Only 2% of Indian startups working on AI training data vs 40% in the US: Economic Survey

Startups focussed on curating and organising training data for AI models are yet to emerge at scale in India, limiting the country’s ability to fully leverage its large and diverse database, the Economic Survey 2025-26 said.

India accounts for just about 2% of the startups globally working on AI training data, compared with 40% in the US, 21% in the EU, and 9% in the UK. China accounts for around 5%, the survey said, citing World Bank data.

“India holds considerable potential advantage in terms of domestic data sources, but this asset remains underutilised,” the survey stated.