Global Data Centre Market Tiering · 2026
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| Rank | Market | Region | Tier | A | B | C | D | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Northern Virginia (incl. ext.)United States | North America | Tier 1 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.40 | 3.15 | 4.63 |
| 02 | TokyoJapan | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.15 | 4.57 |
| 03 | SingaporeSingapore | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 4.80 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.70 | 4.42 |
| 04 | LondonUnited Kingdom | EMEA | Tier 1 | 5.00 | 4.40 | 3.00 | 4.20 | 4.40 |
| 05 | SydneyAustralia | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 4.75 | 4.25 | 3.30 | 3.90 | 4.25 |
| 06 | Dallas-Fort WorthUnited States | North America | Tier 1 | 4.75 | 4.30 | 3.70 | 2.90 | 4.18 |
| 07 | Sao PauloBrazil | Latin America | Tier 1 | 4.70 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 4.30 | 4.17 |
| 08 | JakartaIndonesia | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 4.45 | 4.30 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 4.15 |
| 09 | PhoenixUnited States | North America | Tier 1 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 3.90 | 1.95 | 4.10 |
| 10 | MumbaiIndia | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 5.00 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 4.00 | 4.08 |
| 11 | AtlantaUnited States | North America | Tier 1 | 4.75 | 3.85 | 4.30 | 2.40 | 4.06 |
| 12 | ChicagoUnited States | North America | Tier 1 | 5.00 | 3.60 | 3.10 | 3.15 | 4.02 |
| 12 | FrankfurtGermany | EMEA | Tier 1 | 5.00 | 3.90 | 1.90 | 3.75 | 4.02 |
| 14 | ParisFrance | EMEA | Tier 1 | 4.70 | 2.85 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 3.89 |
| 15 | MelbourneAustralia | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 4.35 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 2.45 | 3.83 |
| 16 | OsakaJapan | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 4.00 | 4.15 | 3.80 | 2.65 | 3.81 |
| 17 | SeoulSouth Korea | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 2.50 | 2.40 | 3.75 |
| 18 | Hong KongHong Kong | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 4.40 | 3.70 | 1.30 | 3.95 | 3.66 |
| 19 | BangkokThailand | Asia Pacific | Tier 2 | 3.65 | 3.95 | 4.20 | 2.40 | 3.63 |
| 20 | JohorMalaysia | Asia Pacific | Tier 1 | 3.75 | 3.35 | 4.40 | 2.95 | 3.61 |
| 21 | Silicon ValleyUnited States | North America | Tier 1 | 4.55 | 3.25 | 2.20 | 3.20 | 3.60 |
| 22 | MilanItaly | EMEA | Tier 1 | 4.15 | 3.45 | 2.60 | 3.40 | 3.60 |
| 23 | Columbus (OH)United States | North America | Tier 2 | 3.70 | 3.95 | 3.20 | 1.70 | 3.40 |
| 24 | Kuala LumpurMalaysia | Asia Pacific | Tier 2 | 3.65 | 3.85 | 2.40 | 2.45 | 3.34 |
| 25 | Austin-San AntonioUnited States | North America | Tier 2 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 1.20 | 3.29 |
| 26 | New York MetroUnited States | North America | Tier 2 | 4.50 | 1.65 | 2.50 | 3.90 | 3.25 |
| 27 | TorontoCanada | North America | Tier 2 | 3.80 | 3.30 | 1.90 | 2.95 | 3.24 |
| 28 | StockholmSweden | EMEA | Tier 2 | 3.45 | 3.05 | 2.90 | 3.25 | 3.22 |
| 29 | AmsterdamNetherlands | EMEA | Tier 2 | 3.75 | 3.05 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 3.19 |
| 30 | MadridSpain | EMEA | Tier 2 | 3.70 | 3.20 | 2.20 | 2.70 | 3.17 |
| 31 | HyderabadIndia | Asia Pacific | Tier 2 | 3.55 | 3.25 | 3.40 | 1.20 | 3.08 |
| 32 | HillsboroUnited States | North America | Tier 2 | 3.25 | 3.20 | 2.50 | 2.70 | 3.04 |
| 33 | DublinIreland | EMEA | Tier 2 | 3.25 | 4.15 | 0.40 | 2.50 | 2.98 |
| 34 | TaipeiTaiwan | Asia Pacific | Tier 2 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 2.30 | 3.30 | 2.97 |
| 35 | Abu DhabiUAE | EMEA | Tier 2 | 2.70 | 3.35 | 4.40 | 1.40 | 2.96 |
| 36 | Tel Aviv / IsraelIsrael | EMEA | Tier 2 | 3.65 | 3.00 | 2.20 | 1.70 | 2.94 |
| 37 | QueretaroMexico | Latin America | Tier 2 | 2.95 | 3.75 | 2.80 | 1.45 | 2.94 |
| 38 | Montreal + Quebec CityCanada | North America | Tier 2 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 2.94 |
| 39 | SantiagoChile | Latin America | Tier 2 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 2.10 | 2.55 | 2.87 |
| 40 | Salt Lake CityUnited States | North America | Tier 2 | 3.45 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 1.20 | 2.83 |
| 41 | Charlotte-RaleighUnited States | North America | Tier 2 | 3.15 | 3.55 | 2.30 | 1.00 | 2.82 |
| 42 | JohannesburgSouth Africa | EMEA | Tier 2 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 2.10 | 3.05 | 2.75 |
| 43 | HelsinkiFinland | EMEA | Tier 2 | 2.65 | 2.45 | 3.60 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| 44 | Delhi NCRIndia | Asia Pacific | Tier 2 | 3.60 | 1.35 | 3.00 | 2.30 | 2.64 |
| 45 | Las VegasUnited States | North America | Tier 2 | 3.25 | 2.35 | 2.80 | 1.20 | 2.60 |
| 46 | RiyadhSaudi Arabia | EMEA | Tier 2 | 2.40 | 2.80 | 4.10 | 0.95 | 2.56 |
| 47 | DubaiUAE | EMEA | Tier 2 | 2.75 | 2.45 | 2.30 | 2.50 | 2.56 |
| 48 | Reno / N. NevadaUnited States | North America | Tier 2 | 2.65 | 2.75 | 3.50 | 0.75 | 2.52 |
| 49 | ChennaiIndia | Asia Pacific | Tier 2 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.52 |
| 50 | ZurichSwitzerland | EMEA | Tier 2 | 3.25 | 2.10 | 1.20 | 2.70 | 2.52 |
| 51 | West Texas (incl. Abilene)United States | North America | Tier 3 | 2.50 | 2.45 | 4.60 | 0.20 | 2.46 |
| 52 | BerlinGermany | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.95 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.42 |
| 53 | HoustonUnited States | North America | Tier 3 | 3.45 | 1.40 | 2.60 | 1.50 | 2.42 |
| 54 | AucklandNew Zealand | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.65 | 2.40 | 1.70 | 2.45 | 2.40 |
| 55 | MoscowRussia | EMEA | Tier 3 | 3.05 | 1.65 | 2.10 | 2.35 | 2.38 |
| 56 | Cape TownSouth Africa | EMEA | Tier 3 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 2.10 | 3.25 | 2.36 |
| 57 | MinneapolisUnited States | North America | Tier 3 | 3.20 | 1.60 | 1.80 | 1.95 | 2.32 |
| 58 | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | Latin America | Tier 3 | 2.95 | 0.75 | 2.50 | 3.55 | 2.31 |
| 58 | WarsawPoland | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 1.60 | 2.55 | 2.31 |
| 60 | Busan-UlsanSouth Korea | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 3.10 | 1.40 | 2.29 |
| 61 | CanberraAustralia | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.80 | 1.70 | 3.50 | 0.65 | 2.25 |
| 62 | ManilaPhilippines | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.70 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.23 |
| 63 | BatamIndonesia | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.15 | 1.05 | 3.50 | 3.45 | 2.22 |
| 64 | Los AngelesUnited States | North America | Tier 3 | 3.05 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 3.90 | 2.18 |
| 65 | OsloNorway | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.55 | 1.35 | 2.40 | 2.20 | 2.12 |
| 66 | Lisbon + SinesPortugal | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 2.75 | 2.11 |
| 67 | Buffalo / Western NYUnited States | North America | Tier 3 | 2.75 | 1.10 | 3.30 | 1.20 | 2.10 |
| 68 | CopenhagenDenmark | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.20 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 2.95 | 2.04 |
| 69 | Cardiff / South WalesUnited Kingdom | EMEA | Tier 3 | 1.70 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 2.14 | 2.04 |
| 70 | BrusselsBelgium | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.50 | 1.45 | 0.60 | 3.04 | 1.98 |
| 71 | DenverUnited States | North America | Tier 3 | 3.25 | 0.15 | 1.80 | 2.20 | 1.95 |
| 72 | BarcelonaSpain | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.70 | 0.30 | 2.70 | 2.20 | 1.91 |
| 73 | ViennaAustria | EMEA | Tier 3 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 0.60 | 2.70 | 1.77 |
| 74 | DammamSaudi Arabia | EMEA | Tier 3 | 1.20 | 2.15 | 3.30 | 0.95 | 1.76 |
| 75 | CalgaryCanada | North America | Tier 3 | 2.25 | 0.90 | 2.40 | 1.50 | 1.75 |
| 76 | PuneIndia | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.56 | 1.66 |
| 77 | Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.40 | 0.40 | 2.50 | 1.25 | 1.64 |
| 78 | PerthAustralia | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.00 | 0.60 | 1.50 | 2.40 | 1.56 |
| 79 | Ellendale (ND)United States | North America | Tier 3 | 2.00 | 0.75 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 1.56 |
| 80 | HanoiVietnam | Asia Pacific | Tier 3 | 2.25 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.95 | 1.52 |
| 81 | BrisbaneAustralia | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 2.25 | 0.15 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 1.49 |
| 82 | KyushuJapan | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 1.70 | 0.85 | 2.60 | 1.00 | 1.48 |
| 82 | ZaragozaSpain | EMEA | Tier 4 | 0.80 | 2.30 | 2.90 | 0.20 | 1.48 |
| 84 | AthensGreece | EMEA | Tier 4 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.43 |
| 85 | BengaluruIndia | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 2.65 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.42 |
| 86 | BogotaColombia | Latin America | Tier 4 | 1.95 | 0.75 | 1.20 | 1.55 | 1.42 |
| 87 | LagosNigeria | EMEA | Tier 4 | 2.20 | 0.15 | 0.90 | 2.30 | 1.41 |
| 88 | HokkaidoJapan | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 3.20 | 0.75 | 1.40 |
| 89 | MarseilleFrance | EMEA | Tier 4 | 1.20 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 3.40 | 1.40 |
| 90 | VisakhapatnamIndia | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 1.40 | 1.25 | 2.70 | 0.20 | 1.37 |
| 91 | ReykjavikIceland | EMEA | Tier 4 | 1.80 | 0.30 | 2.70 | 1.00 | 1.36 |
| 92 | JeddahSaudi Arabia | EMEA | Tier 4 | 1.20 | 0.75 | 1.30 | 1.75 | 1.16 |
| 93 | VancouverCanada | North America | Tier 4 | 1.75 | 0.15 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 1.14 |
| 94 | NairobiKenya | EMEA | Tier 4 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 1.07 |
| 95 | CairoEgypt | EMEA | Tier 4 | 0.90 | 0.75 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.02 |
| 96 | BilbaoSpain | EMEA | Tier 4 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 0.70 | 0.99 |
| 97 | TasmaniaAustralia | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 2.20 | 0.20 | 0.83 |
| 98 | SarawakMalaysia | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 0.74 |
| 99 | Jeollanam-do (Solaseado)South Korea | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
| 100 | ToyamaJapan | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.35 |
| 101 | SouthlandNew Zealand | Asia Pacific | Tier 4 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.24 |