The global data center colocation market is witnessing significant growth owing to the rising demand for economical, energy efficient and scalable data storage facilities among organizations. Colocation or rather third party data center services offer flexible and low cost IT infrastructure solutions allowing companies to focus on their core business functions instead of infrastructure management and round the clock facility support. With growing digital transformation initiatives, enterprises across industry verticals including BFSI, telecom, and healthcare are outsourcing their data storage needs to these specialized colocation providers who own and operate large scale interconnected data centers equipped with redundant power sources and security systems to ensure uninterrupted critical workload operation.

Market Dynamics

The global data center colocation market is driven by the growing need for scalable and cost effective data center solutions among SMEs and large enterprises. Legacy infrastructure is difficult and expensive to scale as per changing workload demands. Colocation eliminates upfront capital costs associated with data center build and maintenance while providing flexibility to pay as per usage through an operating expense model. Additionally, stringent regulatory standards for data security and concerns around downtime is propelling organizations to rely on geographically dispersed colocation facilities with high availability controls. However, high initial migration costs from captive facilities to colocation providers and dependence on third party for infrastructure management are some challenges restraining rapid market adoption. Introduction of edge colocation services integrating IoT and 5G networks provide new opportunities for decentralized application deployment and hybrid cloud integration.

Key features of the study

• This report provides in depth analysis of the global data center colocation market, and provides market size (USD Bn) and compound annual growth rate (CAGR%) for the forecast period (2025–2032), considering 2024 as the base year.
• It elucidates potential revenue opportunities across different segments and explains attractive investment proposition matrices for this market.
• This study also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approval, market trends, regional outlook, and competitive strategies adopted by key players.
• It profiles key players in the global data center colocation market based on the following parameters – company highlights, products portfolio, key highlights, financial performance, and strategies.
• Key companies covered as a part of this study include Alibaba Cloud, CyrusOne Inc., Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Equinix, Inc., Global Switch, Iron Mountain Incorporated, NTT Communications Corporation, QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Rackspace Technology, Inc., STT GDC Data Centers, Switch, Inc., T5 Data Centers, Telehouse International Corporation, TierPoint LLC, and Vertiv Holdings Co.
• Insights from this report would allow marketers and the management authorities of the companies to make informed decisions regarding their future product launches, type up gradation, market expansion, and marketing tactics.
• The global data center colocation market report caters to various stakeholders in this industry including investors, suppliers, product manufacturers, distributors, new entrants, and financial analysts.
• Stakeholders would have ease in decision making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the global data center colocation market.

Market Segmentation

• Colocation Service Insights (Revenue, USD Bn, 2020 - 2032)
  • Retail Colocation
  • Wholesale Colocation
•  Organization Size Insights (Revenue, USD Bn, 2025 - 2032)
  • Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
  • Large Enterprises
•  Vertical Insights (Revenue, USD Bn, 2025 - 2032)
  • BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance)
  • IT and Telecom
  • Healthcare
  • Government
  • Manufacturing
  • Others (including Retail, Education, Media, and Entertainment)
• Regional Insights (Revenue, USD Bn, 2025 - 2032)
  • North America
    • U.S.
    • Canada
  • Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Mexico
    • Rest of Latin America
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • U.K.
    • Spain
    • France
    • Italy
    • Russia
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia Pacific
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • South Korea
    • ASEAN
    • Rest of Asia Pacific
  • Middle East & Africa
    • GCC Countries
    • Israel
    • South Africa
    • Rest of Middle East & Africa
• Key Players Insights
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • CyrusOne Inc.
  • Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
  • Equinix, Inc.
  • Global Switch
  • Iron Mountain Incorporated
  • NTT Communications Corporation
  • QTS Realty Trust, Inc.
  • Rackspace Technology, Inc.
  • STT GDC Data Centers
  • Switch, Inc.
  • T5 Data Centers
  • Telehouse International Corporation
  • TierPoint LLC
  • Vertiv Holdings Co.