Asia-Pacific Trends to Watch in 2026

Emerging Tech Adoption Accelerates, Regional Soft Power Goes Global

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GenAI adoption in Asia-Pacific is outpacing the rest of the world. The region’s soft power is expanding quickly, highlighted by K-pop’s unstoppable global rise and China’s AI push bringing humanoid robots to daily life.
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GenAI adoption is growing faster in Asia-Pacific than anywhere else in the world. China’s aggressive AI push is transforming industries and daily life, bringing technologies like humanoid robots from science fiction into reality. At the same time, the region’s cultural and technological soft power is extending its influence across the globe.

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Man-Chung Cheung

Contributors

Paul Briggs
Principal Analyst
Kyndall Krist
Senior Copy Editor
Penelope Lin
Director, Data Visualization
Jennifer Pearson
VP, Research
Heather Sprung
Senior Editor
Emman Velasco
Chart Editor
Paul Verna
VP, Content
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