This was indicated in a joint report by the ITU and the WBA. There are relevant data points: 164 digital firms are responsible for 2.1% of global electricity consumption, and just 10 of them accounted for half of the total.

According to the latest edition of the Greening Digital Companies report by the ITU and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), electricity consumption by data centers grew by 12% annually between 2017 and 2023, four times faster than the global growth in electricity demand.

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Globales · Economy · Data Center09/06/2025

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Data center energy demand increased by 12% from 2017 to 2023

This was indicated in a joint report by the ITU and the WBA. There are relevant data points: 164 digital firms are responsible for 2.1% of global electricity consumption, and just 10 of them accounted for half of the total.

MORE ANALYSIS

Data center energy demand increased by 12% from 2017 to 2023

This was indicated in a joint report by the ITU and the WBA. There are relevant data points: 164 digital firms are responsible for 2.1% of global electricity consumption, and just 10 of them accounted for half of the total.

Economic uncertainty shakes the regional smartphone market

In the telecommunications market dynamics, Movistar is losing ground

Telefónica lost market share in all business segments in the first quarter of 2025, while its sale process continues. Entel and Claro gained market share.

Telefónica to strengthen its balance sheet after selling off all Latin American operations

Average revenue per customer, EBITDA, and employee productivity would grow. And it would lighten the company in the face of the possibility of a new European single market, which it is promoting along with other major operators in the region.

GSMA: The mobile economy is on track to reach 10% of Latin America's GDP

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