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Equity and Capital (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Class of Stock |
Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership | The following table shows the ownership interest in the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands): ​
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​ | ​ | September 30, 2025 | ​ | December 31, 2024
​ | ​ | Number of | ​ | Percentage of | ​ | Number of | ​ | Percentage of
(Units in thousands) |  | units |  | total | ​ | units |  | total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | ​ | 343,041 | ​ | 98.2 | % | ​ | 336,637 | ​ | 98.2 | %
Noncontrolling interests consist of: |  | ​ |  |  |  | ​ | ​ |  |  | ​
Common units held by third parties |  | 4,046 |  | 1.2 | % | ​ | 4,049 |  | 1.2 | %
Incentive units held by employees and directors (see Note 12. ''Incentive Plans'') |  | 2,157 |  | 0.6 | % | ​ | 2,086 |  | 0.6 | %
​ |  | 349,244 |  | 100.0 | % | ​ | 342,772 |  | 100.0 | %
Summary of Activity for Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership | The following table shows activity for noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (in thousands): ​
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(Units in thousands) |  | Common Units |  | Incentive Units |  | Total
As of December 31, 2024 |  | 4,049 |  | 2,086 |  | 6,135
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1) |  | (3) |  | (157) |  | (160)
Incentive units issued upon achievement of market performance condition |  | — |  | 68 |  | 68
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors |  | — |  | 164 |  | 164
Cancellation / forfeitures of incentive units held by employees and directors |  | — |  | (4) |  | (4)
As of September 30, 2025 |  | 4,046 |  | 2,157 |  | 6,203
(1) | These redemptions and conversions were recorded as a reduction to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and an increase to common stock and additional paid-in capital based on the book value per unit in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
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Schedule of Dividends and Distributions | We have declared and paid the following dividends on our common and preferred stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (in thousands, except per share data): ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Series J | ​ | Series K | ​ | Series L | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Preferred | ​ | Preferred | ​ | Preferred | ​ | Common
Date dividend declared |  | Dividend payment date |  | Stock |  | Stock |  | Stock | ​ | Stock
February 26, 2025 | ​ | March 31, 2025 | ​ | $ | 2,625 | ​ | $ | 3,071 | ​ | $ | 4,485 | ​ | $ | 411,925
May 29, 2025 | ​ | June 30, 2025 | ​ | ​ | 2,625 | ​ | ​ | 3,071 | ​ | ​ | 4,485 | ​ | ​ | 415,365
August 11, 2025 | ​ | September 30, 2025 | ​ | ​ | 2,625 | ​ | ​ | 3,071 | ​ | ​ | 4,485 | ​ | ​ | 418,525
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 7,875 | ​ | $ | 9,213 | ​ | $ | 13,455 | ​ | $ | 1,245,815
Annual rate of dividend per share | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 1.31250 | ​ | $ | 1.46250 | ​ | $ | 1.30000 | ​ | $ | 4.88000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. |
Class of Stock |
Schedule of Dividends and Distributions | All distributions on the Operating Partnership’s units are at the discretion of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s Board of Directors. The table below shows the distributions declared and paid by the Operating Partnership on its common and preferred units for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (in thousands, except for per unit data):
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Series J | ​ | Series K | ​ | Series L | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Preferred | ​ | Preferred | ​ | Preferred | ​ | Common
Date distribution declared |  | Distribution payment date |  | Units |  | Units | ​ | Units | ​ | Units
February 26, 2025 | ​ | March 31, 2025 | ​ | $ | 2,625 | ​ | $ | 3,071 | ​ | $ | 4,485 | ​ | $ | 419,771
May 29, 2025 | ​ | June 30, 2025 | ​ | ​ | 2,625 | ​ | ​ | 3,071 | ​ | ​ | 4,485 | ​ | ​ | 423,116
August 11, 2025 | ​ | September 30, 2025 | ​ | ​ | 2,625 | ​ | ​ | 3,071 | ​ | ​ | 4,485 | ​ | ​ | 426,194
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 7,875 | ​ | $ | 9,213 | ​ | $ | 13,455 | ​ | $ | 1,269,081
Annual rate of distribution per unit | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 1.31250 | ​ | $ | 1.46250 | ​ | $ | 1.30000 | ​ | $ | 4.88000

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