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ZDATA Technologies

Beijing, Beijing, China · zdata.com

ZDATA Technologies is linked to a data center construction and development project in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia.

AI Core · watchlist · score 71

Positioning

ZDATA Technologies is a Beijing-headquartered Chinese hyperscale data center operator founded in 2014, described as a top-ten third-party operator in China and a Beijing Unicorn, with a projected total IT load pipeline of 5 GW of which 2 GW is operational or under construction, developing across Beijing, Zhangjiakou, Langfang, Tianjin, Ulanqab, Datong, Yanggao, Shaoguan and Shaoyang, with over 200 patents and National Green Data Center recognition. Its customer list is the strongest asset: ByteDance, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent and Huawei. The international expansion is where the risk sits: its RM8 billion Johor AI data center earned Malaysia first GreenRE Platinum rating, but the project drew a protest by more than 50 residents in February 2026 over dust pollution and water supply, with nearly 1,000 residents reportedly affected, and it had already been issued a two-week stop-work order in 2025 over construction standards. ZDATA denied being the source of the concerns and pointed to adjacent plots, and was reported in March 2026 to be seeking a USD 500 million loan for the Malaysia project. Note: the stored name is ambiguous across three unrelated entities; only ZDATA Technologies (the Chinese operator) belongs in this registry.

Facts, with sources

  • loan under discussion with lendersFunding round · datacenterdynamics.com
  • two-week stop-work order over poor construction standardsSetback · lowyat.net
  • Data center project in Ulanqab, Inner MongoliaDeployment · datacenterdynamics.com

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Scores, AI Core (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials6
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage10

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

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What does ZDATA Technologies do?

ZDATA Technologies is linked to a data center construction and development project in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. ZDATA Technologies is a Beijing-headquartered Chinese hyperscale data center operator founded in 2014, described as a top-ten third-party operator in China and a Beijing Unicorn, with a projected total IT load pipeline of 5 GW of which 2 GW is operational or under construction, developing across Beijing, Zhangjiakou, Langfang, Tianjin, Ulanqab, Datong, Yanggao, Shaoguan and Shaoyang, with over 200

Where does ZDATA Technologies rank in ai core?

ZDATA Technologies is on the AI Core watchlist list of Frontier Tech Intelligence with a score of 71 out of 100, below the Top 100.

Where is ZDATA Technologies based and when was it founded?

ZDATA Technologies is based in Beijing, Beijing, China.

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