Market comparison
Beijing, China vs Guangzhou, China
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Beijing — 30 facilities from 15 operators, Guangzhou — 16 facilities from 4 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Beijing, China
30
Tracked facilities · Operators: 15
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Guangzhou, China
16
Tracked facilities · Operators: 4
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Beijing | Guangzhou |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 30 | 16 |
| Operators | 15 | 4 |
| Published IT capacity | 111 MW (2 of 30 sites publish) | not published |
| Operational | 30 | 16 |
| Under construction / announced | 0 | 0 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 8 | 11 |
| Sites with any certification | 13 | 12 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 1 | 0 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | not published | not published |
| Average Coloprice Score | 16/100 across 30 sites | 16/100 across 16 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Beijing — 30; Guangzhou — 16
- Operators: Beijing — 15; Guangzhou — 4
- Operational: Beijing — 30; Guangzhou — 16
- Tier III+ certified sites: Beijing — 8; Guangzhou — 11
- Sites with any certification: Beijing — 13; Guangzhou — 12
- AI-ready sites: Beijing — 1; Guangzhou — 0
- Average Coloprice Score: Beijing — 16/100 across 30 sites; Guangzhou — 16/100 across 16 sites
Published for only one side: Published IT capacity.
Top facilities by score
Beijing, China
- Digital Edge PEK1 Digital Edge / Chuanjun Information Technology · 7.8 MW
- ZhongYunXin Shunyi IDC1 ZhongYunXin Shunyi Data Technology Co., Ltd.
- PDG Greater Beijing Campus (LF1/LF2) Princeton Digital Group · 103 MW
Guangzhou, China
- China Telecom Accelerator Data Center China Telecom
- China Telecom Huadiwan Data Center China Telecom
- China Telecom Qixinggang Data Center China Telecom
Open Beijing data centers →Open Guangzhou data centers →Colocation pricing in Beijing →Colocation pricing in Guangzhou →
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