Take-up of data center capacity in Europe is set to grow at its fastest rate in four years in 2025, despite a shortage of available space, according to new research from CBRE.
Take-up of colocation data center capacity is expected to grow to 855 megawatts, or 22 percent year-on-year growth, in European markets this year, according to CBRE. This compares to 699 megawatts of capacity in 2024. If CBRE’s projection is realized, it will set a new data center take-up record for Europe and will represent the highest year-on-year growth of take-up in Europe since 2021, when demand for capacity spiked.
Almost half (46 percent) of the annual take-up this year is expected to be in London and Frankfurt, the two largest colocation data center markets of Europe.
The appetite for capacity has grown despite the difficulties data center providers are having sourcing power and available land for new facilities. Hyperscaler requirements have multiplied, which has led to the deve
