ByteDance — Johor AI Data Center

ByteDance is developing a massive 500 MW data center campus in Kulai, Johor, to support its global AI research and TikTok workloads outside China. This project, part of a multi-billion dollar regional investment, is specifically engineered for high-density AI clusters and large-scale model training. The facility leverages Johor’s proximity to subsea cable landings and abundant energy resources, benefiting from the “spillover” demand from Singapore. The campus features advanced liquid cooling and modular designs to optimize energy efficiency for generative AI processing. This project solidifies Johor’s emergence as a premier global destination for hyperscale AI infrastructure.