InCommon unveils GCC Tier 2 report 2025: Tier-2 cities powering India’s next phase of global enterprise growth

InCommon, Global Capability Centers (GCCs), has unveiled its GCC Tier 2 Report 2025, highlighting the growing momentum of GCCs in India’s Tier-2 cities and their role in driving the next wave of global enterprise expansion. 

The report reveals that Tier-2 cities are fast emerging as new growth engines for India’s GCC ecosystem. Their share has increased from 5% in 2019 to 7% in 2025, marking a clear shift beyond traditional metro hubs. India now hosts over 1,700 active GCCs, with more than 170 spread across 18 Tier-2 cities, including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Kochi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, and Mysuru. Nearly two new GCCs are being established every week, underscoring sustained enterprise confidence in India’s expanding regional markets.

Tier-2 hubs are increasingly hosting high-value, technology-driven GCCs focused on AI and data engineering, software and platform development, product R&D, cloud, and cybersecurity. States such ...