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title: 7 Takeaways from Blackstone’s Infrastructure Investing Primer
description: Infrastructure AUM up 9x since 2010, $15T funding gap, and 4x data center growth ahead—inside Blackstone’s latest insights.
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# [7 Takeaways from Blackstone’s Infrastructure Investing Primer](https://www.creanalyst.com/insights/7-takeaways-from-blackstones-infrastructure-investing-primer)

 Written by [CRE Analyst](https://www.creanalyst.com/insights/author/cre-analyst) | Oct 29, 2025 6:44:38 PM

7 surprising takeaways from Blackstone's primer on infrastructure investing...

1. Largest infrastructure market:   
Europe

2. Infrastructure AUM since 2010:  
9x growth

3. 10-year average return:  
9.9%

4. Funding gap:  
$15T more needs and current investment

5. Data growth since 2010:  
100x

6. Data created in last 3 years:  
More than in all of history

7. Anticipated data center power growth over next 5 years:  
4x

 

[Read the full slide deck here.](https://www.creanalyst.com/hubfs/Blog%20Contents/Blackstone.pdf)

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