Data pack · Updated 12 October 2026
How much data center capacity South Korea has installed, how it compares with the rest of Asia Pacific, and what our trackers show about its sites, operators, deals and rules.
South Korea data center capacity at a glance
South Korea had about 1.3 GW of installed data center capacity (IT load) at the end of 2025, by our estimate. That is about 3% of the capacity in Asia Pacific and puts South Korea at number 12 of the 26 countries in our global model. Our trackers also hold 11 verified deals and 2 government measures in force for the country.
Installed capacity is IT load, the power available to servers, storage and network. The country figure comes from the same model as the global and regional totals and is benchmarked against dated public figures. Site figures below are what each source states, often a campus’s full build-out, so they are not the same measure.
Power context
- Renewable share of electricity, 20259.8 % · KESIS (1st Renewable Energy Basic Plan PDF)
Rules in force
- PlanNational AI Computing Center project: operator selection of Samsung SDS-led consortium
- Plan11th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand (2024-2038)
From government sources. Power and policy in South Korea
Recent deals
- Sep 2026 · Power dealJindo Green Solar (216MW), supplying GAK Sejong and GAK Chuncheon data centres, 216 MW
- Sep 2026 · Land / campus100MW AI data centre, Songsan 2 General Industrial Complex, Dangjin, 100 MW, USD 928 m
- Aug 2026 · M&ASK Horizon (AI data center infrastructure company split from SK Broadband), 318 MW, USD 2.2 bn
- Jul 2026 · Land / campusPaju AI data centre (phase 2: Computer Centers 2 and 3), 200 MW, USD 929 m
- Jul 2026 · JV / partnershipSK Telecom 2GW AI factory / AI cloud in Korea on NVIDIA DSX, 2,000 MW
- Jul 2026 · JV / partnershipGAK Sejong AI data centre expansion (55MW to 200MW), 200 MW, USD 10.0 bn
Other countries in Asia Pacific
- China30.9 GW
- Japan2.6 GW
- India1.6 GW
- Australia1.5 GW
- Singapore1.5 GW
- Malaysia1.3 GW
- Hong Kong0.8 GW
- Indonesia0.7 GW
Installed capacity, end 2025, DC Market Insights estimate. All countries and regions
South Korea in the full data pack
By year to 2035
Installed MW for South Korea from 2020 to 2035, in the same model as the global and regional totals, with low, base and high cases.
Leading hubs
Live and pipeline MW for the main metro markets, with the basis of each figure.
Every tracked site
The full site list with operator, location, status, MW and source, refreshed from our tracker.
Related research on South Korea
Frequently asked questions
How much data center capacity does South Korea have?
We estimate about 1.3 GW of installed data center capacity (IT load) in South Korea at the end of 2025, about 3% of Asia Pacific and number 12 of the 26 countries in our model. This is a DC Market Insights estimate, benchmarked against dated public figures.
What rules apply to data centers in South Korea?
Our Power and Policy Tracker lists 2 government measures in force for South Korea, such as incentives, tariffs, grid rules and national plans, each linked to the official source.
How will South Korea data center capacity grow to 2035?
The full data pack gives installed capacity for South Korea by year from 2020 to 2035, in the same model as the global and regional totals, with low, base and high cases and the main metro hubs.