The statistic shows the number of data centers worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021. In 2017, it was estimated that the number of data centers globally had fallen to 8.4 million.
Number of data centers worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021
(in millions)
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Computerworld. (April 11, 2017). Number of data centers worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500458/worldwide-datacenter-and-it-sites/
Computerworld. "Number of data centers worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021 (in millions)." Chart. April 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500458/worldwide-datacenter-and-it-sites/
Computerworld. (2017). Number of data centers worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500458/worldwide-datacenter-and-it-sites/
Computerworld. "Number of Data Centers Worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500458/worldwide-datacenter-and-it-sites/
Computerworld, Number of data centers worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500458/worldwide-datacenter-and-it-sites/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of data centers worldwide in 2015, 2017, and 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Computerworld, April 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500458/worldwide-datacenter-and-it-sites/
