Once the undisputed leader in AI employment, the U.S. is now being outpaced by global competitors, with Singapore emerging as the new front-runner. Fueled by aggressive investment and a booming tech ecosystem, Singapore nearly doubled the U.S. share of AI-related jobs in 2024, according to data from AltIndex.com.
The shift marks a significant turning point in the global AI race, challenging the long-standing dominance of Silicon Valley and signaling growing competition from Asia in the battle for top-tier AI talent.
Singapore, Luxembourg, and Hong Kong All Outpace the U.S. in AI Jobs
The explosive growth of AI, blockchain, automation, and digital tools has significantly impacted the global economy, changing how companies work and communicate with their customers. However, the rise of these technologies has also transformed the job market, forcing workers to learn new skills and adapt to keep up with these changes.
The United States has been at the forefront of this change for years. Thanks to its Silicon Valley giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI, and billions of dollars poured into AI innovation, the U.S. has long been the go-to place for building an AI career. And while that hasn’t changed in 2024, the U.S. ranking on the global list of countries offering the most AI-related jobs has.
According to the Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2025 published by Stanford University and Lightcast, as of 2024, the largest share of AI-related job postings worldwide was located in Singapore. Statistics show that nearly 3.3% of all job postings in the country last year were AI-related. Luxembourg ranked second, with around 2% of AI-related job postings, while Hong Kong followed closely with a 1.89% share. Interestingly, all three countries were ahead of the global AI powerhouse, the United States, which had 1.79% of jobs related to artificial intelligence. The United Arab Emirates rounded out the top five countries with a 1.72% share.
European AI job leaders Switzerland (1.37%), Belgium (1.31%), Sweden (1.31%), and the United Kingdom (1.26%) were all behind, similar to Canada, which had a 1.41% share. Statistics show Mexico, Chile, and New Zealand were on the other side of the list, posting the lowest share of AI-related jobs, or 0.73%, 0.65%, and 0.55%, respectively.
Two of the Top Five Fastest-Growing Jobs in 2025 are AI-Related
The share of AI-related jobs in these countries and globally will likely continue growing, as AI jobs make up two of the five fastest-growing and most in-demand roles this year. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025, big data specialists, who form the backbone of AI innovation across industries, top the list of the fastest-growing jobs, with a projected 110% surge between 2025 and 2030.
FinTech engineers came second with a projected 86% increase in the next five years, while machine learning specialists ranked third with an expected 81% growth by 2030. App developers and security managers round out the top five jobs with a projected 58% and 57% increase, respectively. The World Economic Forum’s forecast also showed that AI will create over 170 million new jobs by 2030, far more than any other technology.
