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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
21Hyundai Motor Companyhyundai.comSouth KoreaManufacturingPacesetter71AAdopter
122Hanwha Systemshanwhasystems.comSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesMomentum64BSupplierC
143Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.hanwhaocean.comSouth KoreaManufacturingMomentum63B
150Samsung SDSsamsungsds.comSouth KoreaLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum63B
200Samsung Biologicssamsungbiologics.comSouth KoreaManufacturingMomentum62A
279AIDOLS Groupaidolsgroup.comSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesMomentum59BSupplierC
308LG CNSlgcns.comSouth KoreaLogistics/Supply ChainMomentum59B
311Lotte Chemicallottechem.comSouth KoreaManufacturingMomentum59A
326Samsung SDIsamsungsdi.comSouth KoreaManufacturingMomentum59A
332SK Telecomsktelecom.comSouth KoreaTech/FintechMomentum59BSupplierAdopterP
340Woori Bankwooribank.comSouth KoreaFinancial ServicesMomentum59B
356Kiwoom Securitieskiwoom.comSouth KoreaFinancial ServicesMomentum58A
470KB Securitieskbsec.comSouth KoreaFinancial ServicesEmerging56B
527Kakao Pay Corp.kakaopay.comSouth KoreaFinancial ServicesEmerging55B
528LG Electronicslg.comSouth KoreaManufacturingEmerging55A
584Olive Youngoliveyoung.co.krSouth KoreaRetail/E-commerceEmerging54CJob-only
675Lunitlunit.ioSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesEmerging53BSupplierC
703Samsung Electronicssamsung.comSouth KoreaTech/FintechEmerging53BSupplierAdopterP
709SK C&Csk.comSouth KoreaTech/FintechEmerging53BSupplierAdopterP
898Hyundai AutoEverhyundai-autoever.comSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesEmerging50BSupplierC
923NHN Cloudnhncloud.comSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesEmerging50DSupplierC
930Pharos iBiopharosibio.comSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesEmerging50CSupplierC
946SK Siltronsksiltron.comSouth KoreaManufacturingEmerging50CJob-only
970Woori Cardwooricard.comSouth KoreaTech/FintechEmerging50DSupplierP
973Yulchon LLCyulchon.comSouth KoreaProfessional ServicesEmerging50BSupplierC
999Hanwha Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.hanwhawm.comSouth KoreaFinancial 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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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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