Number of data centres | 155

This Texan city is a major commercial hub in the region , with a GDP of over US $ 450bn , which , in turn , fuels its growing data centre sector .

It ’ s also worth noting that this is the first American city on the list . America is , currently , the country with the world ’ s largest number of data centres . And , out of America ’ s 2751 data centres , Dallas alone has 155 .

Number of data centres | 89

Australia also ranks highly in Statista ’ s list of the countries with the highest number of data centres , securing 7th spot with its 272 sites .

Of these , 89 are located in Sydney , making it the country ’ s largest data centre industry .

The city ’ s flourishing data centre market is largely driven by its size ( being the capital of New South Wales and the city with the largest population in Australia ), its high GDP ( US $ 250bn ), and advanced network fabrics . datacentremagazine . com 137