South Korea Data Center Insights By White-Floor Area, IT Load (MW), Rack Capacity on 102 Data Center Facilities Across 21 Key Regions in South Korea

South Korea Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio

INVESTORS/OPERATORS

DAOU IDC, DCI Data Centers, Digital Edge, Digital Realty, Dreammark1 Corporation, Empyrion Digital, Equinix, Equinix & GIC, Epoch Digital, Fir Hills Inc., Hostway, Inuverse, Kakao, KINX, KORAMCO Assets Management, KT Cloud, KT Cloud (Capstone Asset Management), LG CNS, LG KEPCO and Hanwha, LG Uplus, Lotte Innovate, Macquarie Telecom Group, Metavisio Thomson Computing & BKB Energy, Okestro, OneAsia Network, SEJONG Networks, Shinsegae I&C, SK broadband, SK Ecoplant DCT Telecom and KB Asset Management, STACK Infrastructure & ESR Group Limited, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres & Samsung SRA Asset Management, Telehouse (KDDI), Changhae Development, KOSCOM, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Open AI & Samsung, Open AI & SK Telecom.

MARKET OVERVIEW

1. The top three operators — LG Uplus, KT Cloud, and SK broadband — together account for nearly half of South Korea’s total IT load (≈450 MW), highlighting strong dominance by major telecom providers
2. From an existing base of 869 MW the market is entering a large-scale digital expansion phase, with upcoming facilities set to deliver more than 6.6 GW of power capacity.
3. The Seoul Metropolitan Area, particularly Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, dominates South Korea’s upcoming data center pipeline.

SOUTH KOREA DATA CENTER MARKET PORTFOLIO (EXCEL DATABASE)

This Excel database product provides a comprehensive portfolio analysis of the South Korea data center market, offering detailed insights into colocation facilities, including:

1. Detailed Analysis of 59 existing data centers
2. Detailed Analysis of 43 upcoming data centers
3. Locations covered: Ansan, Anyang, Bucheon-si, Busan, Cheongju, Daegu, Gangnam, Geumcheon-gu , Gimhae, Gimpo, Goyang, Guro, Gwangju, Hanam, Incheon, Jeollanam-do, Pohang, Pyeongchon, Seongnam, Seoul, Yongin.
4. Existing white-floor space (square feet)
5. Upcoming white-floor space (square feet)
6. Current IT load capacity (2026)
7. Future capacity additions (2026-2031)
8. Retail Colocation Pricing
9. Quarter Rack (1/4)
10. Half Rack Cabinets (1/2)
11. Full Rack Cabinet (42U/45U/47U/etc.)
12. Wholesale colocation (per kW) pricing

DATA POINTS COVERED

The data points covered in the database across each facility are mentioned below:

EXISTING DATA CENTERS (59 Facilities)

1. Market Snapshot
2. Location (Region/Country/City)
3. Facility Address
4. Operator/Owner Name
5. Data Center Name, i.e., (Seocho 1 Data Center or Bundang Data Center)
6. Core & Shell Area (White-Floor Area)
7. Core & Shell Power Capacity (IT Load Capacity)
8. Rack Capacity
9. Year of Operations
10. Design Standards (Tier I - IV)
11. Power/Cooling Redundancy

UPCOMING DATA CENTERS (43 Facilities)

1. Investment Snapshot
2. Location (Region/Country/City)
3. Investor Name
4. Area (White-Floor Area)
5. Power Capacity (IT Load Capacity)
6. Investment ($ Million)
7. Electrical Infrastructure Investment ($ Million)
8. Mechanical Infrastructure Investment ($ Million)
9. General Construction Services Investment ($ Million)
10. Announcement Year
11. Project Status (Opened/Under Construction/Announced & Planned)
12. Active or Expected Year of Opening

TARGET AUDIENCE

1. Data center Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
2. Data Center Construction Contractors
3. Data Center Infrastructure Providers
4. New Entrants
5. Consultants/Consultancies/Advisory Firms
6. Corporate and Government Agencies