Total Tracked Capacity
117.2 GW
Selected MW across tracked records
Market Intelligence
AI Data Center Market Overview
A snapshot of the global AI infrastructure buildout: 346 tracked facilities representing 117.2 GW of selected tracked capacity across 64 countries and 225 operators.
Operational Capacity
26.7 GW
23% of tracked capacity is live
Pipeline Capacity
90.5 GW
Under construction, planned, or announced
Top-3 Concentration
55%
United States, Canada, France
Capacity Pipeline
Status breakdown
Where the tracked megawatts sit in the development pipeline.
Energy Profile
Power source mix
How the global AI infrastructure fleet is powered.
Renewable35.9 GW39%
Nuclear17.8 GW5%
Mixed Grid6.6 GW14%
Natural Gas17.0 GW3%
Other / Undisclosed39.8 GW40%
Workload Profile
AI focus breakdown
What the tracked facilities are built to do: training frontier models, running inference at scale, or serving mixed workloads.
Mixed63.5 GW42%
Training23.4 GW11%
Inference5.4 GW12%
General Cloud5.2 GW10%
HPC / Supercomputing807.1 MW3%
Other / Undisclosed19.0 GW23%
Geographic Distribution
Capacity by country
The top 12 markets by selected tracked capacity.
Continental Scale
Capacity by continent
Where the infrastructure weight sits geographically.
Operator Landscape
Top operators by capacity
The 10 largest builders ranked by selected tracked capacity.
Buildout Acceleration
Capacity additions by year
How fast the AI infrastructure wave is building, based on the strongest public timing signal per facility.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the AI data center market?
- The AI Data Center Index tracks 346 facilities across 64 countries with 117.2 GW of selected tracked capacity. 26.7 GW is currently operational, with 90.5 GW in the construction and announcement pipeline.
- Which country has the most AI data centers?
- United States leads with 84 tracked facilities and 43.6 GW of selected tracked capacity. The top 3 countries account for 55% of total tracked capacity.
- How much electricity do AI data centers use?
- The 346 tracked facilities represent 117.2 GW of selected tracked capacity. Actual power consumption depends on utilization rates, capacity scope, and cooling overhead. Industry estimates suggest AI workloads are driving a 15-30% annual increase in data center power demand globally.
- Who are the biggest AI data center operators?
- By tracked capacity, the largest operators include Meta (15.8 GW), Amazon Web Services (14.1 GW), Microsoft (13.1 GW). Operator rankings shift as new projects are announced and existing sites expand.