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title: "Google Cloud opens Dammam region in Saudi Arabia"
url: "https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/google-cloud-dammam-region-2023"
language: "en"
event_date: "2023-11-15"
published: "2026-10-03"
last_verified: "2026-10-03"
category: "Data Centers"
publisher: "Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
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# Google Cloud opens Dammam region in Saudi Arabia

- Event date: 15 November 2023 (2023-11-15)
- Topic: Data Centers
- In this story: Google Cloud, Dammam, CNTXT
- URL: https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/google-cloud-dammam-region-2023

Google Cloud announced the opening of its Dammam cloud region on 15 November 2023 at a launch attended by CEO Thomas Kurian, with services sold in the Kingdom through the reseller CNTXT. Research commissioned from Access Partnership estimated the region could add a cumulative $109 billion to Saudi gross economic output between 2024 and 2030 and support 148,600 jobs in 2030. The Dammam region became the base for the PIF-Google Cloud AI hub announced a year later.

## Key figures

- estimated GDP contribution 2024-2030: $109 bn
- jobs in 2030 (jobs): 148,600

## Sources

1. [Google Cloud Expands Regional Presence with Opening of Dammam Cloud Region](https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2023-11-15-Google-Cloud-Expands-Regional-Presence-with-Opening-of-Dammam-Cloud-Region-Forecast-to-Boost-Economy-by-USD-109-Billion-by-2030) — Google Cloud Press Corner, 2023-11-15
2. [Google launches new cloud region in Saudi Arabia](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2409331) — Arab News Pakistan, 2023-11-15

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

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