Dallas, Texas Ranked No. 1 Primary Data Market in the World as AI Demand, Power Constraints and Regulation Reshape CRE Strategy
Cushman & Wakefield released its 2026 Global Data Center Market Comparison, ranking Dallas as the world’s No. 1 primary data center market for the first time. The report highlights that global capacity under construction reached 31.7 GW in 2025, with the Americas accounting for 80% of worldwide development activity.
Key figures
- Revenue
- 10300000000
- Employee count
- 53000
- Prelease commitment rate
- 89%
- Virginia operational capacity gw
- 11.3
- West texas under construction gw
- 2.9
- Americas planned capacity 2024 gw
- 46.1
- Americas planned capacity 2025 gw
- 191.3
- Average power delivery timeline years
- 4.4
- Global capacity under construction gw
- 31.7
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