United States dominates global hyperscale data center markets

The United States has significantly increased its dominance in the global hyperscale data center market. Currently, the U.S. accounts for 15 of the world's 20 largest hyperscale markets, a shift driven by the concentration of major cloud operators like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, which are headquartered in the country.

While Northern Virginia remains the largest single market—housing nearly 12% of global hyperscale capacity—the geography of data center expansion is spreading to new regions. Significant growth is being recorded in states such as Texas, which saw a 71% capacity increase, as well as Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia. This expansion is often propelled by massive individual projects, some reaching approximately 1 GW in scale.

This trend marks a shift away from historically dominant colocation markets in the Asia-Pacific and Europe, such as Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK, which are seeing a relative decline in their share of new development compared to the rapid scaling of American infrastructure.