Anthropic, the fast-rising AI research company behind the Claude chatbot, has announced a major expansion into India with plans to open its first office in Bengaluru by early 2026. The move comes amid surging demand for Anthropic’s AI models in India, which is now the company’s largest global market outside the US, accounting for over 7% of worldwide usage.
CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei is visiting India this week to meet with government officials and enterprise leaders, signalling the company’s long-term commitment to the region’s rapidly growing AI ecosystem. “India is compelling because of the scale of its technical talent and the commitment from the government to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence reach all areas of society, not just concentrated pockets,” said Amodei, highlighting the deep alignment between India’s digital priorities and Anthropic’s mission to build responsible, widely accessible AI.
The Bengaluru office, Anthropic’s second location in Asia-Pacific after Tokyo, will serve as a hub for deploying AI with social impact, targeting sectors like education, healthcare, and agriculture. The company intends to form partnerships with Indian enterprises, non-profits, and startups, and will focus on supporting the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Anthropic is also heavily investing in Claude’s Indic language capabilities, with plans to enhance support for Hindi and nearly a dozen other Indian languages. The company says these efforts—which include collaboration with public sector and education organizations—aim to democratize AI access and power India’s next wave of digitally-driven growth.
The announcement comes as AI competition intensifies in India, with rivals like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta also expanding operations and rapidly rolling out new models and tools to tap into the world’s largest developer base.
Anthropic executives say their expansion is driven by a surge in technical usage of Claude in India, particularly in coding and software development. Large Indian firms such as CRED already rely on Claude for mission-critical work, and India’s export-focused IT sector is seen as a major driver for future adoption.
“Indian enterprises and startups are looking for AI solutions they can trust—systems that combine frontier performance with the reliability needed to support business at massive scale,” said Paul Smith, Anthropic’s Chief Commercial Officer. “We see remarkable promise in India’s innovation ecosystem and look forward to working hand-in-hand to deliver transformative, inclusive AI.”
Anthropic will begin hiring for the Bengaluru office soon and expects the local team to play a pivotal role in shaping both its technology and partnerships for the Indian market, as the company seeks to accelerate the safe and beneficial adoption of artificial intelligence nationwide
