What is the size and share of the Data Centre Market?
According to 6Wresearch internal database and industry insights, the data centre market was estimated at USD 255 billion in 2024 and is predicted to reach USD 535 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 11.2% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
In 2024, hyperscale data centres held the largest market share at approximately 42%, followed by colocation data centres with 29%, reflecting the rising dominance of cloud-first strategies and third-party infrastructure investments.
There is a surge in digital services, cloud computing, AI/ML workloads, and high-volume content consumption, are contributing in the expansion of the market. Both businesses and governments are increasingly investing in modern, scalable, and energy-efficient data centres to meet growing computing and storage needs. As demand accelerates, the ecosystem includes hyperscale facilities, edge data centres, and modular builds across mature and emerging markets.
Key Growth Factors of the Data Centre Market
- Expansion of digital services, OTT, and data-heavy applications
- Widespread adoption of cloud computing and hybrid cloud models
- Growth of AI, IoT, and 5G is driving real-time processing demands
- Increasing investments in green data centres and sustainable cooling
- Rising demand from banking, telecom, government, and retail sectors
- Global data localization and regulatory compliance requirements
Data Centre Market Trends
The market is expected for robust growth due to a significant shift towards edge and modular data centres to support low-latency services and the distribution of computing systems. Hyperscale providers is continuing to expand globally, especially in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Further, innovations are continuing to happen in the liquid cooling, AI-powered monitoring, and renewable-powered data centres, which are collectively shaping the future landscape. Enterprises, whether small or large, are increasingly relying on third-party operators, managed services, and colocation partnerships to reduce capital expenditure and improve scalability. Furthermore, the focus is on data sovereignty and zero-downtime SLAs, which is reinforcing infrastructure modernization.
Major Companies in the Data Centre Market
- Equinix
- Microsoft
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud
- NTT Communications
- IBM
- Digital Realty
- Oracle
Data Centre Market Share and Size: FAQs
Hyperscale data centre is predicted to hold the largest market share at approximately 42% of the data centre market.
The size of data centre market was estimated at USD 255 billion in 2024 and is predicted to reach USD 535 billion by 2031.
Hyperscale data centres currently lead the market, driven by cloud demand, followed by colocation and enterprise setups.
Energy-efficient cooling, use of renewable power, and carbon-neutral targets are driving sustainable data centre construction.
The major industries are BFSI, telecom, e-commerce, cloud providers, healthcare, and government agencies.
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