Alphabet Plans Major Bengaluru Expansion With Space for 20,000 Staff
Office leases signal a sharp expansion in India as US visa curbs and cost pressures reshape Big Tech hiring.
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Alphabet, the parent firm of Google, is planning a large expansion of its India operations with new leased office space in Bengaluru that could accommodate up to 20,000 employees, according to lease documents procured by Reuters and reporting by Bloomberg.
The initial lease covers more than 656,000 sq. ft at Alembic City, data from real estate analytics firm Propstack showed.
Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, February 3, that Alphabet has leased one tower and locked in options on two others at the same campus, taking the total potential footprint to 2.4 million sq. ft.
If the company moves into all the space, the complex could accommodate up to 20,000 additional employees, more than doubling Alphabet’s workforce presence in India.
Karnataka’s IT and BT department welcomed the move, saying Alphabet’s expansion “underscores Karnataka’s strength as a global hub for technology and high-skill employment.”
The department added, “It marks a significant boost to the State’s innovation-driven economy and reinforces Bengaluru’s leadership in India’s digital growth journey.”
A Google spokesperson told Reuters that the company maintains a presence across India and,
In 2024, Google leased a tower of around 650,000 sq. ft in the Bengaluru complex cited in recent reports, a company spokesperson told Reuters.
It already operates from three offices in Bengaluru and last February inaugurated one of its largest offices globally in the city.
The expansion comes amid shifting global dynamics. Tighter immigration policies in the US, including stricter scrutiny of H-1B visas and the prospect of higher costs for outsourced work under President Donald Trump, are prompting many American tech giants to move more critical operations to India. Alphabet remains one of the largest sponsors of H-1B visas, according to US government data.
The Bengaluru expansion also builds on Alphabet’s broader investment push in India. In October, Google announced plans to invest $15 billion over five years to set up an artificial intelligence data centre in Andhra Pradesh, its biggest-ever investment in the country.
