Meta Lands 4th Place in the Top 100 Data Centre Companies

Meta has ranked this year at number 4 in the Top 100 Data Centre Companies 2025, a position that underlines the prominence of its data centre and infrastructure footprint in global computing. The company that hosts Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is also a major operator and developer of data centre assets, particularly as its push into AI intensifies.

Building AI‑scaled campuses and clusters

Meta’s role in the data centre sector goes beyond simply consuming capacity: it designs and builds hyperscale infrastructure tailored for AI workloads. In 2025 it has accelerated investment in facilities that fuse compute, cooling and power systems at scale. The company has announced capital expenditure in the range of US$66–72bn for the year, reflecting a step‑up from previous forecasts.

Mark Zuckerberg, has described projects such as a 2 GW+ data centre “so large it would cover a significant part of Manhattan.” Among its planned “titan clusters” are Prometheus, which will be based in Ohio and Hyperion, located in Louisiana, the latter expected to scale to 5 GW over time. In a public statement Zuckerberg said: “We’re also building Hyperion, which will be able to scale up to 5 GW over several years.”

Beyond raw power, Meta is exploring new strategies in its infrastructure model. It has moved to reclassify US$2.04bn of under‑construction data centre assets as “held‑for‑sale,” with an eye toward co‑development arrangements and external financing partnerships.

CFO Susan Li says: “We’re exploring ways to work with financial partners to co‑develop data centres.” She also noted that while most of the AI spending will be internally financed, the firm expects certain projects may attract external funding.

Power, sustainability and construction innovation

Meta’s approach to powering and constructing its data centres is tied tightly to sustainability and cost management. In June 2025 it signed deals with renewable developer Invenergy to source an additional 791 MW of solar and wind power, raising its total contracted clean energy credits from such agreements to around 1,800 MW. These deals stretch across Ohio, Arkansas and Texas. Meta is also testing geothermal generation via a partnership with XGS Energy aimed at delivering 150 MW of zero‑emission power for AI facilities in New Mexico.

Additionally, Meta is currently piloting mass timber in some campus buildings to lower embodied carbon. An example of this is the use of engineered wood over steel or concrete is projected to reduce embodied carbon by 41 %. The pilot projects are underway in places such as Aiken, South Carolina, expanding into sites in Wyoming and Alabama.

Power supply remains a critical risk. For its Louisiana Hyperion cluster, local regulators approved construction of three gas‑fired plants and transmission upgrades to meet demand, a US$3bn infrastructure package partly underwritten by Meta. There has been political scrutiny regarding whether local ratepayers might shoulder risk if contracts expire or the company exits.

Meta has also entered a 20‑year agreement with Constellation Energy to procure 1,121 MW of nuclear power starting in 2027, drawn from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. The deal offsets some grid risk and furthers its long‑term clean power ambitions.

Operating campuses and local impact

Meta is operating a global fleet of 28 data centres that support its platforms and internal workloads. One of its recent operational launches is the Kansas City campus, delivered at over US$1bn cost, employing 1,500 construction workers and providing permanent roles post‑commissioning. Brad Davis, Meta’s director of data centre community and economic development, observed that selection of Kansas City was driven by robust infrastructure, power grid resilience and skilled workforce availability.

By developing its own campus capacity, Meta retains control over architecture, cooling systems, networking and energy procurement, this enables tightly optimised AI workloads. It also retains optionality to lease or partner on incomplete sites via its “held‑for‑sale” strategy.

Meta’s place at number 4 in the Top 100 reflects not only its capital scale and operational reach but also its evolving financial model, power innovation and alignment of compute and sustainability goals.