LandedCloud & Computing InfrastructureData Centre / Computing Facility2025SE-034

ByteDance / TikTok · Thailand

Global South·Southeast Asia·Group: ByteDance

Source: BOI approves TikTok's $3.76 billion data centre investment (2025)High

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What happened

ByteDance/TikTok's data-centre investment in Thailand, promoted through the Thailand Board of Investment. Helena Lersch, TikTok's Global Vice President of Public Policy, disclosed a five-year, USD 8.8 billion data-centre investment plan for Thailand in Bangkok on 28 February 2025 (Reuters); it is unclear whether this includes an earlier USD 3.76 billion project. The expansion entity is TikTok System (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Localisation & innovation

Positioning Thailand as a regional data infrastructure hub, supporting the localized and compliant operation of TikTok's recommendation algorithm and AI services

Structured fields

Host country: Thailand
Region: Southeast Asia
AI segment: Cloud & Computing Infrastructure
Entry mode: Data Centre / Computing Facility
Entry year: 2025
Deployment status: Landed
Capital direction: China->host (outbound deployment)
Company group: ByteDance

Local partner

Thailand Board of Investment

GovernmentState-linked partner

Scale

First phase: THB 126.8 billion ≈ USD 3.76 billion (BOI, January 2025); on 6 May 2026, an expansion valued at THB 842 billion ≈ USD 25 billion was approved (BOI original text: 'The largest project is by TikTok System (Thailand) Co., Ltd., valued at 842 billion baht, or approximately USD 25 billion')

Magnitude marker: ~25,000,000,000 USD

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Sources & notes

Source: BOI approves TikTok's $3.76 billion data centre investment (2025)High

Record note: The investment is made through a Singapore entity, with the parent company being China's ByteDance (confirmed by multiple sources; Chinese-capital background). The approximately USD 25 billion approved by the BOI on 6 May 2026 is for the data infrastructure expansion of TikTok System Co., Ltd. (per Bangkok Post/media reports).

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