Frankfurt Colocation Space

Frankfurt commands 59.10% of the German data center market. The city hosts DE-CIX (one of the world's largest internet exchanges by traffic), serves as the financial capital of continental Europe, and provides the best transatlantic and intra-European connectivity in Germany. AWS Frankfurt, Azure Germany West Central and GCP Frankfurt all anchor here.

Digital Realty (28 sites) leads on site count, followed by CloudHQ (5 facilities). Equinix's FR1-FR10 cluster is the financial trading anchor — FR10 opened at full pre-lease in May 2025 with further expansion approved. Telehouse (KDDI), NTT Global Data Centers and Vantage are also major operators.

DE-CIX (Deutsche Commercial Internet Exchange) is the world's largest internet exchange by data throughput. Frankfurt colocation buyers prioritise direct DE-CIX access for peering — it's the reason ISPs, CDNs and content companies choose Frankfurt over other German cities (Berlin, Munich, Hamburg).

Increasingly, yes. Equinix FR10 and several greenfield builds support liquid cooling and densities of 30-100 kW per rack — a five-fold leap from traditional enterprise footprints. Power costs and carbon profile are challenges, but new builds emphasise renewable sourcing and high-efficiency designs.

Frankfurt wins for German enterprise compliance (BaFin, GDPR), DE-CIX peering density, and central European latency. Amsterdam wins for AMS-IX peering and submarine cable diversity. London wins for financial services (LSE, City). Paris wins for southern European latency. Many large enterprises use Frankfurt as their primary European hub with secondary presence in one of the others.

Take the free 2-minute assessment to specify cabinet count, power density, peering needs (DE-CIX vs other) and compliance requirements. We'll match you with capacity across the 12-operator Frankfurt landscape.