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Pune

Asia-Pacific Power #68/162Per-capita #111National view: India →
Metro Power
48.7
of 100 · #68
MPI
48.7
MCC
38.1
MDI
35.7

Pillar profile

Talent44.1
Capital28.4
Research33.0
Infrastructure49.1
Agentic35.7

Indicators

  • Population (m)7.4
  • GDP ($bn)75
  • GDP per capita ($k)10
  • AI investment ($bn)1.5
  • Tech employment %12
  • AI talent54
  • Research strength54
  • Notable AI orgs18
  • Compute / data centers58
  • Broadband %74
  • Tertiary degree %40
  • Digital skills58
  • Startup ecosystem56
  • Agent adoption38
  • Patents / 100k22

Nearest peers

Metro report · generated from Pune's indicators

Pune — metro standing in full

Pune is the #125 metro by economic size ($75bn) in the panel and ranks #68/162 on absolute Metro Power and #111/162 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; the binding concern is infrastructure. Locally it runs below the India national average (MCC 38.1 vs CC 41.0).

National context: India scores CC 41.0 per-capita; Pune sits at MCC 38.1.

Economic & scale context curated v1 estimate

GDP (metro)
$75bn
#125 of 162
GDP / capita
$10k
Population
7.4M
AI investment
$1.5bn
#105 of 162
Notable AI orgs
18

Index & pillar read

For each metro index and pillar: what it means when high (the value) versus low (the gap), and Pune's own standing.

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Pune sits
MPI Metro Power48.7Moderate · #68/162Mid-pack. High would mean a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem; low would mean limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs.
▲ high: a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs
MCC Metro Coefficient38.1Developing · #111/162Low here — thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population
MDI Metro Agentic35.7Developing · #111/162Low here — agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent44.1Moderate · #80/162Mid-pack. High would mean a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI; low would mean a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally.
▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI  ·  ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally
Capital Capital28.4Developing · #106/162Low here — thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research33.0Developing · #107/162Low here — a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure49.1Developing · #130/162Low here — infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place  ·  ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally
Agentic Agentic35.7Developing · #111/162Low here — little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.

Risk factors

  • Binding weakness — Infrastructure 49.1 (#130/162, Developing): infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.