source_id,org,title,date,url,scope,type,population
so2025,Stack Overflow,2025 Developer Survey,2025-07,https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025,global,independent survey,"About 49,000 self-selected respondents across 177 countries. Not a random sample of developers."
octoverse2025,GitHub,Octoverse 2025,2025-10-28,https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-developer-joins-github-every-second-as-ai-leads-typescript-to-1/,global,platform activity data,"Public and open-source activity on GitHub, 1 Sep 2024 to 31 Aug 2025."
linkedin_sotr2026,LinkedIn,Skills on the Rise 2026 (India),2026-02-24,https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-makers/linkedins-skills-on-the-rise-2026-identifies-top-skill-stacks-reshaping-indias-workforce-90556.htm,india,platform data,"LinkedIn member skill-acquisition and hiring data in India. Published as a rank order only, with no growth percentages or denominators."
wef_fojr2025,World Economic Forum,The Future of Jobs Report 2025,2025-01,https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_Report_2025.pdf,global,employer survey,"Over 1,000 employers representing more than 14 million workers, across 22 industry clusters and 55 economies."
naukri_jobspeak,Naukri (Info Edge),JobSpeak Index,2026-07-03,https://www.naukri.com/blog/,india,job-postings index,"Job listings posted on Naukri.com. Covers the formal white-collar segment that recruits via Naukri, not the whole Indian labour market."
stanford_aii2026,Stanford HAI,AI Index Report 2026,2026-04-13,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,india,independent academic report,"AI skill-penetration metrics derived from LinkedIn member profiles, by country."
coursera_jsr2026,Coursera,Job Skills Report 2026,2026-01-21,https://blog.coursera.org/introducing-courseras-job-skills-report-2026-the-most-critical-skills-the-worlds-learners-need-this-year/,global,platform data,"About 6 million professionally-motivated enterprise learners across 7,000+ institutional customers. Learners whose employer bought Coursera, not the general workforce."
nasscom_sr2026,NASSCOM,Technology Sector in India: Strategic Review 2026,2026,https://nasscom.in/knowledge-center/publications/technology-sector-india-strategic-review-2026,india,industry body report,India technology sector aggregate employment and revenue estimates.
deloitte_nasscom2024,Deloitte India and NASSCOM,Advancing India's AI Skills,2024-08-20,https://www.deloitte.com/in/en/about/press-room/bridging-the-ai-talent-gap-to-boost-indias-tech-and-economic-impact-deloitte-nasscom-report.html,india,industry report,India AI talent pool estimates and projection to 2027.
payscale,PayScale,"Salary research by job title, India",2026-07,https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/,india,compensation database,Self-reported total compensation submitted by employees. Sample size varies by role and is stated per figure.
indeed_in,Indeed India,"Career salary pages, India",2026-07,https://in.indeed.com/career/,india,job platform aggregate,Self-reported salaries and job-posting data. Sample size varies by role and is stated per figure.
teamlease_2526,TeamLease Digital,Digital Skills & Salary Primer FY2025-26,2025-08,https://business.teamleasedigital.com/digital-skills-and-salary-primer-fy2025-26/,india,staffing-firm salary survey,"Over 30,000 salaries analysed."
teamlease_2425,TeamLease Digital,Digital Skills & Salary Primer FY2024-25 (via PTI / ThePrint),2024-08-27,https://theprint.in/economy/gcc-offers-up-to-20-pc-higher-salaries-than-it-services-driven-by-ai-ml-and-cybersecurity-investments-teamlease-digital-report/2240454/,india,"staffing-firm salary survey, via wire coverage",Reached us through wire coverage rather than the primary PDF.
aon_2026,Aon,Aon Survey Projects Slight Uptick in Salaries in India From 8.9 Percent in 2025 to 9.1 Percent in 2026,2026-02-24,https://www.aon.com/apac/in-the-press/asia-newsroom/2026/aon-survey-projects-slight-uptick-in-salaries-in-india-2026,india,major salary survey with published methodology,"Over 1,400 organisations across 45 industries."
openai_wau,OpenAI,ChatGPT weekly active users announcement,2026-02-27,https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/chatgpt-reaches-900m-weekly-active-users,global,vendor self-reported,Company-announced figure. Not independently audited.
alphabet_q22026,Alphabet,"Q2 2026 earnings, message from the CEO",2026-07-22,https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/,global,"vendor self-reported, in regulated earnings communications",Company-announced figure.
a16z_genai6,Andreessen Horowitz,"The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps, 6th Edition",2026-03-09,https://a16z.com/100-gen-ai-apps-6/,global,third-party analysis,Web ranking from Similarweb unique monthly visits; mobile from Sensor Tower MAU. January 2026 data.
jetbrains2025,JetBrains,The State of Developer Ecosystem 2025,2025-10,https://blog.jetbrains.com/research/2025/10/state-of-developer-ecosystem-2025/,global,independent survey,"24,534 developers across 194 countries, fielded April to June 2025."
cognition_windsurf,Cognition,Cognition's acquisition of Windsurf,2025-07-14,https://cognition.com/blog/windsurf,global,vendor self-reported by acquirer,Announced at acquisition.
lovable_seriesb,TechCrunch,Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation,2025-12-18,https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/vibe-coding-startup-lovable-raises-330m-at-a-6-6b-valuation/,global,verified press reporting,Funding round. Valuation is not an adoption measure.
linuxfoundation_aaif,Linux Foundation,Linux Foundation Announces the Formation of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF),2025-12-09,https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-the-formation-of-the-agentic-ai-foundation,global,industry consortium announcement,Foundation claim. Anthropic is a platinum member.
linkedin_india_feb2026,LinkedIn,India recruiter and job-seeker research,2026-02,https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-makers/linkedins-skills-on-the-rise-2026-identifies-top-skill-stacks-reshaping-indias-workforce-90556.htm,india,platform research,LinkedIn survey of Indian recruiters and job seekers.
linkedin_jotr2026,LinkedIn News India,Jobs on the Rise 2026: 25 fastest-growing jobs in India,2026-01-08,https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-jobs-rise-2026-25-fastest-growing-india-jrtnc,india,platform data,"Analyses job starts by LinkedIn members in India, 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Jul 2025. Ranks growth rate, not volume. No per-title growth percentage is published for India."
linkedin_jotr2025,LinkedIn News India,Jobs on the Rise 2025: 25 fastest-growing roles in India,2025-01-15,https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-jobs-rise-2025-25-fastest-growing-roles-india-lnqcc,india,platform data,"Analyses job starts by LinkedIn members in India, 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Jul 2024. Same methodology as the 2026 edition, one year earlier."
hiringlab_sep2025,Indeed Hiring Lab,September 2025 IN Labour Market Update: Continued Growth in AI,2025-10-25,https://www.hiringlab.org/au/blog/2025/10/25/september-2025-in-labour-market-update-continued-growth-in-ai/,india,job-postings analysis,Job postings on Indeed India.
indeed_nasscom2026,Indeed and NASSCOM,India's AI Talent Inflection Point: From Skill Gaps to Competitive Advantage,2026-05-22,https://www.cioandleader.com/ai-hiring-is-surging-across-india-but-a-skills-crisis-is-emerging-beneath-it/,india,"industry report, read via secondary coverage",Job postings on Indeed India plus an employer and employee survey. The NASSCOM-hosted page was not machine-readable; figures come from CIO&Leader's reporting.
cbre_ai_cities,CBRE,"AI job demand research, based on Naukri.com listings",2026-02-19,https://www.peoplematters.in/news/ai-and-emerging-tech/only-three-cities-dominate-ai-job-demand-in-india-cbre-report-48487,india,"commercial research, read via secondary coverage","Over 64,500 active AI-tagged listings on Naukri.com as of December 2025. A point-in-time snapshot of open listings, not a full-year flow."
zinnov_nasscom_gcc2026,Zinnov and NASSCOM,GCC Landscape in India 2026 (The GCC Value Orbit),2026-07-02,https://zinnov.com/centers-of-excellence/zinnov-nasscom-india-gcc-landscape-2026-report/,india,industry report,"Global Capability Centres in India, data as of March 2026 (FY2026). City breakdown from Zinnov's companion article, 15 June 2026."
foundit_2025,foundit (formerly Monster APAC & ME),"foundit Insights Tracker, Annual Hiring Trends India 2025",2026-01-13,https://www.siliconindia.com/news/ai-hiring-surges-in-india-with-32-percent-growth-expected-in-2026-nwid-53129.html,india,"job-postings tracker, read via secondary coverage",AI-linked roles posted in India during calendar year 2025. A full-year flow of postings.
ansr_emerging2026,ANSR,Emerging Cities: India's Next Frontier for GCC Expansion 2026,2026-05-26,https://ansr.com/ebooks/indias-most-gcc-ready-emerging-cities-for-2026,india,industry research,GCC job openings and hiring across 14 emerging Indian cities.
mihan_sez,"Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Office of the Development Commissioner",MIHAN SEZ operational units register,undated,https://www.mihansez.org/Pages/details/operational-units,nagpur,government register,"Official register of operational units in the MIHAN Special Economic Zone, each listed with its Letter of Approval number and commencement date."
maharashtra_gcc2025,Government of Maharashtra,Maharashtra GCC Policy 2025,2025-11-03,https://industry.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-09/gcc-policy-paraesa-naota-english.pdf,maharashtra,government policy document,"State policy targets. These are stated objectives, not measured outcomes."
nagpurtoday_factcheck,Nagpur Today,"Fact check: MIHAN in numbers, do 90 companies really employ 1.27 lakh people in Nagpur?",2026-03-05,https://www.nagpurtoday.in/fact-check-mihan-in-numbers-do-90-companies-really-employ-1-27-lakh-people-in-nagpur/03052116,nagpur,local press fact-check,Examines official MIHAN employment statements against unit-level reality.
jobspeak_cities,Info Edge / Naukri,"JobSpeak monthly reports, city annexures",2026-06,https://www.infoedge.in/pdfs/News_Events_pdfs/Naukri-Jobspeak-Mar-2026.pdf,india,job-postings index,"Job listings posted on Naukri.com, by city."