India’s electronics and semiconductor ecosystem is projected to grow at a 12-15% CAGR in the coming years, driven by government incentives, a strong push toward local manufacturing and robust demand across the automotive, IoT, telecom and consumer electronics sectors. With enthusiasm for this continued growth, DigiKey, a leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, recently announced the launch of its Indian subsidiary in Bengaluru. DigiKey India will operate a Global Capability Center (GCC) that serves as a technology innovation and collaboration hub for the company’s global operations.
This launch marks a significant milestone in the company’s global expansion strategy as it supports the organization in keeping pace with suppliers’ and customers’ demands for services and innovation. It also reinforces DigiKey’s long-term commitment to the Indian market as a strategic hub for business services, technology support, engineering and innovation.
India has always been an important market for DigiKey, and it continues to be a growing market for us. The growth rate in the Indian electronics industry is remarkable, and it’s one of our top ten markets this year. DigiKey opened its GCC office in India in 2022 and successfully leveraged the expertise of nearly 300 India-based employees to support our global operations. India’s tech ecosystem and skilled workforce are key to DigiKey’s continued success in the region. The DigiKey team is thrilled to deepen our roots and invest in the future of DigiKey India, offering opportunities to talent in IT development, GBS and more.
DigiKey’s roots in technology
DigiKey began in 1972 when Dr. Ron Stordahl started selling the “Digi-Keyer,” a kit for ham radio operators that helped transmit Morse code. This led to the sale of components – first to electronic hobbyists and then to the commercial market. Two decades later, the company introduced its first website, paving the way for DigiKey to become the successful e-commerce company it is today, with the industry’s most visited and top-rated website.
Now, as a franchised distributor, DigiKey focuses on providing 17 million components from over 3,000 quality, name-brand manufacturers, offering an industry-leading breadth and depth of products in stock and available for immediate shipment. In the third quarter of 2025 alone, we significantly expanded our in-stock products available for same-day shipment by adding more than 31,000 new items. In total, over 585,000 new products were added to the DigiKey system, along with 87 new suppliers across its core business, Marketplace and Fulfilled by DigiKey programs.
Headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., USA, DigiKey is recognized as the global leader and continuous innovator in the cutting-edge commerce distribution of electronic components and automation products worldwide, offering the newest technologies and components used to build the machines and devices that propel industries like healthcare, automotive, AI, energy, 5G and IoT into the future.
At DigiKey, we take pride in our ability to offer unwavering dedication to quality and customer-centric innovation. We also support engineers, designers, builders and procurement professionals with a wealth of digital solutions, frictionless interactions and tools to make their jobs more efficient. Further, our exceptional customer support with 24/7 assistance across multiple channels is unmatched.
Our proactive strategies to tackle supply chain challenges are bolstered by robust supplier relationships and real-time inventory management. For our supplier partners, we’re offering many new options that simplify and streamline business growth.
The combination of supporting the customer’s technical needs, stocking the right products, having the right relationships in place, and possessing the experience to navigate design issues sets us apart.
What’s next for DigiKey
At DigiKey, we are committed to being a digital leader in our industry. We are continually exploring ways to expand our global business and enhance the customer experience, including within the Indian market. As part of this effort, we recently introduced a new checkout option for purchasing in INR for registered users on our DigiKey.in site. Plus, registered customers can now choose to check out using our local logistics partner, AqTronics, making it easier and more efficient to do business with DigiKey India.
DigiKey has always been on the leading edge of technology. We’ve moved from print catalogues to e-commerce, from physical servers to the cloud, from monoliths to microservices and from reactive support to predictive monitoring. Every new tech innovation DigiKey has embraced required adaptation. And each time, we came out stronger.
Throughout the organization, we’re tapping into AI like never before, evolving roles and upskilling our team members to enhance customer experience and improve team members’ knowledge base. Technology is becoming more connected, more layered and more dependent on smart human insight where it matters most. This is our opportunity to reimagine what’s possible with AI—not just to automate, but to innovate.
DigiKey will continue to invest in infrastructure, systems and inventory to support all our Indian customers into the future. We’ve already been investing in sales and marketing activities in the region, which is reflected in our current performance—year-to-date sales in India are up 12% over 2024. Moving forward, it is our goal to amplify growth in hiring and expand our capabilities.
Overall, our purpose in India is to accelerate progress for engineers, designers and buyers while making interactions with DigiKey easy and efficient. We remain committed to identifying additional opportunities for growth and partnership in India, including in Bengaluru and other key regions.
The next chapter of DigiKey India is bright. For more information and to follow along in our journey, visit DigiKey.in.
Ramesh Babu is chief information officer for DigiKey. DigiKey is a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment.