---
title: "Eric Schmidt’s 1% Anthropic Stake Set to Pay Huge Windfall"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/eric-schmidts-1-anthropic-stake-set-to-pay-huge-windfall-dfc239c9
published: 2026-10-19T21:18:00.000Z
byline: "Source: Bloomberg Tech"
---

# Eric Schmidt’s 1% Anthropic Stake Set to Pay Huge Windfall

Source: Bloomberg Tech · Published 2026-10-19 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/eric-schmidts-1-anthropic-stake-set-to-pay-huge-windfall-dfc239c9

Former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt owns around 1% of Anthropic PBC thanks to his early investment in the startup, according to people familiar with the matter, setting him up for one of the largest individual windfalls from the company’s imminent public market debut.

## Sources

- [Read the original at Bloomberg Tech](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-19/eric-schmidt-s-1-anthropic-stake-set-to-pay-massive-windfall)

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