"One-person businesses" with annual sales exceeding 1.64 billion yen have nearly tripled in two years with AI support

Stripe’s analysis found a sharp rise in high-revenue solo businesses from 2023 to 2025.

Businesses earning over $10 million annually nearly tripled; those above $1 million more than doubled.

Firms above $5 million and $10 million both grew by about 3x.

AI is increasingly handling research, development, and marketing for one-person founders, making solo scaling more realistic.