ByteDance takes up one-fifth of China's data center capacity

ByteDance accounts for roughly one-fifth of China's more than 24GW of data center capacity, nearly all of it leased, according to SemiAnalysis. The company is ahead of Alibaba Cloud, Tencent, Baidu and Huawei, with a further 20GW under construction and 30GW announced.

• China's data center market exceeds 24GW, with 20GW under construction and 30GW announced
• ByteDance holds about 20% of capacity, almost entirely leased from third parties
• ByteDance is ahead of Alibaba Cloud, Tencent, Baidu and Huawei
• Chinese hyperscalers lease around 4GW abroad, set to double between 2026 and 2029