Data Center UPS Market Size, By Component, By Data Center Tier, By Capacity, By Phase, By Topology, By Distribution Channel, By End Use, Growth Forecast, 2025 - 2034

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Data Center UPS Market Size

The global data center UPS market was estimated at USD 3.9 billion in 2024. The market is expected to grow from USD 4.1 billion in 2025 to USD 7.1 billion in 2034, at a CAGR of 6.3%.
 

Data Center UPS Market

  • The advanced UPS systems are becoming common in data center to guarantee uninterrupted power supply to mission critical operations. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global data center power consumption will rise twofold, reaching over 945 TWh in 2030, which is almost equivalent to 3% of all energy consumption worldwide, establishing a large market of data center backup power systems.
     
  • Artificial intelligence and cloud computing facilities are on an explosive growth trajectory and are thus creating unparalleled demand in the data center infrastructure. According to IEA, the ICT sector energy consumption grew at the rate of about 12% annually between 2015 and 2024, with the power demand in the U.S. increasing by over 130% by 2030 that would require the use of high-powered UPS systems to maintain the high-density situations.
     
  • The major players in cloud services are expanding their systems in order to support the rising demand at a very high rate. The aggregate electricity consumption of Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta in 2021 reached 72 TWh (a more than twofold increase since 2020) indicating approximately 20 to 40% year-to-year growth in large data centers. In high-density facilities, UPS systems play a significant role to prevent elevated expenses as well as information loss due to system shutdowns.
     
  • UPS systems are also experiencing increased demand owing to the huge investment in 5G through telecommunications. According to the International Energy Agency, the power drawn by data-center sectors across the world is projected to grow by approximately 20% over the next decade, causing a further amplification in the perpetuating demands of robust backup among operating vendors. At the same time, the telecommunications companies are expected to spend over USD 600 billion on mobile towers between 2022-2026, half of which is designated to the 5G infrastructure.
     
  • In May 2025, Eaton released a new data center uninterruptible power supply (UPS). It is referred to as 9PX Gen2, and it supports up to 5-11kW occupying 4U. This is the second generation of the existing Eaton UPS data center 9PX.
     
  • UPS systems are in the advanced form of adding artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to maximize and avoid failure. Eaton, for example, incorporated AI diagnostics into the Brightlayer Data Center Suite early in January 2025 as part of a broader attempt to integrate intelligent tools into its hardware offering.
     
  • The solution segment holds the largest market share because organizations prioritize comprehensive power protection systems over standalone services. The technological improvement is quickly making the solutions advance in terms of integrating lithium-ion batteries and an increase in efficiency ratings.
     
  • Service segment is also showing a strong growth trend with data center operators turning to niche services in the area of maintenance, monitoring and support to help realize the full reliability and performance of UPS systems.
     
  • North American market is the largest region as it has an established data center sector and is early adopter of high-end UPS technologies. This concentration of large server firms (along with hyperscale data centers) spurs very heavy spending on power protection infrastructure in the region.
     
  • Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow at the highest growth rate because of its high pace of digitalization, widening cloud services, and rising data center development on the premises of the emerging markets in the region.
     

Data Center UPS Market Trends

  • The lithium-Ion battery technology is a substantial industry trend to replace the traditional lead-acid battery in the UPS systems. The transition is motivated by the increased energy density, increased lifespan and lower maintenance of lithium-ion. As an example, Schneider Electric in January 2024 introduced the Galaxy VL line which is focused on the mid-tier and large data centers. Its efficiency in running on an eco mode that provides automatic lithium-ion technology with its trademark ECOnversion mode is up to 99%.
     
  • There is increased popularity of modular UPS that provides scalability and flexibility to meet increased data center needs. The systems enable operators to modify their power modules at actual load demands, thus making the best use of capital utilized and the subsequent efficiency. In October 2024, Legrand launched its range of Keor MOD uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in Europe. Developed to match to the different workloads of contemporary businesses, the system boasts of hot swappable power modules, intelligent energy management, and a small form factor chassis.
     
  • Edge computing implementation is already generating the requirements of small, effective UPS that are able to perform in a wide range of conditions. With the computing resources being brought closer to end-users, the UPS solutions have to scale to the space-limited sites but with high reliability. In March 2024 Vertiv launched the Liebert EXM2 edge and enterprise data center compact three-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) application with 2.0 kW and 3.0 kW. It is built to meet the challenges in the severe environments and provides up to 97% efficiency in the mode of double conversion and up to ninety nine percent in eco mode.
     
  • Linking of smart monitoring and predictive maintenance feature is emerging as a norm in the contemporary UPS systems. They allow proactive maintenance, minimize downtime and can optimize the performance of a system by highlighting the need to improve performance in real-time by using analytics and monitoring capabilities where one does not even need to be on-site to look into the performance.
     

Data Center UPS Market Analysis

Data Center UPS Market Size, By Component, 2022 – 2034, (USD Billion)

Based on component, the market is segmented into solution and service. The solution segment held over 80% of the market share and generated revenue of around USD 3 billion in 2024.
 

  • The solution segment is the one that dominates the market because it includes standby (offline) UPS, line interactive and on-line UPS that constitute the power protection backbone in data centers. New technologies, like lithium-ion batteries, artificial intelligence, IoT connection, are becoming a part of advanced UPS solutions. In January 2024, Eaton released the 93PM G2, which is designed to handle mission-critical spaces, including data centers as well as business centers of finance. The adaptive platform can utilize lithium-ion chemistry, presents a cloud-based monitoring interface, and is scalable, modular (50 to 600 kW).
     
  • Efficient technology, the need to create more power density, enhanced reliability lead to the ongoing technology upgrade of the solution segment. The operators of data centers have been pressuring UPS providers to supply systems that can sustain high-density computing facilities and yet, incur minimal energy usage and space.
     
  • For instance, in February 2025, Socomec launches its product range of DELPHYS XM, a sophisticated Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system 300-800 kVA/kW, the DIRIS A-100/A-200, and the all-purpose panel mounted power quality meters designed specially to satisfy the requirements of modern Data Centers and other critical infrastructures.
     
  • The service segment is expected to observe significant growth during the forecast period, with an estimated growth rate of around 7% annually. Increasing complexity of the UPS systems and the sensitivity of data center operations including specialized services, maintenance, and monitoring is causing this growth.
     
  • Turnkey services such as installation, commissioning, preventive maintenance and emergency services are gaining popularity because data center operators are keen to ensure high system up time and high reliability and minimum operation risks.
     

Data Center UPS Market Share, By Data Center Tier, 2024

Based on data center tier, the market is divided into tier I & II, tier III, and tier IV. The tier III segment held over 55% of the market share and generated revenue of around USD 2 billion in 2024.
 

  • Tier III data center is the biggest market as they offer the perfect balance between redundancy, cost effectiveness, and reliability needs. These plants depend on N+1 redundancy on the power systems, hence UPS solutions are required when there is need to ensure there is no stop in the operations because of equipment failure or maintenance.
     
  • Tier III data centers are those that are designed to handle enterprise customers as well as other cloud service customers that need high availability but are not willing to afford the exorbitant prices of Tier IV data centers. The rise of cloud, as well as digital transformation projects in various sectors, is generating interest to invest in Tier III facilities of data centers.
     
  • It is predicted that the Tier IV segment will witness  the highest growth rate over the future period with an approximate CAGR of about 8%. It could be anticipated by the growing demand in mission-critical applications, financial service, and hyperscale cloud that demand maximum power redundancy and power availability.
     
  • The establishment of tier IV data centers makes all power systems including those of UPS equipment subject to the 2N+1 redundancy factor that translates to increased investment in power protection infrastructure per facility. Based on evaporative cooling, a 100 MW data center may consume as much as 2 million liters of water on daily basis, according to the IEA. This importance of their operation can be seen in how many and varied UPS buildings they operate and that most of them have a continuous cooling and power back up system.
     
  • The TI I & II market still plays a considerable market share especially in the emerging markets since cost factor is critical in this market. These are commonly regional data centers, or support a particular industry vertical that has moderate availability needs.
     

Based on capacity, the market is segmented into <50 kVA, 51–200 kVA, 201–500 kVA, and above 500 kVA. 51–200 kVA segment held around 45% of the market share and is expected to grow at an approximate rate of 5% from 2025-2034.
 

  • Above 500 kVA is dominating the market due to the existence of the hyperscale data centers and the large enterprises facilities which have significant power protection capacity demands. The massive computing environment provided by cloud service providers and other large corporations requires these high-power UPS systems.
     
  • This trend of increasing artificial intelligence and machine learning applications is fueling the need of high capacity UPS systems. Energy & AI report by IEA showed that the 24% of the electricity used by servers and 15% of all energy in data centers in 2024 were driven by accelerated (AI optimized) servers, which handle highly energy-intensive workloads and require power protection robustness.
     
  • This part of the market ranging between 201 and 500 kVA is also likely to maintain a steady growth with a projected CAGR of approximately 6% over the forecast period. This segment targets medium-sized data centers and enterprise facilities which need significant power protection and operate on a smaller scale than hyperscale facilities.
     
  • The 51 kVA to 200 kVA market segment has remained an important part of the market, especially in edge computing implementations and small enterprise environments. Such systems provide organizations with moderate power protection needs with the balance of capacity and affordability.
     
  • The <50 kVA segment addresses specific uses cases like small data centers, network closets, edge computing solutions. Although this market share is far smaller, this segment is increasing with the spread of edge computing and distributed IT systems infrastructure.
     

Based on distribution channel, the market is segmented into direct sales and indirect sales. The indirect sales segment was valued at USD 2.2 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at a rate of around 6.5% during the forecast period.
 

  • Indirect sales dominate the data center UPS market due to the increasing demand of scalable and affordable solutions in the edge data centers, regional co-location sites, and emerging markets. With the industry going beyond hyperscale operators, most customary customers prefer indirect channels as their supply route to purchase, implementation and maintenance of their purchases due to their reliance on their trusted local partners.
     
  • The use of system integrators, Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and local distributors is key to the mass deployment especially the small to mid-sized data centers. Such indirect partners offer geographic localisation, more responsive speed of operations, and payment terms, considerations that grow in value in either geographically dispersed or cost-sensative markets.
     
  • Although direct sales remain a legitimate practice even at scale rollouts, particularly among the hyperscale and enterprise clients that typically involve highly customized UPS setups, the aspect of this model is slowly but surely decreasing to strategic customers only. Direct involvement allows manufacturers to provide end to end solutions in areas of system design, commissioning and customized maintenance but is usually only done on projects where the complexity of the system and the required uptime merits this type of involvement.
     
  • Since the roster of indirect channels is growing deeper and richer in capabilities, with more service add-ons on offer, their share in the total sales volume should grow steadily, particularly in the territories where distributed IT ecosystems and edge computing infrastructures are given top priorities.
     

US Data Center UPS Market Size, 2022 -2034, (USD Billion)

US accounted for over 85% share in North America data center UPS market, generating revenue of USD 1.25 billion in 2024.
 

  • The US has the biggest market of UPS systems due to its mature digital infrastructure and concentration of major cloud service providers. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), data centers consumed about 4.4% of U.S. electricity in 2023, up from 58 TWh in 2014 to 176 TWh in 2023; by 2028, that figure could rise to 6.7–12% (325–580 TWh), driving substantial demand for reliable power protection systems.
     
  • The area has large hyperscale data centers run by the commanding cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Meta. The systems of these facilities have to be large-scale and high-reliability UPS systems to guarantee continuous availability of its service with its mission critical properties.
     
  • A large-scale adoption of AI and machine learning in the US is rapidly growing, which necessitates the requirement of high-density computing environments that necessitate powerful power protection. The presence of technology businesses and research facilities in the area forms an advantageous atmosphere towards the growth of UPS market.
     
  • As per Environmental Burden of U.S. Data Centers in the Artificial Intelligence Era, a study of 2,132 U.S. data centers operating between Sep 2023 and Aug 2024 found they consumed 4% of total U.S. electricity that generated over 105 million metric tons COe, about 2.18% of U.S. emissions; their carbon intensity was 48% higher than the national average. This environmental impact is driving demand for high-efficiency UPS systems globally.
     
  • Major manufacturers of UPS such as Eaton, Schneider Electric, and Vertiv, have large operations in North America, who offer local manufacturing, sales, and support. Such local presence will allow reduction in response times as well as more cost efficient solutions to the operator of a data center.
     
  • Canada is also projected to show considerable growth in the forecast period with an estimated growth rate of about 6% per annum. A stable political environment, rich resources of renewable energy, and strategic location of the country make it an excellent investment location when it comes to data centers.
     

The Europe data center UPS market is expected to experience significant and promising growth from 2025 to 2034.
 

  • In 2024, European data centers consumed about 70 TWh, approximately slightly less than 2% of EU electricity use. This substantial energy consumption creates significant demand for reliable UPS systems to protect critical infrastructure.
     
  • Implementation of digital sovereignty projects and data localization provisions by the European Union result in a growing interest in investment in the regional data center infrastructure. These plants need high-tech UPS systems so that they could fit in the strict requirement of availability and reliability provision required to pass European laws.
     
  • Germany is one of the most important markets because it is an economically, strongly positioned country in terms of manufacturing industries, and most important, it is located in the heart of Europe. The resolve of the country to renewable resources and sustainability is creating demands in high-efficiency UPS solutions that would assure minimum footprints to the environment.
     
  • The United Kingdom continues to be a significant market despite Brexit-related challenges. London remains a major financial center requiring mission-critical data center infrastructure supported by reliable UPS systems.
     
  • In March 2023, in Ireland, an estimated 21% of the total electricity in the country was used by data centers, alleviating government action to put a halt on new data center development into the Dublin region until 2028. This scenario shows that the use of effective UPS systems to regulate the power consumption and grid stability is of crucial importance.
     

The data center UPS market in China is anticipated to witness lucrative growth between 2025 and 2034.
 

  • China is the largest market in Asia Pacific since it is a country with a huge population, a high rate of digitalization, and government programs that encourage the use of cloud and digital infrastructure. Under the policy of the country called the New Infrastructure the country, makes wide investments in data centers, 5G networks as well as the artificial intelligence.
     
  • The recent expansion of local cloud service companies such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, and Baidu Cloud is increasing the necessity of huge quantities of data framework covered by improved UPS technologies. These firms are growing and they are growing on the domestic and the international fronts and that creates an avenue where UPS manufacturers are concerned.
     
  • India is becoming an important market because of the rise of digital economy in the country, the rise of internet penetration, and government projects to promote the digitalization. The huge population of the country and the growing middle class means huge demand of the cloud services and data center infrastructure.
     
  • Japan continues to be an important market due to its advanced technology sector and high reliability requirements. The country's experience with natural disasters has created awareness of the importance of robust power protection systems for critical infrastructure.
     
  • South Korea's advanced telecommunications infrastructure and high smartphone penetration create significant demand for data center services. The country's leadership in 5G deployment drives additional requirements for edge computing and associated UPS systems.
     

The Latin America data center UPS market is expected to experience significant and promising growth from 2025 to 2034.
 

  • Brazil represents the largest market in the region due to its size, economic development, and growing technology sector. The country's major cities including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are becoming important data center hubs serving both domestic and regional markets.
     
  • Increased cloud computing offers by international providers in their expansion to Latin America are also generating demand in new data center infrastructure. These plants must have sophisticated UPS to achieve world scale reliability and availability.
     
  • The location of Mexico close to American market and the increasing manufacturing industry develop opportunities of data center development. The involvement of the nation in the USMCA trade agreement provides the transfer of technology and investing in digital infrastructure.
     
  • Argentina not only has the kind of technology industry that makes it a profitable place to invest in data centers but it also has a good labor force. The existence of regional data center hubs is enabled by strategic position and mature business environment in the country.
     

The data center UPS market in UAE is anticipated to witness lucrative growth between 2025 and 2034.
 

  • The United Arab Emirates, particularly Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been growing as a major data center hub because of their key location, development of modern infrastructure and business friendly region. Such facilities would necessitate having sophisticated UPS systems to enable them keep up their mission-critical processes.
     
  • The Vision 2030 program being undertaken in Saudi Arabia involves heavy investments in the aspect of digitalization and digital infrastructure as well as the implementation of technology. The NEOM project in the country and other smart city projects generate massive demand of data centers and power protection infrastructure.
     
  • South Africa is viewed as the prominent market across the African continent because of the well-developed economy and the existence of the telecommunications infrastructure. It is a regional hub in terms of cloud services and data center activities in the country.
     

Data Center UPS Market Share

  • Top 7 companies of global data center UPS market are Eaton, Schneider Electric, Vertiv, ABB, Mitsubishi Electric, Delta Electronics, Toshiba Corporation, collectively hold more than 60% of the market in 2024.
     
  • Eaton is one of the biggest vendors of power management solutions that offer an extensive range of UPS systems that are deployed in the data centers. The innovative ability of the company is its strong side as well positive aspects of its technology are lithium-ion battery integration and AI-powered monitoring systems. Eaton has a large presence in the global markets which, coupled with its wide service network, makes it reach clients in all the market segments.
     
  • Schneider Electric uses innovative UPS and integrates it with its EcoStruxure and allows complete power monitoring and predictive analysis of power status and provides an integrated interface with data center management systems. The company has strong sustainability and energy efficiency, which is also related to the rising awareness of environmental concerns about the data center industry.
     
  • Vertiv offers mission-specific power solutions designed to face data centers, adding power and thermal management to a certain level. The company provides designs of low-footprint high efficiency which can be used in scalable deployment and hyperscale facilities.
     
  • ABB delivers power electronics and control systems and industrial grade UPS systems. The level of knowledge about power and automation technologies allows the company to provide its customers with sustainable solutions used in complicated data centers.
     
  • Mitsubishi Electric Based on intelligent monitoring and advanced power conversion UPS systems, Mitsubishi also has high-performance UPS systems. The significant presence in the Asian Pacific and the concentration on the energy efficiency makes the company a competitive player in the global market.
     
  • Delta Electronics specializes in compact and energy efficient UPS applied to data centers and in telecommunications. The experience of the company in power electronics and thermal management allows the company to provide high power density products in the space-constrained installations.
     
  • Toshiba Corporation offers stable UPS systems, which offer the features of advanced battery management and monitoring. A history of the company in the field of power systems and semiconductor technology also allows it to provide innovative solutions to essential applications.
     

Data Center UPS Market Companies

Major players operating in the data center UPS industry include:

  • ABB
  • Delta Electronics
  • Eaton
  • Legrand
  • Microtek
  • Mitsubishi Electric
  • Schneider Electric
  • Siemens
  • Toshiba
  • Vertiv
     
  • The UPS market of data centers is extremely competitive with the major players and high-level technological improvement. Companies have been spending a lot in R&D to come up with the feature of the future like lithium-ion battery, AI powered monitoring and modular which address the changing needs of contemporary data center.
     
  • Players in the market are establishing strategic alliances, acquisitions and expansion processes to improve their position in the market. The rises in demand of edge computing solutions, 5G infrastructure and cloud services present the business opportunity of developing the UPS solutions towards addressing the new evolutions of applications.
     
  • The market is further experiencing a growing focus towards sustainability and energy efficiency which is pushing organizations towards creation of greener UPS systems with the least impact to the environment and operational expenses. This tendency is especially significant because data centers are under growing pressure in terms of their environmental impact and energy consumption levels.
     

Data Center UPS Industry News

  • In May 2025, Eaton inaugurated a state-of-the-art plant in Helsinki, aimed at boosting production of its EnergyAware data center uninterruptible power supplies, including the compact 9395X variant that features silicon-carbide power converters. Aligned with Europes green grid ambitions, the facility not only expandsoutput capacity, it also enables demand-response partnerships with national electricity markets. 
     
  • In April 2025, Schneider Electric introduced the modular ultra-compact Galaxy VXL data center UPS, engineered for industrial sites hyperscale colocation hubs and AI-driven data centers. With a power density of 1042 kw/m2 and eConversion efficiency of almost 99 the system supports dense workloads while occupying minimal floor space. Remote monitoring cybersecurity upgrades and LiveSwap hot-swap functionality are available instantly in every 400-volt region worldwide. 
     
  • In April 2025, Vertiv announced a collaboration with ZincFive to pair the Trinergy line of data center UPS units with high-availability nickel-zinc cabinet batteries. This option affirms Vertivs pledge to sustainable energy by offering recyclability lower maintenance and a smaller overall footprint.
     
  • In October 2024, Vertiv launched the Liebert APM2 scalable data center UPS (10 kVA to 600 kVA), which accommodates wide input voltages and operates in a hot-parallel configuration that extends capacity to 2.4 megawatts. Its architecture isolates faults, enables simple modular expansion, and can be deployed in enterprise data centers, hospitals, or production floors; the system also meets the rapid power fluctuations typical of liquid-cooled artificial-intelligence racks.
     

The global data center UPS market research report includes in-depth coverage of the industry with estimates & forecasts in terms of revenue ($Mn/Bn) and shipment (Units) from 2021 to 2034, for the following segments:

Market, By Component

  • Solution
    • Standby (Offline)
    • Line-interactive
    • Online UPS
  • Service
    • Professional
    • Managed

Market, By Data Center Tier

  • Tier I & II
  • Tier III
  • Tier IV

Market, By Capacity

  • <50 kVA
  • 51–200 kVA
  • 201–500 kVA
  • Above 500 kVA

Market, By Phase

  • Single phase
  • Three phase

Market, By Topology

  • Centralized
  • Decentralized

Market, By Distribution Channel

  • Direct sales
  • Indirect sales
    • Distributors
    • Value-Added Resellers (VARs)
    • E-commerce platforms

Market, By End Use

  • Hyperscale data center
  • Colocation data center
  • Enterprise data center
  • Edge data center

The above information is provided for the following regions and countries:

  • North America
    • US
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Europe
    • UK
    • Germany
    • France
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Poland
    • Russia
    • Nordics
  • Asia Pacific
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Southeast Asia
  • Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Chile
    • Colombia
  • MEA
    • UAE
    • Saudi Arabia
    • South Africa

 

Authors: Preeti Wadhwani, Satyam Jaiswal
Data Center UPS Market Scope
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  • Data Center UPS Market Trends
  • Data Center UPS Market Analysis
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