Anthropic's Global Expansion: Tripling International Workforce Amid Surging AI Demand

Anthropic to triple international workforce as AI models drive growth outside US

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Friday it plans to triple its international workforce and expand its applied artificial intelligence team by fivefold this year to meet a surge in demand for its Claude AI models outside the United States. Nearly 80% of consumer usage for Claude comes from outside the United States, with per-person usage in countries like South Korea, Australia and Singapore outpacing that of America, the company said. Anthropic, valued at $183 billion and backed by Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab and Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab, has distinguished itself, in part, by building AI models that excel at coding. Its Claude large language models are widely regarded as one of the most powerful frontier models on the market, and this has helped grow the company's global business customer base from under 1,000 to more than 300,000 in two years. The company's run-rate revenue had grown to more than $5 billion by August from about $1 billion at the beginning of the year. As international demand drives the company's momentum, Anthropic plans to hire for more than 100 new positions across Dublin, London and Zurich. The company also plans to open its first Asian office in Tokyo, besides additional office locations in Europe. The global expansion is led by Chris Ciauri, who recently joined as managing director of International following Paul Smith's appointment as chief commercial officer. "The global demand for Claude is extraordinary -- from financial services in London to manufacturing in Tokyo, enterprises are trusting Claude to power their mission-critical operations," Ciauri said. Earlier this week, Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab signed a deal with Anthropic to integrate Claude models into its Copilot assistant, marking a shift for the generative AI chatbot that has primarily used OpenAI. Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

Anthropic to triple international workforce in global AI push

Claude now has more than 300,000 enterprise customers, with nearly 80% of usage coming from outside the U.S. Anthropic is stepping up its global enterprise ambitions. The $183 billion artificial intelligence startup has grown its business customer base from under 1,000 to more than 300,000 in just two years, as demand for Claude's models accelerates across industries and regions. On Friday, the company announced it will triple its international workforce and expand its applied AI team fivefold in 2025, as it scales beyond the U.S. and intensifies competition with OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. That expansion comes as international demand increasingly drives the company's momentum. Claude's global usage has reached an inflection point: nearly 80% of activity now comes from outside the United States. On a per-person basis, adoption in countries like South Korea, Australia, and Singapore has already surpassed that of the U.S. In an exclusive interview, Chief Commercial Officer Paul Smith told CNBC that Anthropic's international growth is outpacing even their most ambitious forecasts, with major customers coming online well before boots hit the ground. "What is amazing is we haven't, up until recently, had significant human presence in Europe, in Japan, in our international markets, and yet we already have a very, very significant business over there," said Smith. He pointed to rapid adoption in sectors like life sciences and sovereign wealth management. At Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical giant behind Ozempic, Claude helped compress what's typically a three-month analysis and reporting phase at the end of a drug development cycle into just a few days. Smith said Anthropic is now ramping up hiring across its priority global markets. The company is recruiting country leads for India, Australia and New Zealand, Korea, and Singapore, with broader expansion underway across the UK, northern and southern Europe, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. As part of its international push, Anthropic is opening its first Asia office in Tokyo and scaling operations across Europe -- including more than 100 new roles in Dublin and London and a research-focused hub in Zurich. Additional locations are expected to follow in the coming months. The global expansion is being spearheaded by Chris Ciauri, who recently joined Anthropic as managing director of international. A longtime enterprise veteran, Ciauri previously served as CEO of Unily and held senior roles at Google Cloud and Salesforce, where he worked alongside Smith and helped grow EMEA revenue from $200 million to more than $3 billion. "G20 governments are approaching us about doing really, really interesting things at a citizen enablement level," he told CNBC, adding that large companies across Europe and Asia are also now engaging Anthropic on industry-specific use cases. Anthropic's push abroad comes as the enterprise AI race enters a more mature and competitive phase. The company recently hit a $5 billion revenue run-rate, up from $87 million at the start of 2024, fueled by growing demand for its Claude family of models in enterprise environments. That milestone puts Anthropic squarely in competition with the incumbents. OpenAI this week launched an $850 billion global infrastructure expansion with Oracle, Nvidia, and SoftBank to support continued growth. Microsoft and Google, meanwhile, are embedding AI into every layer of their productivity, cloud, and developer ecosystems -- making it easier for CIOs to tack on tools like Copilot or Gemini without overhauling their stack. Anthropic is betting that companies want more than an add-on. The pitch is a pure-play AI experience, with direct access to Claude's frontier models -- not just a wrapper inside legacy software. That strategy has become a key point of differentiation as enterprises shift from experimentation to implementation at scale. Across sectors, organizations are now embedding AI into core workflows, not just for summarization or chat, but for tasks like customer service, fraud detection, regulatory analysis, code review, and complex decision-making. Still, Smith said most large enterprises are adopting hybrid strategies combining direct access to Claude with integrations through AWS, Google Cloud, and other third-party platforms, and emphasized that these partnerships are additive, not competitive. "There's a very good reason why, if you're an AWS customer, you should also consume Anthropic through Bedrock -- and if you're a great Google customer, through Vertex," he said. Ultimately, he said, an enterprise will have a multi-faceted relationship with a player like Anthropic. Anthropic's applied AI team, which helps customers deploy Claude at scale, is set to grow fivefold in the next year. Unlike some rivals, the company doesn't rely on productivity suite integration or a legacy install base. Its focus is on building deep, domain-specific systems tailored to verticals like telecom, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and government. "You need the applied AI team that understands their particular industry context," Smith said. He explained that true enterprise deployment also requires a broader ecosystem: both large global systems integrators and niche consultancies trained to implement Claude Code and build custom agents. Anthropic is also investing in 24/7 support and infrastructure for data sovereignty -- especially important for customers in regulated sectors. "We're meticulously working through everything that you need that removes the barriers to adoption in these very large enterprises," Smith said, emphasizing that enterprise isn't just one part of their business, it's the entire focus. At the same time, OpenAI has been aggressively scaling its international enterprise efforts. OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap has grown the company's go-to-market team from about 50 to more than 700 over the past 18 months, spanning sales, customer success, developer relations, and strategic partnerships. Last month, OpenAI opened offices in Brazil, India, and Australia -- and this week in Abilene, Texas, CEO Sam Altman told CNBC that usage of ChatGPT has surged roughly tenfold over the past 18 months, thanks in large part to growth on the enterprise side. That momentum continued on Thursday, when OpenAI deepened its enterprise reach with a formal integration into Databricks -- signaling a new phase in its push for commercial adoption. As enterprise AI adoption accelerates, so too does scrutiny. A recent MIT study found that many so-called deployments have shown little to no measurable impact -- raising real questions about how deeply these tools are actually being integrated. But Anthropic executives say Claude is already delivering tangible results at scale. Across Europe and Asia-Pacific, Claude is powering core enterprise operations. At Norway's Norges Bank Investment Management, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, Claude helps analyze multi-billion-dollar investments and has already saved 213,000 hours, a 20% productivity gain across 9,000 portfolio companies. Novo Nordisk cut clinical documentation time from more than 10 weeks to 10 minutes and halved review cycles. SK Telecom, which is deploying Claude in Korea as part of a company-wide AI overhaul, boosted customer service quality by 34%. The European Parliament made millions of historical documents searchable and translatable, and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia slashed scam losses by 50%. "The demand signal we've got is unprecedented. It's like nothing I've ever seen," said Smith. "There isn't a single enterprise in the world where they don't have some kind of software development backlog." Smith said Claude Code, launched in May, is already a $500 million product, with usage up 10x in just three months. "It's one of the fastest-growing products that's ever been launched," he said. "It's an entry point. Happens to be an incredibly popular entry point right now." But the impact goes well beyond software development. Localization -- both linguistic and cultural -- is part of what Ciauri sees as a key differentiator. He pointed to Panasonic's Claude integration as an example, with the Japanese conglomerate using their models tailored to local language and cultural context. "That's a super important differentiator as you think about how you really maximize results for enterprise," said Ciauri. "You get these pockets of success," Smith added, "that you can then start to scale."

AI start-up Anthropic to triple workforce in major global expansion

The expansion is largely focused outside of the US, with a number of locations, for example Australia, Singapore and India, recruiting country leads. Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up with a significant global presence, has announced plans for a major expansion that will triple its workforce worldwide, as well as key appointments for senior leadership. The company behind GenAI chatbot Claude, Anthropic has stated that it has grown its consumer base from 1,000 people two years ago, to more than 300,000 today, citing increasing international demand. Nearly 80pc of Claude consumers are located outside of the US, in countries such as South Korea, Australia and Singapore, with per-capita usage "outpacing that of America's". The organisation shared in a statement, "Anthropic has the top market share in enterprise AI and our run-rate revenue has grown from $87m at the start of 2024 to over $5bn in August 2025, making us one of the fastest-growing technology companies in history." This is driving plans for major expansion, which will include more than 100 new roles in the Dublin and London locations and there will also be positions for professionals in the research-focused Zurich office. Plans for additional Europe-based jobs will be announced in the coming months. Anthropic is also opening its first office in Asia, to be located in Tokyo, Japan. We are more than just a place to work Life-changing career opportunities for you Make work more human Invent. Impact. Inspire. The growth strategy will be overseen by the newly appointed managing director of international, Chris Ciauri, who recently served as the CEO of Unily, president of EMEA at Google Cloud and was the executive vice president and the general manager of EMEA at Salesforce. Commenting on the news, Ciauri said, "The global demand for Claude is extraordinary, from financial services in London to manufacturing in Tokyo, enterprises are trusting Claude to power their mission-critical operations. This is a key moment for Anthropic to expand the infrastructure and partnerships needed to serve this growing international customer base." Reportedly, Anthropic is looking to recruit for several country leads in regions such as India, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Singapore, with broader expansion planned for the UK, northern and southern Europe, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Last year, the organisation established its first EU-based office in Dublin and currently, there are a number of job opportunities open to qualified people in AI, research and engineering, product management, support and operations, sales and security. Don't miss out on the knowledge you need to succeed. Sign up for the Daily Brief, Silicon Republic's digest of need-to-know sci-tech news.

Anthropic to triple international headcount, add offices following latest funding round

Anthropic to triple international headcount, add offices following latest funding round Anthropic PBC will triple its headcount outside the U.S. to support its international growth efforts, CNBC reported today. The hiring push comes a few weeks after the artificial intelligence developer closed its most recent funding round. Anthropic raised $13 billion from ICONIQ, Fidelity Management, Lightspeed and other backers at a $183 billion valuation. It was worth $61.5 billion six months earlier. More than 100 of the employees Anthropic plans to hire will join its offices in Dublin, London and Zurich. The latter facility is reportedly focused on supporting the company's AI research efforts. Anthropic also plans to grow its presence in northern and southern Europe, Germany and Austria. Rival OpenAI reportedly operated five offices in Europe as of last December. This past month, it established a sixth office in Munich. Anthropic will open its first Asia office in Tokyo as part of the recruiting drive. It plans to steadily grow the hub's workforce over the next year. The office will be led by Hidetoshi Tojo, a former Google LLC and Microsoft Corp. executive who joined Anthropic last month as its country lead for Japan. CNBC reported that the company will also hire country managers for India, Australia and New Zealand, Korea and Singapore. It's unknown what work Anthropic's offices in those countries will support or how many employees they will employ. The company did disclose that its overseas growth efforts will be led by Chris Ciauri, its newly appointed managing director of international. Ciauri was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Unily Inc., a venture-backed provider of employee experience management software. He earlier held go-to-market roles at Salesforce Inc. and Google. Anthropic reportedly plans to grow its applied AI team fivefold by year's end as part of the workforce expansion. The team helps the company's customers set up large-scale deployments of Claude, its flagship AI model series. The company says that the most advanced algorithm in the lineup, Claude Opus 4.1, can outperform OpenAI's o3 at certain coding tasks. OpenAI is also growing its international presence. It recently launched ChatGPT Go, an entry-level ChatGPT subscription in India that costs about $4.5 per month. OpenAI brought the plan to Indonesia earlier this week and plans to make it available in additional markets over time. It's possible Anthropic will take a similar approach with its newly detailed growth initiative. The company could launch localized versions of its Claude chatbot service optimized for specific markets. Anthropic already offers one specialized edition of the service, the Financial Analysis Solution, that offers access to financial data from third-party providers. OpenAI's international growth strategy extends beyond ChatGPT Go. In May, it launched a program called OpenAI for Countries to help governments build local AI data centers and customized versions of ChatGPT. It has already inked deals to set up several gigawatts' worth of AI infrastructure as part of the initiative.

Anthropic to triple international workforce as AI models drive growth outside US

Nearly 80% of consumer usage for Claude comes from outside the United States, with per-person usage in countries like South Korea, Australia and Singapore outpacing that of America, the company said. Anthropic said on Friday it plans to triple its international workforce and expand its applied artificial intelligence team by fivefold this year to meet a surge in demand for its Claude AI models outside the United States. Nearly 80% of consumer usage for Claude comes from outside the United States, with per-person usage in countries like South Korea, Australia and Singapore outpacing that of America, the company said. Anthropic, valued at $183 billion and backed by Google-parent Alphabet and Amazon.com, has distinguished itself, in part, by building AI models that excel at coding. Its Claude large language models are widely regarded as one of the most powerful frontier models on the market, and this has helped grow the company's global business customer base from under 1,000 to more than 300,000 in two years. The company's run-rate revenue had grown to more than $5 billion by August from about $1 billion at the beginning of the year. As international demand drives the company's momentum, Anthropic plans to hire for more than 100 new positions across Dublin, London and Zurich. The company also plans to open its first Asian office in Tokyo, besides additional office locations in Europe. The global expansion is led by Chris Ciauri, who recently joined as managing director of International following Paul Smith's appointment as chief commercial officer. "The global demand for Claude is extraordinary-from financial services in London to manufacturing in Tokyo, enterprises are trusting Claude to power their mission-critical operations," Ciauri said. Earlier this week, Microsoft signed a deal with Anthropic to integrate Claude models into its Copilot assistant, marking a shift for the generative AI chatbot that has primarily used OpenAI.

Anthropic Hires Google Cloud, Unily Vet In Global Push With 'Extraordinary' Demand For Claude

Anthropic hires former Google Cloud EMEA president Chris Ciauri as the AI superstar startup expands globally to grow its $5 billion annual revenue run rate and customer base of more than 300,000. Anthropic is making a massive push to expand globally with the recent hire of its first Chief Commercial Officer, Paul Smith, and now its new managing director of international Chris Ciauri. Ciauri (pictured) was previously Google Cloud's president of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa) for several years before becoming CEO of AI-powered software platform provider Unily in 2023. "What a moment to be joining [Anthropic] -- the company is the No. 1 enterprise AI platform, growing from $1 billion to $5 billion in revenue just this year, and serving over 300,000 customers globally with enterprise accounts growing 7X," said Ciauri in a LinkedIn post this week, which has garnered over 300 comments. Anthropic said its annual revenue run rate has grown from $87 million at the start of 2024 to over $5 billion in August 2025. [Related: Google Cloud President On Topping Microsoft In AI And Channel GTM] Ciauri is Anthropic's new managing director of International, tasked with expanding the company's worldwide presence. Anthropic Claude is one of the most popular generative AI assistants on the market. The startup's EMEA expansion plan includes hiring over 100 new roles outside the United States in regional offices like Dublin, London and Zurich. Anthropic said it will open new European-based offices in the coming months, on top of opening its first Asia office in Tokyo. Anthropic New Director: 'Global Demand For Claude Is Extraordinary' Ciauri said he will work with new COO Smith and Anthropic's international team as the AI superstar expands across new geographies. "The global demand for Claude is extraordinary -- from financial services in London to manufacturing in Tokyo, enterprises are trusting Claude to power their mission-critical operations," said Ciauri. "This is a key moment for Anthropic to expand the infrastructure and partnerships needed to serve this growing international customer base." He brings over 25 years of experience scaling enterprise technology businesses globally to Anthropic. Prior to being President of EMEA for Google Cloud and CEO of Unily, Ciauri was general manager of EMEA at Salesforce where he helped scale the company's EMEA business from around $200 million to over $3 billion in revenue during his 10-year tenure. Anthropic's Global Push Anthropic said the hiring of Ciauri and Smith, as well as plans to hire more people internationally, comes as the startup is investing in boosting its global presence thanks to enterprise customer momentum for Claude and new international offices. Anthropic's global customer base has grown from under 1,000 business customers in 2023 to over 300,000 today. Just this week the startup launched Calude Sonnet 4.5, dubbing it the best coding model in the world and the strongest model in the market for building complex AI agents. The company said nearly 80 percent of consumer Claude usage comes from outside the United States, with usage in South Korea, Australia, and Singapore outpacing America's use. "The global demand for enterprise AI is accelerating, and I can't wait to help more organizations worldwide discover what Claude can do," said Ciauri.

Anthropic to ramp up global expansion in enterprise AI (AMZN:NASDAQ)

Anthropic, the generative artificial intelligence company backed by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and others, said on Friday it will ramp its global expansion in enterprise AI. As part of the push, Chris Ciauri is joining Anthropic as its Managing Director of International, the company said Anthropic is hiring experienced executives, adding roles in European and Asian offices, and planning more locations worldwide to meet rising international demand for Claude. Anthropic cites Menlo Ventures data showing it holds the top enterprise AI spot, with revenue run-rate exceeding $5B and rapid customer growth from under 1,000 to over 300,000 globally. Anthropic reports 80% of consumer Claude usage comes from outside the U.S., with particularly high per-capita usage in countries like South Korea, Australia, and Singapore.