CNCF and SlashData Report Confirms India as One of the Largest Cloud Native Communities with 2.25 Million Developers

CNCF and SlashData Report Confirms India as One of the Largest Cloud Native Communities with 2.25 Million Developers

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MUMBAI, India, June 17, 2026

New research released at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India highlights rising hybrid cloud adoption, platform engineering maturity and growing cloud native AI developmentKey Highlights:CNCF and SlashData released the State of Cloud Native Development in India report, analyzing trends across more than 12,500 developers in 100 countries.The report findings show India is home to an estimated 2.25 million cloud native developers as of Q1 2026.Hybrid cloud adoption in India has reached 44%, exceeding the global average of 34%.Approximately half of professional AI developers in India are cloud native, highlighting the growing role of cloud native infrastructure in supporting AI workloads.MUMBAI, India, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today released new findings from its latest State of Cloud Native Development in India report in collaboration with SlashData. Based on data from more than 12,500 developers across 100 countries, the research highlights the continued growth of India's cloud native ecosystem, increasing adoption of hybrid cloud infrastructure and the expanding role of cloud native technologies in supporting AI development.