Stripe's valuation soars to $159 billion due to growth in payment business — Bloomberg

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Stripe Inc. co-founder John Collison stated that the company's valuation has reached $159 billion, representing year-over-year growth. He expects the payment volume to reach $1.9 trillion by 2025 and also noted that the company is expanding into the AI application market.

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Investing.com - Stripe Inc. Co-founder and President John Collison said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday that the company was valued at $159 billion in a recent employee stock buyback offer. This valuation has increased from the $106.7 billion the payments company was valued at last year.

According to the annual letter released on Tuesday, the company processed a total payment volume of $1.9 trillion in 2025, a 34% increase from the previous year. Collison stated that Stripe currently has no urgent plans to go public.

Collison mentioned that the company is building market share in the AI application enterprise and business markets. He said that companies like Microsoft and Nvidia Corp are turning to using Stripe.

Stripe reported that the stablecoin payment market doubled last year to approximately $400 billion. The company estimates that about 60% of this represents business-to-business transactions.

According to the letter, Bridge’s transaction volume grew more than fourfold during the same period. Stripe helps businesses accept payments online.

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