Anthropic appoints KiYoung Choi as Representative Director of Korea ahead of Seoul office opening
Anthropic has named KiYoung Choi as Representative Director of Korea, ahead of opening a Seoul office. Choi joins from Snowflake and brings over 30 years of technology leadership across Korea and Asia-Pacific, including prior roles at Google Cloud, Adobe, Autodesk, and Microsoft. Korea is cited as a high-engagement market for Claude, with usage running 3.5x above population-expected rates. Existing Korean enterprise customers include SK Telecom and Law&Company.
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Anthropic opens Seoul office and announces Korean enterprise partnerships including NAVER, Samsung SDS, and LG CNS
Anthropic has opened a physical office in Seoul, led by Representative Director KiYoung Choi, and announced a wave of enterprise and startup partnerships across the Korean AI ecosystem. Major deployments include NAVER rolling out Claude Code to its entire engineering organization, Samsung SDS deploying Claude across Samsung Electronics, and LG CNS rolling out Claude to thousands of employees across LG Group. Anthropic also announced a research partnership with the National AI Research Lab (NAIRL) consortium spanning KAIST, Korea University, Yonsei University, and POSTECH, providing Claude access to up to 60 affiliated researchers focused on safety and alignment.
Anthropic Opens Seoul Office as Third Asia-Pacific Location, Citing 10x Regional Revenue Growth
Anthropic announced plans to open a Seoul office in early 2026, its third in Asia-Pacific following Tokyo and Bengaluru, driven by over 10x run-rate revenue growth in the region over the past year. Korea ranks in the top five globally for Claude usage both in total and per capita, with Claude Code weekly active users in Korea growing 6x in four months. Enterprise deployments include SK Telecom's AI customer service model and Law&Company's legal assistant. Large business accounts (>$100K ARR) in Asia-Pacific have grown 8x year-over-year.
Anthropic Opens Fourth Asia-Pacific Office in Sydney, Australia
Anthropic is opening a Sydney office as its fourth Asia-Pacific location, joining Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Seoul. The expansion targets enterprise, startup, and research customers in Australia and New Zealand, where Claude ranks 4th and 8th globally in per-capita usage. Anthropic is also exploring compute capacity expansion in Australia to address data residency requirements from enterprises and government agencies, with longer-term infrastructure conversations underway.
Anthropic Appoints Irina Ghose as Managing Director of India, Opens Bengaluru Office
Anthropic has hired Irina Ghose, former Managing Director of Microsoft India, as its Managing Director of India ahead of opening its first Indian office in Bengaluru. The appointment signals Anthropic's formal expansion into the Indian market, where India is already the second-largest market globally for Claude.ai. Anthropic's Economic Index data shows Indian Claude.ai users concentrate heavily on technical and mathematical tasks, with nearly half of usage in that category. The India team will engage policymakers, academic institutions, developers, and enterprise partners.
Anthropic Opens Tokyo Office, Signs AI Safety MoC with Japan AI Safety Institute
Anthropic has officially opened its first Asia-Pacific office in Tokyo, with CEO Dario Amodei meeting Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi and signing a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Japan AI Safety Institute to collaborate on AI evaluation methodologies. The company also joined the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group and hosted a Builder Summit for 150+ startups. Japanese enterprise deployments of Claude are highlighted across Rakuten, Nomura Research Institute, Panasonic, and Classmethod, with Anthropic reporting 10x run-rate revenue growth in Asia-Pacific over the past year. Expansion to Seoul and Bengaluru is planned for coming months.
Anthropic appoints Hidetoshi Tojo as Head of Japan and announces Tokyo office hiring plans
Anthropic has appointed Hidetoshi Tojo, formerly Japan Country Manager at Snowflake and a veteran of Google Cloud Japan and Microsoft, as its Head of Japan. The company plans to officially open its first Asia office in Tokyo in the coming months and expand local hiring. Existing Japanese enterprise customers include Rakuten, NRI, and Panasonic. The Japan HQ will support partnerships with businesses, policymakers, and platform partners including Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud Vertex.
Anthropic Opens Paris and Munich Offices, Cites 9x EMEA Revenue Growth
Anthropic is opening new offices in Paris and Munich, expanding its European footprint to seven cities alongside London, Dublin, and Zurich. The company reports EMEA run-rate revenue has grown more than 9x year-over-year, with large enterprise accounts (>$100K ARR) growing more than 10x. Enterprise customers including L'Oréal, BMW, SAP, and Sanofi are named as Claude users. The expansion includes new regional leadership hires and partnerships with local educational and cultural institutions.
Anthropic Names Chris Ciauri as Managing Director of International, Announces Global Enterprise Expansion
Anthropic announced the appointment of Chris Ciauri as Managing Director of International, alongside expanded global offices in Dublin, London, Zurich, and Tokyo. The company disclosed run-rate revenue growth from $87M at the start of 2024 to over $5B in August 2025, with enterprise customers growing from under 1,000 to over 300,000 in two years. The announcement includes deployment case studies from NBIM, the European Parliament, Novo Nordisk, SK Telecom, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Rakuten, United Airlines, and TELUS, illustrating broad international enterprise adoption of Claude.