Anthropic's $100 billion IPO: AI giant bets on US stock market listing

Anthropic, a global AI giant, is preparing for a US stock market listing to raise nearly $100 billion, with a potential valuation of up to $2 trillion, making it one of the world's largest public companies. The company, which makes the Claude AI model, will sell shares to investors seeking to profit from the AI boom. The funds will be used to invest in computers and chips for computing power, as part of a committed $800 billion spending plan over coming years. This move is part of a global tech race, with Google, Meta, and OpenAI also seeking massive capital for data centers. Total AI investments reached $1 trillion in 2026 in America, with $8.5 trillion projected through 2030, exceeding the internet boom and drawing comparisons to 19th-century railway speculation.