Data Center Index · Free quarterly report · Q3 2026 edition

The AI Data Center Buildout Tracker

Every tracked AI data center project on earth — who's building, where the power is, and what the supply chain can deliver. Auto-generated from the Data Center Index database. Data as of 2026-08-15.

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01Global pipeline snapshot

The tracked universe: 306 projects across 64 countries.

306Tracked projects
166.1 GWTotal capacity
$583BAnnounced investment
146Operating
85Under construction
75Announced / permitted

02Where the buildout is

Capacity by country — announced + under construction + operating.

United States
93.5 GW
Canada
13.0 GW
United Arab Emirates
11.8 GW
Brazil
6.8 GW
South Korea
4.5 GW
Saudi Arabia
3.6 GW
China
2.7 GW
India
2.3 GW
France
2.0 GW
Australia
1.7 GW
Thailand
1.6 GW
Romania
1.6 GW

US detail: top states are Texas (14.1 GW), Ohio (13.3 GW), Indiana (8.0 GW), Louisiana (7.3 GW), Pennsylvania (4.7 GW). Full state-by-state tables at datacenterindex.ai/markets.

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