Microsoft reports that India has the highest share of “Frontier Professionals” among 10 markets surveyed, with 32% of Indian AI users in that category. The term refers to people who redesign how work is done around AI agents, while maintaining human judgment and oversight.
The findings indicate that India’s AI user base is moving beyond basic use cases. Business Line and The Hindu both note that Indian AI users increasingly take on types of work that were not possible a year earlier, suggesting faster adoption and integration into everyday workflows. The Hindu adds that India’s 32% figure is double the global average of 16% across the same study.
While the outlets focus on different emphases—Business Line on the expanded range of tasks enabled by AI agents and The Hindu on India’s relative ranking among markets—they align on the core result: India is the top market for “Frontier Professionals” in Microsoft’s cross-country comparison.
