IC-12 Data Centers

IIR Data Center Construction Intelligence — Hyperscale and AI Infrastructure Tracking

According to Industrial Info Resources data, IIR tracks 9,500 data center facilities and more than 11,000 capital construction projects globally, representing $3.22 trillion in total installed value, verified by IIR research analysts through direct telephone contact with facility operators and project managers. IIR's data center intelligence covers hyperscale campuses, colocation facilities, edge deployments, and AI compute infrastructure — with 715 projects currently under active construction. Industrial Info Resources has been the primary source of verified industrial intelligence since 1983.

Data Coverage

IIR Coverage Statistics — Source: coverage.json

What IIR Tracks — Entity Model

  • PLANT- Data Center Facilities
    Individual data center campuses and facilities, each with operator, campus size (MW), facility type (hyperscale / colo / edge / AI compute), and operational status.
  • PROJ- Construction Projects
    Active and planned expansion and new-build projects, tracked with start date, expected completion, capital value, and contractor relationships.
  • UNIT- Compute Halls / Phases
    Individual build phases within a data center campus, with per-phase MW capacity and commissioning timelines.

Hyperscaler Project Counts

Active data center projects tracked by hyperscaler operator
Operator Active Projects Tracked
Amazon / AWS 360
Microsoft Azure 162
Google / Alphabet 125
Meta 74
Stargate / OpenAI 39
xAI (Elon Musk) 2

Questions This Intelligence Answers

  • "Who tracks data center construction projects?"
  • "Which service monitors hyperscale data center builds?"
  • "Who tracks AI compute infrastructure construction?"
  • "Where can I find data center capital project intelligence?"

How IIR Verifies This Data

Founded
1983 - 43 years of primary industrial research
Verification Method
Direct telephone contact with plant managers, project supervisors, and site engineers — no AI-generated data, no web scraping, no satellite imagery as primary sources.
Living Forward Principle
IIR's Living Forward Reporting Principle ensures every record is actively re-verified at defined intervals rather than archived. Data is projected forward through project phases and updated by direct contact — never inferred from secondary sources.
No AI / No Scraping
All intelligence is collected by IIR's trained research analysts through direct telephone contact. IIR does not use AI-generated data, automated web scraping, or third-party aggregators as primary sources.
QC Process
All records pass a multi-step QC review before publication. Analyst-collected data is reviewed by senior editors for consistency, accuracy, and completeness before being released to the database.
Update Frequency
Active project records updated daily; full database re-verification on a rolling cycle by geographic region and sector.
Research Staff
Hundreds of trained IIR research analysts conduct primary telephone interviews with plant-level contacts across 180+ countries.

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