How much data centre capacity does South Korea have?

DC Atlas tracks 57 data centres in South Korea. 596 MW is live, 291 MW is under construction, 20 MW is planned, for 1,249 MW of total potential at full buildout.

Who are the largest data centre operators in South Korea?

18 operators run facilities in South Korea. Naver Cloud is the largest by total potential, with 2 sites and 310 MW.

Which utilities supply power to data centres in South Korea?

KEPCO and SK Multi-Utility serve the most data centre sites in South Korea. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 95% of the facilities it tracks here.

South Korea: 57 sites, 18 operators, 596 MW live

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There are 57 data centres in South Korea, across 12 markets, 18 operators, 50 operational, 596 MW live, 1,249 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Naver Cloud (2 sites), then KT Cloud.

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Live

596MW

Under construction

291MW

Planned

20MW

Total potential

1,249MW

13% of pipeline modelled

Who supplies the power

95% of the data centres we track in South Korea have a named power supplier

KEPCO53sites
SK Multi-Utility1site

Who is building in South Korea

The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 18 tracked in this country.

Operator	Sites	Live	Total potential
Naver Cloud	2	40 MW	310 MW
KT Cloud	16	68 MW	178 MW
LG Uplus	2	150 MW	150 MW
SK Broadband	7	108 MW	118 MW
Equinix	2	—	64 MW
Digital Edge DC	3	55 MW	55 MW
CapitaLand	2	20 MW	40 MW
KINX	7	39 MW	39 MW
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres	1	30 MW	30 MW
Empyrion Digital	1	29 MW	29 MW

When South Korea was built

543 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 84% of the operational sites in this country.

Recent activity

52 recorded developments in South Korea, the latest on 22 Sept 2026.

27 Aug 2026Expansion
LG CNS deploys direct-to-chip cooling at Naver Cloud Goyang data center
LG CNS deployed direct-to-chip cooling technology for Naver Cloud at a data center facility in Goyang City, South Korea.
18 Aug 2026Announced
Alibaba Cloud launches third data center in South Korea
Alibaba Cloud announced the opening of its third data center in Seoul, South Korea, expanding its regional infrastructure as part of a $53 billion global AI and cloud infrastructure commitment. The new facility raises Alibaba Cloud's service-level agreement for South Korea from 99.95% to 99.99%, enabling redundancy across three sites. The company now operates 104 availability zones across 30 regions and will use the facility to expand agentic AI service offerings and support South Korean enterprises with AI and cloud services.
31 Jul 2026Investment200 MW
LG to invest additional $910m in 200MW data center near Seoul
LG says it will invest an additional $910 million in a 200MW data center near Seoul.
27 Jul 2026Expansion200 MW
Naver confirms expansion of Sejong data centre to 200MW
South Korea's Naver has confirmed it will expand its Sejong data centre to 200MW.
18 Mar 2025Commissioned
Seongnam-si Zenlayer 006 commissioned
Zenlayer's presence at this facility was registered on PeeringDB on 18 March 2025 — a presence-registration date, not a commissioning date.
18 Mar 2025Commissioned
Seongnam-si Zenlayer 001 commissioned
Zenlayer's presence at this facility was registered on PeeringDB on 18 March 2025 — a presence-registration date, not a commissioning date.
18 Mar 2025Commissioned
Seongnam-si Zenlayer 010 commissioned
Zenlayer's presence at this facility was registered on PeeringDB on 18 March 2025 — a presence-registration date, not a commissioning date.
18 Mar 2025Commissioned
Seoul Zenlayer 008 commissioned
Zenlayer's presence at this facility was registered on PeeringDB on 18 March 2025 — a presence-registration date, not a commissioning date.

All recent activity

Who is hiring in South Korea

6 open data centre roles at 1 operator we track

Nscale is the only operator recruiting in South Korea, with 6 roles open across 3 disciplines. Every one of the 6 is build-side, design and engineering the largest at 3. Nothing here is being staffed to run. 1 of the 6 was posted in the last 30 days.

Nscale6roles

The mix

design and engineering3
construction2
commissioning1

The roles behind those numbers

Most recently opened

Nscaledesign and engineering11 Sept 2026
Nscaleconstruction23 Jun 2026
Nscalecommissioning23 Jun 2026
Nscaledesign and engineering23 Jun 2026
Nscaledesign and engineering23 Jun 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 South Korea

How many data centres are there in South Korea?: There are 57 data centres in South Korea, across 12 markets, 18 operators, 50 operational, 596 MW live, 1,249 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Naver Cloud (2 sites), then KT Cloud.
How much data centre capacity does South Korea have?: DC Atlas tracks 57 data centres in South Korea. 596 MW is live, 291 MW is under construction, 20 MW is planned, for 1,249 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in South Korea?: 18 operators run facilities in South Korea. Naver Cloud is the largest by total potential, with 2 sites and 310 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in South Korea?: KEPCO and SK Multi-Utility serve the most data centre sites in South Korea. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 95% of the facilities it tracks here.