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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
251AI People Agencyaipeople.agencyBangladeshTech/FintechMomentum60BSupplierAdopterP
252Blue Bird Groupbluebirdgroup.comIndonesiaLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum60B
253Cochlear Limitedcochlear.comAustraliaManufacturingMomentum60A
254Dicker Datadickerdata.com.auAustraliaTech/FintechMomentum60BSupplierAdopterP
255DMG MORI Co., Ltd.dmgmori.co.jpJapanManufacturingMomentum60B
256Infosys Finaclefinacle.comIndiaTech/FintechMomentum60BSupplierC
257First AMLfirstaml.comNew ZealandRetail/E-commerceMomentum60B
258Five Star Business Financefivestargroup.inIndiaTech/FintechMomentum60BSupplierAdopterP
259Fisher & Paykel Healthcarefphcare.comNew ZealandProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
260HashKey Grouphashkey.comHong KongTech/FintechMomentum60ASupplierAdopterP
261IAG New Zealandiag.co.nzNew ZealandFinancial ServicesMomentum60B
262Lancom Technologylancom.techNew ZealandTech/FintechMomentum60BSupplierAdopterP
263Mordor Intelligencemordorintelligence.comSingaporeRetail/E-commerceMomentum60B
264NRW Holdingsnrw.com.auAustraliaProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
265PERSOL APACpersolapac.comSingaporeProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
266Puma Energypumaenergy.comSingaporeProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
267Redtone Digital Berhadredtone.comMalaysiaTech/FintechMomentum60BSupplierAdopterP
268Soltius Indonesiasoltius.co.idIndonesiaProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
269Sumitomo Corporationsumitomocorp.comJapanLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum60B
270Tata Elxsitataelxsi.comIndiaProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
271Tata Steeltatasteel.comIndiaManufacturingMomentum60B
272Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.tokiomarinehd.comJapanFinancial ServicesMomentum60B
273Tuya Smarttuya.comChinaTech/FintechMomentum60BSupplierAdopterP
274Whitecloak Technologieswhitecloak.comPhilippinesProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
275Workspace Infotech Limitedworkspaceit.comBangladeshProfessional ServicesMomentum60BSupplierC
276ABA Bankababank.comCambodiaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
277Advance Intelligence Groupadvancegroup.comSingaporeTech/FintechMomentum59BSupplierAdopterP
278Advantest Corporationadvantest.comJapanManufacturingMomentum59B
279AIDOLS Groupaidolsgroup.comSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesMomentum59BSupplierC
280Alibaba Groupalibabagroup.comChinaTech/FintechMomentum59ASupplierAdopterP
281AsiaInfo Technologiesasiainfo.comChinaProfessional ServicesMomentum59BSupplierC
282Aus Indigenous AIausindigenousai.com.auAustraliaProfessional ServicesMomentum59BSupplierC
283Australia Postauspost.com.auAustraliaLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum59CJob-only
284Australian Unityaustralianunity.com.auAustraliaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
285Bank of Chinabankofchina.comChinaFinancial ServicesMomentum59CJob-only
286Bazaar Technologiesbazaartech.comPakistanTech/FintechMomentum59BSupplierAdopterP
287BrainPad Inc.brainpad.co.jpJapanProfessional ServicesMomentum59BSupplierC
288Cashfree Paymentscashfree.comIndiaTech/FintechMomentum59ASupplierAdopterP
289China Construction Bankccb.comChinaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
290China Telecomchinatelecomglobal.comChinaTech/FintechMomentum59BSupplierAdopterP
291Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Companycholamandalam.comIndiaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
292Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.cib.com.cnChinaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
293Commercial Bank of Ceyloncombank.lkSri LankaFinancial ServicesMomentum59BAdopter
294Contact Energycontact.co.nzNew ZealandManufacturingMomentum59B
295DB Schenkerdbschenker.comSingaporeLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum59B
296DSVdsv.comSingaporeLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum59B
297DTDC Expressdtdc.comIndiaLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum59BAdopter
298Enroute International Limitedenroute.com.bdBangladeshProfessional ServicesMomentum59BSupplierC
299Foodpanda Malaysiafoodpanda.comMalaysiaRetail/E-commerceMomentum59A
300Fusion Bankfusionbank.comHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
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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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