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The AIR APAC AI Readiness Pulse, Q2 2026.

1,000 APAC organisations ranked by public AI readiness signal (RPS), an outside-in visibility measure across 23 markets and 6 sectors. Screened from 5,820 candidate organisations across the region. Scores reflect public-evidence visibility, not verified readiness.

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RPS visibility + CRP/CERS context; enterprise block live for 12 covered markets

Data collected January–June 2026. Published July 2026. Version Q2 2026.

5,820candidates screened
1,000published
23APAC markets
56.7mean RPS / 100
92%evidence A or B

What the data shows

Three findings from Q2 2026.

Depth

Market separation appears stronger at the visible frontier and weaker in the tail, but the statistic changes materially across sourcing-depth slices. The series is publishable; no single value supports a market ranking.

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Lowest

Capability Visibility scores lowest of the five RPS signals. Organisations publish AI intent faster than they publish AI hiring.

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3,359

Of 5,820 candidates screened, 3,359cleared the evidence gate — only 1,000 are published. Absence from the index is not absence of activity.

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What RPS measuresFive weighted signals. Discoverability and AI evidence carry 50%.Expand for detail ↓

Five public signals. One visibility score.

RPS (Raw Public Signal) is an outside-in benchmark of publicly observable AI, data, digital, and hiring signals. It measures public signal strength, not the full extent of private internal capability.

25%Discoverability
Whether search and AI systems can find and identify the organisation.
25%AI and Digital Evidence
Public evidence of AI, data, analytics, automation, and digital activity.
20%Platform and Data Footprint
Public references to cloud, SaaS, ERP, CRM, and platform maturity.
15%Freshness and Authority
Recent third-party coverage: launches, partnerships, awards, news.
15%Capability Visibility
Public hiring and role signals for AI, data, analytics, and digital work.
Weight versus mean signal across the five RPS signals
Discoverability leads on mean signal; Capability Visibility is lowest after hiring-evidence hardening removed job-board and aggregator false positives.
Evidence confidence distribution across published organisations
92% of published organisations carry grade A or B evidence. Grade reflects public evidence quality, not company performance.

The index

1,000 organisations, ranked by visibility.

Filter by market, sector, visibility tier, evidence confidence, or classification. Defaults to the 1,000 published organisations, all of which cleared the evidence gate. Each row links to a full evidence profile.

RankCompanyMarketSectorTierRPSEvidenceSignal
288Cashfree Paymentscashfree.comIndiaTech/FintechMomentum59ASupplierAdopterP
291Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Companycholamandalam.comIndiaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
297DTDC Expressdtdc.comIndiaLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum59BAdopter
301Honeywell Indiahoneywell.comIndiaManufacturingMomentum59A
317Navi Technologiesnavi.comIndiaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
320Paytm Moneypaytmmoney.comIndiaFinancial ServicesMomentum59A
322Pine Labspinelabs.comIndiaFinancial ServicesMomentum59A
327Sasken Technologiessasken.comIndiaTech/FintechMomentum59BSupplierAdopterP
347Appsierraappsierra.comIndiaProfessional ServicesMomentum58BSupplierC
353Haptikhaptik.aiIndiaRetail/E-commerceMomentum58B
354Infosys BPMinfosysbpm.comIndiaTech/FintechMomentum58BSupplierC
359Mahindra Logisticsmahindralogistics.comIndiaLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum58B
371Saksoft Limitedsaksoft.comIndiaProfessional ServicesMomentum58BSupplierC
377Vrinsoft Technologyvrinsofts.comIndiaProfessional ServicesMomentum58BSupplierC
395CreditAccess Grameencreditaccessgrameen.inIndiaFinancial ServicesMomentum57B
402HDFC Bankhdfcbank.comIndiaFinancial ServicesEmerging57A
418Razorpayrazorpay.comIndiaFinancial ServicesEmerging57B
438Bharat Electronics Limitedbel-india.inIndiaManufacturingEmerging56B
441Blue Star Limitedbluestarindia.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging56B
456Freshworksfreshworks.comIndiaTech/FintechEmerging56BSupplierAdopterP
466IIFL Financeiifl.comIndiaFinancial ServicesEmerging56BAdopter
471KFin Technologieskfintech.comIndiaFinancial ServicesEmerging56B
472Larsen & Toubrolarsentoubro.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging56ASupplierC
486Nucleus Softwarenucleussoftware.comIndiaTech/FintechEmerging56BSupplierAdopterP
494Reliance Digitalreliancedigital.inIndiaRetail/E-commerceEmerging56B
517Zohozoho.comIndiaTech/FintechEmerging56BSupplierAdopterP
519Ashok Leylandashokleyland.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging55B
520CEAT Limitedceat.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging55B
521CrossML Pvt. Ltd.crossml.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging55BSupplierC
524HDFC Life Insurance Companyhdfclife.comIndiaFinancial ServicesEmerging55BAdopter
546Bajaj Electricals Limitedbajajelectricals.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging54B
555Cyientcyient.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging54BSupplierC
560FarEyefareye.comIndiaLogistics/Supply ChainEmerging54B
571Jio Platformsjio.comIndiaTech/FintechEmerging54BSupplierAdopterP
579Locuslocus.shIndiaLogistics/Supply ChainEmerging54B
580LogixGRID Technologieslogixgrid.comIndiaLogistics/Supply ChainEmerging54B
598The Intech Grouptheintechgroup.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging54BSupplierC
599ThoughtWorks Indiathoughtworks.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging54BSupplierC
607Adani Enterprisesadani.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging53A
620Bharat Forgebharatforge.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging53B
627Capillary Technologiescapillarytech.comIndiaRetail/E-commerceEmerging53B
628CCAvenueccavenue.comIndiaTech/FintechEmerging53BSupplierAdopterP
633Cognizant Technology Solutions Indiacognizant.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging53CSupplierCJob-only
640Druvadruva.comIndiaTech/FintechEmerging53BSupplierAdopterP
649Happiest Minds Technologies Limitedhappiestminds.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging53BSupplierC
655Innovifyinnovify.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging53BSupplierC
657Intellect Design Arenaintellectdesign.comIndiaTech/FintechEmerging53BSupplierAdopterP
663KEI Industrieskei-ind.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging53B
700Rubixerubixe.comIndiaProfessional ServicesEmerging53BSupplierC
720TVS Motor Company Limitedtvsmotor.comIndiaManufacturingEmerging53A
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Depth check and sector patterns

What the sample can support.

Between-market variance moving across seven sourcing-depth slices
The between-market share is not identified on this sample: it moves materially as the depth choice changes. The first five points use percentile-matched slices; the last two use fixed counts and are not clean endpoints. The movement is the finding, not any single value.

By sector (mean RPS)

SectornMean & 95% CI
Financial Services268
56.956.2–57.7
Logistics/Supply Chain89
55.654.6–56.6
Manufacturing137
56.255.2–57.2
Professional Services205
57.456.6–58.3
Retail/E-commerce92
55.654.6–56.6
Tech/Fintech209
56.956.1–57.7

Sectors are listed alphabetically, not ranked. RPS is public-evidence visibility, not verified readiness.

Candidate sourcing depth correlates with the country prior, and all five scored signals also load positively on depth. AIR APAC therefore publishes company rankings and each market’s own disclosed context, but no comparison of market means. Read defects D6 and D7 in the methodology.

Limitations

What this measures, and what it does not.

  • RPS measures public-evidence visibility, not verified internal readiness. Strategy intent that has not shipped, and budget that has not produced visible output, are not captured.
  • Known bias: organisations that publish in English and publish frequently score higher. Local-language sources are not yet included.
  • Sample construction: the universe is proxy-led, not a census. Absence from the index is not a finding of low activity.

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A sanitised public CSV with rank, RPS, adjusted RPS, visibility tier, evidence confidence, and classification for every published entity.

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22 of the 23 covered markets also publish a full PDF dossier: market readiness context, tier composition, and the top public-signal organisations for that market.

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