A report by The Wall Street Journal has given us insight into the little-known personal wealth of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Accordingly, the majority of Altman’s wealth comes from personal investments. The money the famous entrepreneur receives from OpenAI is quite small.
OpenAI, is undoubtedly the hottest company in the world right now. ChatGPT and other models that are leading the artificial intelligence revolution are used by millions of people around the world and amaze us with what they can do.
Of course, one of the architects of OpenAI’s success is its CEO Sam Altman. Even though Altman was fired for a while and came back, he played an important role in bringing the company to where it is today. So how much is Altman’s fortune? How much salary does he get from OpenAI? A report published by the Wall Street Journal answers these questions. According to the report, Altman is, as you might expect, pretty rich. But the source of this is not OpenAI.
Sam Altman receives $65K salary from OpenAI
Sam Altman was not known to have any shares in OpenAI. So he owned nothing in the company worth 86 billion. Instead, he gets a salary from here. And it is at a level you would never expect. Allegedly, the CEO Annual from OpenAI 65 thousand dollars is winning.
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His fortune exceeds $2.8 billion with personal investments in more than 400 companies
But Altman is a name that we can truly call “rich”. This is due to its investments in large companies and small startups ranging from Reddit to Stripe. Altman’s your wealth The vast majority of these investments is coming. So much so that, according to Forbes data, his wealth exceeded 2 billion dollars this year. For example, Reddit’s OpenAI deal increased its shares by 10%. This earned Altman $69 million.
The Wall Street Journal’s report detailed this situation further. According to the report, Altman has so far Investment in more than 400 companies made. It was stated that among these, there were private startups in which hundreds of millions of dollars were invested. According to WSJ Shares held by Altman at least $2.8 million worth.
Although this claim is not confirmed by Altman, it reveals that the OpenAI CEO has earned billions through personal investments. There is a possibility that OpenAI will turn into a purely for-profit company. In such a case, Altman’s earnings from the company will likely increase. We may see the 39-year-old famous entrepreneur among the top-tier rich people in the coming years.
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