Google Developer Groups Hyderabad Set New World Record for Largest Agentic AI Hackathon
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Google Developer Groups Hyderabad Set New World Record for Largest Agentic AI Hackathon
On December 21, 2025, the city of Hyderabad in Telangana, India, became the epicenter of the global AI revolution as an agentic AI hackathon, conducted at Mall Reddy University, set a new Guinness World Record™.
The Guinness World Record was achieved by Google for Developers and Google Developer Groups (GDG) Hyderabad for the most participants ever involved in an agentic AI hackathon, with 2,089 participants.
Spanning a grueling 36 hours of continuous coding, the “Agentathon” was more than a competition; it was a hub of innovation. Participants were selected from over 12,000 applications and included both industry professionals and engineering students.
“Beyond the code and the metrics, this event captured the true heartbeat of India’s tech scene,” said Aarshad Devani, the Lead of GDG Hyderabad. “Watching developers push past exhaustion, skipping sleep and working through the night, was a powerful reminder of what humans are capable of when they’re driven by a mission. Our rules were tough, but the community was tougher. When you see someone travel over 1,000km just to be in the room, you realize this isn’t just a competition, it’s a movement. India isn’t just participating in the Agentic AI revolution, we’re ready to lead it!”
As a Diamond Sponsor, EPAM provided support and guidance to help participants create top-notch AI products and inspired teams to refine their ideas and scale their AI logic.
Read the full announcement here.
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