- During Mar ’25–Feb ’26, AI-Related Service Provider queries were 125% higher year-on-year versus the previous corresponding period
- AI Training Centres posted a 70% nationwide expansion, led by Delhi (87%), Mumbai (82%), Hyderabad (27%) and Pune (20%)
- Interest in Robotics Training Centres climbed 35% across the country
- In Mumbai, robotics training queries were 19% higher year-on-year
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
About Just Dial Limited
Just Dial Limited provides local search related services to users in India through multiple platforms such as Desktop/PC website (https://www.justdial.com), mobile site (https://t.justdial.com), mobile apps (Android & iOS), over the telephone (Voice, pan India number 88888-88888) and text (SMS). Justdial’s latest version of JD App, is an All-in-One App, replete with features like Map-aided Search, Live TV, Videos, Stock quotes, etc. to make the life of the consumer infinitely smoother & more engaging.
The Company has recently launched its B2B marketplace platform, JD Mart. JD Mart platform, available at https://www.jdmart.com and via apps on Play Store and App Store, is aimed at enabling millions of India’s manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers to become internet-ready in post-COVID era, get new customers and sell their products online. The platform offers digital product catalogues to businesses and aims at digitalising India’s businesses, especially MSMEs, across categories. Buyers can discover quality vendors offering a wide selection of products to choose from, spread across millions of categories to suit all B2B needs.
Justdial has also initiated transaction-oriented services for its users. These services aim at making several day-to-day tasks conveniently actionable and accessible to users from one App. With this step, Justdial is transitioning from being purely a provider of local search and related information to being a direct/ indirect enabler of such transactions. Justdial has also recently launched an end-to-end business management solution for SMEs, through which it intends to transition thousands of SMEs to efficiently run business online and have their adequate online presence via their own website, mobile site. Apart from this, Justdial has also launched JD Pay, a unique solution for quick digital payments for its users and vendors.
