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The AIR APAC AI Readiness Pulse, Q2 2026.

Name: AIR APAC AI Readiness Pulse, Q2 2026
Creator: AIR APAC
Published: 2026-07

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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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

How to read these scores

Scores reflect public-evidence visibility (RPS (Raw Public Signal)) and a hiring-adjusted public signal, not a private audit or statistical census. Market context uses CRP (Country Readiness Prior) and CERS (Country Enterprise Readiness Signal) benchmarks. The index covers all 23 markets. An additional enterprise-adoption benchmark is available for 12 of those markets; the remaining 11 show macro and state context only.

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.

Search companyMarketSectorVisibility tierEvidenceSort

Entity typeServices classSupplier evidenceAdopter evidenceHas official evidenceJob-board-only riskEvidence gate only

Rank	Company	Market	Sector	Tier	RPS	Evidence	Signal
901	iMoneyimoney.my	Malaysia	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
902	JACCS Co., Ltd.jaccs.co.jp	Japan	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
903	Janio Asiajanio.asia	Singapore	Logistics/Supply Chain	Emerging	50	B
904	John Keells ITjohnkeellsit.com	Sri Lanka	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
905	Kaskuskaskus.co.id	Indonesia	Retail/E-commerce	Emerging	50	B
906	KGI Securitieskgi.com	Taiwan	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
907	LianLian DigiTechlianlianpay.com	China	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
908	Liquid Groupliquidgroup.sg	Singapore	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
909	LONGi Green Energylongi.com	China	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	B
910	Manappuram Financemanappuram.com	India	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
911	Marsh New Zealandmarsh.com	New Zealand	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
912	MAX AImaxai.com.mo	Macau	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
913	PT M Cash Integrasi Tbkmcash.id	Indonesia	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
914	Mercermercer.com	Macau	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
915	Minterellison.comminterellison.com	Australia	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
916	Mitr Phol Groupmitrphol.com	Thailand	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	D
917	Monex Groupmonexgroup.jp	Japan	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
918	MonotaRO Co., Ltd.monotaro.com	Japan	Logistics/Supply Chain	Emerging	50	B
919	Moomoomoomoo.com	Singapore	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
920	Mrcb.com.mymrcb.com.my	Malaysia	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	B
921	MYERmyer.com.au	Australia	Retail/E-commerce	Emerging	50	B
922	NewZealand.AInewzealand.ai	New Zealand	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
923	NHN Cloudnhncloud.com	South Korea	Professional Services	Emerging	50	D	SupplierC
924	Nitto Denko Corporationnitto.com	Japan	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	B
925	OneConnect Financial Technologyocft.com	China	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	A	SupplierAdopterP
926	OxygenIToxygenit.co.nz	New Zealand	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
927	Pacific Jeanspacificjeans.com	Bangladesh	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	D
928	PALTAC Corporationpaltac.co.jp	Japan	Logistics/Supply Chain	Emerging	50	B
929	Petron Corporationpetron.com	Philippines	Logistics/Supply Chain	Emerging	50	C
930	Pharos iBiopharosibio.com	South Korea	Professional Services	Emerging	50	C	SupplierC
931	Phillip Bankphillipbank.com.kh	Cambodia	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
932	Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporationpmi.com	Philippines	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	A
933	Proen Corp Public Company Limitedproen.co.th	Thailand	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
934	PT PP (Persero) Tbkptpp.co.id	Indonesia	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
935	QAF Limitedqaf.com.sg	Singapore	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	A
936	Qantasqantas.com	Australia	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
937	Quanta Computerquantatw.com	Taiwan	Logistics/Supply Chain	Emerging	50	D
938	RATCH Groupratch.co.th	Thailand	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	B
939	Robotics Plusroboticsplus.co.nz	New Zealand	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	D	SupplierP
940	Sakana AI Inc.sakana.ai	Japan	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
941	SAP Chinasap.com	China	Professional Services	Emerging	50	B	SupplierC
942	SATS Ltd.sats.com.sg	Singapore	Logistics/Supply Chain	Emerging	50	C	Job-only
943	Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limitedsc.com	China	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
944	SF Expresssf-express.com	China	Logistics/Supply Chain	Emerging	50	B
945	Sino Wealthsinowealth.com	Hong Kong	Financial Services	Emerging	50	B
946	SK Siltronsksiltron.com	South Korea	Manufacturing	Emerging	50	C	Job-only
947	Sony Financial Groupsonyfg.co.jp	Japan	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
948	Square Australiasquareup.com	Australia	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
949	Switcheo Labsswitcheo.com	Singapore	Tech/Fintech	Emerging	50	B	SupplierAdopterP
950	Target Australiatarget.com.au	Australia	Retail/E-commerce	Emerging	50	D

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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)

Sector	n	Mean & 95% CI
Financial Services	268	56.9 56.2–57.7
Logistics/Supply Chain	89	55.6 54.6–56.6
Manufacturing	137	56.2 55.2–57.2
Professional Services	205	57.4 56.6–58.3
Retail/E-commerce	92	55.6 54.6–56.6
Tech/Fintech	209	56.9 56.1–57.7

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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