Anthropic to open Seoul office as Asia-Pacific adoption of Claude accelerates
Anthropic has announced plans to open a new office in Seoul in early 2026, extending its operations across the Asia-Pacific region. The move follows recent expansions in Tokyo and Bengaluru, signaling increased demand for the company’s AI assistant, Claude, and its enterprise-focused product suite.
South Korea emerges as key AI market
Anthropic said Korean developers and enterprises are among Claude’s most active users globally, ranking in the top five for both total and per capita usage. Weekly active users of Claude Code in Korea have grown sixfold over the past four months, supported by strong adoption across startups and large corporations.
The company’s upcoming Seoul office will focus on local partnerships, government collaboration, and responsible AI development aligned with South Korea’s national AI strategy. The Korean government has recently outlined ambitions to position the country among the world’s top three AI innovation hubs.
Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic, says: “Korea is at the forefront of AI innovation in Asia and we’ve already seen strong adoption of Claude in the region. We built Claude to deliver both frontier capabilities and the safeguards needed for responsible deployment, and our local partnerships in Korea will help demonstrate what's possible when advanced AI meets Korea's world-class technical ecosystem and forward-thinking institutions.”
Local adoption and enterprise integration
Anthropic highlighted its growing relationships with major Korean enterprises. SK Telecom, the country’s largest telecommunications company, uses Claude to power a customized AI customer service model that has become “a blueprint for the entire telco industry.”
The company said Korean businesses are “defining how entire industries deploy AI around the world,” citing a rapid increase in enterprise contracts. The number of large business accounts in Asia-Pacific, defined as customers generating more than $100,000 in annual run-rate revenue, has grown eightfold in the past year.
Paul Smith, Chief Commercial Officer at Anthropic, says: “Korean businesses are already some of the world’s most sophisticated users of Claude, particularly for complex coding and enterprise applications. Having a local presence means we can work more closely with these world-class enterprises and startups and give them the unique support they need.”
Anthropic said it will begin hiring a local team ahead of the office opening in Gangnam in early 2026.
