Announcement Year

2016

AI data centers associated with 2016 — operator, country, and capacity breakdown. 8 facilities with 3.0 GW of known capacity.

Facilities

8

Known Capacity

3.0 GW

Operators

4

Countries

6

Operational

8

Data Quality

100% cited

100% capacity known

100% geolocated

100% dated

Market Composition

How this slice breaks down

Status, operator concentration, and energy profile across 8 facilities.

Status distribution

Operational8100%

Top countries by capacity

Amazon Web Services1.6 GW Microsoft1 GW Google400 MW Alibaba Cloud80 MW

Energy mix

Renewable788%

Mixed113%

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Frequently asked questions

How many AI data centers are tracked for 2016?: The AI Data Center Index tracks 8 facilities for 2016 with 3.0 GW of known capacity.

Operators Active

Amazon Web Services

Alibaba Cloud

Countries Active

United Kingdom

United States

Netherlands

South Korea

Status Mix

Operational

Facilities

Facility	Operator	Location	Capacity ↓	Status	Energy	Workload	Readiness	Sources
Amazon Web Services — Ohio Region AI Campus (us-east-2)	Amazon Web Services	United States Ohio	500 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed		2
Microsoft Azure — UK South Region (London)	Microsoft	United Kingdom Greater London	500 MW	operational	Renewable	Inference		2
Microsoft Azure — Goodyear, Arizona AI Campus	Microsoft	United States Arizona	500 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed		3
Amazon Web Services — EU-WEST-2 London Region	Amazon Web Services	United Kingdom Greater London	400 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed		2
Amazon Web Services — AP-SOUTH-1 Mumbai Region	Amazon Web Services	India Maharashtra	400 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed		2
Google — Eemshaven AI Data Center	Google	Netherlands Groningen	400 MW	operational	Renewable	Mixed		2
Amazon Web Services — Seoul Region (AP Northeast 2)	Amazon Web Services	South Korea Seoul Capital Area	250 MW	operational	Renewable	SageMaker, Bedrock, Trainium, enterprise AI		2
Alibaba Cloud — Japan Region (Tokyo)	Alibaba Cloud	Japan Kanto	80 MW	operational	Mixed	Inference		2

Amazon Web Services — Ohio Region AI Campus (us-east-2)500 MW

Amazon Web Services

United States · Ohio operational Renewable Mixed100% Ready2 sources

Microsoft Azure — UK South Region (London)500 MW

United Kingdom · Greater London operational Renewable Inference100% Ready2 sources

Microsoft Azure — Goodyear, Arizona AI Campus500 MW

United States · Arizona operational Renewable Mixed100% Ready3 sources

Amazon Web Services — EU-WEST-2 London Region400 MW

Amazon Web Services

United Kingdom · Greater London operational Renewable Mixed100% Ready2 sources

Amazon Web Services — AP-SOUTH-1 Mumbai Region400 MW

Amazon Web Services

India · Maharashtra operational Renewable Mixed100% Ready2 sources

Google — Eemshaven AI Data Center400 MW

Netherlands · Groningen operational Renewable Mixed100% Ready2 sources

Amazon Web Services — Seoul Region (AP Northeast 2)250 MW

Amazon Web Services

South Korea · Seoul Capital Area operational Renewable SageMaker, Bedrock, Trainium, enterprise AI100% Ready2 sources

Alibaba Cloud — Japan Region (Tokyo)80 MW

Japan · Kanto operational Mixed Inference100% Ready2 sources