Data centers in Belgium
51 data centers are listed in Belgium. The cities with the most listings are Brussels (11), Antwerp (7), Ghent (4), Zaventem (4) and Hasselt (2); together they hold 55% of them. The operators with the most listings are Datacenter United (12), Google (4) and Digital Realty (3), out of 16 named operators.
By type, the listings in Belgium are 43% unclassified, 39% colocation and 10% hyperscaler-owned. By published floor area, the largest single buildings are Digital Realty BRU4 (Digital Realty, 159,000 sq ft) and Digital Realty BRU1 (Digital Realty, 112,000 sq ft).
Worldwide, Belgium ranks 26th of 152 countries by number of listings, with under 1% of all listed facilities. In Western Europe it ranks 4th of 7; the others with the most listings are Germany (370), France (366) and the Netherlands (161).
The three operators with the most listings hold 37% of them; 10 of the 16 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 6 MW of utility power across 1 building; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 5 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (4 Tier III and 1 Tier IV). Tier IV: Belgium Datacenter II, ADC2. Listings not yet in operation: 1 planned. Among them: Google Farciennes, Belgium.
Cities
Brussels (11) · Antwerp (7) · Ghent (4) · Zaventem (4) · Hasselt (2)
Markets
Brussels (25)
Facilities
| Facility | Operator | City | Status | Published MW | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphacloud Datacenter | Infrabel NV | not recorded | Unclassified | ||
| Antwerp DataCenter | not recorded | Antwerp | Unclassified | ||
| Belgium Datacenter II, ADC2 | Datacenter United | Antwerp | Colocation | ||
| BNP Paribas Fortis Datacenter | not recorded | Brussels | Unclassified | ||
| Brussels DC | Datacenter United | Brussels | Colocation | ||
| COLT | not recorded | Zaventem | Unclassified | ||
| Colt Evere | Colt DCS | Brussels | Colocation | ||
| Colt Telecom | not recorded | Brussels | Unclassified | ||
| Data center, Ghent | not recorded | Ghent | Unclassified | ||
| Datacenter Base-Telenet | Telenet Group NV | Antwerp | Unclassified | ||
| Datacenter Burcht | Datacenter United / DCstar nv | Antwerp | Colocation | ||
| Datacenter Gent | Datacenter United | Ghent | Colocation | ||
| Datacenter Oostkamp | Datacenter United | Oostkamp | Colocation | ||
| DC Antwerp | Datacenter United | Antwerp | Colocation | ||
| DC Evere | Datacenter United | Brussels | Colocation | ||
| DC Flanders | Datacenter United | Antwerp | Colocation | ||
| DC Hasselt 1 | Datacenter United | Hasselt | Colocation | ||
| DC Hasselt 2 | Datacenter United | Hasselt | Colocation | ||
| DC Machelen | Datacenter United | Brussels | Colocation | ||
| DC Mechelen | Datacenter United | not recorded | Colocation | ||
| DC Moeskroen | Datacenter United | not recorded | Colocation | ||
| DCO2 Datacenter Oostkamp | not recorded | Oostkamp | Unclassified | ||
| Digital Realty BRU1 | Digital Realty | Wezembeekstraat bus Zaventem | 6.4 | Colocation | |
| Digital Realty BRU3 | Digital Realty | Zaventem | Colocation | ||
| Digital Realty BRU4 | Digital Realty | Zaventem | Colocation | ||
| EdgeConneX Brussels, BelgiumBRU | EdgeConneX | Brussels | Operating | Colocation | |
| Foneo Datacenter N.V | not recorded | Tongeren | Unclassified | ||
| FoxNetwork | Louis Beke | not recorded | Unclassified | ||
| Google data center, Saint-Ghislain | Saint-Ghislain | Hyperscaler | |||
| Google Data Center GBL1 | Saint-Ghislain | Hyperscaler | |||
| Google Farciennes, Belgium | Farciennes | Planned | Hyperscaler | ||
| Google St. Ghislain, Belgium | St. Ghislain | Operating | Hyperscaler | ||
| Hyon 68 Colocation | not recorded | Mons | Colocation | ||
| Interoute | not recorded | Ghent | Unclassified | ||
| LCL Antwerp | LCL Belgium nv | Antwerp | Unclassified | ||
| LCL Belgium | not recorded | Brussels | Unclassified | ||
| LCL Brussels-North 5 Data Centre, Days 1 and 2 | LCL | Brussels | Enterprise | ||
| LCL Brussels-West Data Centre, Aalst Phase 2 | LCL | Aalst | Enterprise | ||
| LCL Data Centers | not recorded | Machelen | Unclassified | ||
| LCL Datacenter (DataCloud) | not recorded | Erembodegem | Unclassified | ||
| LCL Wallonia One | LCL | not recorded | Unclassified | ||
| Microsoft Belgium Central | Microsoft | Brussels | Operating | Cloud region | |
| Microsoft data center, Belgium | Microsoft | not recorded | Hyperscaler | ||
| Nexus Data Centre | DC Green B.V. | Flanders | Enterprise | ||
| Nexus Datacenter | VUB | Brussels | Unclassified | ||
| Orange Datacenter | not recorded | Zaventem | Unclassified | ||
| S10 (40.10) Datacenter | not recorded | Ghent | Unclassified | ||
| Telenet servergebouw | Telenet Group NV | not recorded | Unclassified | ||
| Unix-Solutions BV data center, 37 Hoge Wei | Unix-Solutions BV | not recorded | Unclassified | ||
| Wallonie Data Center s.a. data center | Wallonie Data Center s.a. | Villers-le-Bouillet | Colocation | ||
| Wallonie Data Center (WDC) | not recorded | Villers-le-Bouillet | Unclassified |
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Datacenter United | 12 |
| 4 | |
| Digital Realty | 3 |
| LCL | 3 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| Telenet Group NV | 2 |
| Colt DCS | 1 |
| DC Green B.V. | 1 |
| Datacenter United / DCstar nv | 1 |
| EdgeConneX | 1 |
| Infrabel NV | 1 |
| LCL Belgium nv | 1 |
| Louis Beke | 1 |
| Unix-Solutions BV | 1 |
| VUB | 1 |
| Wallonie Data Center s.a. | 1 |
Planned and new data centers in Belgium
| Facility | Operator | Status | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Farciennes, Belgium | Planned | not recorded |
Uptime Institute certified data centers in Belgium
| Facility | Operator | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium Datacenter II, ADC2 | Datacenter United | Tier IV (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| LCL Brussels-North 5 Data Centre, Days 1 and 2 | LCL | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| LCL Brussels-West Data Centre, Aalst Phase 2 | LCL | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents) |
| Nexus Data Centre | DC Green B.V. | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| Wallonie Data Center s.a. data center | Wallonie Data Center s.a. | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty BRU4 | Digital Realty | 159,000 |
| Digital Realty BRU1 | Digital Realty | 112,000 |
| Digital Realty BRU3 | Digital Realty | 66,500 |
Other countries in Western Europe
- Germany370
- France366
- Netherlands161
- Switzerland50
- Austria21
- Luxembourg21