German Data Center & Colocation Market

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The Germany / Deutschland data center market is located in the region of Western Europe and within Europe. Germany / Deutschland has 366 facilities.

The top providers in Germany / Deutschland are NTT (11 sites) and Digital Realty Trust with 33 facilities . The most popular facilities are Digital Realty: FRA1 and Equinix Frankfurt FR2.

Market Facts

Germany / Deutschland Data Center Map

Germany / Deutschland Power Growth Over Time

+123% since 2022
Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
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

Largest Providers in Germany / Deutschland

NTT
Site
Power
Operational
10
222.1
Construction
1
Planned
4
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
1
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
11
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Digital Realty Trust
Site
Power
Operational
28
191.9
Construction
5
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
33
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maincubes one GmbH
Site
Power
Operational
4
37.6
Construction
2
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
6
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CloudHQ
Site
Power
Operational
2
112.0
Construction
1
Planned
2
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
3
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Largest Data Centers in Germany / Deutschland

Location About Total SqFt Power (MW)
NTT Frankfurt 1 Campus
The almost 54,000 sqm campus, which is owned by e-shelter, offers space for five free-standing bu...
NN Request Dataset
CloudHQ: FRA-01
CloudHQ, a hyperscale data center developer and operator in the United States and Europe, is curr...
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FKQ I Data Center NN Request Dataset
NTT Frankfurt 3
e-shelter Frankfurt 3 Campus is located in the business park "Blauer See" in Rüsselsheim.
NN Request Dataset
Yondr: Frankfurt
In 2025, Yondr Group completed its data center project in Bischofsheim, near Frankfurt, Germany.
NN Request Dataset

Regions in Germany / Deutschland

Data Center Events in Germany / Deutschland See all

3 events
Event Starts in Details
164 days
View OCP EMEA Summit 2027
Organized by:
Open Compute Project (OCP)
Type:
Data Center Power
Description:

The OCP EMEA Summit is the Open Compute Project's European gathering, held April 6–8, 2027 in Hamburg, Germany. It brings together technical and business leaders across EMEA to advance open data center hardware and infrastructure, with emphasis on AI and cloud data centers, data center power and cooling, sustainability and heat reuse, security, and deployments of OCP-recognized equipment across...

206 days
View European Development & Finance Forum 2027
Organized by:
New Project Media
Type:
Data Center Power
Description:

The European Development & Finance Forum 2027 takes place on May 18, 2027, at The Fontenay in Hamburg, Germany. New Project Media (NPM) organizes the one-day forum, which returns to Hamburg for 2027. It brings together the developers, investors, lenders, advisors and infrastructure leaders working on clean energy investment across Europe. NPM reports that developers and IPPs make up about 50% o...

207 days
View Data Centre World Frankfurt 2027
Organized by:
Closer Still Media
Type:
Data Center Cloud
Description:

Data Centre World Frankfurt is a major European data center exhibition and conference serving the DACH digital infrastructure market. Organized by CloserStill Media as part of Tech Show Frankfurt, the gathering takes place May 19 to 20, 2027, across Hall 3 at Messe Frankfurt. The co-located event platform brings together data center operators, facilities managers, MEP consultants, system integr...

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