Data Centers in Asia

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Asia-Pacific’s data centre pipeline hit a record 26.5 gigawatts as of H1 2026, split between roughly 4.8 GW under construction and 21.7 GW still in planning, with the region adding 7.1 GW of new pipeline in just six months. Five markets — Tokyo, Mumbai, Sydney, Singapore and Melbourne — had crossed 1 GW of commissioned capacity by early 2026, with Seoul and Johor close behind, and Johor, Malaysia has emerged as the region’s single largest combined market at over 4 GW of operational and planned capacity. Mainland China remains the region’s biggest national market by raw operational capacity, historically around 3.8–4.5 GW, followed by Japan, Australia, India and Singapore, with those five countries together accounting for roughly 80% of APAC’s live capacity. Providers active across the continent include global colocation and interconnection giants (Equinix, Digital Realty, NTT, STT GDC), the major public cloud hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Oracle), and a fast-growing bench of regional developers such as EdgeConneX, GDS, Vantage, and Princeton Digital Group.

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AI Data Centers in Asia

Asia is home to several concrete, named AI-optimized data centre projects rather than just general marketing language. In Malaysia, EdgeConneX is building out more than 500MW of GPU-ready capacity across Cyberjaya and Johor with rack densities scaling from 20kW to over 600kW using closed-loop liquid cooling, while AI-platform firm Gibo Holdings has separately announced a facility designed to house 14,000 GPUs with liquid or immersion cooling. Indonesia's Batam has drawn a 360MW, roughly 170,000-GPU AI campus from Nvidia-backed Firmus, and in Japan, HPE partnered with KDDI on the liquid-cooled, Nvidia-powered Osaka Sakai data centre engineered for Tier 4 stability at high rack densities. China's major hubs (Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou) have also moved to mandate liquid cooling as the default specification for new hyperscale AI facilities as of late 2025.

Common Questions

How many data centers are there across Asia?

Counts vary by source and methodology, but aggregated facility listings put the total at roughly 1,400–1,800+ facilities across the continent as of recent tracking, led by China with roughly 368–375 data centers, India with around 277–299, and Japan with around 255–261, alongside smaller but fast-growing markets like South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Which Asian data center markets are growing fastest?

Johor (Malaysia) and Bangkok have been the standout growth markets: Johor's under-construction capacity nearly doubled to 602MW in H1 2026 while Bangkok's under-construction capacity surged 148% to 859MW, and Malaysia overall led Southeast Asia with roughly 1,039MW under construction as of mid-2026. India has also shifted from a single-city (Mumbai) pipeline to simultaneous build-out across Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Delhi NCR.

What are the main data localization rules affecting data centers in Asia?

China has the region's strictest regime, requiring critical information infrastructure operators to store personal information and important data domestically under its Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law, with cross-border transfers needing security-assessment approval from the Cyberspace Administration of China. India's 2023 Digital Personal Data Protection Act takes a lighter 'blocklist' approach, generally allowing cross-border transfers except to government-restricted countries, while Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand also impose sector-specific onshore storage requirements, particularly for financial and public-sector data.

Is there AI-optimized, high-density GPU infrastructure being built in Asia?

Yes — this is a defined and growing category. In Malaysia's Cyberjaya and Johor clusters, EdgeConneX is deploying over 500MW of AI-ready capacity with rack densities scaling from 20kW up to 600kW+ using closed-loop liquid cooling, while AI-platform developer Gibo Holdings has announced a Malaysian facility designed to house 14,000 GPUs with liquid or immersion cooling. In Indonesia, Nvidia-backed Firmus announced a 360MW AI campus in Batam intended to house roughly 170,000 GPUs, and in Japan, HPE and KDDI have jointly built an Nvidia-powered, liquid-cooled AI hub (Osaka Sakai) targeting Tier 4 stability for high-density GPU workloads.

Are there colocation providers in Asia?

Yes — we've identified 48 colocation providers with a presence in Asia. See the company list above, and contact a provider directly to confirm current availability.

Are there cloud providers in Asia?

Yes — we've identified 25 cloud providers with a presence in Asia. See the company list above, and contact a provider directly to confirm current availability.

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