Johannesburg Data Centre & Colocation Market

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The Johannesburg data center market is located in the country of South Africa within EMEA. Johannesburg has 21 facilities with 2,756,243 sqft and 278 megawatts.

The top providers in Johannesburg are Teraco Data Environments (6 sites) and Vantage Data Centers with 5 facilities . The most popular facilities are Equinix Johannesburg JN1 and NTT Johannesburg 1.

Market Facts

Johannesburg Data Center Map

Johannesburg Power Growth Over Time

+63% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
In Doubt
Withdrawn
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Data Centers in Johannesburg

Name Company Size Status Type
Equinix Johannesburg JN1 Equinix Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
NTT Johannesburg 1 NTT Small Operational Carrier-Neutral (Telco-Owned)
Telehouse Johannesburg Telehouse Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral (Telco-Owned)
Vantage Johannesburg Vantage Data Centers Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: Johannesburg II Vantage Data Centers Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: JNB12 Vantage Data Centers Medium Construction, Operational Carrier-Neutral
Vantage: JNB13 Vantage Data Centers Medium Construction, Prospective Expansion Carrier-Neutral
Teraco Johannesburg JB1 Teraco Data Environments Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Teraco Bredell Campus (JB2) Teraco Data Environments Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
Teraco JB3 Teraco Data Environments Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
Teraco JB4 Teraco Data Environments Large Operational Carrier-Neutral
Teraco JB5 Teraco Data Environments Medium Operational Carrier-Neutral
Teraco: JB7 Teraco Data Environments Large Construction Carrier-Neutral
Internet Solutions Johannesburg 158 Jan Smuts Internet Solutions ZA Operational Carrier-Neutral
NTT Data: JOH1, Johannesburg NTT Data Small Operational MSP
ADC Midrand JHB1 Africa Data Centres Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
ADC Samrand JHB2 Africa Data Centres Medium Construction, Operational Carrier-Neutral
xneelo JNB1 Samrand xneelo Operational Carrier-Neutral
OADC: Isando Open Access Data Centres (OADC) Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Digital Parks Africa: Samrand Digital Parks Africa Medium Construction, Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral

Largest Providers in Johannesburg

Teraco Data Environments
Site
Power
Operational
5
138.7
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
6
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Vantage Data Centers
Site
Power
Operational
3
52.0
Construction
2
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
1
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
5
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Africa Data Centres
Site
Power
Operational
2
34.5
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
3
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Equinix
Site
Power
Operational
1
16.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Largest Data Centers in Johannesburg

Location Total SqFt Gross SqFt Power (MW)
Teraco JB4 861,113 SqFt
172,223 SqFt
NN Request Dataset
Teraco JB5 592,015 SqFt
NN Request Dataset
Teraco JB3 484,376 SqFt
129,167 SqFt
NN Request Dataset
Vantage: Johannesburg II 355,000 SqFt
NN Request Dataset
ADC Samrand JHB2 129,166 SqFt
NN Request Dataset

Sites Under Construction in Johannesburg

Location Building SqFt Power (MW) Estimated Launch
Teraco: JB7 764,235 SqFt 40 Megawatts
Vantage: JNB12 SqFt 16 Megawatts Q4 2026
ADC Samrand JHB2 SqFt 15 Megawatts Q4 2026
Digital Parks Africa: Samrand SqFt 4 Megawatts Q4 2026

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