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 2026-09-29.

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01Global pipeline snapshot

The tracked universe: 702 projects across 64 countries.

702Tracked projects
264.2 GWTotal capacity
$1970BAnnounced investment
205Operating
204Under construction
293Announced / permitted

02Where the buildout is

Capacity by country: announced + under construction + operating.

United States
219.8 GW
Canada
9.2 GW
Brazil
4.8 GW
South Korea
4.1 GW
France
2.5 GW
China
2.4 GW
Saudi Arabia
2 GW
Norway
1.7 GW
India
1.6 GW
Portugal
1.2 GW
Spain
1.2 GW
United Arab Emirates
1.1 GW

US detail: top states are Texas (50.6 GW), Virginia (18.2 GW), Utah (15.8 GW), Ohio (13.6 GW), Pennsylvania (12.2 GW). Full state-by-state tables at datacenterindex.ai/markets.

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