Germany Data Center Colocation Market Analysis Report Includes Colocation Supply, Demand, Retail and Wholesale Colocation Revenue. Get Insights on Existing and Upcoming Facilities Across Germany.

Germany Data Center Colocation Market – Supply & Demand Analysis 2025-2030

GERMANY DATA CENTER COLOCATION DEMAND AND SUPPLY HIGHLIGHTS

The Germany data center colocation market size was valued at USD 2.37 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 5.36 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 14.56% during the forecast period. Germany is one of the major developed data center hubs in Europe, accounting for around 187 existing colocation data center facilities as of December 2024. Frankfurt, part of FLAP-D markets, comprises more than 72 operational data center facilities in the city.

AtlasEdge, Colt Data Centre Services, CyrusOne, Equinix, Digital Realty, Global Switch, Iron Mountain, Portus Data Centers, Penta Infra, NTT DATA, NorthC, Vantage Data Centers, and PGIM Real Estate are some of the major colocation providers in Germany.

According to our estimates, the average vacancy rate of colocation data centers in Germany stood at less than 4% as of 2024. This rate is expected to decrease to less than 1.5% by 2030, indicating a rising demand for colocation facilities in the country.

Germany’s data center expansion is fueled by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which implements strict data privacy standards, and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), which governs national data handling practices while aligning with the EU regulations.

NTT DATA led Germany’s IT power capacity in 2024, with a market share of 20.3%; It operates major campuses in Frankfurt, Berlin, Bonn, Munich, and other key regions to meet growing demand, especially from hyperscale, cloud and government clients.

In 2024, the cloud & IT sector dominated Germany’s colocation demand, accounting for a share of over 80%. This comes from the strong adoption of public and hybrid cloud, SaaS platforms, as well as enterprise digital transformation initiatives. Other sectors such as BFSI, healthcare, telecom, government, oil & gas, and entertainment contributed to the remaining 20%.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

1. A transparent research methodology and insights on the colocation demand and supply aspect of the market.
2. Market size available in terms of utilized white floor area, IT power capacity and racks.
3. Market size available in terms of Core & Shell Vs Installed Vs Utilized IT Power Capacity, along with the occupancy %.
4. The study of the existing Germany data center market landscape, and insightful predictions about Germany data center market size during the forecast period.
5. An analysis on the current and future colocation demand in Germany by several industries.
6. The impact of AI on data center industry in Germany market.
7. The study on the sustainability status in Germany.
8. Analysis on current and future cloud operations in Germany.
9. The snapshot of upcoming submarine cables and existing cloud-on-ramps services in Germany.
10. Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Germany
11. Facilities Covered (Existing): 187
12. Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 41
13. Coverage: 30 cities
14. Existing vs. Upcoming (White Floor Area)
15. Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
16. Data center colocation market in Germany
17. Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2024-2030)
18. Retail Colocation Revenue (2024-2030)
19. Wholesale Colocation Revenue (2024-2030)
20. Retail Colocation Pricing along with Addons
21. Wholesale Colocation Pricing along with the pricing trends.
22. An analysis on the latest trends, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the colocation data center industry in Germany.
23. Competitive landscape including market share analysis by the colocation operators based on IT power capacity and revenue.
24. Vendor landscape of each existing and upcoming colocation operators based on existing/ upcoming count of data centers, white floor area, IT power capacity and data center location.