Amazon Web Services isn’t just the biggest cloud provider. It’s also sitting on the largest pile of data center capacity in the world. AWS currently operates roughly 2.3 gigawatts of active IT capacity. Meta trails at 1.5 GW, Microsoft Azure sits at 1.2 GW, and Google Cloud rounds out the top four at 508 megawatts.
The spending spree that’s rewriting corporate budgets
The three biggest hyperscalers, Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet, now account for more than 60% of global hyperscale data center capacity. Combined capital expenditures from these companies are projected to exceed $350 billion in 2025. By 2026, that number could push toward $400 billion.
Amazon has been investing heavily in AI-specific infrastructure, including its ambitious Project Rainier supercluster. Google’s cloud division is adding capacity at the fastest rate among the group, with a particular emphasis on doing it cleanly.
Google’s renewable energy play
Google has struck a $20 billion alignment with Intersect Power to develop co-located clean energy and data center parks. The company has also secured 312 megawatts of operational storage capacity as of 2025.
Amazon leads the entire US solar development pipeline with 13.6 GW under construction. Across all major hyperscalers, more than 50 GW of renewable power purchase agreements have been contracted.
What this means for investors and the broader market
The renewable energy angle adds another dimension. Companies that can provide clean power at scale, particularly those offering co-location services or large-format energy storage, are positioned to capture significant revenue from hyperscaler contracts. Google’s deal with Intersect Power at $20 billion is the kind of anchor contract that can define a company’s trajectory for a decade.
Some bitcoin miners have begun pivoting toward high-performance computing leases, essentially repurposing their energy-intensive facilities for AI workloads instead of, or in addition to, mining.