Niigata, Japan is home to an estimated 324 developers working with AI coding tools — an early-stage scene that ranks #902 of the 1,679 cities we track worldwide, with an AI-adoption index of 49/100. Here's how Niigata fits into the global picture.
324developers (est.)
#902of 1,679 cities
49/100AI-adoption index
Nearest AI hubs
The tracked cities closest to Niigata:
| City | Country | Developers | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | Japan | 724 | 165 km |
| Utsunomiya | Japan | 57 | 168 km |
| Tsukuba | Japan | 735 | 223 km |
| Saitama | Japan | 1,421 | 234 km |
| Tokyo | Japan | 61,584 | 254 km |
Japan's AI scene
Niigata is one of 26 cities we track in Japan, which ranks #16 of 197 countries by tracked developers (~86,793 in total). See the full Japan picture → Or check which AI does Japan prefer? →
How this is measured
Figures blend public GitHub developer density with Google Trends interest in AI coding tools, refreshed daily. It's an aggregated public-data estimate, not a headcount — read the full method.
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