Stripe says singularity arrived Jan 2026, revenue up 41%

Stripe joins a small group of tech leaders who have publicly declared the singularity is here. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in July that it had arrived. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a similar claim on X in January. Several AI researchers have disagreed with that framing, Business Insider reported earlier.

The investor letter laid out two goals for the company as AI reshapes the economy: speed adoption across industries and give people more control over their economic lives. The executives called Stripe's private status "a growing advantage" as the world becomes harder to predict. "Deft helmsmanship will be required of every company," they wrote. "We're fortunate to have a corporate structure that helps us steer the right long-term course."

Separately, Stripe said Wednesday it is acquiring OpenRouter, a marketplace that lets developers access AI models from multiple providers. The singularity was not mentioned in the public statement about the deal.

Stripe declined to comment when contacted by Business Insider.