India, April 7 -- The top eight cities have leased over 29.9 million sq ft of office space across in the first quarter of 2026, 6% up from 28.2 million sq ft in Q1 2025, according to a report by Knight Frank India. Bengaluru led the market with 9.2 mn sq ft of leasing, followed by Hyderabad (5.9 mn sq ft), Mumbai (5.6 mn sq ft), and the National Capital Region (4.0 mn sq ft).

Leasing activity remained firmly concentrated in Grade A assets, which accounted for 93% of total transactions, the report said. Meanwhile, Pune (3.1 mn sq ft), Chennai (1.5 mn sq ft), Ahmedabad (0.3 mn sq ft), and Kolkata (0.4 mn sq ft) also contributed to the overall leasing, the data showed.

"Notably, transaction volumes in Mumbai and Hyderabad during the quarte...