Comment by pavlov

Amazon's loss in 2000 was 6% of sales. OpenAI's loss in 2025 is 314% of sales.

https://s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files/doc_financials/annual/0...

"Ouch. It’s been a brutal year for many in the capital markets and certainly for Amazon.com shareholders. As of this writing, our shares are down more than 80% from when I wrote you last year. Nevertheless, by almost any measure, Amazon.com the company is in a stronger position now than at any time in its past.

"We served 20 million customers in 2000, up from 14 million in 1999.

"• Sales grew to $2.76 billion in 2000 from $1.64 billion in 1999.

"• Pro forma operating loss shrank to 6% of sales in Q4 2000, from 26% of sales in Q4 1999.

"• Pro forma operating loss in the U.S. shrank to 2% of sales in Q4 2000, from 24% of sales in Q4 1999."