Data centers in South Africa
98 data centers are listed in South Africa. Most are in Johannesburg (9), Midrand (4) and Isando (3). Listings are spread across 31 operators, led by MTN SA (PTY) LTD (8), Teraco (7) and Digital Realty (6).
39% of the listings are colocation facilities, followed by 37% unclassified and 18% enterprise. Among single buildings with published figures, the largest by power capacity are Vantage Johannesburg I, South Africa (Vantage, 120 MW) and Digital Realty JB1+JB3 (Digital Realty, 80 MW).
By number of listings, South Africa is 20th of the 155 countries in the directory and holds 1% of the total. It has the most listings in Southern Africa, ahead of Botswana (6) and Lesotho (1).
98
Facilities
31
Operators
17
Cities
38
Colocation
3
Hyperscaler
3
Cloud regions
96 of 98 facilities have coordinates.
Cities
Operators
Top 25 of 31 operators.
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty JB1+JB3 | Digital Realty | 771,000 |
| Vantage Johannesburg I, South Africa | Vantage | 650,000 |
| Digital Realty JB4 | Digital Realty | 436,000 |
| Digital Realty CT2 | Digital Realty | 319,500 |
| Digital Realty JB2 | Digital Realty | 168,500 |
| NTT Global Data Centers Johannesburg 1 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 66,736 |
| Digital Realty CT1 | Digital Realty | 63,000 |
| Digital Realty DB1 | Digital Realty | 58,500 |