Poland AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Data centresschedule 02 October 2026
Agnieszka Jankowska, director, advisory & transaction services, data centre, CBRE
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Demand for computing power is rising rapidly, driven by artificial intelligence and cloud services. This is accelerating growth in Europe’s data centre market. The sector’s total capacity could reach 13 GW by the end of 2026, up 20 pct year on year, according to CBRE’s 'Europe Data Centres Q2 2026' report. Rising demand is also changing where data centres are being built. Investors are increasingly looking beyond the largest hubs, creating new opportunities for Poland, where data centre capacity could grow from around 200 MW today to 500 MW by 2030.
By the end of 2026, the fastest-growing segment is expected to be data centres that hyperscalers build for their own use. Capacity in this segment is forecast to rise 22 pct year on year. That would be the 17th consecutive year of double-digit growth in European hyperscaler self-build capacity.
The colocation segment, where operators provide data centre space to other companies, is expected to grow by 18 pct to 8.7 GW by the end of the year, making it larger than the self-build segment.
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