A fully-sourced atlas of the data center construction supercycle — market size, cost benchmarks, schedules, capital flows, policy, and the road to 2030. IDC's Datacenter Facilities Index offers quantitative insights into current and forecast worldwide datacenter installation patterns through 2029. It encompasses capital spending for non-IT datacenter facilities, including racks for new construction, retrofits, and. The 2026 Global Data Center report provides comprehensive view of the global data center landscape. The short answer: Global data center construction is set to nearly double — from about 103 GW in 2025 to roughly 200 GW by 2030 — even as the. Nearly 100 GW of new data centers will be added between 2026 and 2030, doubling global capacity. The global data center sector will likely expand at a 14% CAGR through 2030, which will require energy innovations to alleviate grid constraints. Hyperscalers will remain a key driver of sector growth.
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