Waterloo, Canada is home to an estimated 6,976 developers working with AI coding tools — a growing hub that ranks #163 of the 1,679 cities we track worldwide, with an AI-adoption index of 74/100. Here's how Waterloo fits into the global picture.
6,976developers (est.)
#163of 1,679 cities
74/100AI-adoption index
Nearest AI hubs
The tracked cities closest to Waterloo:
| City | Country | Developers | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guelph | Canada | 852 | 23 km |
| Hamilton | Canada | 819 | 57 km |
| Mississauga | Canada | 2,465 | 71 km |
| London | Canada | 1,450 | 79 km |
| Toronto | Canada | 71,964 | 94 km |
Canada's AI scene
Waterloo is one of 25 cities we track in Canada, which ranks #6 of 197 countries by tracked developers (~194,010 in total). See the full Canada picture →
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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