122 Data Center Build Time (xAI Colossus as Proxy) = 122 Days vs. 234 for a Home Note: Median USA home size shown as of January 2025, per FRED. Colossus was built in a former Electrolux factory in Memphis, TN, USA. Average build time shown for single-unit buildings. Measures time between start of onsite work & completion. Data reported in 2024 but measures build times for homes started in 2023. Source: xAI, USA Census Bureau, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Wikimedia Commons 122 Days = A Fully-Operational Data Center – 2024… 750,000 Sq. Ft = Size of 418 USA Homes 122 Days = One Half-Built House – 2024 (Average Build Time = 234 Days) 750,000 Square Feet 1,792 Square Feet We were told it would take 24 months to build. So we took the project into our own hands, questioned everything, removed whatever was unnecessary, and accomplished our goal in four months. - xAI Website Data Centers = Key Beneficiary of AI CapEx Spend