US claims 15 of the world's top 20 hyperscale datacenter locations

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Northern Virginia alone accounts for nearly 12% of global capacity, though new builds are shifting inland

The US now accounts for 15 of the world's 20 largest hyperscale datacenter markets, with Northern Virginia alone hosting nearly 12 percent of global capacity.US locations have increased their dominance of the rankings as cloud infrastructure expands, according to Synergy Research.Since last year, Tokyo, Sydney, and South Carolina have dropped out of the top 20, replaced by Indiana, Tennessee, and China's Guangdong province.

Of the remaining five markets, four are in Asia-Pacific, while Europe has just one: Dublin.

Synergy attributes the US dominance to two factors: 62 percent of the world's hyperscale operators are headquartered there, including the four largest, and the country accounts for almost half of cloud revenue across several key segments.The US also has abundant land for enormous campuses such as Meta's Hyperion project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, which is expected to accommodate up to 5 GW of infrastructure.