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Claude Code Catapults Anthropic to $2.5B Revenue

2/21/2026

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Story summary
  • Dario Amodei, Anthropic's CEO, was surprised by Claude Code's rapid adoption, developed by Boris Cherny.
  • Claude Code was released about a year ago.
  • Claude Code quickly established Anthropic as a leader in artificial intelligence coding and attracted both experts and novices.
  • It reached $1 billion in annualized revenue within six months.
  • Revenue grew to $2.5 billion.