REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RESEARCH

Asia Pacific Data Centers: Where Value Will Accrue

Market Selectivity In The Next Phase of Institutional Investing

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Executive Summary

Asia Pacific data centers continue to be a structural growth opportunity, supported by cloud adoption, AI workloads, enterprise digitalization and data sovereignty. Yet investability is becoming more selective, as market depth, power availability, regulation and execution capability increasingly shape risk-adjusted returns. 

For institutional capital, the opportunity is shifting from broad sector exposure to targeted market selection, balancing developed-market liquidity against emerging-market growth and underwriting risk to drive long-term value creation through strategic migration into power-secured corridors and high-density, AI-optimized assets.

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Source: PGIM as of June 30, 2026.

REF: 5811024_PGIM