Global Colocation Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2023-2029

A Colocation center (or colo) offers dedicated facility, where a business can physically house their servers and other equipment. Businesses can rent the space, as opposed to locating their servers or other computing hardware in their offices, for greater network reliability and uptime.

LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “Colocation Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Colocation sales in 2022, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Colocation sales for 2023 through 2029. With Colocation sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Colocation industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Colocation landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Colocation portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Colocation market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Colocation and breaks down the forecast by type, by application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Colocation.

The global Colocation market size is projected to grow from US$ 50120 million in 2022 to US$ 110300 million in 2029; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2023 to 2029.

Some of the key players that offer data center colocation services are Equinix Inc., Digital Realty Trust, NTT Communications, Centurylink, Inc., Telehouse, Interxion and AT & T , etc. Among the largest providers, Equinix is the market leader in the combined wholesale and retail colocation market, with 9% of global annualized wholesale and retail colocation revenue. Digital Realty, primarily a wholesale provider, is the second largest supplier in terms of revenue at 5%.

In aggregate the top twelve colocation providers are accounted for almost 30% of the total worldwide market. There is then a long tail of smaller providers, each with 1% or less market share. Even though the market is going through consolidation, the colocation industry has contained over 1,000 additional companies.

Less than half of the world’s total revenue for colocation (space supporting IT equipment) is in North America at 40%. The second largest region in terms of colocation operational square feet is Asia-Pacific, with 35% of market.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Colocation market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.

Market Segmentation:
Segmentation by type
    Retail Colocation
    Wholesale Colocation

Segmentation by application
    Banking, Financial and Insurance
    Government & Public
    Telecom & IT
    Healthcare & Life Sciences
    Energy

This report also splits the market by region:
    Americas
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico
        Brazil
    APAC
        China
        Japan
        Korea
        Southeast Asia
        India
        Australia
    Europe
        Germany
        France
        UK
        Italy
        Russia
    Middle East & Africa
        Egypt
        South Africa
        Israel
        Turkey
        GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
    Equinix
    Digital Realty
    NTT Communications
    CenturyLink
    Interxion
    Telehouse
    AT&T
    Windstream
    Level 3 Communications
    Verizon Enterprise
    DFT
    Global Switch
    Coresite
    Internap
    QTS
    Rackspace
    Colt
    SunGard Availability Services
    Navisite
    I/O Data Centers
    CyrusOne
    21Vianet
    ChinaNetCenter
    Netbank
    51IDC

List of Tables
    Table 1. Colocation Market Size CAGR by Region (2018 VS 2022 VS 2029) & ($ Millions)
    Table 2. Major Players of Retail Colocation
    Table 3. Major Players of Wholesale Colocation
    Table 4. Colocation Market Size CAGR by Type (2018 VS 2022 VS 2029) & ($ Millions)
    Table 5. Global Colocation Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 6. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
    Table 7. Colocation Market Size CAGR by Application (2018 VS 2022 VS 2029) & ($ Millions)
    Table 8. Global Colocation Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 9. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
    Table 10. Global Colocation Revenue by Players (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 11. Global Colocation Revenue Market Share by Player (2018-2023)
    Table 12. Colocation Key Players Head office and Products Offered
    Table 13. Colocation Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2021-2023)
    Table 14. New Products and Potential Entrants
    Table 15. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
    Table 16. Global Colocation Market Size by Regions 2018-2023 & ($ Millions)
    Table 17. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share by Regions (2018-2023)
    Table 18. Global Colocation Revenue by Country/Region (2018-2023) & ($ millions)
    Table 19. Global Colocation Revenue Market Share by Country/Region (2018-2023)
    Table 20. Americas Colocation Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 21. Americas Colocation Market Size Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
    Table 22. Americas Colocation Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 23. Americas Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
    Table 24. Americas Colocation Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 25. Americas Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
    Table 26. APAC Colocation Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 27. APAC Colocation Market Size Market Share by Region (2018-2023)
    Table 28. APAC Colocation Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 29. APAC Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
    Table 30. APAC Colocation Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 31. APAC Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
    Table 32. Europe Colocation Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 33. Europe Colocation Market Size Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
    Table 34. Europe Colocation Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 35. Europe Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
    Table 36. Europe Colocation Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 37. Europe Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
    Table 38. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 39. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size Market Share by Region (2018-2023)
    Table 40. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 41. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
    Table 42. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Table 43. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
    Table 44. Key Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities of Colocation
    Table 45. Key Market Challenges & Risks of Colocation
    Table 46. Key Industry Trends of Colocation
    Table 47. Global Colocation Market Size Forecast by Regions (2024-2029) & ($ Millions)
    Table 48. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share Forecast by Regions (2024-2029)
    Table 49. Global Colocation Market Size Forecast by Type (2024-2029) & ($ Millions)
    Table 50. Global Colocation Market Size Forecast by Application (2024-2029) & ($ Millions)
    Table 51. Equinix Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 52. Equinix Colocation Product Offered
    Table 53. Equinix Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 54. Equinix Main Business
    Table 55. Equinix Latest Developments
    Table 56. Digital Realty Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 57. Digital Realty Colocation Product Offered
    Table 58. Digital Realty Main Business
    Table 59. Digital Realty Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 60. Digital Realty Latest Developments
    Table 61. NTT Communications Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 62. NTT Communications Colocation Product Offered
    Table 63. NTT Communications Main Business
    Table 64. NTT Communications Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 65. NTT Communications Latest Developments
    Table 66. CenturyLink Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 67. CenturyLink Colocation Product Offered
    Table 68. CenturyLink Main Business
    Table 69. CenturyLink Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 70. CenturyLink Latest Developments
    Table 71. Interxion Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 72. Interxion Colocation Product Offered
    Table 73. Interxion Main Business
    Table 74. Interxion Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 75. Interxion Latest Developments
    Table 76. Telehouse Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 77. Telehouse Colocation Product Offered
    Table 78. Telehouse Main Business
    Table 79. Telehouse Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 80. Telehouse Latest Developments
    Table 81. AT&T Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 82. AT&T Colocation Product Offered
    Table 83. AT&T Main Business
    Table 84. AT&T Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 85. AT&T Latest Developments
    Table 86. Windstream Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 87. Windstream Colocation Product Offered
    Table 88. Windstream Main Business
    Table 89. Windstream Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 90. Windstream Latest Developments
    Table 91. Level 3 Communications Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 92. Level 3 Communications Colocation Product Offered
    Table 93. Level 3 Communications Main Business
    Table 94. Level 3 Communications Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 95. Level 3 Communications Latest Developments
    Table 96. Verizon Enterprise Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 97. Verizon Enterprise Colocation Product Offered
    Table 98. Verizon Enterprise Main Business
    Table 99. Verizon Enterprise Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 100. Verizon Enterprise Latest Developments
    Table 101. DFT Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 102. DFT Colocation Product Offered
    Table 103. DFT Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 104. DFT Main Business
    Table 105. DFT Latest Developments
    Table 106. Global Switch Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 107. Global Switch Colocation Product Offered
    Table 108. Global Switch Main Business
    Table 109. Global Switch Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 110. Global Switch Latest Developments
    Table 111. Coresite Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 112. Coresite Colocation Product Offered
    Table 113. Coresite Main Business
    Table 114. Coresite Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 115. Coresite Latest Developments
    Table 116. Internap Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 117. Internap Colocation Product Offered
    Table 118. Internap Main Business
    Table 119. Internap Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 120. Internap Latest Developments
    Table 121. QTS Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 122. QTS Colocation Product Offered
    Table 123. QTS Main Business
    Table 124. QTS Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 125. QTS Latest Developments
    Table 126. Rackspace Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 127. Rackspace Colocation Product Offered
    Table 128. Rackspace Main Business
    Table 129. Rackspace Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 130. Rackspace Latest Developments
    Table 131. Colt Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 132. Colt Colocation Product Offered
    Table 133. Colt Main Business
    Table 134. Colt Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 135. Colt Latest Developments
    Table 136. SunGard Availability Services Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 137. SunGard Availability Services Colocation Product Offered
    Table 138. SunGard Availability Services Main Business
    Table 139. SunGard Availability Services Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 140. SunGard Availability Services Latest Developments
    Table 141. Navisite Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 142. Navisite Colocation Product Offered
    Table 143. Navisite Main Business
    Table 144. Navisite Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 145. Navisite Latest Developments
    Table 146. I/O Data Centers Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 147. I/O Data Centers Colocation Product Offered
    Table 148. I/O Data Centers Main Business
    Table 149. I/O Data Centers Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 150. I/O Data Centers Latest Developments
    Table 151. CyrusOne Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 152. CyrusOne Colocation Product Offered
    Table 153. CyrusOne Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 154. CyrusOne Main Business
    Table 155. CyrusOne Latest Developments
    Table 156. 21Vianet Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 157. 21Vianet Colocation Product Offered
    Table 158. 21Vianet Main Business
    Table 159. 21Vianet Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 160. 21Vianet Latest Developments
    Table 161. ChinaNetCenter Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 162. ChinaNetCenter Colocation Product Offered
    Table 163. ChinaNetCenter Main Business
    Table 164. ChinaNetCenter Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 165. ChinaNetCenter Latest Developments
    Table 166. Netbank Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 167. Netbank Colocation Product Offered
    Table 168. Netbank Main Business
    Table 169. Netbank Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 170. Netbank Latest Developments
    Table 171. 51IDC Details, Company Type, Colocation Area Served and Its Competitors
    Table 172. 51IDC Colocation Product Offered
    Table 173. 51IDC Main Business
    Table 174. 51IDC Colocation Revenue ($ million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2018-2023)
    Table 175. 51IDC Latest Developments
List of Figures
    Figure 1. Colocation Report Years Considered
    Figure 2. Research Objectives
    Figure 3. Research Methodology
    Figure 4. Research Process and Data Source
    Figure 5. Global Colocation Market Size Growth Rate 2018-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 6. Colocation Sales by Geographic Region (2018, 2022 & 2029) & ($ millions)
    Figure 7. Colocation Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2022)
    Figure 8. Colocation Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2018, 2022 & 2029)
    Figure 9. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type in 2022
    Figure 10. Colocation in Banking, Financial and Insurance
    Figure 11. Global Colocation Market: Banking, Financial and Insurance (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Figure 12. Colocation in Government & Public
    Figure 13. Global Colocation Market: Government & Public (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Figure 14. Colocation in Telecom & IT
    Figure 15. Global Colocation Market: Telecom & IT (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Figure 16. Colocation in Healthcare & Life Sciences
    Figure 17. Global Colocation Market: Healthcare & Life Sciences (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Figure 18. Colocation in Energy
    Figure 19. Global Colocation Market: Energy (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
    Figure 20. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application in 2022
    Figure 21. Global Colocation Revenue Market Share by Player in 2022
    Figure 22. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share by Regions (2018-2023)
    Figure 23. Americas Colocation Market Size 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 24. APAC Colocation Market Size 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 25. Europe Colocation Market Size 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 26. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 27. Americas Colocation Value Market Share by Country in 2022
    Figure 28. United States Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 29. Canada Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 30. Mexico Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 31. Brazil Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 32. APAC Colocation Market Size Market Share by Region in 2022
    Figure 33. APAC Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type in 2022
    Figure 34. APAC Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application in 2022
    Figure 35. China Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 36. Japan Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 37. Korea Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 38. Southeast Asia Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 39. India Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 40. Australia Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 41. Europe Colocation Market Size Market Share by Country in 2022
    Figure 42. Europe Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
    Figure 43. Europe Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
    Figure 44. Germany Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 45. France Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 46. UK Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 47. Italy Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 48. Russia Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 49. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size Market Share by Region (2018-2023)
    Figure 50. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
    Figure 51. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
    Figure 52. Egypt Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 53. South Africa Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 54. Israel Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 55. Turkey Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 56. GCC Country Colocation Market Size Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
    Figure 57. Americas Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 58. APAC Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 59. Europe Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 60. Middle East & Africa Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 61. United States Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 62. Canada Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 63. Mexico Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 64. Brazil Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 65. China Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 66. Japan Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 67. Korea Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 68. Southeast Asia Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 69. India Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 70. Australia Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 71. Germany Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 72. France Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 73. UK Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 74. Italy Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 75. Russia Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 76. Spain Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 77. Egypt Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 78. South Africa Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 79. Israel Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 80. Turkey Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 81. GCC Countries Colocation Market Size 2024-2029 ($ Millions)
    Figure 82. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share Forecast by Type (2024-2029)
    Figure 83. Global Colocation Market Size Market Share Forecast by Application (2024-2029)

Equinix
Digital Realty
NTT Communications
CenturyLink
Interxion
Telehouse
AT&T
Windstream
Level 3 Communications
Verizon Enterprise
DFT
Global Switch
Coresite
Internap
QTS
Rackspace
Colt
SunGard Availability Services
Navisite
I/O Data Centers
CyrusOne
21Vianet
ChinaNetCenter
Netbank
51IDC

LP Information presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key industry influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.

• Primary Source
  Players/Suppliers
  Industry Experts
  Distributors/Traders
  Opinion Leaders
  Front-line Staff
  Marketing Executives

  Secondary Source
  Journals and Periodicals
  Government Bodies
  Annual Reports
  Presentations
  Paid Databases
  LPI Internal Repository

• Data Synthesis
  Information Gathering
  Collation of Data
  Estimation of Key Figures
  Analysis of Derived Insights

  Data Validation
  Triangulation with Data Models
  Reference Against Proprietary
  Databases
  Corroboration with Industry Experts

• Qualitative Analysis
  Market drivers
  Market challenges
  Market trends
  Five forces analysis

  Qualitative Analysis
  Market size and forecast
  Market segmentation
  Geographical insights
  Competitive landscape