India, May 30 -- India has emerged as the world's fifth most digitalised economy and ranks fourth globally in AI performance, according to a report released on Friday by the ICRIER-Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy (IPCIDE).

The 71-country benchmarks reveal India outpaces Germany, France, Japan, UK and Canada in AI race as 72 per cent of global AI users now in developing countries, it said. India has emerged as the fifth most digitalised economy and is placed fourth on the CHIPS-AI index, according to the State of India's Digital Economy (SIDE) 2026 report.

"The report documents a fundamental shift in the global digital landscape: 72 per cent of AI users are now in developing countries, with India and China together account...