AI BriefingAnthropic Selects Seoul as Its Third Asia-Pacific Office
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Anthropic will open an office in Seoul in early 2026 as part of its Asia-Pacific expansion.
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Anthropic plans to open an office in Seoul in early 2026. This is part of its Asia-Pacific (APAC) expansion strategy, following Tokyo and Bengaluru, and revenue growth in the region has exceeded 10x over the past year.
Korea is a key market for Claude, ranking in the top 5 globally in both total usage and per-capita usage. In particular, for Claude Code, weekly active users in Korea have grown 6x over the past four months, and technical adoption is extremely active—so much so that the world's top Claude Code user is a Korean software engineer.
Korean companies are already leading the way in adopting Claude across various industries.
- Law&Company: Improved lawyer work efficiency by about two times through an AI legal assistant.
- SK Telecom: Built a customized AI customer service model that could become a standard for the telecommunications industry.
In line with Korea's national AI strategy, Anthropic plans to collaborate with government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners to advance responsible AI development. To this end, it is building a local team to support Korea's business environment and technical needs.
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