How much data centre capacity does Germany have?

DC Atlas tracks 363 data centres in Germany. 2,542 MW is live, 1,042 MW is under construction, 1,405 MW is planned, for 5,574 MW of total potential at full buildout.

Who are the largest data centre operators in Germany?

92 operators run facilities in Germany. NTT Global Data Centers is the largest by total potential, with 14 sites and 971 MW.

Which utilities supply power to data centres in Germany?

Netzdienste Rhein-Main, Stromnetz Hamburg and Stromnetz Berlin serve the most data centre sites in Germany. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 66% of the facilities it tracks here.

Germany: 363 sites, 92 operators, 2,542 MW live

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There are 363 data centres in Germany, across 78 markets, 92 operators, 316 operational, 2,542 MW live (11% modelled), 5,574 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: NTT Global Data Centers (14 sites), then Virtus.

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Live

2,542MW

11% modelled

Under construction

1,042MW

Planned

1,405MW

Total potential

5,574MW

4% of pipeline modelled

Who supplies the power

66% of the data centres we track in Germany have a named power supplier

Netzdienste Rhein-Main91sites
Stromnetz Hamburg30sites
Stromnetz Berlin28sites
Netzgesellschaft Düsseldorf22sites
SWM Infrastruktur22sites
50Hertz9sites

22 further suppliers serve smaller numbers of sites here.

Who is building in Germany

The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 92 tracked in this country.

Operator	Sites	Live	Total potential
NTT Global Data Centers	14	357 MW	971 MW
Virtus	13	—	570 MW
Penta Infra	6	13 MW	514 MW
CloudHQ	2	112 MW	388 MW
Colt DCS	6	26 MW	238 MW
Vantage Data Centers	5	200 MW	232 MW
Argaman Group	1	—	200 MW
Data4	1	—	180 MW
Digital Realty	28	177 MW	177 MW
Equinix	18	161 MW	161 MW

When Germany was built

1,235 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 49% of the operational sites in this country.

Recent activity

54 recorded developments in Germany, the latest on 22 Sept 2026.

2 Sept 2026Expansion
Telehouse adds new building to Frankfurt data center campus
Telehouse expanded its Frankfurt data center campus with the addition of a new building.
27 Aug 2026Outage
Proton email service down after cooling failure in Frankfurt data center
Proton's email service experienced an outage caused by a cooling system failure at a data center in Frankfurt.
18 Aug 2026Permit approved
Kauri CAB secures building permit for data centre in Hochheim near Frankfurt
14 Aug 2026Acquisition24 MW
CVC DIF to acquire Frankfurt colocation operator firstcolo
CVC DIF has agreed to acquire a significant majority stake in firstcolo, a Frankfurt-based colocation data centre operator, from Cube Infrastructure Managers through its DIF Value Add IV fund, with closing expected by end of September 2026. firstcolo operates two fully-utilised facilities in Frankfurt and is developing FRA7, a new 24 MW gross capacity data centre in Rosbach within the Frankfurt metropolitan region, with power supply secured and firm tenant commitments in place. The company serves over 350 enterprise customers with colocation, dedicated cloud hardware, cloud, connectivity and managed services; its existing management team will remain in place. CVC DIF's investment targets high-quality colocation assets in supply-constrained European markets and will support firstcolo's planned expansion across Frankfurt and other German data centre markets.
6 Aug 2026Commissioned
Maincubes commissions first phase of 16-MW FRA03 data centre near Frankfurt
Maincubes has commissioned the first phase of its FRA03 data centre near Frankfurt with an initial capacity of 8 MW, part of a planned 16-MW facility.
5 Aug 2026Expansion
AtlasEdge starts expansion phase of Hamburg data center
AtlasEdge has started the next expansion phase of its data center facility in Hamburg, Germany.
4 Aug 2026Commissioned
Maincubes completes first module of new Frankfurt data center
Maincubes has completed the first module of a new data center in Frankfurt, Germany.
23 Jul 2026Announced
M-net to build new data center in Munich, Germany
M-net announced plans to construct a new data center facility in Munich, Germany. The project represents an expansion of the company's data center infrastructure in the region. The facility will serve the growing demand for data center capacity in southern Germany. Specific details regarding capacity, investment size, and timeline were not provided in the available text.

All recent activity

Who is hiring in Germany

1 open data centre role at 1 operator we track

euNetworks is the only operator recruiting in Germany, with 1 role open across 1 discipline. The single role is construction, which is build-side work.

euNetworks1role

The mix

construction1

The roles behind those numbers

Data Center Project Manager1

Most recently opened

euNetworksconstruction23 Jul 2026

Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.

Questions about Germany

How many data centres are there in Germany?: There are 363 data centres in Germany, across 78 markets, 92 operators, 316 operational, 2,542 MW live (11% modelled), 5,574 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: NTT Global Data Centers (14 sites), then Virtus.
How much data centre capacity does Germany have?: DC Atlas tracks 363 data centres in Germany. 2,542 MW is live, 1,042 MW is under construction, 1,405 MW is planned, for 5,574 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in Germany?: 92 operators run facilities in Germany. NTT Global Data Centers is the largest by total potential, with 14 sites and 971 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in Germany?: Netzdienste Rhein-Main, Stromnetz Hamburg and Stromnetz Berlin serve the most data centre sites in Germany. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 66% of the facilities it tracks here.