How many AI data centers are in China?

The AI Data Center Index currently tracks 7 facilities in China with a combined known capacity of 2.5 GW. 9 operators are active in the market.

Which companies operate AI data centers in China?

9 operators have tracked facilities in China. Visit the operator breakdown on this page to see the full list with facility counts and capacity data.

Country Market

China

A source-backed view of AI data center activity inside the China market — operators, capacity, status, and energy profile. China has 7 tracked AI data center facilities with 2.5 GW of known capacity across 9 operators. 100% of facilities are operational.

Facilities

Known Capacity

2.5 GW

Operators

Statuses

Operational

Data Quality

100% cited

86% capacity known

100% geolocated

100% dated

Geographic footprint

7 facilities with published coordinates in this slice.

Peer Ranking

Where China stands among 64 tracked countries.

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By facility count#13of 64

By known capacity#8of 64 · 2.5 GW

Share of top market

4% of the #1 countrie's capacity

Nearby peers

Saudi Arabia 8 · 4.5 GW India 11 · 3.1 GW France 9 · 2.4 GW

Head-to-Head Comparisons

Pre-built matchups involving China — facility count, capacity, status mix, and energy breakdown side by side.

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Market Composition

How this slice breaks down

Status, operator concentration, and energy profile across 7 facilities.

Status distribution

Operational7100%

Top operators by capacity

Baidu600 MW ByteDance600 MW Volcengine600 MW Alibaba Cloud500 MW Huawei Cloud400 MW Tencent Holdings300 MW

Energy mix

Renewable343%

Mixed114%

Other / Unknown343%

National Market Brief

How this country market is taking shape

A compact read on operator concentration, live-versus-pipeline mix, and the largest disclosed site in this national slice.

Lead operator

Alibaba Cloud

1 tracked facilities

Buildout mix

7 live / 0 pipeline

100% operational

Top cities

Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hohhot

3 facilities across top markets

Largest disclosed site

Baidu AI Cloud — Yanqi Lake Data Center

600 MW of known capacity

Most common power tag

Renewable

4 facilities

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Frequently asked questions

How many AI data centers are in China?: The AI Data Center Index currently tracks 7 facilities in China with a combined known capacity of 2.5 GW. 9 operators are active in the market.
Which companies operate AI data centers in China?: 9 operators have tracked facilities in China. Visit the operator breakdown on this page to see the full list with facility counts and capacity data.

Operators Present

Alibaba Cloud

Baidu

ByteDance

DeepSeek

Huawei Cloud

SenseTime

Volcengine

Status Mix

Operational

7 facilities

Energy Mix

Renewable

4 facilities

Grid (efficiency-optimized)

1 facilities

Hydroelectric

1 facilities

Mixed

1 facilities

Facilities

Facility	Operator	Location	Capacity ↓	Status	Energy	Workload	Sources
Baidu AI Cloud — Yanqi Lake Data Center	Baidu	China Beijing	600 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed	2
ByteDance Volcengine — Inner Mongolia AI Training Cluster	ByteDance Volcengine	China Inner Mongolia	600 MW	operational	Renewable	Training	2
Alibaba Cloud — Zhangbei Super Data Center	Alibaba Cloud	China Hebei	500 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed	2
Huawei Cloud — Guizhou AI Data Center	Huawei Cloud	China Guizhou	400 MW	operational	Other	Mixed	2
Tencent Tianjin AI Data Center (China)	Tencent Holdings	China Tianjin	300 MW	operational	Other	Mixed	1
DeepSeek — AI Training Cluster	DeepSeek High-Flyer Quant	China Zhejiang	100 MW	operational	Mixed	Training	3
SenseTime Lin-gang AIDC (China)	SenseTime	China Lin-gang Special Area, Shanghai	—	operational	Other	Training	1