IonQ Q1 Revenue Jumps 755% to $65 Million, Beating Rigetti's $4.4 Million
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Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 19
IonQ Q1 Revenue Jumps 755% to $65 Million, Beating Rigetti's $4.4 Million
1 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 19
Summary
$65 million in Q1 2026 revenue put IonQ far ahead of Rigetti, whose sales rose to $4.4 million, underscoring stronger demand for IonQ's quantum systems and partnerships.
755% year-over-year growth at IonQ was helped partly by acquisitions, but the report says system sales and commercial tie-ups also expanded faster than Rigetti's.
99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity achieved by IonQ in October 2025 gives its trapped-ion approach a technical edge over Rigetti's superconducting systems, whose 108-qubit machine posted 99.1% median fidelity.
One sale of IonQ's planned 256-qubit system already suggests early market traction, though the report notes quantum computing is still unlikely to be broadly commercially viable until around 2030.
As IonQ builds its own chip fabs, are fabless quantum rivals already falling behind in the hardware race?
Beyond the hype, which quantum approach is most likely to achieve the holy grail of fault-tolerant computing first?
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Quantum Computing Q1 2026: IonQ’s Record $64.7M Revenue and Rigetti’s 108-Qubit Leap
Overview
In Q1 2026, IonQ achieved its largest quarter ever, showing a remarkable financial surge with substantial revenue and profitability, which highlighted its accelerating commercial momentum. This success was driven by IonQ’s focus on commercial growth and innovation. In contrast, Rigetti remained in an investment phase, prioritizing the expansion of its quantum systems and ecosystem. Rigetti’s strategy centered on achieving technical milestones, aiming to turn these advancements into future revenue growth. The report shows how IonQ’s commercial momentum and Rigetti’s technical progress reflect two different but important approaches in the evolving quantum computing industry.