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India Strengthens Global Data Centre Standing; Mumbai Ranks Top 15
Data centres are huge buildings full of powerful computers that store websites, videos and apps so people can use them on the internet.
Think of them as giant libraries for the online world.
A new report by a company called Knight Frank ranked the best cities in the world for these computer buildings.
India is becoming very important for data centres.
Mumbai is now one of the top 15 cities in the world for running data centres.
It has lots of computers working right now and many more are being planned.
Hyderabad is another city in India that is growing super fast, even though it is smaller right now.
Chennai helps keep the internet fast for people in Southeast Asia.
This is good news for India, because it shows the country is becoming a big player in the digital world.
Mumbai ranked 15th globally by live operational data centre capacity and 11th by development pipeline, per a Knight Frank report.
Mumbai hosts 774 MW of live IT capacity and nearly 5 GW of pipeline capacity, making it India's largest data centre hub.
Hyderabad, operating from 151 MW, was ranked 27th globally by operational capacity and 19th by development pipeline.
Hyderabad has a development pipeline of more than 2.2 GW, making it one of the fastest-growing data centre hubs.
Chennai strengthened its position as a gateway for Southeast Asian internet traffic, aided by competitive power costs and favourable policies.
- Who
- Knight Frank, which released the report, and India's data centre hubs Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.
- What
- India's data centre sector is strengthening its global standing, with Mumbai among the world's top 15 markets by operational capacity and Hyderabad one of the fastest-growing hubs.
- Where
- India, specifically Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, assessed against 36 data centre markets across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.
- When
- The report was released on Thursday.
- Why
- Mumbai's large operational capacity and nearly 5 GW pipeline reinforce its position as India's largest hub, while Hyderabad's over 2.2 GW pipeline drives rapid growth and Chennai benefits from competitive power costs and favourable policies.
Key facts
- Analyst
- Knight Frank
- Mumbai global rank (operational capacity)
- 15th
- Mumbai global rank (development pipeline)
- 11th
- Mumbai live IT capacity
- 774 MW
- Mumbai pipeline capacity
- Nearly 5 GW
- Hyderabad live IT capacity
- 151 MW
- Hyderabad development pipeline
- More than 2.2 GW
- Markets covered
- 36 leading data centre markets











