The United States will generate more data center market revenue than any other country in 2026, at an estimated 168.51 billion dollars, according to market research firm Statista. The figure reflects the country's outsized share of global data center infrastructure, with the US hosting 5,427 data centers as of May 2026, accounting for roughly 46 percent of the world's total data center count.
Statista's market outlook estimates the US data center market at approximately 48 billion dollars in 2026, with the broader market projected to grow at a compound annual rate near 14.8 percent and reach more than 126 billion dollars by 2033. Within that market, hardware holds the largest individual share at nearly 48 percent in 2026, a reflection of the buildout tied to AI and machine learning workloads that require specialized processing equipment.
Network infrastructure is separately projected to hold the largest overall market share at close to 41 percent in 2026, driven by continued enterprise adoption of cloud computing and hybrid and multi-cloud architectures that require significant interconnection capacity between facilities. The figures illustrate how the current data center buildout spans not just physical construction but a parallel expansion in networking and hardware spending needed to support AI-driven workloads.
The scale of US market dominance in data center infrastructure has made the sector a focal point for both investment and regional economic development, as states compete for large-scale data center projects that bring construction jobs and tax revenue, while raising ongoing questions about the electricity and water resources required to operate the facilities at scale.
Source: Statista – https://www.statista.com/outlook/tmo/data-center/worldwide/