Data
The Pulse — Bangalore's AI economy in numbers
Curated, animated figures on AI adoption, talent, investment and jobs — India-first, Bengaluru-anchored. A living snapshot of where the industry stands.
13
tracked metrics
4
categories
Q2 2025
data vintage
Why these numbers matter
Bangalore is no longer just a services hub — it is a principal node in the global AI graph. With more than 3,400 AI/ML startups, the highest density of AI talent in India, and record VC flows in 2024, the city is living through a structural shift, not a cyclical wave. The Pulse assembles the most credible public signals across four lenses — adoption, talent, capital and labour — so founders, engineers and policy watchers can orient themselves quickly.
Figures are illustrative aggregates from publicly available surveys and reports. Treat them as directional indicators — follow the source links for primary methodology.
01 / Adoption
Adoption
How fast businesses and developers are integrating AI into their daily work.
Developers using AI coding tools
More than three-quarters of professional developers now use or plan to use AI-assisted coding tools in their workflow.
Indian enterprises trialling Generative AI
India leads Asia-Pacific in enterprise GenAI pilots, driven by cost-efficiency and a large English-language talent pool.
AI/ML startups headquartered in Bengaluru
Bengaluru hosts more AI/ML startups than any other Indian city, anchored by its deep engineering talent pool and VC ecosystem.
ChatGPT monthly active users in India
India is among the top-3 countries by ChatGPT user base, reflecting mass consumer adoption of generative AI in everyday tasks.
02 / Talent
Talent
The people building and using AI — supply, demand and skill trajectories.
AI/ML professionals in India
India has the world's second-largest pool of AI/ML practitioners, with Bengaluru contributing roughly a third of that count.
India's AI talent concentrated in Bengaluru
Approximately one-in-three AI/ML professionals in India is based in Bengaluru, underscoring the city's outsized talent density.
YoY growth in AI skill demand on LinkedIn
Demand for AI, machine learning and prompt-engineering skills on LinkedIn grew fastest in South Asia, led by India.
Indian learners enrolled in AI courses (online)
India is the single largest market for online AI/ML courses on platforms like Coursera, NPTEL and upGrad combined.
03 / Investment
Investment
Capital flowing into AI infrastructure, startups and public programmes.
VC investment in Indian AI startups
India attracted record venture funding for AI startups in 2024, with Bengaluru accounting for the majority of deals.
IndiaAI Mission fund allocation
The Government of India's IndiaAI Mission earmarks over ₹10,000 crore to build sovereign AI compute, data and application capacity.
Projected global AI economic contribution by 2030
PwC estimates AI will add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, with the Asia-Pacific region capturing the largest share.
04 / Jobs
Jobs
How the labour market is responding — openings, premiums and hiring velocity.
Growth in AI job postings in India
AI-related job postings in India rose 48 % year-on-year, with Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune as the top hiring hubs.
Salary premium for AI/ML engineers (India)
Engineers with proven ML/LLM skills command a ~42 % premium over comparable software engineers in Bengaluru's job market.
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