Equinix
Publicly traded data center real estate investment trust
Equinix is a Delaware-incorporated, Nasdaq-listed real estate investment trust headquartered in Redwood City, California. It operates a global network of interconnected colocation data centers.
Official website ↗Overview
Equinix reports 282 data centers in 77 metros across 36 countries, drawn from its Q2 2026 earnings presentation, along with 522,000+ global interconnections and 10,500+ customers. Its U.S. metros include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Culpeper, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Silicon Valley and Washington DC. Its products are colocation, interconnection and managed services.
Profile
- Corporate history
- Equinix was incorporated in Delaware on June 22, 1998 and became a public company on August 11, 2000. It elected to operate as a Real Estate Investment Trust for U.S. federal tax purposes, which requires paying 90% of taxable income to shareholders each year. Adaire Fox-Martin is Chief Executive Officer and President.
- Power and sustainability
- Equinix reports 96% renewable energy coverage, its eighth year in a row with 90%+ global renewable energy coverage, and says it has issued $9.5B in green bonds since 2020, making it a top five US corporate issuer of green bonds. Its sustainability pages describe a commitment to decarbonizing and minimizing environmental impact, with on-site solar and fuel cell systems at individual data centers.
Organization
- Legal name
- Equinix, Inc.
- Organization type
- Publicly traded data center real estate investment trust
- Headquarters
- One Lagoon Drive, Redwood City, CA, United States
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Founded
Coverage in Ask the Grid
Asset relationships- Linked asset profiles
- 32
- Linked capacity
- —
- Roles in coverage
- 1
Coverage includes the published profiles below. Linked capacity adds their reported ratings.
Related power assets
| Asset | Relationship | Capacity | Effective | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix AT1 | operator | — | Not dated | |
| Equinix Atlanta AT4 | operator | — | Not dated | |
| Equinix BO1 | operator | |||
Timeline
- Jun 22, 1998
- Equinix incorporated in Delaware.
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- Aug 11, 2000
- Equinix became a public company.
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