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title: "Data center demand doubled year-over-year, JLL finds"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/data-center-demand-doubled-year-over-year-jll-finds-f5c1d0
source_name: "Data Center Dynamics"
source_url: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/jll-data-center-demand-exceeds-expectations-doubles-year-over-year/
published: 2026-08-12T15:00:00.000Z
topics: ["chips", "products"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Data center demand doubled year-over-year, JLL finds

*2026-08-12 · Source: [Data Center Dynamics](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/jll-data-center-demand-exceeds-expectations-doubles-year-over-year/)*

A JLL report found data center absorption hit a record 25 gigawatts in the first half of 2026, roughly double the prior year and above expectations. The growth reflects continued build-out driven largely by AI compute demand.

**Why it matters:** This is a concrete data point in the ongoing debate over whether AI data-center capex is outrunning real demand or usage is actually growing even faster than supply comes online. It's useful context for the GPU-financing, grid-interconnection-limit, and mega-scale leasing stories already in the feed.

**Topics:** chips, products

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