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GCCs in Hyderabad.

By the GCCPROs research team · Updated

523 verified Global Capability Centres run a unit in Hyderabad: 20.6% of the 2,533 GCCs GCCPROs tracks across India. Hyderabad is the fastest-growing of the major GCC cities, and the one where life sciences and AI work sit side by side.

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523
GCCs in Hyderabad
20.6%
of India’s total
89
in
56
with 5,000+ staff
The number

How many GCCs are in Hyderabad?

Hyderabad has 523 GCCs, 20.6% of India’s total.

It is growing fastest. 116 of its centres were established from 2023 onward: 22.2% of the city’s base. The comparable figure is 15.5% for Bengaluru, 14.5% for Pune and 9.2% for Chennai.

Two specialisms stand out. Hyderabad holds 39 of India’s 93 pharma and life-sciences GCCs, and 52.8% of its centres run data, analytics or AI work: a higher share than any other major city.

How we count. A GCC with offices in more than one city is counted in each of those cities, so the city figures add up to more than the national total. Every city, region and country total counts each GCC only once. A centre operating in Hyderabad and one other city appears in both, which is why India’s city figures add up to more than 2,533. 880 of the 2,533 GCCs in India have offices in more than one city.

Industry

Which industries run GCCs in Hyderabad?

Every centre is classified into exactly one industry, so these add up to 523.

  1. Technology: SaaS & Software8917%
  2. BFSI: Banking, FinTech & Capital Markets7614.5%
  3. Pharma & Life Sciences397.5%
  4. Technology: Semiconductors & Hardware366.9%
  5. Technology: Data, Analytics & AI336.3%
  6. Professional Services & Consulting315.9%
  7. Retail, Consumer & FMCG244.6%
  8. Industrial, Engineering & Manufacturing224.2%
  9. BFSI: Insurance203.8%
  10. Healthcare & MedTech193.6%
  11. Automotive & Auto Components163.1%
  12. Technology: Cloud, Infrastructure & DevTools163.1%
  13. Logistics & Supply Chain152.9%
  14. Technology: Cybersecurity152.9%
  15. Aerospace, Defense & Aviation142.7%
  16. Chemicals, Materials & Mining132.5%
  17. Telecom & Networks122.3%
  18. Construction & Real Estate112.1%
  19. Energy, Power & Oil & Gas81.5%
  20. Media, Advertising & Gaming81.5%
  21. Travel, Hospitality & Leisure51%
  22. Education & EdTech10.2%
Function

What work do they actually do?

Most centres run several functions, so a GCC appears under each one it operates. These deliberately add up to more than 523.

  1. Technology42982%
  2. Engineering & R&D37671.9%
  3. Data, Analytics & AI27652.8%
  4. Finance & Accounting13826.4%
  5. Operations & Business Excellence12523.9%
  6. Product Management12323.5%
  7. Customer Operations9217.6%
  8. Risk & Compliance7514.3%
  9. Cybersecurity6813%
  10. HR Shared Services6111.7%
  11. Supply Chain397.5%
  12. Clinical & Medical326.1%
  13. Manufacturing Technology295.5%
  14. Procurement163.1%
  15. Legal152.9%
  16. Sales & Marketing Operations91.7%
Maturity

How mature are Hyderabad’s centres?

GCCPROs maturity model. Gen 1 runs support and back-office work; Gen 2 owns delivery for a function; Gen 3 owns products, engineering or a global process end to end; Gen 4 holds global P&L or decision rights.

  1. Gen 110219.5%
  2. Gen 212924.7%
  3. Gen 314928.5%
  4. Gen 410219.5%
  5. Not disclosed417.8%
Scale and vintage

How big are they, and when did they arrive?

Headcount

  1. 1-1005710.9%
  2. 101-50017834%
  3. 501-10007814.9%
  4. 1001-500013926.6%
  5. 5000+5610.7%
  6. Not disclosed152.9%

Year established

  1. Before 2000529.9%
  2. 2000-200911622.2%
  3. 2010-20146211.9%
  4. 2015-201910119.3%
  5. 2020-20226512.4%
  6. 2023-202611622.2%
  7. Not disclosed112.1%
Questions

GCCs in Hyderabad, answered.

How many GCCs are there in Hyderabad?

GCCPROs has 523 verified Global Capability Centres with an office in Hyderabad, out of 2,533 in India.

Why is Hyderabad growing faster than other cities?

On the data, the clearest signal is recency of establishment: 22.2% of Hyderabad’s centres were set up from 2023 onward, the highest share among India’s five largest GCC cities. The database records when a centre was established, not why a company chose the city, so treat the drivers as a separate question.

Is Hyderabad only a pharma city for GCCs?

No. Pharma and life sciences is a genuine specialism at 39 centres, but the largest groups are SaaS and software (89) and banking, fintech and capital markets (76).

Other cities

Compare with the rest of India.

GCCs in Bengaluru

1,384 verified centres, 54.6% of India.

See the breakdown

GCCs in Pune

559 verified centres, 22.1% of India.

See the breakdown

GCCs in Delhi NCR

482 verified centres, 19% of India.

See the breakdown

GCCs in Mumbai

367 verified centres, 14.5% of India.

See the breakdown

GCCs in Chennai

370 verified centres, 14.6% of India.

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The underlying records

Every one of these 523 centres, in full.

Names, parent company, site leadership, headcount, functions and 46 fields per centre, all searchable, filterable and exportable.

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