US Dominates Global Data Center Population

Data centers power everything from streaming and cloud storage to the AI systems reshaping industries. When it comes to scale, one country stands far ahead.

The U.S. has 3,960 data centers in this dataset – more than the next 14 countries combined.

The map below, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, based on data from Data Center Map, counts operational facilities by country, from small cloud hubs to sprawling colocation campuses. While totals vary by methodology, the concentration of infrastructure in a few major economies is unmistakable.

U.S. Leads by a Wide Margin

With nearly four thousand data centers in this dataset, the U.S. is the world’s largest data center market.

Country
Data Centers
🇺🇸 USA
3,960
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
498
🇩🇪 Germany
470
🇨🇳 China
365
🇫🇷 France
335
🇨🇦 Canada
285
🇮🇳 India
275
🇦🇺 Australia
268
🇯🇵 Japan
249
🇮🇹 Italy
206
🇧🇷 Brazil
198
🇪🇸 Spain
189
🇳🇱 The Netherlands
186
🇮🇩 Indonesia
184
🇷🇺 Russia
178
🇮🇪 Ireland
128
🇨🇭 Switzerland
113
🇸🇪 Sweden
110
🇲🇾 Malaysia
109
🇵🇱 Poland
97
🇫🇮 Finland
90
🇳🇴 Norway
87
🇰🇷 South Korea
86
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
85
🇩🇰 Denmark
81
🇹🇷 Turkey
76
🇨🇱 Chile
66
🇸🇬 Singapore
65
🇮🇱 Israel
65
🇷🇴 Romania
63
🇲🇽 Mexico
62
🇿🇦 South Africa
61
🇹🇭 Thailand
59
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
58
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
57
🇳🇿 New Zealand
57
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
54
🇦🇹 Austria
53
🇧🇪 Belgium
48
🇵🇹 Portugal
44
🇦🇷 Argentina
43
🇨🇴 Colombia
41
🇻🇳 Vietnam
41
🇺🇦 Ukraine
37
🇹🇼 Taiwan
37
🇵🇭 Philippines
36
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
31
🇵🇰 Pakistan
30
🇬🇷 Greece
25
🇱🇻 Latvia
24
🇳🇬 Nigeria
23
🇮🇷 Iran
20
🇸🇮 Slovenia
20
🇱🇹 Lithuania
19
🇰🇪 Kenya
19
🇨🇾 Cyprus
18
🇭🇺 Hungary
17
🇵🇦 Panama
17
🇴🇲 Oman
16
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
16
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
15
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
15
🇭🇷 Croatia
15
🇲🇦 Morocco
14
🇵🇪 Peru
14
🇷🇸 Serbia
13
🇪🇬 Egypt
13
🇸🇰 Slovakia
13
🇪🇪 Estonia
12
🇮🇸 Iceland
12
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
12
🇹🇿 Tanzania
11
🇶🇦 Qatar
11
🇦🇴 Angola
10
🇳🇵 Nepal
10
🇰🇭 Cambodia
10
🇲🇹 Malta
10
🇲🇺 Mauritius
10
🇺🇾 Uruguay
10
🇪🇨 Ecuador
9
🇬🇭 Ghana
8
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
8
🇯🇴 Jordan
8
🇧🇭 Bahrain
8
🇵🇾 Paraguay
7
🇬🇹 Guatemala
7
🇲🇳 Mongolia
7
🇸🇳 Senegal
7
🇲🇰 Macedonia
7
🇻🇪 Venezuela
7
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
7
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
6
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
6
🇲🇩 Moldova
6
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
6
🇲🇿 Mozambique
6
🇬🇮 Gibraltar
6
🇩🇿 Algeria
6
🇮🇲 Isle of Man
6
🇱🇾 Libya
6
🇧🇼 Botswana
5
🇧🇴 Bolivia
5
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5
🇲🇲 Myanmar
5
🇷🇪 Reunion
5
🇰🇼 Kuwait
5
🇯🇪 Jersey
5
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
4
🇨🇩 DR Congo
4
🇺🇬 Uganda
4
🇹🇳 Tunisia
4
🇦🇱 Albania
4
🇭🇳 Honduras
4
🇬🇪 Georgia
4
🇧🇸 Bahamas
4
🇧🇳 Brunei
4
🇬🇺 Guam
3
🇸🇻 El Salvador
3
🇳🇨 New Caledonia
3
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
3
🇲🇬 Madagascar
3
🇲🇨 Monaco
3
🇩🇯 Djibouti
3
🇨🇼 Curacao
3
🇷🇼 Rwanda
3
🇿🇲 Zambia
3
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
3
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
3
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
3
🇧🇹 Bhutan
3
🇬🇬 Guernsey
3
🇲🇻 Maldives
3
🇦🇩 Andorra
3
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
3
🇦🇲 Armenia
2
🇳🇦 Namibia
2
🇵🇫 French Polynesia
2
🇧🇾 Belarus
2
🇹🇬 Togo
2
🇨🇲 Cameroon
2
🇯🇲 Jamaica
2
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
2
🇧🇲 Bermuda
2
🇱🇦 Laos
2
🇱🇧 Lebanon
2
🇸🇩 Sudan
2
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands
2
🇸🇷 Suriname
2
🇬🇱 Greenland
2
🇱🇸 Lesotho
2
🇾🇹 Mayotte
1
🇮🇶 Iraq
1
🇬🇾 Guyana
1
🇸🇾 Syria
1
🇲🇶 Martinique
1
🇬🇳 Guinea
1
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
1
🇲🇴 Macau
1
🇬🇫 French Guiana
1
🇲🇼 Malawi
1
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
1
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
1
🇵🇸 Palestine
1
🇬🇦 Gabon
1
🇲🇱 Mali
1
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
1
🇸🇿 Eswatini
1
🇽🇰 Kosovo
1
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
1
🇸🇨 Seychelles
1
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
1
🇸🇴 Somalia
1
🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands
1

This U.S. dominance reflects heavy investment by major cloud providers and tech companies. Years of hyperscaler investment help explain why much of the world’s cloud and AI capacity is built in the country.

Some other industry estimates place the U.S. total above 5,000 facilities, reflecting differences in how data centers are defined and counted.

Europe’s Strong Presence

Europe represents the second-largest concentration of data centers globally. The United Kingdom, Germany, and France each have hundreds of data centers. These nations host key internet exchange points and serve as hubs for multinational cloud and IT services.

Other countries like the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden also maintain strong data center footprints.

Growing Markets in Asia and Beyond

Asia’s footprint is expanding rapidly, led by China, Japan, and India. Rising digital demand and cloud adoption are driving continued expansion across major Asian markets.

Emerging economies also appear on the list, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea. Meanwhile, smaller countries like Singapore and Hong Kong punch above their weight due to strategic connectivity and business-friendly environments.

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