Will OpenAI file for an IPO during 2026?

Prediction market on metaculus. [OpenAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI) has been moving towards an [Initial Public Offering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering) (IPO), where it's for-profit subsidiary OpenAI Group PBC may be listed on a public stock exchange.  During 2025, it has been reported that OpenAI is [targeting 2026-2027](https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-lays-groundwork-juggernaut-ipo-up-1-trillion-valuation-2025-10-29/) for their IPO, aiming to raise at least \$60 billion with a valuation of \~\$1 trillion. If OpenAI is successful in raising that amount of money, it would be the [largest IPO in history](https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/29/openai-reportedly-planning-2026-2027-ipo-valuation-1t/), exceeding both Saudi Aramco and Alibaba.

Resolves: 1/1/2027.