1、Global Data Centre Index2025Foreword 03Executive Summary 04Introduction&Methodology 05Key Definitions 06Section I:Global Growth 07Section II:Regional Growth 12Regional Live Supply Growth 13Regional Pipeline Supply Growth 15Regional Early Stage Supply Growth 18 Global Live Supply Growth Projections 2
2、0Section III:Americas Regional Focus 22Regional Supply Growth 23Qualified Supply Projections 25Americas Growth Index 26ContentsGLOBAL DATA CENTRE INDEX2 Copyright DC Byte 2025Foreword The 2025 edition of the Global Data Centre Index,clearly shows three key trendsdemand is stronger than ever,investor
3、 appetite for digital infrastructure is increasing,but the industry faces a serious challenge in its ability to meet both current and future demand.The lack of available power for ever larger data centre schemes is possibly the most talked-about challenge in the data centre sector.This year,our rese
4、arch provides tangible evidence that a lack of available capacity within the grid has started to have an impact on the rate of development.Our data shows that an accelerating commitment to develop new data centre capacity is not coinciding with an increase in projects under construction.This trend,f
5、irst observed in the APAC region in 2023,can now be seen in the United States,where a hitherto uninhibited rate of increase in construction began to flatten out in mid-2024.The slowdown in the rate of construction commencing is in complete contrast to demand,with record global take-up increasing by
6、30%on 2023 figures for a total of 12,975MW across both colocation and self-build schemes.Public cloud remains the largest user of space with 52%of known take-up.While AI has been discussed as a major driver of demand for digital infrastructure,dedicated AI deployment only accounted for 11%of take-up