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Every megaproject we track.
The largest machines being built for the intelligence age: what each one claims, where it really stands, and the source behind every number. Announced is not built; the gap between the two is the story.
- Projects
- 6
- Building
- 4
- Planned
- 2
- Last checked
- 29 October 2026
€30bn+
public + private target
EU AI Gigafactories
Up to 7 sites, EU-wide
PlannedChecked 29 Oct 2026
Bids close 3 December after a quiet extension; winners due early 2027.
$500bn
headline commitment
Stargate
US, UAE, Korea and beyond
5 GW
planned power draw
Meta Hyperion
Louisiana, US
BuildingChecked 29 Oct 2026
Meta's superintelligence cluster, now with AMD at its core.
¥2tn
reported, 2026 to 2030
China's national AI computing network
Ulanqab, Guizhou and other hubs
1M
satellites in one filing
SpaceX orbital data centres
Low Earth orbit
1.4 GW
planned campus
Mistral's AI campus
Fouju, France
BuildingChecked 29 Oct 2026
Permit granted in July; works have begun on Europe's largest site.
The figureEach headline number is as announced or as reported by the linked source. Where we estimate, we say so.
The statusPlanned, building, live or stalling: where the project stands on the ground, not in the press release.
The checkEvery card shows when we last checked it. How we track.
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