Anthropic Opens Its First India Office in Bengaluru — India Was Already Its Biggest Market Outside the U.S.

Anthropic Opens Its First India Office in Bengaluru — India Was Already Its Biggest Market Outside the U.S.

Before Anthropic had a single employee in India, the country had become its second-largest market globally — accounting for 6% of all Claude conversations worldwide, second only to the United States.On February 16, Anthropic formalised that relationship by opening its first India office in Bengaluru. The office is led by Irina Ghose, who served as Managing Director of Microsoft India before joining Anthropic in January 2026. Hiring is underway a…

Anthropic Bengaluru Office Opens: Impact on Students, AI Jobs & Schools

By The Education Magazine | February 18, 2026 The Anthropic Bengaluru office officially opened on February 16, 2026, marking the company’s second base in Asia after Tokyo, and while it may appear to be a routine corporate expansion, the education implications are significant. Anthropic, the company behind AI assistant Claude, announced that India is now its second-largest global market. Even more striking: nearly 50% of Claude usage in India is …

Anthropic AI launches its first office in India

AI developer Anthropic recently opened its first office in India and went on to tout new partnerships and strong adoption of its Claude assistant in the country. Its new site in Bengaluru is its second in Asia after Tokyo, Japan, which opened in October 2025. The company stated India was the second largest market for its Claude AI assistant, and a country with a developer community doing some of the most technically intense AI work seen anywhere…