Data center spending to more than double to $2.1 trillion by 2028, BofA says
Workers operate at the site of an Amazon data centre in Thane, India, September 30, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
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Oct 23 : Global data center spending is expected to hit $1 trillion in 2026 and more than double to $2.1 trillion by 2028, BofA Global Research estimated in a note on Friday, driven by growing demand for and development of AI services.
Data center spending has been a fast-growing source of revenue for industrial firms that make generators, construction equipment, switchgears and chillers.
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• The data center market, worth $275 billion in 2022, could reach $2.93 trillion by 2030, BofA said
• AI is seen driving the expansion, which the brokerage says will fuel a 37 per cent market-wide CAGR from 2025 to 2030, the brokerage said
• Chipmakers and server developers have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the AI-driven data center buildout, particularly in the US
• BofA put data center construction costs at $49 million per megawatt, with IT-related expenses making up 78 per cent of total spend
• Neoclouds, or AI-focused data centers, cost about $57 million per megawatt but benefit from lower space requirements than traditional counterparts
• The brokerage estimates servers are the costliest component at $31.4 million per megawatt, and networking the second-largest at $4.8 million per megawatt
• Most other functions – switchgear, power distribution, generators, backup power, chillers and cooling – cost between $100,000 to $1.1 million per megawatt
Source: Reuters
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