Anthropic will open an office in Sydney in the coming weeks, marking its fourth Asia‑Pacific location after Tokyo, Bengaluru and Seoul. The company announced the expansion on March 10, 2026, and said the new office responds to strong demand from organisations in Australia and New Zealand.
Reasons for the expansion
According to Anthropic, a local presence will better enable the company to serve the distinct AI ecosystems of Australia and New Zealand. The firm plans to deepen engagement with Australian institutions and collaborate on projects that support Australia’s national priorities and sectoral goals.
Immediate plans and timing
In addition to hiring a Sydney‑based team, Anthropic’s executive team will visit Australia at the end of March to formalise some partnerships and meet with customers and policymakers.
Existing partnerships and customer base
Anthropic already works with several prominent organisations in Australia and New Zealand, including Canva, Quantium and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The company said its support will focus on enterprise, startup and research customers, covering use cases such as AgTech, physical AI, climate tech and other AI applications.
Usage patterns and rankings
Per Anthropic’s Economic Index, Australia and New Zealand rank fourth and eighth globally in Claude.ai usage relative to population. Both countries show significant use of Claude for computing and coding tasks, as well as for educational instruction and research. Anthropic has begun building a local team and partnerships that align with these usage trends.
Local compute capacity and data residency
Anthropic is exploring options to expand compute capacity in Australia through third‑party partners using existing infrastructure. The company framed this as consistent with its view that democracies should lead in AI development and aligned with the Australian government’s ambitions to become a trusted hub for sustainable AI infrastructure. Anthropic noted that requests for local capacity and data residency solutions are common from Australian enterprises and government agencies. Longer‑term infrastructure plans for the region are at an early stage and will be announced as they develop.
Careers
Anthropic said it will post opportunities for roles in the new Sydney office on its careers page: anthropic.com/careers.
Why it matters
Establishing a local office is intended to accelerate partnerships, provide closer technical and regulatory engagement, and tailor AI solutions to sectors of national importance in Australia and New Zealand. The move also reflects strong local demand for AI services that can meet regional data and infrastructure requirements.
