HUMAIN breaks ground on first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam
By Cicada DeskEvent date: 1 min read
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In brief
HUMAIN began construction of its first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam in late August 2025, with initial capacity of up to 100 MW each and a launch then expected in the second quarter of 2026, according to CEO Tareq Amin, as reported by Bloomberg.
HUMAIN began construction of its first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam in late August 2025, with initial capacity of up to 100 MW each and a launch then expected in the second quarter of 2026, according to CEO Tareq Amin, as reported by Bloomberg. The company planned to use Nvidia chips for which it had received local regulatory approval, and set a longer-term goal of about 6.6 GW over the next decade.
In September 2026 HUMAIN launched an Nvidia-powered AI cloud with 1.1 MW of operational capacity.
Key figures
- 100MWinitial capacity per site (target)
- 6.6GWlong-term target
Sources
This report is compiled from the sources below. Cicada links to every source we rely on.
- 1Saudi's Humain to Open Data Centers With US Chips in Early 2026 Bloomberg · 25 Aug 2025
- 2Saudi's Humain to launch data centers with US chips in early 2026, Bloomberg News reports Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) · 25 Aug 2025
- 3Saudi Arabia's AI co. Humain looking for US data center equity partner, targets 6.6GW by 2034 DatacenterDynamics
Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.
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Cicada Desk. "HUMAIN breaks ground on first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam". Cicada, 25 August 2025. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-breaks-ground-riyadh-dammam-2025
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