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AI Ecosystem Across Asia 2026 Report

Market size, government strategy, technology, and investment opportunities across Asia-Pacific’s rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

Published March 202657 pagesPDFBy Tom Simpson

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$102B+APAC AI market, 2025E
34.5%CAGR 2025–2030
82.4%Global AI patents from Asia
$735B+APAC AI market, 2030F

Key findings

A $102B market heading past $735B

The APAC AI market reached roughly USD 102 billion in 2025 and is forecast to exceed USD 735 billion by 2030 at a ~34.5% CAGR.

Generative AI is the growth engine

GenAI is the fastest-growing technology spending category in APAC, and Chinese open-source models account for roughly 30% of global AI token usage.

East Asia dominates AI output

China holds 69.7% of global AI patent grants; South Korea leads the world in AI patents per capita.

Sovereign AI defines 2026

Every major APAC economy is building domestically owned models — from India’s Sarvam AI to Singapore’s SEA-Lion and Japan’s NTT Sarashina.

Broad adoption, shallow depth

Singapore leads APAC on AI diffusion, yet only 1 in 10 APAC enterprises considers itself very mature in AI adoption.

What’s inside

  1. Executive Summaryp. 3
  2. The Asia-Pacific AI Landscapep. 6
  3. Country Deep Dives — Tier 1 Marketsp. 11
  4. Country Deep Dives — Tier 2 Marketsp. 19
  5. Enterprise AI Adoptionp. 23
  6. The Generative AI Revolutionp. 28
  7. AI Investment Landscapep. 32
  8. Talent, Infrastructure & Regulationp. 36
  9. Company Profilesp. 40
  10. Strategic Outlook 2026–2030p. 46
  11. Data Appendixp. 49
  12. Methodology & Sourcesp. 55

About the author

Tom Simpson is the founder and editor of Digital in Asia and has covered Asia’s digital economy for over a decade, across gaming, e-commerce, fintech and emerging technology.

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