GDS Holdings

[PUBLIC]

HQ: Beijing, China · Est. 2001 · 2 models registered · 2 deployments

New deployment

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies GDS Holdings: 2 models. 4 sources back the record.

Ownership

PUBLIC

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Beijing, China

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

2

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

GDS Holdings is one of the largest carrier-neutral, high-performance data center operators in China, providing colocation, managed hosting, and managed cloud services to the country's largest internet, cloud, and financial customers. Founded in Shanghai in 2001, the company built its footprint across China's four Tier-1 data center clusters (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou/Shenzhen, and Chengdu/Chongqing) before extending to Hong Kong and, through an international platform, to Southeast Asia. The company is dual-listed on NASDAQ (2016) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2020) and positions itself as "the leading high performance data center solution provider in China." Its non-China expansion was reorganized under a separate platform (DayOne), which took outside private capital to fund Southeast Asian and Hong Kong builds, leaving the US-listed parent focused on the domestic Chinese operator business. Note: this enrichment pass was constrained by search-tool limits; several load-bearing operational metrics (portfolio capacity in MW, employee count, latest quarterly revenue, named tenants) could not be independently verified against a specific source URL in this session and are intentionally omitted rather than restated from memory.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 78.3%

Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

Key Facts

CEOWilliam Huang (Founder & Chairman)
TickerNASDAQ:GDS / HKEX:9698
Founded2001
China capacity900+ MW operational, 3.7 GW land bank
InternationalJohor campus 54 MW, Tokyo 40 MW (DayOne brand)
FY2025 revenueRMB 11.43B
HeadquartersShanghai, China
Public listingDual-listed on NASDAQ (2016) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2020)
Business linesCarrier-neutral colocation, managed hosting, and managed cloud services
Geographic footprintOperates in four key markets in China, aligned with the Tier-1 clusters (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou/Shenzhen, Chengdu/Chongqing)
PositioningSelf-describes as the leading high-performance data center solution provider in China
Corporate contact baseShanghai (whistleblower hotline at +86-021 area code, which is Shanghai)
Data verification notePortfolio MW, facility count, tenant list, employee count, and latest funding were not independently verified in this pass; the company IR site timed out and third-party trade press was rate-limited. Requires a follow-up enrichment against investors.gds-services.com and the latest 6-K.

Claims & Reality Assessment

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Field Reality Assessment & Demo vs Capability Audit
  • • DATA VERIFICATION NOTE
  • • Portfolio MW, facility count, tenant list, employee count, and latest funding were not independently verified in this pass; the company IR site timed out and third-party trade press was rate-limited. Requires a follow-up enrichment against investors.gds-services.com and the latest 6-K.

Safety & Regulatory Posture

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Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for GDS Holdings.

Leadership & Founders

2 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

William Huangsecondary-verified

Founder & Chairman

William Wei Huangsecondary-verified

Founder & CEO

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

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Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

Deployments

2 entries

FAQ

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What is GDS Holdings?

GDS Holdings is one of the largest carrier-neutral, high-performance data center operators in China, providing colocation, managed hosting, and managed cloud services to the country's largest internet, cloud, and financial customers. Founded in Shanghai in 2001, the company built its footprint across China's four Tier-1 data center clusters (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou/Shenzhen, and Chengdu/Chongqing) before extending to Hong Kong and, through an international platform, to Southeast Asia.

What does GDS Holdings make?

GDS Holdings has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: GDS Tokyo Fuchu City, GDS Johor Campus (GDS Holdings builds physical robots).

Is GDS Holdings publicly traded?

Yes. GDS Holdings is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of GDS Holdings?

William Wei Huang is the ceo of GDS Holdings, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in GDS Holdings?

GDS Holdings is publicly traded (public markets), so its shares can be bought through any broker.

Where is GDS Holdings headquartered?

GDS Holdings is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Who owns GDS Holdings?

GDS Holdings is publicly held by its shareholders.

Where does GDS Holdings operate robots?

GDS Holdings is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is GDS Holdings a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, GDS Holdings ranks in roughly the top 22% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is GDS Holdings safe?

GDS Holdings has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.