June 15, 2025
Palantir hits $3.9 billion revenue as Trump expands surveillance contracts
Peter Thiel's surveillance empire projects $3.9 billion revenue as government contracts surge
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Palantir Technologies projects $3.9 billion in revenue for fiscal 2025, with 42% of that revenue coming from U.S. government contracts (SEC filings; CNBC Q1 2025 report).
In 2024, Palantir spent $5.77 million on federal lobbying, targeting intelligence-authorization and defense-appropriations committees (OpenSecrets).
Palantir’s $30 million ICE contract provides real-time location tracking and social-network mapping of immigrant communities to support coordinated enforcement actions (NPR; Reuters).
The Gotham data-integration platform was originally developed after 9/11 for counter-terrorism operations and has since been expanded to broader surveillance use (Palantir history; The Intercept).
Palantir’s Foundry platform enables government agencies to consolidate and share data across traditional regulatory boundaries, bypassing prior inter-agency restrictions (Palantir; ACLU).
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Palantir's "Gotham" platform was originally developed for which specific government use?
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How much did Palantir spend on lobbying in 2024 to influence surveillance policies?
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What percentage of Palantir's revenue comes from government contracts, making it dependent on surveillance expansion?
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Which former Obama administration official joined Palantir's board, creating bipartisan surveillance expansion?
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What type of government employees does Palantir specifically recruit to influence policy decisions?
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Peter Thiel
Palantir co-founder and early investor (including through CIA’s In-Q-Tel) who has driven the company’s growth in government surveillance contracts.
Senator Ron Wyden
vocal critic who warned that government purchases of data from firms like Palantir represent “using credit cards to end-run Americans’ constitutional rights.”
Edward Snowden
former NSA contractor who has publicly cautioned against AI-driven surveillance systems making autonomous decisions without accountability.
John Brennan
former CIA Director who joined Palantir’s advisory board, illustrating revolving-door ties between intelligence leadership and surveillance contractors.
Trae Stephens
Anduril board member and Founders Fund partner under consideration for Deputy Secretary of Defense, highlighting private-sector influence on defense policy.