This number alone is pretty much meaningless. How large part of GDP produced world wide is using these data centers in one way or another (My bet is 80%+). Th

This number alone is pretty much meaningless. How large part of GDP produced world wide is using these data centers in one way or another (My bet is 80%+). There isn't a single Fortune 500 company that does not have its data on computers and thus in some data center somewhere (if they are sane). Most also have moved a huge chunk of their processing there too. Personally I can't even come up with a "serious" business that does not use data centers in one way or another. Even basic mom&pop store that does all of their inventory on a laptop locally and makes all of their products by hand uses data centers if they accept credit/debit card payments or they have a phone number.