastructure, he expressed reservations about continuing to serve as CEO after the company goes public. Altman admitted that although he is currently overseeing several important projects at OpenAI, he believes his skills may not align with the requirements of a public company CEO.
According to the latest analysis from app intelligence provider Appfigures, since its launch in May 2023, the ChatGPT mobile app by OpenAI has reached an impressive $2 billion in global consumer spending. This revenue figure is 30 times the total lifetime spending of its competitors such as Claude, Copilot, and Grok on mobile. Image source note: The image is AI-generated, and the image licensing service provider is Midjourney during this period in 2025.
After OpenAI recently launched the highly anticipated GPT-5 version, it seems the company realized an important lesson: their understanding of user needs was far from sufficient. Many users showed great dependence and affection for the previous GPT-4o model, especially some core users who were very dissatisfied when the model was suddenly discontinued. In response to the strong user reaction, OpenAI decided to restore access to the GPT-4o model, but only for paying users, which also exposed problems in the company's user experience.
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman recently revealed the company's multiple development plans in an interview with the media, and expressed interest in acquiring Google's Chrome browser, a message that has attracted widespread attention in the technology industry. In the interview, Altman emphasized the rapid growth of ChatGPT. He stated that the number of weekly users of ChatGPT has now exceeded 700 million, four times higher than a year ago, and API traffic has doubled within just 48 hours, with user numbers continuing to set records. Altman looked ahead.
OpenAI updated ChatGPT with a new 'Voice Speed' feature, allowing adjustable speech rates (0.5x-2.0x). Currently in testing, it will enhance voice interaction. Rollout will be gradual.....