Leading AI players make a beeline to establish their presence in India

India's billion-plus user base - second only to China - as well as one of the world's largest developer ecosystems makes it an irresistible bet for AI firms

India clearly seems to be on the radar of almost all the major global artificial intelligence (AI) firms. After OpenAI in August announced plans to set up an office in the country, Anthropic on Wednesday said that they are expanding their global footprint to cover India. Meanwhile, Perplexity - founded by an Indian-origin entrepreneur - is already working with telecom major Bharti Airtel.

 

The key reason that India is emerging as one of the most sought after markets for all these AI tech giants is its more than a billion internet user base — the only other comparable market is