Posted on 02/23/2026 7:23:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Data centers power everything from streaming and cloud storage to the AI systems reshaping industries. When it comes to scale, one country stands far ahead.
The U.S. has 3,960 data centers in this dataset - more than the next 14 countries combined.
The map below, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, based on data from Data Center Map, counts operational facilities by country, from small cloud hubs to sprawling colocation campuses. While totals vary by methodology, the concentration of infrastructure in a few major economies is unmistakable.
With nearly four thousand data centers in this dataset, the U.S. is the world’s largest data center market.
| Country | Data Centers |
|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 USA | 3,960 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 498 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 470 |
| 🇨🇳 China | 365 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 335 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 285 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 275 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 268 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 249 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 206 |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 198 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 189 |
| 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | 186 |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 184 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 178 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 128 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 113 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 110 |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 109 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 97 |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 90 |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 87 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 86 |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 85 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 81 |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | 76 |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 66 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 65 |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 65 |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 63 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 62 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 61 |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 59 |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 58 |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 57 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 57 |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 54 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 53 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 48 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 44 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 43 |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 41 |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 41 |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 37 |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 37 |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 36 |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 31 |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 30 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 25 |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 24 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 23 |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | 20 |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 20 |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 19 |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 19 |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 18 |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 17 |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 17 |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 16 |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 16 |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 15 |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 15 |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 15 |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 14 |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 14 |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 13 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | 13 |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 13 |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 12 |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 12 |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 12 |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 11 |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 11 |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | 10 |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | 10 |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 10 |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 10 |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 10 |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 10 |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 9 |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | 8 |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 8 |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | 8 |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 8 |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7 |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 7 |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 7 |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | 7 |
| 🇲🇰 Macedonia | 7 |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 7 |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 7 |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 6 |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 6 |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 6 |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 6 |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 6 |
| 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 6 |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | 6 |
| 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 6 |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 6 |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 5 |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 5 |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 5 |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 5 |
| 🇷🇪 Reunion | 5 |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 5 |
| 🇯🇪 Jersey | 5 |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 4 |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 4 |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | 4 |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 4 |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 4 |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 4 |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 4 |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 4 |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 4 |
| 🇬🇺 Guam | 3 |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 3 |
| 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 3 |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 3 |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 3 |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 3 |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 3 |
| 🇨🇼 Curacao | 3 |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 3 |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | 3 |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 3 |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 3 |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 3 |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 3 |
| 🇬🇬 Guernsey | 3 |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 3 |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 3 |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 3 |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 2 |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 2 |
| 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 2 |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2 |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | 2 |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 2 |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2 |
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 2 |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 2 |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | 2 |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 2 |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 2 |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 2 |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 2 |
| 🇬🇱 Greenland | 2 |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 2 |
| 🇾🇹 Mayotte | 1 |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | 1 |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | 1 |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 1 |
| 🇲🇶 Martinique | 1 |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | 1 |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 1 |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 1 |
| 🇬🇫 French Guiana | 1 |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | 1 |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 1 |
| 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | 1 |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | 1 |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | 1 |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | 1 |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 1 |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 1 |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 1 |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 1 |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 1 |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 1 |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | 1 |
| 🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands | 1 |
This U.S. dominance reflects heavy investment by major cloud providers and tech companies. Years of hyperscaler investment help explain why much of the world’s cloud and AI capacity is built in the country.
Some other industry estimates place the U.S. total above 5,000 facilities, reflecting differences in how data centers are defined and counted.
Europe represents the second-largest concentration of data centers globally. The United Kingdom, Germany, and France each have hundreds of data centers. These nations host key internet exchange points and serve as hubs for multinational cloud and IT services.
Other countries like the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden also maintain strong data center footprints.
Asia’s footprint is expanding rapidly, led by China, Japan, and India. Rising digital demand and cloud adoption are driving continued expansion across major Asian markets.
Emerging economies also appear on the list, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea. Meanwhile, smaller countries like Singapore and Hong Kong punch above their weight due to strategic connectivity and business-friendly environments.
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I’ll just throw this out there https://baxtel.com/data-center/north-america
The data centers in the USA are filled with Indian citizens. And in a sane world they would be treated as an enemy invasion point. And at the very least be put under siege. Remember Alesia!!!!!!!!
Just a raw count is somewhat interesting but a real analysis would need to factor in data center size/capacity.
These companies will make billions off of these DCs that use a lot of resources - our resources. What do we get for it, unemployment? Every man, woman and child in the US should get a rebate check from these companies. Make them pay us.
It seems that the “data” “learned” by AI degrades over time into bad data.
So these will likely become bad data centers.
Bit coin mining centers. Wake up.
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