Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI

Disney is to take a $1 billion stake in OpenAI – the biggest investment
yet by a major Hollywood studio in an AI model developer – and license
over 200 characters so users can create their own animated videos

OPENAI OWNERSHIP AND VALUATION BREAKDOWN*

Been investing
since 2019 and
has 27% stake
in tech startup

Non-profit
OpenAI
Foundation –
26% stake

OpenAI
employees –
26% stake

Adding $1bn
to OpenAI’s
2025 investments –
worth 14% stake

2024
investors –
4% stake

IO† share-
holders –
2% stake
10

Original
investors –
1% stake
5

135
130
130
70
20

$billions

Total
OpenAI
valuation:
$500
billion

DISNEY DEAL
OpenAI’s Sora AI video-generating smartphone app will now have
access to hundreds of Disney-owned characters, with Disney able
to curate Sora videos on its own Disney+ streaming platform

*Approximations. †AI hardware startup founded in 2024 by ex-Apple executives including former design
chief Jony Ive. Sources: Bloomberg, OpenAI, Digital Information World, CNBC
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