New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Anthropic officially opened its second Asia-Pacific office in Bengaluru on Monday, after Tokyo. The move formalizes the company's India presence after months of preparation, with reports suggesting it had been scouting for office space in Bengaluru since late 2024.

The company said India is seeing some of the most technically intensive AI usage globally, with nearly half of Claude's usage in the country focused on computer science and mathematical tasks such as building applications, modernizing systems, and deploying production software.

Strong technical adoption and growing enterprise demand were cited as key reasons for establishing a formal office in the country. Calling India its second-largest market for its ...