Justdial Limited, India’s No. 1 local search engine, has reported a significant year-on-year surge in consumer searches related to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotics across India, based on an analysis comparing search volumes between March 2024–February 2025 and March 2025–February 2026. The data indicates accelerating interest in both AI-led service adoption and structured technology training across the country.
At a national level, searches for AI-related service providers rose by a substantial 125%, reflecting growing enterprise and business demand for automation, data analytics, AI integration and technology-driven transformation.
Parallelly, interest in skill development is gaining momentum. The category AI Training Centres witnessed a 70% pan-India increase, underscoring strong demand from students, professionals and entrepreneurs seeking to upskill in future-facing domains. Among key cities, Delhi recorded an 87% spike, closely followed by Mumbai at 82%, while Hyderabad and Pune registered steady growth at 27% and 20% respectively.
Searches for Robotics Training Centres also climbed 35% nationally, signalling expanding curiosity and investment in automation and hardware-led innovation. Mumbai posted a 19% rise, highlighting sustained interest in robotics education within the city.
The consistent year-on-year growth across service and training categories reflects a broader shift towards technology adoption and skill readiness in India’s digital economy, with sustained search momentum observed across both service providers and training centres during the period analysed.
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AI-Related Service Providers (Mar ’25–Feb ’26 vs Mar ’24–Feb ’25)
Pan-India – 125% increase
AI Training Centres
Pan-India – 70% increase
Delhi – 87% increase
Mumbai – 82% increase
Hyderabad – 27% increase
Pune – 20% increase
Robotics Training Centres
Pan-India – 35% increase
Mumbai – 19% increase
