A Historic Week for Anthropic
The first week of December 2025 will go down in history with a series of major announcements: the acquisition of Bun, Claude Code crossing the billion-dollar mark, a strategic partnership with Snowflake, and the launch of a program dedicated to nonprofits.
Acquisition of Bun: A Strategic Turning Point
December 3, 2025 — Anthropic announces the acquisition of Bun, the incredibly fast JavaScript runtime created by Jarred Sumner in 2021.
What is Bun?
Bun is not just a simple JavaScript runtime. It is an all-in-one tool that combines:
- Runtime — Up to 3x faster than Node.js
- Package manager — npm compatible, faster
- Bundler — Natively integrated
- Test runner — No additional configuration required
Bun by the Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Monthly Downloads | 7+ million |
| GitHub Stars | 82,000+ |
| Notable Users | Midjourney, Lovable |
Why This Acquisition?
Bun represents exactly the kind of technical excellence we want to bring into Anthropic. — Mike Krieger, Chief Product Officer
The acquisition aims to:
- Accelerate Claude Code — Bun has already been powering the infrastructure for months
- Improve Performance — Faster runtime, optimized bundling
- Prepare for the Future — Make Bun the preferred runtime for AI-assisted development
The Future of Bun
Bun will remain open source and MIT licensed. Anthropic is committed to continuing investment to make it the reference JavaScript/TypeScript runtime.
Claude Code: $1 Billion in 6 Months
The real headline this week: Claude Code has reached $1 billion in recurring revenue just 6 months after its public launch in May 2025.
Record Growth
To put this in perspective, this is one of the fastest growth trajectories in SaaS history. Claude Code now holds over 50% of the AI coding market.
Companies Using Claude Code
- Netflix — Streaming and infrastructure
- Spotify — Audio and personalization
- KPMG — Audit and consulting
- L’Oréal — Retail and e-commerce
- Salesforce — CRM and cloud
Snowflake Partnership: $200 Million
December 3, 2025 — Snowflake and Anthropic announce a strategic multi-year partnership worth $200 million.
What the Partnership Includes
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Multi-cloud Availability | Claude on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure |
| Customer Access | 12,600+ Snowflake customers worldwide |
| Joint Go-to-market | Deployment of AI agents in enterprise |
Product Integrations
- Snowflake Intelligence — Claude Sonnet 4.5 for intelligence agents
- Cortex AI Functions — Multimodal analysis (text, images, audio, data)
- Cortex Agents — Production-ready data agents
Performance
Over 90% accuracy on complex text-to-SQL tasks. — Internal Snowflake Benchmarks
Leadership Quotes
This partnership brings Claude directly into Snowflake, where that data already lives. — Dario Amodei, CEO Anthropic
Nine-figure alignment with co-innovation at the product level. — Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO Snowflake
Claude for Nonprofits
December 2, 2025 — Anthropic launches a program dedicated to non-profit organizations.
What’s Included
| Benefit | Detail |
|---|---|
| Discount | Up to 75% off on Team and Enterprise plans |
| Models | Claude Sonnet 4.5, Haiku 4.5, Opus 4.5 on request |
| Training | Free course “AI Fluency for Nonprofits” |
New Open Source Connectors
Three sector-specific integrations:
- Benevity — Access to 2.4+ million validated nonprofits
- Blackbaud — CRM and fundraising tools
- Candid — Data on nonprofits and grant opportunities
Organization Testimonials
24/7 support in 5 languages for 3.4 million Americans living with epilepsy. — Epilepsy Foundation
Field surveys ready 16× faster, dashboards prototyped in hours instead of weeks. — IDinsight
4× faster to implement, identified $1.2 billion in value for 70,000+ households. — MyFriendBen
Resource: Skills Guide for Claude Code
December 2, 2025 — The Claude blog publishes a technical guide on creating Skills for Claude Code.
🔗 Building Skills for Claude Code: Automating your procedural knowledge
This guide explains how to automate your procedural knowledge by creating reusable Skills for Claude Code.
What This Means
This week illustrates Anthropic’s strategy on multiple fronts:
- Infrastructure — Acquisition of Bun to strengthen Claude Code
- Enterprise — Major partnership with Snowflake
- Social Impact — Program dedicated to nonprofits
- Growth — Validation of the business model with the billion mark