How much data centre capacity does China have?

DC Atlas tracks 474 data centres in China. 6,718 MW is live, 1,888 MW is under construction, 1,230 MW is planned, for 11,200 MW of total potential at full buildout.

Who are the largest data centre operators in China?

40 operators run facilities in China. VNET is the largest by total potential, with 20 sites and 3,429 MW.

Which utilities supply power to data centres in China?

State Grid Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid and Zhanggaiying water plant (municipal water), Inner Mongolia Huitongda Water Affair Co. Ltd. (recycled water for greening and toilet flushing) serve the most data centre sites in China. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 94% of the facilities it tracks here.

China: 474 sites, 40 operators, 6,718 MW live

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There are 474 data centres in China, across 126 markets, 40 operators, 449 operational, 6,718 MW live (52% modelled), 11,200 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: VNET (20 sites), then China Telecom.

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Live

6,718MW

52% modelled

Under construction

1,888MW

Planned

1,230MW

Total potential

11,200MW

49% of pipeline modelled

Who supplies the power

94% of the data centres we track in China have a named power supplier

State Grid Corporation of China344sites
China Southern Power Grid99sites
Zhanggaiying water plant (municipal water), Inner Mongolia Huitongda Water Affair Co. Ltd. (recycled water for greening and toilet flushing)1site

Who is building in China

The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 40 tracked in this country.

Operator	Sites	Live	Total potential
VNET	20	1,748 MW	3,429 MW
China Telecom	263	1,915 MW	2,522 MW
GDS	71	1,181 MW	1,216 MW
Princeton Digital Group	10	260 MW	355 MW
China Mobile	4	258 MW	258 MW
China Unicom	13	97 MW	241 MW
Huawei Cloud	1	—	200 MW
Centrin Data Systems	2	180 MW	180 MW
OneAs1a	2	20 MW	170 MW
Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co Ltd (GCBD)	1	150 MW	150 MW

When China was built

3,195 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 42% of the operational sites in this country.

Recent activity

40 recorded developments in China, the latest on 22 Sept 2026.

14 Aug 2026Energized
Alibaba Cloud energizes M890 AI supernode at Ulanqab data center
Alibaba Cloud has officially deployed its Lingjun Zhenwu M890 supernode at its Ulanqab super data center in Inner Mongolia, the same facility launched six years ago. The supernode brings next-generation AI compute capabilities to the site. This deployment is part of Alibaba Cloud's strategy to position its "Five Super Data Centers" for the AI era.
28 Jul 2026Energized
Zhongwei data centre powered by green electricity supply
A data centre in Zhongwei is receiving direct green electricity supply, with the generated power converted almost entirely into computing capacity.
27 Jul 2026Utility program
Green power direct supply to data centres makes Ningxia Zhongwei an investment hotspot
Green power is being supplied directly to data centres in Ningxia Zhongwei, positioning the region as an attractive investment destination.
23 Jul 2026Announced1,000 MW
Hong Kong property firm ITC to build 1GW data center near Shanghai
ITC, a Hong Kong-based property developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a 1-gigawatt data center facility in the vicinity of Shanghai, China. The MOU represents a commitment to develop large-scale data center capacity in one of China's major metropolitan regions. This marks ITC's entry into the data center sector and reflects growing demand for hyperscale facilities in East Asia.
22 Jun 2026Partnership$442M
CIMG subsidiary signs $442M computing power center contract in Beijing
CIMG Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary Zhongyan Shangyue Technology entered a framework contract with Zhongshishun Technology to build and operate a computing power center in Beijing, China. The contract is valued at up to USD 442 million over two years and includes equipment supply, construction, deployment, and maintenance. The facility will deploy NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPUs and Inspur high-performance servers to support AI and digital economy infrastructure. Implementation is subject to further agreements and purchase orders.
1 May 2026PPA500 MW
China Mobile's Zhongwei data center powered by 500 MW solar farm
China Mobile's data center facility in Zhongwei, Ningxia, began receiving electricity directly from a 500-megawatt solar power station in May 2026, with green power now accounting for over 80 percent of the facility's electricity consumption. A complementary 1.5-gigawatt wind farm under construction nearby is scheduled to connect to the grid in September, enabling round-the-clock green power supply. The combined solar and wind projects will supply approximately 2.29 billion kilowatt-hours annually to support Zhongwei's growing data center cluster, which now hosts facilities from six of China's top ten internet data center operators and major companies including Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent.
1 Oct 2023Decommissioned
Changsha Shi China Telecom 213 decommissioned
Changsha Shi China Telecom 213 was decommissioned in October 2023; the source records that in October 2023 the Changsha emergency management bureau released an investigation report on the '9.16' fire accident at China Telecom's Changsha branch second long-distance telecom hub building.
16 Sept 2022Decommissioned
Changsha Shi China Telecom 213 decommissioned
Changsha Shi China Telecom 213 was decommissioned on 16 September 2022, per the source's dated record of the event.

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Questions about China

How many data centres are there in China?: There are 474 data centres in China, across 126 markets, 40 operators, 449 operational, 6,718 MW live (52% modelled), 11,200 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: VNET (20 sites), then China Telecom.
How much data centre capacity does China have?: DC Atlas tracks 474 data centres in China. 6,718 MW is live, 1,888 MW is under construction, 1,230 MW is planned, for 11,200 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in China?: 40 operators run facilities in China. VNET is the largest by total potential, with 20 sites and 3,429 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in China?: State Grid Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid and Zhanggaiying water plant (municipal water), Inner Mongolia Huitongda Water Affair Co. Ltd. (recycled water for greening and toilet flushing) serve the most data centre sites in China. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 94% of the facilities it tracks here.