India had the world’s second-largest pool of top AI authors and inventors in 2025, trailing only the United States, according to a new study by Stanford University.
The AI Index 2026 report published on Monday, April 13, by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) found that the largest share of identified AI authors and inventors came from the United States (220,520) last year, followed by India (50,460) and Germany (48,520).
While the US is home to the most number of AI researchers, the flow of these experts into the country is dramatically slowing. “The number of AI scholars moving to the United States has dropped 89 per cent since 2017 […] down 80 per cent in the last year alone,” as per the annual report.
Meanwhile, India saw the largest net outflows (-16.9) of AI research talent in 2025. This metric reflects the difference between the number of AI authors and inventors who move to or out of their respective countries. “The near mirror-image relationship between the two countries reflects the well-documented fact that the US has been the main destination for Indian AI talent,” the report said.
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