Overview
- The WeAreCity 2026 report, released Wednesday at the Indiaspora Global AI Summit, compares the two tech hubs using new city indices.
- The study says the pair delivered about 53% of Grade A office additions in five years, nearly half of new flights, and one in four new firms in 2024–25.
- Commute times are near equal at 59 minutes in Bengaluru and 58 in Hyderabad, with faster travel over longer distances in Hyderabad and slower, shorter trips in Bengaluru.
- Bengaluru leads startups and funding at $42.3 billion from 2020–2024, while Hyderabad scales through Global Capability Centres, tightens the office-space gap, and keeps rents about 15% lower.
- The indices place Delhi NCR and Greater Mumbai highest on Economic Heft, Hyderabad first on liveability, and Bengaluru atop workforce pull, which could guide planners toward speed-focused transit fixes and help investors tailor bets to each city’s model.