Artificial intelligence has taken the tech world by storm recently.
One of the biggest players in the space is Anthropic, the developer behind Claude AI.
Since it was founded in 2021, it’s become one of the most valuable AI companies behind OpenAI.
Below, we take a closer look at who Anthropic is and key company statistics, including total users, revenue, and funding.
Top Anthropic Stats
- Anthropic’s Claude AI has approximately 16.7 million users.
- Claude AI users are 63.95% male and 36.05% female.
- Anthropic has raised a total of $13.7 billion in new funding since its inception.
- Anthropic is projected to reach $1 billion in annualized revenue by the end of 2024.
- Anthropic currently has 1,097 total employees, growing from just 50 employees in 2021.
About Anthropic
Anthropic was founded in January 2021 by former OpenAI employees Daniela Amodei and Dario Amodei.
Other members of Anthropic’s leadership team include:
- Jack Clark: Co-Founder and Head of Policy
- Jared Kaplan: Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer
- Mike Krieger: Chief Product Officer
- Jason Clinton: Chief Information Security Officer
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation that aims to develop advanced AI responsibly for humanity’s long-term benefit.
Anthropic’s flagship product is the Claude AI assistant and chatbot. It’s undergone several iterations and model updates:
- Claude (March 2023)
- Claude 2 (July 2023)
- Claude 2.1 (November 21, 2023)
- Claude 3 Family (March 2024)
- Claude 3 Sonnet (March 4, 2024)
- Claude 3 Opus (March 4, 2024)
How Many People Use Claude AI?
The latest data indicates approximately 16.7 million people use Claude AI.
In comparison, Claude had 4.3 million monthly users in July 2023. That represents a 288.37% increase in total users.
Here’s a look at the estimated number of people using Claude over time since July 2023:
| Date | Users | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | 4.3 million | 0% |
| August 2023 | 5.2 million | 20.93% |
| September 2023 | 5.8 million | 11.54% |
| October 2023 | 5.3 million | -8.62% |
| November 2023 | 5.5 million | 3.77% |
| December 2023 | 4.0 million | -27.27% |
| January 2024 | 5.4 million | 35.00% |
| February 2024 | 5.2 million | -3.70% |
| March 2024 | 10.1 million | 94.23% |
| April 2024 | 11.2 million | 10.89% |
| May 2024 | 10.3 million | -5.36% |
| June 2024 | 13.3 million | 25.47% |
| July 2024 | 14.6 million | 9.77% |
| August 2024 | 12.5 million | -14.38% |
| September 2024 | 13.7 million | 9.60% |
| October 2024 | 16.7 million | 21.90% |
The typical Claude AI user spends 9 minutes and 29 seconds on the platform each visit.
Claude’s bounce rate is 43.84%, and the average user visits 3.0 pages whenever they visit the site.
Here’s a detailed comparison of Claude and its competitor’s website user activity.
| Website | Total Visits | Unique Visitors | Bounce Rate | Pages per Visit | Average Visit Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | 118 million | 16.7 million | 43.84% | 3.00 | 9 mins 29 secs |
| ChatGPT | 4.5 billion | 529.6 million | 47.32% | 2.61 | 9 mins 7 secs |
| Google Gemini | 139.3 million | 76.9 million | 15.88% | 2.30 | 6 mins 20 secs |
| Perplexity | 126.6 million | 20.4 million | 46.71% | 3.18 | 9 mins 16 secs |
| Poe | 63.8 million | 10.4 million | 45.18% | 3.53 | 9 mins 19 secs |
| DeepAI | 34.4 million | 12.6 million | 64.28% | 2.45 | 8 mins 35 secs |
| HuggingFace | 31.5 million | 11.6 million | 50.63% | 4.40 | 9 mins 44 secs |
| You.com | 11.2 million | 2.9 million | 46.75% | 2.95 | 8 mins 8 secs |
| PI | 5.1 million | 980,000 | 72.68% | 1.78 | 9 mins 6 secs |
Claude AI User Statistics
The majority of Claude AI’s website users are male, accounting for approximately 63.95% of the total user base, while female users make up about 36.05%.
Claude users are most likely to be between the ages of 25 and 34, making up 36.78% of all users.
Below is more detailed demographic data for Claude AI’s website users.
| Age Group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 18-24 years | 24.31% |
| 25-34 years | 36.78% |
| 35-44 years | 18.48% |
| 45-54 years | 11.18% |
| 55-64 years | 5.75% |
| 65+ years | 3.50% |
Many Claude AI users reside in the United States. In fact, 23.98% of all Claude website visitors are in the US, the highest share of any country.
Here’s a detailed look at Claude AI’s top five traffic countries.
| Rank | Country | Traffic Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 23.98% |
| 2 | India | 8.80% |
| 3 | Indonesia | 7.02% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 4.42% |
| 5 | Japan | 2.76% |
| 6 | Others | 53.02% |
Sources: SimilarWeb
Anthropic Funding & Valuation
According to Crunchbase data, Anthropic has raised a total of $13.7 billion in funding.
The AI startup is exploring a new funding round that would value the company at $40 billion.
During Anthropic’s last funding round in May 2024, the startup raised $8 billion in new funding at an $18.4 billion valuation.
Sources: Crunchbase, TechCrunch, TechCrunch
Anthropic Revenue
Anthropic is projected to reach $1 billion in annualized revenue by the end of 2024, or MRR of approximately $83 million.
The startup was projected to reach $800 million in annual revenue at the start of 2024, a 20% increase in MRR this year.
In September 2023, the AI company reported $100 million in annualized revenue. They also released projections to reach $500 million by the end of 2024.
In 2022, Anthropic reported approximately $10 million in annual revenue, a 1,000% increase in revenue in just two years.
Sources: The Information, Reuters
How Many People Work at Anthropic?
According to the latest data, Anthropic has 1,097 total employees.
In 2021, the company only had 50 employees.
Here’s how Anthropic’s employees have changed over time since the company was founded.
| Year | Number of Employees | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | 0% |
| 2022 | 80 | 60.00% |
| 2023 | 458 | 72.50% |
| 2024 | 1,097 | 139.52% |
It’s estimated Anthropic has an engineering team of 101 employees.
The median total compensation package for Software Engineers at Anthropic is $336,000 annually.
Specialized roles earn more. For example, Cloud Software Engineers have a compensation range of $315,000 to $425,000.
On LinkedIn, 1,082 members are associated with Anthropic. Anthropic currently has 59 different open roles they are hiring for.
Sources: Latka SaaS Database, Levels.fyi, LinkedIn, Anthropic
Wrap Up
As the AI industry continues to expand, Anthropic is poised to take significant market share.
With Claude’s fast-growing user base and the company’s substantial financial backing from tech giants, the company is well-positioned for the future.
