Data centers will require more than $2 trillion to power the digital economy through 2028 by Moody's Investors Service

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence and cloud computing, the data center value chain has experienced significant growth in demand. Moody's projects that approximately $2 trillion will be required to sustain this growth over the next five years. This infographic highlights every element of the value chain and the breakdown of the required investment. The investment will trickle down the value chain, primarily coming from hyperscalers such as Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft. Companies poised to benefit the most from this boom include power companies, telecom companies, and semiconductor manufacturers. In addition to this, approximately 100,000 Megawatts of power and nearly a billion liters of water might be required to meet this new demand.