Country Market

AI Data Centers in Germany

A source-backed view of AI data center activity inside the Germany market — operators, capacity, status, and energy profile. Germany has 11 tracked AI data center facilities with 1.0 GW of selected tracked capacity across 14 operators. 91% of facilities are operational.

Facilities

11

Tracked Capacity

1.0 GW

Operators

14

Statuses

2

Operational

10

Direct Answer

How many AI data centers are in Germany?

ADCI currently tracks 11 AI data center facilities in Germany, including 11 map-ready locations and 1.0 GW of selected tracked capacity across 14 operators.

10 facilities are operational and 1 are in the pipeline. By facility count, leading operators include Hetzner Online GmbH, Aleph Alpha, Alibaba Cloud. Top geographic clusters by facility count are Frankfurt.

Capacity Pipeline

1.0 GW of selected tracked capacity across 11 facilities.

Operational860 MW84%9
Planned120 MW12%1

Data Quality

100% cited
100% capacity published
100% geolocated
73% dated

Geographic footprint

11 facilities with published coordinates in this slice.

Operational Planned

Peer Ranking

Where Germany stands among 64 tracked countries.

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By facility count#3of 64
By selected capacity#21of 64 · 1.0 GW
Share of top market
2% of the #1 country's capacity

Head-to-Head Comparisons

Pre-built matchups involving Germany — facility count, capacity, status mix, and energy breakdown side by side.

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Market Composition

How this slice breaks down

Status, operator concentration, and energy profile across 11 facilities.

Status distribution

Operational982%
Planned19%

Energy mix

Renewable873%
Other / Unknown327%

National Market Brief

How this country market is taking shape

A compact read on operator concentration, live-versus-pipeline mix, and the largest disclosed site in this national slice.

Lead operator
Hetzner Online GmbH
2 tracked facilities
Buildout mix
10 live / 1 pipeline
91% operational
Top cities
Frankfurt
5 facilities across top markets
Largest disclosed site
Google — Frankfurt AI Data Center (Europe-West3)
200 MW of selected tracked capacity
Most common power tag
Renewable
8 facilities

Frequently asked questions

How many AI data centers are in Germany?
The AI Data Center Index currently tracks 11 AI data center facilities in Germany with a combined selected tracked capacity of 1.0 GW. 14 operators are active in the market.
Where are AI data centers located in Germany?
11 facilities in Germany have map-ready coordinates. Use the geographic footprint map, facility table, and top cities summary on this page to compare locations.
Which companies operate AI data centers in Germany?
14 operators have tracked facilities in Germany. Visit the operator breakdown on this page to see the full list with facility counts and capacity data.

Facilities

Facility Operator Location Capacity ↓ Status Energy Workload Readiness Sources
GoogleGermany
Hesse
200 MWoperationalRenewableMixed
2
EquinixGermany
Hesse
180 MWoperationalRenewableAI colocation, hyperscaler interconnect, enterprise AI
2
Hetzner Online GmbHGermany
Saxony
150 MWoperationalRenewableMixed
1
Hetzner Online GmbHGermany
Bavaria
150 MWoperationalRenewableInference
1
PolariseGermany
Bavaria
120 MWplannedRenewableUnknown
1
Alibaba CloudGermany
Hesse
70 MWoperationalOtherInference
2
HuaweiGermany
Hesse
50 MWoperationalOtherInference
2
Amazon Web ServicesGermany
Hesse
45 MWoperational AWS eu-central-1 / Frankfurt regionOtherAI & Cloud Infrastructure
3
SAPGermany
Baden-Württemberg
30 MWoperationalRenewableInference
2
Aleph AlphaHewlett Packard EnterpriseGermany
Baden-Württemberg
20 MWoperationalRenewableMixed
2
Forschungszentrum JülichEuroHPC JUEviden (Atos)NVIDIAGermany
North Rhine-Westphalia
10 MWoperationalRenewableHPC / Supercomputing
2
Germany · HesseoperationalRenewableAI colocation, hyperscaler interconnect, enterprise AI100% Ready2 sources