Explosive Growth in Data
- Cloud computing, content creation and the AI revolution are driving rapid growth in data.
- Between 2010 and 2022, data created, consumed and stored increased 49x.1
- This is fueling demand for data centers, with more leasing in the last 18 months than in the previous six years combined.2
Global data created, consumed and stored (zettabytes)
- IDC, as of December 31, 2021. 2021 and 2022 represent year-end estimates.
- datacenterHawk, as of December 31, 2022. Demand based on total gross absorption in megawatts (electricity consumption).
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