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Europe · #2 · release 26.08-c2

Data centers in Germany

Datacenter Atlas tracks 522 facilities in Germany, 394 data centers and 106 network points of presence: 6% of the global inventory and #2 worldwide by facility count.

Facilities
522
394 data centers · 106 network points of presence
Operating IT load (disclosed)
352 MW
16 facilities disclose MW
Avg. disclosed PUE
1.3
5 facilities
Networks present
3,754
99 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. Frankfurt am Main143
  2. Düsseldorf32
  3. Berlin29
  4. Munich28
  5. Hamburg23
  6. Nuremberg16
  7. Stuttgart15
  8. Karlsruhe15

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. Digital Realty27
  2. euNetworks Group20
  3. NTT17
  4. EXA Infrastructure17
  5. Equinix16
  6. NorthC13
  7. ITENOS GmbH11
  8. nLighten10
  9. CyrusOne9
  10. Vantage Data Centers7

All 522 facilities

Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map.

FacilityOperatorCityIT load (MW)PUENetworksRecord quality
ITENOS Frankfurt (FRA2)NTTFrankfurt70.1 campus ×4–140A
NTTNTT–70.1 campus ×4––A
NTTNTT–70.1 campus ×4––A
NTTNTT–70.1 campus ×4––A
BER11Vantage Data CentersLudwigsfelde56––A
Vantage Data Center (FRA1)Vantage Data CentersOffenbach am Main561.3–A
Vantage Data Center FRA21Vantage Data Centers–56 campus ×31.3–A
Vantage Data Center FRA22 plannedVantage Data Centers–56 campus ×31.3–A
Vantage Data Center FRA31 under constructionVantage Data Centers–56 campus ×31.3–A
Global Switch FrankfurtGlobal SwitchFrankfurt22–18A
CyrusOne Frankfurt 3CyrusOneFrankfurt22 campus ×2–4A
CyrusOne FRA3CyrusOneFrankfurt am Main22 campus ×2––A
CyrusOne FRA2CyrusOneFrankfurt am Main17.62––A
NTT Berlin 1 Data Center (BER1)NTTBerlin17.1–60A
Vantage Berlin II (BER2)Vantage Data Centers–16 campus ×2––A
Vantage Berlin II (BER2)Vantage Data Centers–16 campus ×2––A
CyrusOne FRA 4CyrusOneFrankfurt am Main11––A
Maincubes FRA02Maincubes–81.3–A
Digital Realty Frankfurt FRA1-27Digital RealtyFrankfurt––610A
EXA Edge DC Frankfurt2EXA InfrastructureFrankfurt––541A
Equinix FR7 - Frankfurt, GutleutstrasseEquinixFrankfurt––152A
Digital Realty Dusseldorf DUS1-3Digital RealtyDüsseldorf––135B
Equinix FR6 - Frankfurt, WestEquinixFrankfurt––105A
DNS:NET Colo I BerlinDNS:NET Internet Service GmbHBerlin––104B
WIIT Datacenter DUS1, DUS2, DUS3, DUS4, DUS6, DUS7WIIT Group (IT, DE, CH)Düsseldorf––100A
Telehouse - FrankfurtTelehouseFrankfurt––79A
firstcolo - FRA4firstcolo GmbHFrankfurt––71B
Equinix MU1/MU3 - MunichEquinixMunich––66B
NewTelco FrankfurtNewTelco GmbHFrankfurt––63A
Hetzner Online NBG1 (Nuremberg)HetznerNuremberg––52A
iNTERWERK RechenzentrumiNTERWERKFrankfurt––46A
Speedbone BerlinSpeedbone GmbHBerlin––44B
Keppel Data Centres | maincubes Data CentreKeppel DCOffenbach––41A
Artfiles w408Artfiles New Media GmbHHamburg––40A
Equinix FR8 - Frankfurt, WestEquinixFrankfurt––40A
GlobalConnect Hamburg (HAM2)GlobalConnect GroupHamburg––40B
EMC Home of Data MUC I/II - MuCon-XEMC Home of Data GmbHMunich––38A
EdgeConneX Munich (EDCMUC01)EdgeConneXMunich––37B
MK Netzdienste DatacenterMK NetzdiensteFrankfurt am Main––36A
NorthC BerlinNorthCBerlin––29A
TornadoDC - FRA1Tornado Datacenter GmbH & Co. KGLangen––27B
Equinix DU1 - DusseldorfEquinixDüsseldorf––25A
euNetworks Colocation BerlineuNetworks GroupBerlin––25B
aixit Frankfurtaixit GmbHFrankfurt––24A
Hetzner Online FSN1 (Falkenstein)HetznerFalkenstein––23A
NewColo FrankfurtNewColoFrankfurt––21B
Digital Realty Frankfurt FRA28 (Closed)Digital RealtyFrankfurt––20B
NorthC Munich 2NorthCMunich––19A
Core-Backbone NBG3Core-Backbone GmbHNuremberg––19A
NorthC NürnbergNorthCNuremberg––19A
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Disclosed IT load by state / region

State / regionMWFigures
Hesse262.78
Brandenburg722
Berlin17.11

Disclosed values only, campus figures counted once. Regions are assigned from each facility's coordinates (Natural Earth admin-1), so the rows add up to the national total.

⚡ Electricity context

Electricity demand
520 TWh (2025)
Grid carbon intensity
330 gCO₂/kWh
Renewables share
59.1 %
Low-carbon share
59.1 %

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

Water & climate exposure

Water stress index (data centers, median)
45/100 v0.2 (world median 39 · Europe 26)
Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
0 of the 390 scored · 4 located at town level only are not scored
Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
2.89
Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
0.81
Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
7,009 h/yr (80 %)
Median cooling degree days
235

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

Social friction index

74/100 · v0.3 · world median 42 · Europe 42

Main driver: Neighbourhood (83/100)

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

Water
65
Energy & grid
38
Neighbourhood
83
Concentration
50
Policy context
78
Observed conflict
10

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

Regulation

17 measures recorded

energy efficiencyheat reusesustainability reportingrenewablezoningrefrigerants

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Documented local conflicts & agreements

Announced large projects

All 21 announced projects in Germany →

Questions

How many data centers are there in Germany?

Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 522 facilities in Germany: 394 data centers, 106 network points of presence and 22 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.

Which companies operate data centers in Germany?

The operators with the most tracked facilities in Germany are Digital Realty, euNetworks Group, NTT, EXA Infrastructure, Equinix.

Where are data centers concentrated in Germany?

The largest hubs by facility count are Frankfurt am Main (143), Düsseldorf (32), Berlin (29), Munich (28), Hamburg (23).

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