The State of India’s Digital Economy (SIDE) 2026 report has been released by the ICRIER–Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy.
India has risen to 5th position globally in the digital economy and 4th rank in standalone AI performance, ahead of countries like Germany, France, Japan, the UK and Canada.
The report states that India generated USD 328 billion in digitally delivered trade and has the world’s second-largest AI talent pool after the United States.
It finds that 72% of global AI users are now in developing countries, showing rapid diffusion of generative AI across emerging economies.
The global digital economy is becoming tri-polar, with China, Singapore and India among the top five digital economies, reflecting a shift toward the Indo-Pacific region.