A note on the numbers: “Capacity” is tracked differently by different research firms — some report commissioned, leasable commercial colocation inventory (CBRE/JLL-style “primary market” figures), others report total utility-provisioned power across a metro area including hyperscaler self-build campuses. Mixing the two would make markets look artificially bigger or smaller than they are, so each market’s card cites its own figure in its own unit with its source — treat the marker size/tier (Emerging / Established / Major Hub) as the cross-market comparison, and the cited number as that specific market’s own reported figure, not a like-for-like number against every other market on the map. Map positions are illustrative (grouped by region), not a precise geographic projection.

Sources: CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2026 & European Real Estate Market Outlook 2026; Cushman & Wakefield EMEA and India Data Centre Update H1 2026; dcmap.us US metro market data; datacenterHawk 1Q 2026 Asia-Pacific report; coloprice.com Q3 2026 wholesale pricing index; JLL EMEA and India Data Centre reports; ROC Telecom Northern Virginia & Dallas-Fort Worth market overviews; w.media/CBRE FLAP-D grid constraint reporting; Loudoun County, VA economic development data; brightlio.com 2026 data center statistics compilation. Figures reflect Q1–H1 2026 reporting as available per market; treat as directional for planning, not a substitute for a market-specific site-selection study. Working on a real site-selection decision? Talk to us →