Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude AI models, is significantly expanding its operations in India, with a focus on enhancing its AI models for Indic languages. This move underscores India's growing importance in the global AI landscape and Anthropic's commitment to serving the Indian market.
As part of its expansion, Anthropic plans to open an office in Bengaluru in the coming year and build a local team. The company aims to partner with Indian conglomerates, healthcare institutions, educational organizations, and startup accelerators to develop AI applications relevant to the local context. Anthropic is also seeking partnerships to help develop and manage sovereign AI capabilities within the Indian regulatory framework.
India has emerged as the second-largest market for Claude AI, accounting for 7.2% of its global usage. This makes India a key region for Anthropic's international growth strategy. To support this expansion, Anthropic intends to triple its international workforce and increase its applied AI team fivefold this year.
A key focus of Anthropic's expansion is to improve the performance of its models in Hindi and train them on nearly a dozen additional Indic languages. This will help drive adoption among public sector and enterprise users in India. The company also wants to ensure that Claude is accessible to as many people in India as possible, for healthcare, education, personal use, or business applications.
Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, is expected to visit India to announce the opening of the Bengaluru office. During his visit, he is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior government officials. Additionally, Amodei is reportedly exploring a potential partnership with Reliance Industries (RIL) to expand access to Claude AI in India.
The company's expansion plans come at a time when AI adoption is rapidly increasing in India. The Indian government is also promoting the development of indigenous LLMs through the IndiaAI Mission. The government plans to establish 600 data labs and deploy 38,000 GPUs at affordable rates to accelerate AI research and innovation.
Anthropic's move to expand its presence in India mirrors similar efforts by other AI companies, such as OpenAI, which is also planning to open an office in Delhi. This growing interest from global AI players highlights India's potential as a major market for AI technologies.
The company has appointed Chris Ciauri, a former Google and Salesforce executive, as Managing Director of International to lead its global expansion efforts. Anthropic's customer base has grown from fewer than 1,000 two years ago to over 300,000 today, and its revenue run-rate has surged from $87 million in early 2024 to over $5 billion by August 2025.
Anthropic's focus on enterprise AI distinguishes it from some of its competitors, such as OpenAI and Google, which are also targeting end-consumer use cases. Anthropic aims to partner with various businesses, from startups to global outsourcing firms and system integrators, to help them achieve their global ambitions.
Anthropic, valued at $183 billion after a $13 billion funding round in September, is positioning itself as a key player in the rapidly growing Indian AI market. The company's investment in local talent and its focus on Indic languages demonstrate its long-term commitment to India.
