India, Jan. 7 -- India's office real estate market recorded gross leasing of 86.4 million sq ft (msf) in 2025, up 20% from 71.9 million sq ft in 2024, surpassing the previous peak, and rents grew between 1% and 16% year-on-year. Bengaluru retained its position as the country's largest office market, with 28.7 million sq ft leased, of which 63% was occupied by Global Capability Centres (GCCs), according to a report by Knight Frank India.

The office leasing also represents a 43% rise over the pre-pandemic high recorded in 2019, highlighting the sustained expansion of occupier demand over the past four years, the report titled India Real Estate- Office and Residential Market (H2 2025) said.

Bengaluru retained its position as the largest of...