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Frankfurt Data Center - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026 - 2031)
Market Report I 2026-02-09 I 120 Pages I Mordor Intelligence
Frankfurt Data Center Market Analysis
The Frankfurt data center market was valued at 1.30 thousand MW in 2025 and estimated to grow from 1.39 thousand MW in 2026 to reach 1.92 thousand MW by 2031, at a CAGR of 6.70% during the forecast period (2026-2031). At this pace, the hub strengthens its position as Europe's second-largest data center cluster, supported by 745 MW live capacity, 542 MW under construction, and 383 MW in advanced planning. Federal digitalization mandates, the presence of DE-CIX-the world's busiest internet exchange handling peaks above 18 Tbps-and a steady flow of hyperscale capital underpin demand for new sites. Microsoft alone is investing EUR 3.2 billion (USD 3.4 billion) by 2025 to double regional AI infrastructure, while Amazon allocates EUR 8.8 billion (USD 9.44 billion) through 2026 for the AWS Frankfurt region. Operators continue to prefer Frankfurt over secondary German metros because of dense financial services workloads, unmatched interconnection options, and a mature talent pool, although the vacancy rate remains near 2.2% across legacy campuses. Grid-connection bottlenecks, rising construction costs, and stricter energy-efficiency rules represent the chief headwinds but have not deterred committed hyperscalers that can absorb higher development risk.
Frankfurt Data Center Market Trends and Insights
Liquid-Cooling Adoption
Frankfurt operators are shifting from air to liquid cooling as AI racks exceed 40 kW densities and require sub-1.1 PUE performance. Equinix plans to roll out liquid systems across 100 global sites, while Digital Realty already supports 60 kW racks in its FRA portfolio.Early adopters gain a competitive edge because liquid loops can drive PUE toward 1.03 and fit more compute per square meter. Enterprise surveys show only 16% production adoption so far, largely due to retrofit costs. Microsoft's pilot of zero-waste water loops signals how hyperscalers will scale the technology.
Hyperscale Cloud Build-outs
Amazon's EUR 8.8 billion (USD 10.31 billion) Frankfurt commitment through 2026 illustrates the capital depth reshaping the Frankfurt data center market. NTT's 500 MW campus on a decommissioned US Army base highlights how developers secure land early to counter site scarcity. Hyperscale clustering attracts additional SaaS and PaaS ecosystems, creating stickiness that keeps workloads inside the region.
High Electricity Prices
German power tariffs remain among Europe's highest. Data centers already consume more power than all Frankfurt households combined, and the Energy Efficiency Act obliges operators to reach 100% renewables by 2027. Operators lobby for utility-style subsidies to avoid passing costs to customers, while waste-heat agreements such as Cloud and Heat's 600 MWh annual supply to Eurotheum mitigate OPEX.
Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:
Presence of DE-CIX Internet HubFederal Digitalization ProgrammesGrid Congestion and Sub-station Upgrade Delays
For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.
Segment Analysis
Mega sites controlled 54.32% of the Frankfurt data center market in 2025, equal to 706.2 MW of live IT load, while Massive campuses are set to add an extra 7.55% CAGR capacity by 2031. Such scaling supports cloud operators that now sign 30- to 80-MW pre-leases per tranche. The Frankfurt data center market size for Mega campuses is projected to hit roughly 1020 MW by 2031, reflecting the model's compelling economics. Operators able to aggregate 100 MW blocks secure lower GBP / kWh rates and can justify on-site 110 kV substations that shrink transmission losses.
Demand for smaller footprints persists for compliance-driven edge and latency-critical use cases. Nevertheless, scale advantages and AI rack densities favor consolidated mega designs. NTT's 500 MW reuse of a former US Army base illustrates clever brownfield conversion strategies. NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom's 10,000-GPU industrial cloud, set to go live in 2026, embodies the new Massive paradigm.
Tier 3 accounted for 64.85% of the Frankfurt data center market share in 2025 but now shows a maturity plateau as mission-critical AI inference tasks push enterprises into Tier 4 footprints. The Frankfurt data center market size assigned to Tier 4 is forecast to grow at 7.05% CAGR, supported by banking, aerospace, and high-frequency trading.
Equinix's FR11x integrates N+1 power and cooling redundancy under ISO 27001 while retaining PUE targets below 1.3. The German Aerospace Center's liquid-cooled HPC cluster operating at 40 C ambient underscores how Tier 4 resilience now converges with sustainability objectives.
Frankfurt Data Center Market is Segmented by Data Center Size (Small, Medium, Large, and More), Tier Type (Tier 1 and 2, Tier 3, Tier 4), Data Center Type (Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), Enterprise, Modular and Edge, Colocation). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (MW).
List of Companies Covered in this Report:
Amazon Web Services Microsoft Corporation Google LLC Meta Platforms Inc. Digital Realty Trust Inc. (Interxion) Equinix Inc. Keppel DC REIT CyrusOne Inc. EdgeConneX Inc. Servecentric Ltd Web World Ireland BT Communications Ltd (BT Group) Viatel Ireland Ltd Zenlayer Inc. Eir evo Iron Mountain Data Centers Echelon Data Centres Dataplex Group Vantage Data Centers STACK Infrastructure T5 Data Centers Digital 9 Infrastructure plc Akamai Technologies Inc. Sidero Data Centres
Additional Benefits:
The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
3 months of analyst support
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4 MARKET LANDSCAPE
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
4.2.1 Hyperscale cloud expansion by US tech majors
4.2.2 Strategic FLAPD network latency advantage
4.2.3 Favourable Irish tax and EU-data-sovereignty regime
4.2.4 New submarine cable landings boost bandwidth
4.2.5 Grid-decarbonisation commitments lure green tenants
4.2.6 AI clusters driving high-density liquid-cooling demand
4.3 Market Restraints
4.3.1 Grid-connection moratorium and power-availability limits
4.3.2 Rising electricity costs from EU carbon pricing
4.3.3 Community opposition over water-consumption spikes
4.3.4 Specialised-talent shortage in Irish DC operations
4.4 Digital Infrastructure Indicators
4.4.1 Smartphone Users
4.4.2 Data Traffic per Smartphone
4.4.3 Mobile Data Speed
4.4.4 Broadband Data Speed
4.5 Supply-Chain Analysis
4.6 Regulatory Landscape
4.7 Technological Outlook
4.8 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.8.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.8.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.8.3 Threat of New Entrants
4.8.4 Threat of Substitutes
4.8.5 Competitive Rivalry
4.9 Assessment of Macro Economic Trends on the Market
5 MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FORECASTS (MW)
5.1 By Data Center Size
5.1.1 Small
5.1.2 Medium
5.1.3 Large
5.1.4 Massive
5.1.5 Mega
5.2 By Tier Type
5.2.1 Tier 1 and 2
5.2.2 Tier 3
5.2.3 Tier 4
5.3 By Data Center Type
5.3.1 Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)
5.3.2 Enterprise, Modular and Edge
5.3.3 Colocation
5.3.3.1 Utilized
5.3.3.1.1 Colocation Type
5.3.3.1.1.1 Retail
5.3.3.1.1.2 Wholesale
5.3.3.1.1.3 Hyperscale
5.3.3.1.2 End User
5.3.3.1.2.1 Cloud and IT
5.3.3.1.2.2 Telecom
5.3.3.1.2.3 Media and Entertainment
5.3.3.1.2.4 Government
5.3.3.1.2.5 BFSI
5.3.3.1.2.6 Manufacturing
5.3.3.1.2.7 E-Commerce
5.3.3.1.2.8 Other End User
5.3.3.2 Non-Utilized
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Market Concentration
6.2 Strategic Moves
6.3 Market Share Analysis (MW)
6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for key companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)
6.4.1 Amazon Web Services
6.4.2 Microsoft Corporation
6.4.3 Google LLC
6.4.4 Meta Platforms Inc.
6.4.5 Digital Realty Trust Inc. (Interxion)
6.4.6 Equinix Inc.
6.4.7 Keppel DC REIT
6.4.8 CyrusOne Inc.
6.4.9 EdgeConneX Inc.
6.4.10 Servecentric Ltd
6.4.11 Web World Ireland
6.4.12 BT Communications Ltd (BT Group)
6.4.13 Viatel Ireland Ltd
6.4.14 Zenlayer Inc.
6.4.15 Eir evo
6.4.16 Iron Mountain Data Centers
6.4.17 Echelon Data Centres
6.4.18 Dataplex Group
6.4.19 Vantage Data Centers
6.4.20 STACK Infrastructure
6.4.21 T5 Data Centers
6.4.22 Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
6.4.23 Akamai Technologies Inc.
6.4.24 Sidero Data Centres
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