Description of Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Description of Business	1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS IonQ, Inc. (“IonQ” or the “Company”) develops quantum computers, networks, and sensors designed to solve some of the world’s most complex problems, and transform business, society, and the planet for the better. To operate these quantum products, the Company has developed custom hardware, custom firmware, and an operating system. The Company also offers satellite-based data capabilities and satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications. Today, the Company sells specialized quantum computing, networking and sensing hardware together with related maintenance and support. It also sells access to several quantum computers and is in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. It currently makes access to its quantum computers available through three major cloud platforms, Amazon Web Services’s Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, and also to select customers through its own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service. The Company also supplements its offerings with professional services focused on assisting customers in applying quantum computing and networking to their businesses, and it offers quantum networking and sensing products that offer customers secure communication networks and enable networked quantum computing. The Company also offers satellite imagery and data from its constellation of satellites through a self-service platform as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities. The Company pursues its business goals both through organic innovation and development, and targeted acquisitions of complementary businesses. For a discussion of the impact of recent acquisitions on our business and the benefits that we expect them to provide, refer to Note 3.

Description of Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

IonQ, Inc. (“IonQ” or the “Company”) develops quantum computers, networks, and sensors designed to solve some of the world’s most complex problems, and transform business, society, and the planet for the better. To operate these quantum products, the Company has developed custom hardware, custom firmware, and an operating system. The Company also offers satellite-based data capabilities and satellite solutions intended to enable quantum-secure global communications.

Today, the Company sells specialized quantum computing, networking and sensing hardware together with related maintenance and support. It also sells access to several quantum computers and is in the process of researching and developing technologies for quantum computers with increasing computational capabilities. It currently makes access to its quantum computers available through three major cloud platforms, Amazon Web Services’s Amazon Braket, Microsoft’s Azure Quantum and Google’s Cloud Marketplace, and also to select customers through its own cloud service. This cloud-based approach enables the broad availability of quantum-computing-as-a-service.

The Company also supplements its offerings with professional services focused on assisting customers in applying quantum computing and networking to their businesses, and it offers quantum networking and sensing products that offer customers secure communication networks and enable networked quantum computing.

The Company also offers satellite imagery and data from its constellation of satellites through a self-service platform as well as customer solutions for specialized satellite development capabilities.

The Company pursues its business goals both through organic innovation and development, and targeted acquisitions of complementary businesses. For a discussion of the impact of recent acquisitions on our business and the benefits that we expect them to provide, refer to Note 3.