Cushman & Wakefield releases data center global market comparison report

Data-center construction totals continue to grow globally, with 4.1 gigawatts now underway in the markets covered, up from 2.9 gigawatts in the previous study and 1.6 in the year before that, according to Cushman & Wakefield in its 2022 Global Data Center Market Comparison, the third edition of this annual study that identifies and ranks the top data-center markets globally and covers key emerging trends in the sector. For 2022, this report has been expanded to 55 global markets, including 1,333 data centers.

The largest clients continue to require larger builds, with 100 megawatt campuses becoming increasingly common.

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