Software industry in Telangana
Software industry in the Indian state of Telangana
The Indian state of Telangana has a 31% share of software export in India. While the majority of the industry is concentrated in Hyderabad, other cities are also becoming significant IT destinations in the state. Hyderabad houses the largest campuses of tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google outside of the US. In Hyderabad, the central region of the business happens in Financial District, HITECH City, the Madhapur suburb, Kokapet SEZ (Neopolis) and Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City. As of 2023, Hyderabad had 9,05,715 employees in the IT/ITES sector, working in more than 1500 companies. The number of startups in Telangana increased from 400 in 2016 to 2,000 in 2022. Hyderabad added two companies to the unicorn startup list in the first two months of 2022. As of 2025, there are 875 Global capability centers in Bengaluru, compared to around 360 GCCs in Hyderabad, although recent trend shows that Hyderabad is attracting more GCCs set up in India.