Global CDU for AI Server Supply, Demand and Key Producers, 2026-2032
Description
The global CDU for AI Server market size is expected to reach $ 866 million by 2032, rising at a market growth of 24.6% CAGR during the forecast period (2026-2032).
Cooling distribution unit (CDU) is an essential component in liquid cooling systems. In AI servers, CDU is mainly used to manage and distribute coolant to maintain the optimal operating temperature of the equipment. CDU is connected to temperature sensors to monitor temperature changes, adjust the flow and temperature of the coolant, and ensure that the equipment operates within a safe temperature range. In addition, CDU can also help reduce energy consumption, improve the energy efficiency of the system, and has fault detection and alarm functions to promptly detect problems with the cooling system and ensure the safe operation of the system. Modern CDUs are often integrated with the data center's monitoring and management systems to achieve centralized control and more efficient cooling strategies, which is especially important in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) servers because these systems generate a lot of heat, and good cooling management is essential to maintaining their performance and lifespan.
Upstream: The main components of a CDU include pumps, reservoirs, power supplies, control boards, and heat exchangers. Additionally, filters, flow meters, pressure transducers, and other devices are usedin managing the operation of the CDU in conjunction with the Server Rack. Downstream: CDUs are primarily used in data centers.
In 2025, global sales of CDU for AI Server reached approximately 6,180 units, with an average global market price of around US$ 29 K/unit. Production capacity varies significantly among manufacturers, with gross profit margins ranging from approximately 30% to 50%.
Fast Market Growth:
In the current landscape dominated by AI-driven applications and dense chip architectures, liquid cooling has emerged as a pivotal technology. CDU, as a key part in liquid cooling system, will benefit from the prevalence of AI and high performance computing (HPC). The CDU market is expected to experience fast growth in the coming years.
Intensified Competition:
As showing great market potential, many investors and companies have laid their attentions on the CDU market. With more and more companies will enter in the CDU industry, the whole market competition will be intensified in the coming years.
Continued Technology Innovation:
CDU include liquid-to-liquid and liquid-to-air types. Though limited in cooling capability compared with liquid-to-liquid CDUs, liquid-to-air CDUs don’t require water pipes, can be installed more easily, and take less space and lower initial cost than liquid-to-liquid CDUs. While although liquid-to-liquid CDUs hold the best cooling performance of all types. They require, among others, pipes to be installed to operate with a facility’s water. More research and technology innovation will be put on liquid-to-liquid CDUs by CDU manufacturers to provide high-performance CDUs for AI servers in data centers.
This report studies the global CDU for AI Server production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for CDU for AI Server and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of CDU for AI Server that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global CDU for AI Server total production and demand, 2021-2032, (Units)
Global CDU for AI Server total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global CDU for AI Server production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Units), (based on production site)
Global CDU for AI Server consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (Units)
U.S. VS China: CDU for AI Server domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global CDU for AI Server production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (Units)
Global CDU for AI Server production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Units)
Global CDU for AI Server production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Units)
This report profiles key players in the global CDU for AI Server market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Vertiv, Schneider Electric, nVent, CoolIT Systems, Boyd (Eaton), Envicool, Nortek DCC, Delta Electronics, Coolcentric, Nidec, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World CDU for AI Server market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (Units) and average price (US$/Unit) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global CDU for AI Server Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Type:
Liquid to Liquid CDU
Liquid to Air CDU
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Installation Level:
Rack-based CDU
Row-based CDU
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Capacity:
Capacity ＜ 100kW
Capacity ≥ 100kW
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Application:
Internet
Telecommunications
Finance
Government
Other
Companies Profiled:
Vertiv
Schneider Electric
nVent
CoolIT Systems
Boyd (Eaton)
Envicool
Nortek DCC
Delta Electronics
Coolcentric
Nidec
DCX
Chilldyne (Daikin)
Kehua Data
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global CDU for AI Server market?
2. What is the demand of the global CDU for AI Server market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global CDU for AI Server market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global CDU for AI Server market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global CDU for AI Server market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
Cooling distribution unit (CDU) is an essential component in liquid cooling systems. In AI servers, CDU is mainly used to manage and distribute coolant to maintain the optimal operating temperature of the equipment. CDU is connected to temperature sensors to monitor temperature changes, adjust the flow and temperature of the coolant, and ensure that the equipment operates within a safe temperature range. In addition, CDU can also help reduce energy consumption, improve the energy efficiency of the system, and has fault detection and alarm functions to promptly detect problems with the cooling system and ensure the safe operation of the system. Modern CDUs are often integrated with the data center's monitoring and management systems to achieve centralized control and more efficient cooling strategies, which is especially important in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) servers because these systems generate a lot of heat, and good cooling management is essential to maintaining their performance and lifespan.
Upstream: The main components of a CDU include pumps, reservoirs, power supplies, control boards, and heat exchangers. Additionally, filters, flow meters, pressure transducers, and other devices are usedin managing the operation of the CDU in conjunction with the Server Rack. Downstream: CDUs are primarily used in data centers.
In 2025, global sales of CDU for AI Server reached approximately 6,180 units, with an average global market price of around US$ 29 K/unit. Production capacity varies significantly among manufacturers, with gross profit margins ranging from approximately 30% to 50%.
Fast Market Growth:
In the current landscape dominated by AI-driven applications and dense chip architectures, liquid cooling has emerged as a pivotal technology. CDU, as a key part in liquid cooling system, will benefit from the prevalence of AI and high performance computing (HPC). The CDU market is expected to experience fast growth in the coming years.
Intensified Competition:
As showing great market potential, many investors and companies have laid their attentions on the CDU market. With more and more companies will enter in the CDU industry, the whole market competition will be intensified in the coming years.
Continued Technology Innovation:
CDU include liquid-to-liquid and liquid-to-air types. Though limited in cooling capability compared with liquid-to-liquid CDUs, liquid-to-air CDUs don’t require water pipes, can be installed more easily, and take less space and lower initial cost than liquid-to-liquid CDUs. While although liquid-to-liquid CDUs hold the best cooling performance of all types. They require, among others, pipes to be installed to operate with a facility’s water. More research and technology innovation will be put on liquid-to-liquid CDUs by CDU manufacturers to provide high-performance CDUs for AI servers in data centers.
This report studies the global CDU for AI Server production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for CDU for AI Server and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of CDU for AI Server that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global CDU for AI Server total production and demand, 2021-2032, (Units)
Global CDU for AI Server total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global CDU for AI Server production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Units), (based on production site)
Global CDU for AI Server consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (Units)
U.S. VS China: CDU for AI Server domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global CDU for AI Server production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (Units)
Global CDU for AI Server production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Units)
Global CDU for AI Server production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Units)
This report profiles key players in the global CDU for AI Server market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Vertiv, Schneider Electric, nVent, CoolIT Systems, Boyd (Eaton), Envicool, Nortek DCC, Delta Electronics, Coolcentric, Nidec, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World CDU for AI Server market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (Units) and average price (US$/Unit) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global CDU for AI Server Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Type:
Liquid to Liquid CDU
Liquid to Air CDU
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Installation Level:
Rack-based CDU
Row-based CDU
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Capacity:
Capacity ＜ 100kW
Capacity ≥ 100kW
Global CDU for AI Server Market, Segmentation by Application:
Internet
Telecommunications
Finance
Government
Other
Companies Profiled:
Vertiv
Schneider Electric
nVent
CoolIT Systems
Boyd (Eaton)
Envicool
Nortek DCC
Delta Electronics
Coolcentric
Nidec
DCX
Chilldyne (Daikin)
Kehua Data
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global CDU for AI Server market?
2. What is the demand of the global CDU for AI Server market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global CDU for AI Server market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global CDU for AI Server market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global CDU for AI Server market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
Table of Contents
132 Pages
- 1 Supply Summary
- 2 Demand Summary
- 3 World Manufacturers Competitive Analysis
- 4 United States VS China VS Rest of the World
- 5 Market Analysis by Type
- 6 Market Analysis by Installation Level
- 7 Market Analysis by Capacity
- 8 Market Analysis by Application
- 9 Company Profiles
- 10 Industry Chain Analysis
- 11 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 12 Appendix
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