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title: "Largest Data Center Companies Statistics 2026: Capacity and Revenue"
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# Largest Data Center Companies Statistics 2026: Capacity and Revenue

Equinix’s global footprint spans **280** data centers in **77** markets in **36** countries, according to its latest [annual report](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1101239/000110123926000032/eqix-20251231.htm). Digital Realty reports a global data center footprint of **300+** facilities in **55+** metros across **30+** countries on six continents. Vantage Data Centers says it has **9 GW** of power across **40** campuses. The largest data center companies rank differently by buildings, gigawatts, revenue, or spending, so each figure below names its metric.

Alphabet’s purchases of property and equipment reached **$132,402 million** over the trailing twelve months to Q2 2026. Equinix’s revised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance is **$10,205 million to $10,285 million**. CoreWeave, meanwhile, expanded active power to **1.5 GW** and contracted power to approximately **3.7 GW**.

## Key Takeaways

- Equinix’s **280** data centers include **23** xScale data centers and the MC1 and SN1 data centers held in unconsolidated joint ventures, across **77** markets.
- STACK Infrastructure reports **8.5+ GW** built and under development, while Vantage reports **9 GW** of power.
- CoreWeave expanded active power to **1.5 GW** and contracted power to approximately **3.7 GW**; NTT lists **2,000 MW**+ of critical IT load in over **20** countries.
- Alphabet’s twelve-month purchases of property and equipment of **$132,402 million** were **12.9 times** the top of Equinix’s revised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance.
- Amazon’s trailing-twelve-month purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives, reached **$169,007 million**, up **64%** from **$102,953 million** a year earlier.
- Epoch AI estimates that Colossus 2 is the largest tracked AI data center at about **946 MW** of current IT power.

## Editor’s Choice

- Equinix quarterly revenue: **$2.625 billion**, a **16%** increase over the same quarter of the previous year.
- Digital Realty backlog: a record **$1.9 billion** of annualized GAAP base rent at 100% share at the end of Q2 2026.
- CoreWeave revenue backlog: approximately **$104 billion** as of June 30, 2026.
- Microsoft Cloud footprint: over **400** data centers in **70** regions around the world, as of September 2025.
- AWS footprint: **124** Availability Zones within **39** geographic regions.
- Meta capex outlook: **$130 billion to $145 billion** in 2026 capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases.

## Largest Data Center Companies by Number of Data Centers

- Digital Realty reports **300+** facilities in **55+** metros on six continents, the highest site count among the companies listed below.
- Equinix’s **280** data centers include **23** xScale data centers.
- CyrusOne lists **60+** operational data centers and **50+** more in development, with **16.2 million** sq. ft. of data center space.
- Aligned Data Centers counts **40** data centers under management and future development across **23** campuses, so planned sites sit inside its total.
- CoreSite owns and operates **30** data centers totaling more than **4.8 million square feet**.

| Company | Reported count | What the company counts | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 300+ | Facilities | 55+ metros, 30+ countries |
| Equinix | 280 | Data centers, incl. 23 xScale | 77 markets, 36 countries |
| CyrusOne | 60+ | Operational data centers (50+ in development) | 9 countries |
| Aligned Data Centers | 40 | Data centers under management and future development | 23 campuses |
| Vantage Data Centers | 40 | Campuses | 26 markets, 5 continents |
| CoreSite | 30 | Data centers | 11 US markets |

*Source: Digital Realty, Equinix 10-K, CyrusOne, Aligned Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers, CoreSite, 2026*

### About This Data

- Compiled from 18 sources: 9 company annual reports and quarterly earnings releases, 7 company infrastructure and website pages, 1 company blog post, and Epoch AI’s independent data center tracker.
- Sources date from September 2025 (a Microsoft blog post) to October 2026.
- Only company filings, company pages, and independent research qualified; paid market-research reports were excluded, and website counters are reported as each company’s own claim.
- Figures are reviewed on a rolling basis and updated when sources publish new editions.

### What is the largest data center company?

The answer depends on the metric. Digital Realty calls itself the world’s largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, with **300+** facilities. Equinix reports **280** data centers and quarterly revenue of **$2.625 billion**, the highest among the colocation operators in the revenue chart below. Vantage reports **9 GW** of power. Ranking single sites by power, as the largest data centers in the US list does, gives a different order.

## Largest AI Data Centers by Operator

- Epoch AI estimates Colossus 2 at about **946 MW** of current IT power as of October 2026.
- Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle follows at about **910 MW**, and Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta at about **636 MW**.
- The figures are operational capacity, the power the facilities can already draw, and the city of San Diego draws electricity at an average rate of about **800 MW** for scale.
- Epoch reports that about **80%** of the time an IT power estimate falls within a factor of **1.4** of the true value.

 CURRENT IT POWER, ESTIMATED · Source: Epoch AI, October 2026   CURRENT IT POWER, ESTIMATED    Epoch AI · 2026 Largest AI Data Centers by Current IT Power, Oct 2026 (MW)         Colossus 2  946 Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle  910 Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta  636 DayOne Nusajaya  473 Meta Prometheus  471  0 200 400 600 800 1K   SOURCE Epoch AI, October 2026    View the data| Data center | Value (MW) |
|---|---|
| Colossus 2 | 946 |
| Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle | 910 |
| Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta | 636 |
| DayOne Nusajaya | 473 |
| Meta Prometheus | 471 |





### Which is the largest AI data center?

Colossus 2 is the largest tracked AI data center at about **946 MW** of current IT power, Epoch AI estimates. These figures are estimates, not disclosed specifications, so individual numbers should be read as approximate. The ranking covers single sites, and the wider AI data center build-out spans many smaller campuses.

## Recent Developments

- **October 12, 2026:** Epoch AI updated its ranking of the largest AI data centers by power capacity, with Colossus 2 at about **946 MW** of current IT power.
- **August 11, 2026:** CoreWeave reported second-quarter results after expanding active power by nearly **500 MW** to reach **1.5 GW**.
- **August 5, 2026:** Iron Mountain reported data center leasing of **110 MW** year-to-date, including **75 MW** in July 2026.
- **July 30, 2026:** Amazon reported a year-over-year increase of **$66.1 billion** in trailing-twelve-month purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives, which primarily reflects investments in artificial intelligence.
- **July 29, 2026:** Meta narrowed its 2026 capital expenditure outlook to **$130 billion to $145 billion**, from a prior outlook of **$125 billion to $145 billion**.
- **July 23, 2026:** Digital Realty reported a record total backlog of **$1.9 billion** of annualized GAAP base rent at 100% share.

## Largest Data Center Companies by Power Capacity

- Vantage Data Centers says it has **9 GW** of power across **26** markets on **5** continents.
- STACK Infrastructure reports **8.5+ GW** built and under development and another **7.5+ GW** of planned and potential development across **24** global markets.
- Aligned Data Centers reports **2.9 GW** of operational and planned capacity.
- NTT describes itself as the **3rd** largest data center provider in the world, with **2,000 MW**+ of critical IT load.
- CoreWeave grew total contracted power to approximately **3.7 GW**, about **2.5 times** its **1.5 GW** of active power.

| Company | Reported capacity | What the figure measures |
|---|---|---|
| Vantage Data Centers | 9GW | Power across 40 campuses |
| STACK Infrastructure | 8.5+ GW | Built and under development (plus 7.5+ GW planned and potential) |
| Aligned Data Centers | 2.9GW | Operational and planned capacity |
| NTT Global Data Centers | 2,000MW+ | Critical IT load in over 20 countries |
| CoreWeave | 1.5 GW | Active power (approximately 3.7 GW contracted) |
| CyrusOne | 1+GW | Power capacity |

*Source: Vantage Data Centers, STACK Infrastructure, Aligned Data Centers, NTT, CoreWeave, CyrusOne, 2026*

> **Worth noting:** STACK’s **8.5+ GW** counts capacity built and under development, plus **7.5+ GW** planned and potential. NTT’s **2,000 MW**+ is critical IT load in over **20** countries. CoreWeave’s **1.5 GW** is active power, with approximately **3.7 GW** contracted. Each figure measures a different stage of capacity, so no single ranking holds without a label on each.

## Largest Data Center Operators by Revenue

- Equinix reported revenues of **$2.625 billion**, a **16%** increase over the same quarter of the previous year, and delivered **$424 million** of annualized gross bookings.
- Equinix also added a record **9,700** net interconnections in the quarter.
- Digital Realty reported total revenues of **$1.9 billion** in the second quarter of 2026, up **18%** from the previous quarter and **29%** from the same quarter last year.
- CoreWeave reported revenue of **$2,575 million** for the three months ended June 30, 2026, against **$1,212 million** a year earlier.
- That is a gain of **112%** for CoreWeave.
- CoreWeave also reported a revenue backlog of approximately **$104 billion** as of June 30, 2026.

 Q2 2026 REVENUE · Source: Equinix, CoreWeave, Digital Realty quarterly results, 2026   Q2 2026 REVENUE    Equinix · 2026 Q2 2026 Revenue at Three Data Center Operators ($ billions)         Equinix  2.625 CoreWeave  2.575 Digital Realty  1.9  0 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.4 3   SOURCE Equinix, CoreWeave, Digital Realty quarterly results, 2026    View the data| Company | $ billions |
|---|---|
| Equinix | 2.625 |
| CoreWeave | 2.575 |
| Digital Realty | 1.9 |





## Equinix Data Center Statistics

- Equinix expanded its total global footprint to **280** data centers through IBX openings, acquisitions, and xScale investments.
- Equinix raised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance from **$10,144 million to $10,244 million** to **$10,205 million to $10,285 million**.
- The revised range sits about **$51 million** higher at its midpoint.
- Guidance is a company forecast, not a reported result.

| Equinix revenue guidance | Amount ($ millions) |
|---|---|
| Prior FY 2026 guidance | 10,144 to 10,244 |
| Guidance adjustment | +100 |
| Foreign exchange impact | (49) |
| Revised FY 2026 guidance | 10,205 to 10,285 |
| Q3 2026 guidance | 2,525 to 2,575 |

*Source: Equinix second-quarter 2026 results*

### How many data centers does Equinix have?

Equinix’s global footprint spans **280** data centers, in **77** markets in **36** countries. That total includes **23** xScale data centers and the MC1 and SN1 data centers held in unconsolidated joint ventures.

## Digital Realty Data Center Statistics

- Digital Realty describes a global footprint of **300+** facilities in **55+** metros across **30+** countries on six continents.
- Second-quarter 2026 total revenues reached **$1.9 billion**, an **18%** increase from the previous quarter.
- Its record backlog was **$1.9 billion** of annualized GAAP base rent at 100% share and **$1.4 billion** at Digital Realty’s share.

> **Key finding:** Digital Realty reported total revenues of **$1.9 billion** in the second quarter of 2026, a **29%** increase from the same quarter last year. At the end of Q2 2026, its backlog stood at a record **$1.9 billion** of annualized GAAP base rent at 100% share.

## NTT and Iron Mountain Data Center Capacity

- NTT lists **2,000 MW**+ of critical IT load in over **20** countries.
- NTT describes itself as the **3rd** largest data center provider in the world.
- Iron Mountain reported data center leasing of **110 MW** year-to-date.
- July 2026 alone accounted for **68%** of that year-to-date total.

| Company | Metric | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| NTT | Critical IT load | 2,000MW+ |
| NTT | Countries hosting that load | Over 20 |
| NTT | Countries with network, cloud and data center services coverage | 190+ |
| Iron Mountain | Data center leasing, year to date | 110 MW |
| Iron Mountain | Leasing in Q2 2026 | 13 MW |
| Iron Mountain | Leasing in July 2026 | 75 MW |

*Source: NTT Global Data Centers, Iron Mountain second-quarter 2026 results*

## Cloud Providers’ Data Center Footprint

- The AWS Cloud spans **124** Availability Zones within **39** geographic regions.
- North America holds **31** of those zones, or **25%**.
- Microsoft describes its global Microsoft Cloud as over **400** data centers in **70** regions around the world, as of September 2025.
- Because AWS reports zones rather than buildings, hyperscale data center counts vary by source.

| Provider | Footprint measure | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Cloud | Datacenters | Over 400 |
| AWS | Availability Zones worldwide | 124 |
| Microsoft Cloud | Regions | 70 |
| AWS | Geographic Regions worldwide | 39 |
| AWS | Availability Zones in North America | 31 |
| AWS | Geographic Regions in North America | 9 |
| AWS | Announced additional Availability Zones | 7 |
| AWS | Announced additional Regions | 2 |

*Source: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, 2025 to 2026*

### How many data centers does AWS have?

AWS reports **124** Availability Zones within **39** geographic regions. AWS publishes zones and regions and gives no building count, so any AWS building total is an outside estimate. North America holds **31** of those zones in **9** regions.

## Cloud Revenue at the Largest Providers

- AWS segment sales increased **37%** year over year to **$42.2 billion**.
- Revenue in Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment increased **32%**.
- Google Cloud revenues increased **82%**.
- Each company defines its segment differently, and wider [cloud computing figures](https://tricitylocalnews.com/cloud-computing-statistics/) cover adoption beyond these three.

 REVENUE · Source: Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet quarterly results, 2026   REVENUE    Amazon · 2026 Cloud Segment Revenue, Quarter to June 30, 2026 ($ billions)         AWS  42.2 Microsoft Intelligent Cloud  39.3 Google Cloud  24.8  0 10 20 30 40 50   SOURCE Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet quarterly results, 2026    View the data| Cloud segment | $ billions |
|---|---|
| AWS | 42.2 |
| Microsoft Intelligent Cloud | 39.3 |
| Google Cloud | 24.8 |





## Hyperscaler Data Center Spending

- Amazon’s purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives, reached **$169,007 million** over the trailing twelve months, up **64%** year over year.
- Microsoft’s twelve-month additions to property and equipment compare with **$64,551 million** a year earlier, about **1.8 times** that level.
- Together the three spent **$417,357 million** over twelve months.

 PURCHASES OF PROPERTY · Purchases of property and equipment · Source: Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft quarterly results, 2026   PURCHASES OF PROPERTY    Amazon · 2026 Hyperscaler Capex, Twelve Months to June 30, 2026 ($ millions) Purchases of property and equipment         Amazon (net of proceeds and incentives)  169,007 Alphabet  132,402 Microsoft  115,948  0 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K   SOURCE Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft quarterly results, 2026    View the data| Company | $ millions |
|---|---|
| Amazon (net of proceeds and incentives) | 169,007 |
| Alphabet | 132,402 |
| Microsoft | 115,948 |





Amazon’s quarterly figure is the cash flow line before proceeds and incentives:

- Amazon’s purchases of property and equipment were **$54,208 million** in the three months ended June 30, 2026, against **$32,183 million** a year earlier.
- That is **68%** more than in the year-earlier quarter.
- Meta’s capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, were **$31.08 billion**.

 PURCHASES OF PROPERTY · Purchases of property and equipment · Source: Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft quarterly results, 2026   PURCHASES OF PROPERTY    Amazon · 2026 Hyperscaler Capex, Quarter to June 30, 2026 ($ millions) Purchases of property and equipment         Amazon  54,208 Alphabet  44,924 Microsoft  35,802  0 12K 24K 36K 48K 60K   SOURCE Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft quarterly results, 2026    View the data| Company | $ millions |
|---|---|
| Amazon | 54,208 |
| Alphabet | 44,924 |
| Microsoft | 35,802 |





> **Why it matters:** Alphabet’s twelve-month purchases of property and equipment of **$132,402 million** were **12.9 times** the top of Equinix’s revised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance. One cloud’s yearly capex outruns Equinix’s guided annual revenue many times over, though these lines cover all property and equipment, including assets outside data centers.

### Which companies spend the most on data centers?

Amazon’s trailing-twelve-month purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives, were **$169,007 million**, Alphabet’s **$132,402 million** and Microsoft’s **$115,948 million**. Amazon ranks first, though these lines cover all property and equipment, and industry-wide [data center statistics](https://tricitylocalnews.com/data-center-statistics/) give the sector totals.

## Data Center Spending by Quarter

- Amazon’s trailing-twelve-month net purchases of property and equipment rose from **$87,978 million** in Q1 2025 to **$169,007 million** in Q2 2026.
- That is about **1.9 times** the Q1 2025 level in five quarters.
- Amazon says the year-over-year increase of **$66.1 billion** primarily reflects investments in artificial intelligence.

 NET PURCHASES OF PROPERTY · Net purchases of property and equipment, TTM · Source: Amazon supplemental financial information, Q2 2026   NET PURCHASES OF PROPERTY    Amazon · Q2 2026 Amazon Trailing-Twelve-Month Net Capex by Quarter ($ millions) Net purchases of property and equipment, TTM          200K 150K 100K 50K 0   87,978 Q1 2025  102,953 Q2 2025  115,903 Q3 2025  128,320 Q4 2025  147,299 Q1 2026  169,007 Q2 2026    SOURCE Amazon supplemental financial information, Q2 2026    View the data| Quarter | $ millions |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 87,978 |
| Q2 2025 | 102,953 |
| Q3 2025 | 115,903 |
| Q4 2025 | 128,320 |
| Q1 2026 | 147,299 |
| Q2 2026 | 169,007 |





- Alphabet’s quarterly purchases of property and equipment climbed from **$23,953 million** in Q3 2025 to **$44,924 million** in Q2 2026.
- Alphabet’s Q2 2026 spending was about **1.9 times** its Q3 2025 level.
- Microsoft’s quarterly additions to property and equipment were **$35,802 million**, against **$17,079 million** in the same quarter a year earlier.

 PURCHASES OF PROPERTY · Source: Alphabet second-quarter 2026 results   PURCHASES OF PROPERTY    Alphabet · 2026 Alphabet Property and Equipment Purchases ($ millions)          50K 37.5K 25K 12.5K 0   23,953 Q3 2025  27,851 Q4 2025  35,674 Q1 2026  44,924 Q2 2026    SOURCE Alphabet second-quarter 2026 results    View the data| Quarter | $ millions |
|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 23,953 |
| Q4 2025 | 27,851 |
| Q1 2026 | 35,674 |
| Q2 2026 | 44,924 |





> **By the numbers:** Alphabet’s purchases of property and equipment ran at **$23,953 million**, **$27,851 million**, **$35,674 million** and **$44,924 million** across the four quarters to Q2 2026. Amazon’s trailing-twelve-month net figure reached **$169,007 million**. Both series rose in every quarter shown, with no pause in the build cycle.

National data center construction figures show where that money lands, often in gigawatt-scale campuses.

## Largest Planned AI Data Center Campuses

- Epoch AI projects Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin at **2,263 MW** of IT power on completion, the largest planned AI data center it tracks.
- Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle follows at **1,925 MW** and OpenAI Stargate New Mexico at **1,750 MW**.
- Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin is projected for completion in Q2 2028.
- Planned sites at this scale feed national [data center energy consumption](https://tricitylocalnews.com/data-center-energy-consumption-statistics/) estimates.

 PROJECTED IT POWER, ESTIMATED · Source: Epoch AI, October 2026   PROJECTED IT POWER, ESTIMATED    Epoch AI · 2026 Largest Planned AI Data Centers by Projected IT Power (MW)         Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin  2,263 Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle  1,925 OpenAI Stargate New Mexico  1,750 Meta Hyperion  1,632 Colossus 2  1,531  0 500 1K 1.5K 2K 2.5K   SOURCE Epoch AI, October 2026    View the data| Data center | Value (MW) |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin | 2,263 |
| Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle | 1,925 |
| OpenAI Stargate New Mexico | 1,750 |
| Meta Hyperion | 1,632 |
| Colossus 2 | 1,531 |





## Conclusion

Among the colocation operators listed here, Equinix’s **280** data centers and Digital Realty’s **300+** facilities lead on site counts. Vantage’s **9 GW** and STACK’s **8.5+ GW** lead on stated power. Alphabet alone spent **$132,402 million** on property and equipment over twelve months. The largest data center companies change with the metric, so check what each figure counts. Epoch AI’s planned-site ranking tops out at about **2,263 MW** for Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin, and planned sites are where the power rankings will move next.