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Tandan: Karnataka has a tech workforce exceeding one million

Abhay Tandon · Karnataka's Billion Dollar Playbook ft. Sanjeev Gupta · Nov 19, 2025 · at 2:18

Host Abhay Tandan highlights key macro figures about Karnataka's IT sector while introducing guest Sanjeev Gupta.

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“When we talk about other factors, we talk about, you know, the fact that this state has more than a million plus tech workforce.”

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The claim, plainly

Karnataka has a tech workforce of more than one million people.

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Assessment

Official government data and industry reports confirm that Karnataka had a tech workforce exceeding one million people as of November 2025. At the 28th Bengaluru Tech Summit (November 18–20, 2025), then-Minister for Electronics, IT/BT Priyank Kharge cited a 1.2 million-strong tech workforce in the state, reiterating his June 2025 announcement that Karnataka's tech workforce had crossed 1 million professionals. Furthermore, the Economic Survey of Karnataka reported direct IT/ITeS employment surpassing 1.2 million professionals, the Karnataka Department of Labour estimated 1.8 million workers across IT and biotechnology firms in June 2024, and CBRE's Global Tech Talent Guidebook (May 2025) confirmed Bengaluru alone had surpassed 1 million tech workers.

Minister for Electronics, IT/BT Priyank Kharge cited a '1.2 million-strong tech workforce' at the Bengaluru Tech Summit on November 18–20, 2025.
CBRE's Global Tech Talent Guidebook 2025 (May 27, 2025) reported that Bengaluru's tech talent workforce alone surpassed 1 million.
The Economic Survey of Karnataka reported that the state's IT/ITeS sector directly employed more than 1.2 million professionals.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] newindianexpress.com [3] eletsonline.com [4] eletsonline.com [5] ssrana.in [6] knoblycream.com [7] swarajyamag.com [8] business-standard.com

Bengaluru tech workforce million professionals "1.5 million" "Karnataka" IT workforce OR "tech workforce" "Priyank Kharge" IT workforce "lakh" OR "million" Karnataka tech workforce number million NASSCOM "Karnataka" IT "1.2 million" OR "1.5 million" OR "1.8 million" employees

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