ASIA PACIFIC DATA CENTRE CAP DECK

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H1 2025 UPDATE

Asia Pacific* expands development pipeline by 2,282MW in H1 2025, reaching 16,620MW – 3,281MW under construction and 13,339MW in planning . Operational capacity increased to 12,634MW .

RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

Australia , India and Japan to become 2GW markets , with Chinese mainland reaching 5GW by end of 2028.

Cushman & Wakefield is a leader in first-to-market data centre thought leadership with quality market intelligence released regularly each year as well as the ability to take on bespoke consulting projects customised to our clients’ requirements. We collate and track data centre key indicators and insights from over 90 clusters within 26 cities across Asia Pacific to provide comprehensive regional and local market intelligence for our clients.

Chinese Mainland remains the largest market, representing 37% (4.5GW) of operational capacity .

50% of under construction capacity concentrated in six cities – Johor (422MW), Mumbai (337MW), Sydney (232MW), Shanghai (222MW), Tokyo (206MW), and Seoul (201MW).

Japan (1.5GW), Australia (1.3GW), India (1.3GW), and Singapore (1.0GW) rank as the largest markets after Chinese Mainland , contributing 40% of operational capacity and 50% of Asia Pacific’s development pipeline .

Johor added 160MW of new operational capacity in H1 2025, likely to become a 1GW market by end of 2026. Sydney and Mumbai will follow Johor to become 1GW markets by 2028 .

Pritesh Swamy Head of Research & Insights, Data Centre Group, Asia Pacific pritesh.swamy@cushwake.com

Pritesh has over 21 years’ experience in research and consulting roles in the commercial real estate industry. Since 2020, Pritesh has led and delivered several data centre advisory mandates in Asia Pacific and EMEA for an array of clients including hyperscalers, operators, investors, developers, new entrants, as well as government bodies and agencies. Pritesh works closely with our local market specialists across Asia Pacific to gather market intelligence.

Asia Pacific Data Centre Update This biannual update released at the end of H1 and H2 of each year, provides a comprehensive summary of Asia Pacific’s data centre market, features our signature Data Centre Market Maturity Index that forecasts the potential evolution of 30 markets across the region and an in-depth analysis that highlights notable primary & secondary markets.

*For all analysis, Asia Pacific region includes Australia, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam only.