Raspberry Pi shares soared after social media X posted / Photo: y0ye / Shutterstock
Quotes of the British Raspberry Pi, the manufacturer of one of the simplest types of personal computers, soared by 25% in the first minutes of trading on the London Stock Exchange on February 18. They were boosted by a publication on social network X, which said: AI agents of artificial intelligence, such as OpenClaw, can stimulate demand for single-board computers Raspberry Pi, an alternative to Apple products.
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Shares of Raspberry Pi Holdings soared 25% on February 18 in just over half an hour from the opening of trading on the London Stock Exchange. At the time of publication, the company's shares are trading up 28%.
Thus, they continued the rally started on February 17 - on that day quotes jumped by 43%. This is the largest intraday growth since the initial public offering in June 2024, Bloomberg notes.
Why did the quotes soar
The reason for the rally was a publication in the social network X user under the nickname Serenity (58.5 thousand subscribers), writes Bloomberg. It said that artificial intelligence agents such as OpenClaw could drive demand for Raspberry Pi single-board computers. "The market doesn't seem to have taken this into account yet," the publication's author wrote. By Feb. 18, it had more than 312,000 views.
OpenClaw has gained cult status since its launch last November thanks to its ability to work autonomously and, among other things, perform everyday tasks like making restaurant reservations for the user, Bloomberg writes. Although the AI agent can be deployed on many desktops and cloud servers, users prefer to run it on individual devices, such as the Apple Mac Mini or Raspberry Pi, due to possible security risks, the agency said.
That said, the company's small-cap PCs are significantly cheaper - $20 to $200 versus Apple's $500, according to a publication in X.
In the first half of 2025 (no later data is available), Raspberry Pi revenue fell 6% to $135.5 million. The author of the publication in X believes that the figure should increase in the future, as people will buy dozens or hundreds of devices to run AI agents. Analysts expect revenue growth of 14-17%, but if the hype continues, it could jump 48-55%, he notes.
The social media attention underscores the potential of the Raspberry Pi as an indispensable platform for running artificial intelligence on local devices, Montanaro Asset Management fund manager Adam Montanaro (he also owns a stake in the company) told Bloomberg. "While the short-term growth projections cited by the blogger look optimistic, thematically the evolution of the Raspberry Pi from a hobbyist board to a key piece of artificial intelligence infrastructure is correct," Montanaro said.
