L’Oréal Announces its First Global Tech Hub in Hyderabad, India, at the World Economic Forum 2026, fueling its AI-powered Beauty Tech Ambition
L’Oréal, the world leader in beauty, today announced the launch of its first global Tech Hub located in Hyderabad, India. The announcement followed a high-level meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 between Shri D. Sridhar Babu, Hon’ble Minister for IT, Electronics & Industries, Shri Sanjay Kumar, Special Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana and Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO of L’Oréal.
This first-of-its-kind Beauty Tech hub will serve as a flagship for crafting the next generation of AI-powered beauty innovation and services. With an initial investment of over ₹3,500 Crores (€350 million) through 2030, the hub is set to become a global powerhouse, unleashing the potential of Data, AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, alongside emerging technologies. The hub will create 2,000 highly skilled advanced tech jobs including AI specialists, tech engineers, and data scientists, and will accelerate the delivery of state-of-the-art, AI-powered beauty solutions at scale.
The landmark partnership with the State of Telangana stands as a major milestone in the 2026 India-France Year of Innovation, strengthening the technological ties and collaborative spirit between the two nations. The strategic alliance is an investment in infrastructure and human potential—upskilling local talent to build “from India, for the world” beauty solutions in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI. By anchoring this Tech Hub in Hyderabad, L’Oréal will actively contribute to the state’s growth in digital and tech excellence and high-skilled tech talent.
The India Tech Hub will play a key role in L’Oréal’s integrated global AI and Tech network – alongside tech hubs in France, USA, China, Singapore, Spain, Poland, Canada, Brazil and Mexico – to foster a culture of mutual enrichment to co-create the future of beauty tech.
Welcoming the landmark partnership, Shri Revanth Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, said: “We are delighted that L’Oréal has chosen Hyderabad for its new global tech hub, a decision that reflects the deep confidence global leaders place in Telangana’s innovation ecosystem and highly skilled talent pool. This partnership directly supports our ‘Telangana Rising: 2047 Vision’ by creating 2,000 high-value jobs and positioning our state as a global epicentre for AI and digital excellence.”
