The data shows a forecast of data center storage capacity worldwide, by segment, from 2016 to 2021. In 2018, the storage capacity of data centers stood at 1450 exabytes worldwide with 250 exabytes being consumed by collaboration activities and data.
2016 | 160 | 170 | 150 | 180 | 50 | 60 | 30 | 70 |
2017 | 210 | 220 | 170 | 240 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
2018 | 280 | 250 | 230 | 290 | 110 | 90 | 80 | 120 |
2019 | 340 | 330 | 260 | 350 | 150 | 110 | 90 | 140 |
2020 | 410 | 360 | 330 | 380 | 190 | 140 | 90 | 160 |
2021 | 470 | 400 | 380 | 420 | 180 | 160 | 100 | 190 |