Datacenter Atlas
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Asia Pacific · #14 · release 26.08-c2

Data centers in China

Datacenter Atlas tracks 138 facilities in China, 126 data centers and 9 network points of presence: 2% of the global inventory and #14 worldwide by facility count.

Facilities
138
126 data centers · 9 network points of presence
Operating IT load (disclosed)
–
none disclosed: few operators publish it
Avg. disclosed PUE
1.2
2 facilities
Networks present
57
4 sites host an internet exchange

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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →

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Largest hubs

  1. Shanghai13
  2. Beijing10
  3. Guangzhou8
  4. Shenzhen7
  5. 广州市4
  6. Ningbo3
  7. Ulanqab3
  8. Nanjing2

A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.

Top operators

  1. Chindata7
  2. Telehouse4
  3. 中国电信3
  4. CDS Global Cloud Co., LTD3
  5. Equinix3
  6. Microsoft2
  7. 万国数据2
  8. Princeton Digital Group2
  9. GDS2
  10. TsingYao2

All 138 facilities

Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.

FacilityOperatorCityPUENetworksRecord quality
GDS Shenzhen SanGDSShenzhen–10B
Shenzhen Baiwangxinyun DatacenterShenzhen Yixin Technology Co., Ltd.Shenzhen–9B
Equinix SH5 - ShanghaiEquinixShanghai–8B
NyanLoli Network - NBDCNYANLOLI LTDNingbo–4B
China International Electronic Commerce CenterStacks Inc.Guangzhou–3B
TsingYao HeBei DCTsingYaoChengde city–2B
TsingYao Inner Mongolia DCTsingYaoHohhot City–2B
STE Network - SHDCSTESShanghai–2B
Telehouse - Beijing BEZTelehouseBeijing–2B
GDS BeijingGDSBeijing–2B
Capital Online Zhao Wei DatacenterCDS Global Cloud Co., LTDBeijing–2B
Telehouse - Beijing BDATelehouseBeijing–2B
Keppel Data Centres | Huizhou Data CentreKeppel DCHuizhou–1B
Jiuxianqiao-M7-BeijingINTERNET HARBORBeijing–1B
Telehouse - Shanghai ZhangjiangTelehouseShanghai–1B
Equinix SH3 - ShanghaiEquinixShanghai–1B
Capital Online Yang Qiao DatacenterCDS Global Cloud Co., LTDBeijing–1B
ASIA-ISP ShanghaiASIA-ISP CO., LIMITEDShanghai–1B
SH1Princeton Digital GroupShanghai–1B
NJ1Princeton Digital GroupNanjing–1B
Capital Online Shang Di DatacenterCDS Global Cloud Co., LTDBeijing–1B
万国数据（深圳福田数据中心）万国数据深圳––A
万国数据深圳3号数据中心万国数据深圳––A
深圳联通 同乐IDC中国联通–––B
4中国电信–––B
有孚深圳宝安云计算数据中心有孚–––B
武当云谷大数据中心园区武当云谷大数据科技有限公司–––B
宝观移动通信枢纽楼中国移动–––B
中国电信中国电信–––B
EnmoeNetworkEnmoe NetworkChengdu–0B
中国电信 深圳亚森数据中心中国电信–––B
Chayora Tianjin China(CN)Chayora LimitedTianjin–0B
江永县武警中队江永县武警中队–––B
万国数据广州南沙数据中心–广州市––B
中国联通衡阳大数据中心––––B
中国联通宁波分公司总部––––B
华南国家计量测试中心––––B
国家超级计算天津中心（新）––––B
GDS Shanghai Data Center––––B
广州南站RBC中心––––B
综合实验楼––––B
中国联通广东云数据中心（广州新广基地）––––B
鲁西南大数据中心––––B
数字北京––––B
曲江市政数据中心––––B
大数据中心––––B
中国建设银行武汉数据中心––––B
江南农村商业银行数据中心––––B
华为四川大数据中心––––B
中国电信佛山（开普勒）华南数据中心––––B
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⚡ Electricity context

Electricity demand
10,558.3 TWh (2025)
Grid carbon intensity
526 gCO₂/kWh
Renewables share
37 %
Low-carbon share
41.6 %

Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method

Water & climate exposure

Water stress index (data centers, median)
48/100 v0.2 (world median 39 · Asia Pacific 46)
Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
52 of the 122 scored · 4 located at town level only are not scored
Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
3.44
Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
2.07
Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
4,414 h/yr (50 %)
Median cooling degree days
1,230

Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method

Social friction index

14/100 · v0.3 · world median 42 · Asia Pacific 48

Main driver: Neighbourhood (74/100)

How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.

Water
56
Energy & grid
16
Neighbourhood
74
Concentration
14
Policy context
0 (no restrictive measure in force found in the compilation)
Observed conflict
0

Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method

Regulation

2 measures recorded

energy efficiencydigital policy

See the rules on the regulation map → · Compare with neighbouring countries →

Documented local conflicts & agreements

No documented case yet. Know one? Send it with a source.

Announced large projects

No announced project ≥ 100 MW tracked yet.

Questions

How many data centers are there in China?

Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 138 facilities in China: 126 data centers, 9 network points of presence and 3 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.

Which companies operate data centers in China?

The operators with the most tracked facilities in China are Chindata, Telehouse, 中国电信, CDS Global Cloud Co., LTD, Equinix.

Where are data centers concentrated in China?

The largest hubs by facility count are Shanghai (13), Beijing (10), Guangzhou (8), Shenzhen (7), 广州市 (4).

Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). China, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/china · ODbL / CC BY 4.0