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Mumbai only Indian city in global Work From Anywhere Index
Mumbai is the only Indian city to feature in IWG's 2026 Work From Anywhere Index, scoring 77 points and ranking ahead of London and Miami. The index evaluates cities on climate, broadband…
Mumbai is the only Indian city to feature in IWG's 2026 Work From Anywhere Index, scoring 77 points and ranking ahead of London and Miami. The index evaluates cities on climate, broadband speed, transport, accommodation, food, culture and flexible workspace availability. Mumbai scored well on transport costs, co-working spaces and accommodation, but received lower marks for broadband speed, local events and the happiness index.
Bangkok topped the global list with 106.5 points, followed by Tokyo and Barcelona. The Times of India reports that India's flexible workspace market scored 100 on Cushman & Wakefield's maturity index, ahead of the UK at 98 and the US at 81. IWG's separate survey of 2,000 hybrid workers in the UK and US found that 48% plan to extend a holiday by working remotely in 2026, though the survey does not represent Indian workers.
India's flexible office stock across eight cities stood at 79.7 million square feet as of Q2 2025 and is expected to cross 100 million square feet in 2026, according to the Cushman & Wakefield report cited by Times of India.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Times of India reported the index with market data and caveats about survey scope. Times Now adopted a boosterish tone, calling Mumbai a workcation favourite and framing the ranking as a victory. Neither source challenged IWG's methodology or noted that the survey sample excludes Indian workers. The key point is that Mumbai's low broadband and happiness scores limit its remote-work appeal, a detail both sources noted but did not emphasise. IWG's next index will show whether infrastructure improves.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (sensationalist)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
