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Kakao Data Center Ansan

PRJ-1170 · Site · Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

Kakao Data Center Ansan is Kakao’s first independently operated data center, built on the Hanyang University ERICA campus in Ansan. The 47,378-square-meter facility entered operation in January 2024 with room for about 120,000 servers and 6 exabytes of data. Its 20 MW computing-power design is supported by two 22.9 kV utility feeds, redundant communications and cooling, fire compartmentation, rainwater reuse and waste-heat recovery.

Headline: 20 MW Planned critical IT

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Reported capacity · 20 MW operating facility IT design capacity

Actual · Kakao Data Center Ansan (Project)

Claim 154717 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Sep 26, 2023

Headline treatment: Selected headline

  1. Power infrastructure of Kakao Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Tech · Document date: Jun 27, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7414 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://tech.kakao.com/posts/673

  2. Kakao Opens Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Jun 12, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7413 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/11140

  3. Kakao Completes Its First In-House Data Center in Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Sep 26, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-7412 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/10755

Building area · 47,378 square meters

Actual · Kakao Data Center Ansan (Project)

Claim 154718 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Sep 26, 2023

  1. Power infrastructure of Kakao Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Tech · Document date: Jun 27, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7414 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://tech.kakao.com/posts/673

  2. Kakao Opens Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Jun 12, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7413 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/11140

  3. Kakao Completes Its First In-House Data Center in Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Sep 26, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-7412 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/10755

Server capacity · 120,000 servers

Actual · Kakao Data Center Ansan (Project)

Claim 154719 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Sep 26, 2023

  1. Power infrastructure of Kakao Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Tech · Document date: Jun 27, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7414 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://tech.kakao.com/posts/673

  2. Kakao Opens Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Jun 12, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7413 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/11140

  3. Kakao Completes Its First In-House Data Center in Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Sep 26, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-7412 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/10755

Storage capacity · 6 exabytes

Actual · Kakao Data Center Ansan (Project)

Claim 154720 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Sep 26, 2023

  1. Power infrastructure of Kakao Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Tech · Document date: Jun 27, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7414 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://tech.kakao.com/posts/673

  2. Kakao Opens Data Center Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Jun 12, 2024 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-7413 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/11140

  3. Kakao Completes Its First In-House Data Center in Ansan

    Kakao Corp. · Document date: Sep 26, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-7412 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail/10755

Counterparties and capital

Hanyang University ERICA · Landowner · CMP-1660

Kakao Corp. · Operator · CMP-1661

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