# China Data Center Market > China data center market: USD 89.24 billion in 2026, USD 268.17 billion by 2035, 13.93% CAGR from 2025, as AI racks and western hubs expand. Publisher: DC Market Insights Author: Amit Jain, DC Market Insights Published: 2025-10-13 Last updated: 2026-10-26 Next review: Apr 2027 Page: https://www.dcmarketinsights.com/report/china-data-center-market ## Key takeaways - Alibaba's RMB 380 Billion Plan and Tencent's 176% Capex Jump - Telecom Operators Rebuild Their IDC Business Around Intelligent Computing - US Export Controls Limit the Supply of AI Accelerators - Liquid Cooling to Meet the 1.2 PUE Cap **Frequently Asked Questions** **What is the size of the China Data Center Market in 2026?** USD 89.24 billion in 2026, up 22.62% from USD 72.77 billion in 2025, according to DC Market Insights estimates. The market is projected to reach USD 268.17 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 13.93% from 2025. **How fast is the China data center market growing?** 13.93% a year from 2025 to 2035 in the base case, after 23.45% a year in 2020-2025. The low case gives 9.82% and the high case 17.24%, depending mainly on AI chip supply. **How many data center racks does China have?** More than 13.73 million standard racks at the end of 2025, according to the National Data Administration, about 34.33 GW of rated capacity. DC Market Insights estimates about 20.74 GW of IT load in service. **How big is China's hyperscale data center segment?** USD 24.74 billion in 2025, 34.00% of the market, rising to USD 109.95 billion by 2035 at 16.08% a year. Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Baidu and Huawei Cloud fund most of it. **How much does China spend on data center infrastructure?** USD 13.52 billion on power, cooling and construction in 2025, rising to USD 37.20 billion by 2035 (10.65% a year). IT equipment makes up the other 81.42% of 2025 value (DC Market Insights estimate). **What is China's East Data West Computing programme?** A plan approved in 2022 with 8 national hub regions and 10 data center clusters. The hubs took more than 80% of new computing power in 2025, and the Western Hub Provinces grow 20.49% a year to 2035. **Which region leads the China data center market?** The Yangtze River Delta, with USD 21.83 billion or 30.00% of 2025 value. Guangdong is the largest province at USD 12.37 billion, and Inner Mongolia the fastest large province at 21.41% a year. **Who are the leading data center companies in China?** China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom hold the 27.00% telecom IDC segment; Alibaba and Tencent lead self-build; GDS Holdings and VNET Group lead third-party colocation, with VNET at 1,007 MW of wholesale capacity in service. **How do US export controls affect China's data centers?** They limit AI accelerator supply: a licence became necessary for NVIDIA's H20 in April 2025. DC Market Insights holds AI IT at USD 23 million per AI MW in 2025, and the low case gives USD 185.66 billion for 2035. **Which region of China is most attractive for data center vendors?** The Western Hub Provinces, whose share of China data center value rises from 12.00% in 2025 to 21.00% by 2035 at 20.49% a year. The Yangtze River Delta remains the largest buyer at 30.00% of 2025 value. **Why do China data center market estimates differ?** Scope. DC Market Insights counts USD 89.24 billion of 2026 spending on IT equipment and facilities; estimates counting only colocation rent or IDC service revenue are smaller, and those adding cloud revenue and bandwidth are larger. ## Dataset | Series | Value | Unit | | --- | --- | --- | | Market size 2025 | 72,770 | USD million | | Revenue CAGR | 13.93 | % | | Market size 2035 | 268,170 | USD million | ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the size of the China Data Center Market in 2026? USD 89.24 billion in 2026, up 22.62% from USD 72.77 billion in 2025, according to DC Market Insights estimates. The market is projected to reach USD 268.17 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 13.93% from 2025. ### How fast is the China data center market growing? 13.93% a year from 2025 to 2035 in the base case, after 23.45% a year in 2020-2025. The low case gives 9.82% and the high case 17.24%, depending mainly on AI chip supply. ### How many data center racks does China have? More than 13.73 million standard racks at the end of 2025, according to the National Data Administration, about 34.33 GW of rated capacity. DC Market Insights estimates about 20.74 GW of IT load in service. ### How big is China's hyperscale data center segment? USD 24.74 billion in 2025, 34.00% of the market, rising to USD 109.95 billion by 2035 at 16.08% a year. Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Baidu and Huawei Cloud fund most of it. ### How much does China spend on data center infrastructure? USD 13.52 billion on power, cooling and construction in 2025, rising to USD 37.20 billion by 2035 (10.65% a year). IT equipment makes up the other 81.42% of 2025 value (DC Market Insights estimate). ### What is China's East Data West Computing programme? A plan approved in 2022 with 8 national hub regions and 10 data center clusters. The hubs took more than 80% of new computing power in 2025, and the Western Hub Provinces grow 20.49% a year to 2035. ### Which region leads the China data center market? The Yangtze River Delta, with USD 21.83 billion or 30.00% of 2025 value. Guangdong is the largest province at USD 12.37 billion, and Inner Mongolia the fastest large province at 21.41% a year. ### Who are the leading data center companies in China? China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom hold the 27.00% telecom IDC segment; Alibaba and Tencent lead self-build; GDS Holdings and VNET Group lead third-party colocation, with VNET at 1,007 MW of wholesale capacity in service. ### How do US export controls affect China's data centers? They limit AI accelerator supply: a licence became necessary for NVIDIA's H20 in April 2025. DC Market Insights holds AI IT at USD 23 million per AI MW in 2025, and the low case gives USD 185.66 billion for 2035. ### Which region of China is most attractive for data center vendors? The Western Hub Provinces, whose share of China data center value rises from 12.00% in 2025 to 21.00% by 2035 at 20.49% a year. The Yangtze River Delta remains the largest buyer at 30.00% of 2025 value. ### Why do China data center market estimates differ? Scope. DC Market Insights counts USD 89.24 billion of 2026 spending on IT equipment and facilities; estimates counting only colocation rent or IDC service revenue are smaller, and those adding cloud revenue and bandwidth are larger. ## How to cite Data Center Market Research & Consulting | DC Market Insights, "China Data Center Market", updated 2026-10-26, https://www.dcmarketinsights.com/report/china-data-center-market