**CEO Aravind Srinivas has repeatedly committed to a 2028 IPO as the earliest target, unchanged by recent AI listings from peers like OpenAI and Anthropic.** This stance, reaffirmed in June 2026 CNBC comments and October 2026 coverage, underpins the 66% market-implied probability of no IPO before then, as executives prioritize building sustainable revenue and operations over rushing to public markets. Perplexity’s last priced rounds valued the company at roughly $20–23 billion in late 2025 and early 2026, with secondary marks near $19–20 billion as of October 2026. Annualized revenue reached about $750 million by August 2026—up sharply from under $250 million earlier in the year—driven by the February 2026 Perplexity Computer agent launch and usage-based pricing. This supports moderate IPO valuation brackets but keeps higher ranges (50B+) at low single-digit odds given current multiples around 27x revenue and typical AI listing precedents. Ongoing Nvidia investment talks at a potential $30 billion-plus valuation remain unclosed and would still occur privately. Traders appear to view the explicit 2028 timeline, combined with measured growth and regulatory or market risks for AI firms, as the dominant factors shaping these probabilities.