Naukri adds 700 AI REX clients as AI lifts recruiter monetisation
Info Edge is scaling AI REX and Talent Pulse as paid recruiter tools, with 400 AI REX clients added in Q1 FY27 and another 300 in July. AI REX is live across 4,000 enterprise customers and recruitment firms, while Naukri 360 billings grew more than 35% year on year in Q1.
The development
Naukri is using AI REX and Talent Pulse to raise recruiter ARPU, adding 700 AI REX clients across Q1 FY27 and July. Info Edge plans to scale both products to thousands of customers while expanding Naukri into a broader recruitment operating system.
The numbers
- AI REX live across 4,000 enterprise customers and recruitment firms
- 10% of AI REX users converted to paying customers
- 400 AI REX clients added in Q1 FY27
- 300 AI REX clients added in July 2026
- Naukri 360 billings grew over 35% YoY in Q1 FY27
Why it matters to operators and investors
Naukri’s AI recruiter tools are converting into paid adoption at scale, giving operators a clear playbook to lift recruiter ARPU through workflow-embedded AI upsells.
What to watch next
- Quarterly paid AI REX client additions and conversion rate from active AI REX users.
- Talent Pulse paid-client growth, retention and realised pricing.
- Naukri 360 billing growth relative to core recruitment revenue growth.
- Disclosure of AI product ARPU, attach rates, gross margin and renewal rates.
- Recruiter hiring demand, job-posting volumes and enterprise HR-budget trends.