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title: "AWS commits $5.3bn to a Saudi cloud region"
url: "https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024"
language: "en"
event_date: "2024-03-04"
published: "2026-10-03"
last_verified: "2026-10-03"
category: "Data Centers"
publisher: "Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# AWS commits $5.3bn to a Saudi cloud region

- Event date: 4 March 2024 (2024-03-04)
- Topic: Data Centers
- In this story: AWS, Amazon
- URL: https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024

Announced at LEAP 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) committed more than $5.3 billion (SAR 19.88 billion) to build its first infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia, initially slated for 2026. AWS confirmed at LEAP 2026 that the region is on track to launch in December 2026 with three availability zones from day one, expanding its network to 40 regions. An IDC study commissioned by AWS estimates that AI could contribute $130 billion to the Saudi economy by 2030.

## Key figures

- investment: $5.3 bn
- AI contribution by 2030 (IDC): $130 bn

## Sources

1. [LEAP 2024: AWS, IBM, Dell and other tech firms commit massive $11.9bn in investments](https://gulfbusiness.com/leap-2024-aws-ibm-dell-commit-11bn-investments/) — Gulf Business, 2024-03-05
2. [AWS cloud region in Saudi Arabia](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-cloud-region-saudi-arabia) — Amazon (About Amazon)
3. [AWS Saudi Arabia cloud region set for December 2026 launch](https://w.media/aws-saudi-arabia-cloud-region-set-for-december-2026-launch/) — W.Media

Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.

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