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Market snapshot · 2025
The global data center market at a glance.
Capacity, players, campuses and operators across the 100+ countries our reports cover. Updated October 2026.
North America
~60–70 GW
5,750+ data centers
Asia Pacific
~30–40 GW
1,500+ data centers
Europe
~15–20 GW
1,460+ data centers
Latin America
~1–2 GW
250+ data centers
Middle East
~0.5–1.5 GW
100+ data centers
Africa
~0.2–0.7 GW
100+ data centers
Capacity is approximate installed IT load; counts are operational facilities. DC Market Insights estimates, 2025.
Top players by 2024 revenue, USD
Colocation operators
Hyperscale cloud platforms
Cloud revenue covers the whole platform, not only data center capacity, so the two groups are charted on separate scales. Company filings and results releases.
Ten of the largest data center campuses by floor area
| # | Campus | Location | Operator | Power, MW | Area, m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | China Telecom Inner Mongolia Information Park | Hohhot, China | China Telecom | ~150 | ~1,000,000 |
| 02 | The Citadel Campus | Tahoe Reno, Nevada, US | Switch | up to ~650 | ~675,000 |
| 03 | Harbin Data Center | Harbin, China | China Mobile | ~200 | ~665,000 |
| 04 | Range International Information Hub | Langfang, China | Range Technology | ~150 | ~585,000 |
| 05 | Switch Las Vegas (SuperNAP) | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Switch | ~315 | ~325,000 |
| 06 | Council Bluffs campus | Iowa, US | ~100 | ~269,000 | |
| 07 | CWL1 | Newport, Wales, UK | Vantage Data Centers | ~148 | ~186,000 |
| 08 | Utah Data Center | Bluffdale, Utah, US | US NSA | ~65 | ~130,000 |
| 09 | Mesa data center | Mesa, Arizona, US | Apple | ~50 | ~120,000 |
| 10 | QTS Atlanta Metro | Atlanta, Georgia, US | QTS | ~70–130 | ~90,000 |
Announced campus figures; power may be planned rather than live capacity. Operator and press releases, compiled by DC Market Insights.
Countries with the most data centers
The United States has more data centers than the next nine countries combined. Cloudscene data via Statista, March 2024 (source).
Operator landscape: five tiers we track
- Amazon Web ServicesCloudGlobal
- Microsoft AzureCloudGlobal
- Google CloudCloudGlobal
- Meta PlatformsSelf-buildGlobal
- EquinixRetailGlobal
- Digital RealtyWholesaleGlobal
- NTT Global Data CentersWholesaleGlobal
- CyrusOneWholesaleNorth America, Europe
- GDS HoldingsWholesaleAsia Pacific
- KDDI / TelehouseRetailGlobal
- COPT Defense PropertiesPowered shellNorth America
- CloudHQWholesaleNorth America, Europe
- Vantage Data CentersWholesaleGlobal
- STACK InfrastructureWholesaleGlobal
- DataBankRetailNorth America, Europe
- FlexentialRetailNorth America
- Evoque Data Center SolutionsRetailNorth America
- Iron MountainHybridNorth America, Europe
- Aligned Data CentersWholesaleNorth America, Latin America
- Sabey Data CentersWholesaleNorth America
- 365 Data CentersRetailNorth America
- Africa Data CentresWholesaleAfrica
- AIMS Data CentreRetailAsia Pacific
- Ark Data CentresWholesaleEurope
- Aruba CloudRetailEurope
- AtlasEdgeRetailEurope
- atNorthHybridEurope
- BDx (Big Data Exchange)HybridAsia Pacific
- BlackChamber GroupPowered shellNorth America
- Bulk InfrastructureWholesaleEurope
- 1547 Critical Systems RealtyRetailNorth America
- Adam EcotechRetailEurope
- Aptum TechnologiesRetailNorth America
- AQ ComputeWholesaleEurope
- AT TOKYORetailAsia Pacific
- AtmanRetailEurope
- CapitaLand Ascendas REITWholesaleAsia Pacific
- CapitaLand India TrustWholesaleAsia Pacific
- CleanArc Data CentersWholesaleNorth America
- ClusterPowerWholesaleEurope
- 1623 FarnamRetailNorth America
- 165 Halsey StreetRetailNorth America
- 4D Data CentresRetailEurope
- Asanti DatacentresRetailEurope
- AscentRetailNorth America
- AtriaDCRetailAsia Pacific
- AUBixRetailNorth America
- Beyond.plRetailEurope
- Biznet Data CenterRetailAsia Pacific
- Bluebird NetworkRetailNorth America
Tiering by DC Market Insights, by footprint and geographic reach. Not a ranking within each tier.
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