Global investment in data centres more than doubled in 2021

The record-breaking demand for data centres is fuelled by the rapid expansion of hyperscalers, such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft.

Worldwide investment in data centres has more than doubled in 2021 to $59.5bn (€56.7bn), according to research from global law firm DLA Piper.

The number of global data centre transactions in 2021 stood at 117, up 64% from the previous year. There is expected to be a similar increase in the level of investment this year.