IBM‘s biggest pool of employees is in India where it employs 130,000 people, or one-third of its total workforce, which is more than the number of people it employs in the U.S., per a report in The New York Times.
Both low-level and high-level jobs are assigned to India. Core operations, as well as a major part of IBM’s research is also carried out in the country. Watson AI technology that was developed in India last year, currently helps fashion designers roll out unique clothes, reports Money Control. IBM partners with Manipal Hospitals in Bangalore where treatment for cancer is done using Watson. Doctors from New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offer recommendations for the best treatment.
The company is now searching for the next crucial market in the country: the lower-income segment in India who have largely been overlooked by the tech revolution.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
