Over 90% of Indian organisations to deploy AI Agents by 2026, Finds IDC–UiPath Study

Indian enterprises are moving rapidly from AI experimentation to large-scale deployment, with more than 90% expected to adopt AI agents within the next year. This is according to a new IDC InfoBrief, “Agentic Automation: Unlocking Seamless Orchestration for the Modern Enterprise”, commissioned by UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a global leader in agentic automation.

The study reveals that around 40% of Indian organisations have already implemented agentic AI, while another 50% plan to do so by 2026. The surge is driven by the promise of greater productivity, agility, and decision-making accuracy. Spending on AI technologies in India is projected to grow at an annualised rate of 38% from 2023, reaching US$10.4 billion by 2028, with 2025 investments largely focused on building the infrastructure needed to support transformative, high-value use cases.

Adoption is strongest in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and life sciences, where businesses are increasingly embedding AI agents into day-to-day operations ...