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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
16HSBC Hong Konghsbc.com.hkHong KongFinancial ServicesPacesetter72AAdopter
26VTech Holdingsvtech.comHong KongManufacturingPacesetter71A
65Bowtie Life Insurancebowtie.com.hkHong KongFinancial ServicesPacesetter66A
85CLP Holdings Limitedclpgroup.comHong KongManufacturingPacesetter65B
88DBS Hong Kongdbs.com.hkHong KongFinancial ServicesPacesetter65B
110Tricor Grouptricorglobal.comHong KongProfessional ServicesMomentum65BSupplierC
111Techtronic Industriesttigroup.comHong KongManufacturingMomentum65B
118BDO Hong Kongbdo.com.hkHong KongProfessional ServicesMomentum64BSupplierC
140BOC Hong Kongbochk.comHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum63B
144Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier Limitedhkaircargo.comHong KongLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum63B
164Chong Hing Bank Limitedchbank.comHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum62A
173FWD Groupfwd.comHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum62B
192Morgan Stanley Asia Limitedmorganstanley.comHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum62B
228Citibank Hong Kongcitibank.com.hkHong KongTech/FintechMomentum61BSupplierAdopterP
260HashKey Grouphashkey.comHong KongTech/FintechMomentum60ASupplierAdopterP
300Fusion Bankfusionbank.comHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
330Sun Hung Kai & Co.shkco.comHong KongManufacturingMomentum59B
345ZA Bankza.groupHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum59A
357Livi Banklivibank.comHong KongFinancial ServicesMomentum58B
361MTR Corporationmtr.com.hkHong KongLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum58A
376ThinkCol Transformthinkcol.comHong KongProfessional ServicesMomentum58BSupplierC
378WeLab Bank Limitedwelab.bankHong KongTech/FintechMomentum58BSupplierAdopterP
403Hex Trusthextrust.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging57B
462China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limitedhk.chinamobile.comHong KongProfessional ServicesEmerging56BSupplierC
463Bank of East Asiahkbea.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging56B
525HGC Global Communicationshgc.com.hkHong KongTech/FintechEmerging55BSupplierAdopterP
578Li & Fung Limitedlifung.comHong KongLogistics/Supply ChainEmerging54B
645Foodpanda Hong Kongfoodpanda.hkHong KongRetail/E-commerceEmerging53B
677MioTechmiotech.comHong KongTech/FintechEmerging53BSupplierAdopterP
683OCBC Hong Kongocbc.com.hkHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging53B
694Prudential Hong Kongprudential.com.hkHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging53B
723Value Partners Group Limitedvaluepartners-group.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging53B
735Alpha Match Technologyalphamatch.aiHong KongProfessional ServicesEmerging52BSupplierC
778AIA Groupaia.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging51A
789Google Cloud Hong Kongcloud.google.comHong KongProfessional ServicesEmerging51DSupplierC
830SleekFlowsleekflow.ioHong KongTech/FintechEmerging51BSupplierAdopterP
834SpeedMVPsspeedmvps.comHong KongProfessional ServicesEmerging51BSupplierC
837Swire Pacificswirepacific.comHong KongManufacturingEmerging51A
840Television Broadcasts Limitedtvb.comHong KongRetail/E-commerceEmerging51B
841Watsons Hong Kongwatsons.com.hkHong KongRetail/E-commerceEmerging51B
870Chen Hsong Holdingschenhsong.comHong KongManufacturingEmerging50B
871CMB Wing Lung Bankcmbwinglungbank.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging50B
876Crystal International Groupcrystalgroup.comHong KongManufacturingEmerging50B
945Sino Wealthsinowealth.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging50B
982BC Technology Groupbc.groupHong KongTech/FintechEmerging49CSupplierPJob-only
998Hang Seng Bankhangseng.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging49B
1000HSBChsbc.comHong KongFinancial ServicesEmerging49B
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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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Take the data with you.

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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