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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
1Bosch Indiabosch.inIndiaManufacturingPacesetter86B
2Aditya Birla Capitaladityabirlacapital.comIndiaFinancial ServicesPacesetter79B
3Mantel Groupmantelgroup.com.auAustraliaProfessional ServicesPacesetter79BSupplierC
4Commonwealth Bank of Australiacommbank.com.auAustraliaFinancial ServicesPacesetter78B
5Bendigo Bankbendigobank.com.auAustraliaFinancial ServicesPacesetter77B
6Cover Geniuscovergenius.comAustraliaFinancial ServicesPacesetter76B
7National Australia Banknab.com.auAustraliaFinancial ServicesPacesetter76B
8DBS Bankdbs.comSingaporeFinancial ServicesPacesetter75AAdopter
9Genesis Energygenesisenergy.co.nzNew ZealandManufacturingPacesetter75B
10Security Bank Corporationsecuritybank.comPhilippinesFinancial ServicesPacesetter75B
11Employment Heroemploymenthero.comAustraliaTech/FintechPacesetter73BSupplierAdopterP
12State Bank of Indiasbi.co.inIndiaFinancial ServicesPacesetter73B
13StarHubstarhub.comSingaporeTech/FintechPacesetter73BSupplierAdopterP
14UnionBank of the Philippinesunionbankph.comPhilippinesFinancial ServicesPacesetter73B
15Chinasoft Internationalchinasofti.comChinaProfessional ServicesPacesetter72BSupplierC
16HSBC Hong Konghsbc.com.hkHong KongFinancial ServicesPacesetter72AAdopter
17Orion Healthorionhealth.comNew ZealandTech/FintechPacesetter72BSupplierAdopterP
18Biznet Networksbiznetnetworks.comIndonesiaTech/FintechPacesetter71BSupplierAdopterP
19CIMB Bank Philippinescimbbank.com.phPhilippinesFinancial ServicesPacesetter71B
20Dialog Axiata PLCdialog.lkSri LankaTech/FintechPacesetter71BSupplierAdopterP
21Hyundai Motor Companyhyundai.comSouth KoreaManufacturingPacesetter71AAdopter
22LegalOn Technologieslegalontech.jpJapanTech/FintechPacesetter71BSupplierAdopterP
23PwC New Zealandpwc.co.nzNew ZealandProfessional ServicesPacesetter71BSupplierC
24Renesas Electronics Corporationrenesas.comJapanManufacturingPacesetter71B
25Sime Darby Propertysimedarbyproperty.comMalaysiaProfessional ServicesPacesetter71BSupplierC
26VTech Holdingsvtech.comHong KongManufacturingPacesetter71A
27Arbisoftarbisoft.comPakistanProfessional ServicesPacesetter70BSupplierC
28Chunghwa Telecomcht.com.twTaiwanTech/FintechPacesetter70BSupplierAdopterP
29DHL Supply Chaindhl.comSingaporeLogistics/Supply ChainPacesetter70B
30Grant Thornton Bharatgrantthornton.inIndiaProfessional ServicesPacesetter70BSupplierC
31Infosysinfosys.comIndiaProfessional ServicesPacesetter70BSupplierC
32L&T Technology Servicesltts.comIndiaTech/FintechPacesetter70BSupplierAdopterP
33PT. Metrodata Electronics Tbk.metrodata.co.idIndonesiaTech/FintechPacesetter70BSupplierAdopterP
34OrangeMantraorangemantra.comIndiaProfessional ServicesPacesetter70BSupplierC
35SmartDevsmartdev.comVietnamProfessional ServicesPacesetter70BSupplierC
36Systems Limitedsystemsltd.comPakistanTech/FintechPacesetter70BSupplierAdopterP
37Tanla Platformstanla.comIndiaTech/FintechPacesetter70BSupplierAdopterP
38Tech Mahindratechmahindra.comIndiaProfessional ServicesPacesetter70ASupplierC
39Wiprowipro.comIndiaProfessional ServicesPacesetter70BSupplierC
40DigiPlus Interactivedigiplus.com.phPhilippinesRetail/E-commercePacesetter69B
41Fisher Fundsfisherfunds.co.nzNew ZealandFinancial ServicesPacesetter69B
42ITC Limiteditcportal.comIndiaManufacturingPacesetter69A
43Singtelsingtel.comSingaporeTech/FintechPacesetter69BSupplierAdopterP
44Softlogic Life Insurance PLCsoftlogiclife.lkSri LankaFinancial ServicesPacesetter69B
45AB Ark Solutionsabark.techPakistanTech/FintechPacesetter68BSupplierAdopterP
46AMP Limitedamp.com.auAustraliaFinancial ServicesPacesetter68B
47PT Bank Mandiribankmandiri.co.idIndonesiaFinancial ServicesPacesetter68A
48Cathay United Bankcathaybk.com.twTaiwanFinancial ServicesPacesetter68A
49DiDi Globaldidiglobal.comChinaLogistics/Supply ChainPacesetter68B
50Finexus Groupfinexusgroup.comMalaysiaTech/FintechPacesetter68BSupplierAdopterP
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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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