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Access date: 1 November 2026. Each source retains its publication and observation dates. The register distinguishes original statements, research and secondary reporting. Linked pages may change after this edition.
C1 — Number of Data Centers by Country (November 2025)
Cargoson (Cloudscene) · Updated 4 January 2026; underlying snapshot November 2025
Secondary page
Directory listings, not confirmed current operations. Source regional totals/geographic groupings are inconsistent; only individual country rows used.
C3 — The Chinese AI Infrastructure Boom: Introducing the SemiAnalysis China Datacenter Model
SemiAnalysis · 2026-09-25
Original research introduction; underlying proprietary dataset not accessed
Research model, not audited operating IT load. Product page describes 24 GW+ by end-2026; timing ambiguity retained.
C5 — Exclusive: Data Center Cancellations Top $260 Billion in 2026
Heatmap News · 2026-10-06
Secondary / market intelligence
Announced values likely undercount; not capital already spent and lost
C7 — Deepening our investment in Richland Parish Louisiana
Meta Data Centers · 2026-07-13
Primary announcement
Announced regional investment includes related infrastructure not solely buildings; status under construction from ground broken Dec 2024 and continued activity
C8 — Oracle Q1 FY27 earnings / Epoch AI profile / secondary
Oracle / Epoch AI / secondary · 2026-09-10
Secondary / research directory
Epoch interpretation and projection, not primary confirmation of all power bases. Unverified 1.2 GW site-power figure removed from this edition.
C9-cost — Datagrid starts Southland $3.5b data centre works
B2B News NZ · 2026-08-18
Secondary
Reported estimate; phase scope and verified spending not established; no USD conversion
C10-phase — ₹30,000 Crore For 400 MW; Inside Adani’s Massive Google AI Data Centre Bet
Outlook Business · 2026-08-07
Secondary reporting of earnings call
Secondary management reporting, estimated construction cost excluding GPUs; overlaps Google programme; do not add
C4 — North America Data Center Trends H1 2026
CBRE · 2026-08-27
Primary industry report
Colocation/wholesale available capacity across eight primary markets only; does not measure GPU utilisation or profitability
C12 — Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is in orbit
Google Research · 2026-10-01
Primary
Research test payload, not a commercial orbital data centre
C9 — Horizontal works begin on Datagrid’s AI data centre campus in Makarewa
Datagrid · Release dated 18 August 2026; page labelled 19 August
Primary operator statement for works; secondary reporting retained separately for cost
Initial works only; not completed data halls or operating capacity
C10 — Our First AI Hub in India, Powered by a $15 Billion Investment
Google · 14 October 2025
Primary programme announcement; phase estimate retained separately as secondary
Broader programme; not spent capital or a single phase construction bill
C6 — Financing the AI buildout
Brookings / research by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh · September 2026 conference research
Research publisher summary
Buildings, power, networks and equipment included; forecast not audited spending or overspend
C12-response — First response from Project Suncatcher prototype satellite
Google Research · 30 October 2026
Primary company research announcement
Research demonstration, not commercial-scale service
C10-groundbreaking — Google Breaks Ground on India AI Hub
Adani · 2026-04-28
Primary partner announcement
Groundbreaking confirms announced commencement, not completed operating capacity
Capacity-model timing caveat
The original introduction and model product page use different timing language for the China fleet. Read the model product page. This ambiguity is not resolved by the review.
Datagrid project capacity
The works announcement does not contain every project specification. The planned 280 MW figure is described on the operator project page.
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