GDS Holdings Added 7 Sites to DC Hub's Global Facility Map in 30 Days—27 Tracked Buildings, 200 MW, and Three New Chengdu/Shenzhen Markets Now Live

## Highlights

GDS Holdings added 7 new sites to DC Hub's global facility map in the last 30 days. The operator now operates 27 tracked buildings representing 200 MW that DC Hub tracks live.

New this month: Chengdu City, Shenzhen City, and a second Shenzhen location. All three markets represent Tier 2 metro expansion outside the saturated Beijing-Shanghai corridor, where grid constraints and land scarcity have pushed hyperscale capacity planners into secondary cities with lower interconnection risk.

## What It Means

Chengdu and Shenzhen are emerging as lower-constraint alternatives for capacity planners who need delivery certainty in China. Chengdu sits on a hydropower-heavy grid with lower congestion than coastal metros; Shenzhen benefits from proximity to Hong Kong fiber routes without Hong Kong's land premium. For site-selection leads evaluating Asia-Pacific build locations, tracking operator footprint changes in real time reveals where capacity is actually being deployed, not just announced.

GDS's 30-day expansion pace suggests the operator is accelerating its Tier 2 strategy ahead of expected hyperscale demand in 2027. The 200 MW total represents a meaningful share of tracked capacity in markets where public data on live facilities is sparse.

## Methodology

DC Hub's global facility map tracks live data-center buildings, operator footprints, and capacity pipelines across 300+ markets. Facility additions are updated daily and visible at the market and operator level.

Source: DC Hub global data-center facility map (https://dchub.cloud/facilities). Updated daily.

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