PwC: Global data center investment could hit $32 trillion over the next 25 years.

Beating AI News Flash: PwC’s latest report shows that global data center construction is entering a historic expansion phase, with cumulative related investment projected to reach roughly $32 trillion over the next 25 years. Over the five years through 2030, global data center investment is expected to total around $5.1 trillion. PwC notes that surging AI demand is creating bottlenecks for data center development across multiple areas: power, equipment, cooling, racks, construction, and delivery. The real challenge is not just the scale of capital investment, but whether these funds can be converted into reliable, usable megawatt-level computing power. The report argues that as AI infrastructure construction continues to expand, the industry needs a more unified full-stack coordination and delivery model to reduce interface risks between different segments. Additionally, PwC estimates that full-stack data center coordinators could capture approximately 5% to 8% of total project expenditure value. Based on the projected cumulative investment of $5.1 trillion through 2030, this market represents a potential opportunity of roughly $255 billion to $408 billion.