Data centers in Saudi Arabia
Datacenter Atlas tracks 5 facilities in Saudi Arabia, 3 data centers and 2 network points of presence: 0.1% of the global inventory and #86 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
- Riyadh2
- Dammam1
- Jeddah1
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 5 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load, PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
| Facility | Operator | City | Networks | Record quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KACST Building 44 | King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology | Riyadh | 8 | B |
| Mobily JED1 DC | Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) | Jeddah | 4 | B |
| Nournet Nahdah Data Centre | Nour Internet Company for Communications and Information Technology Ltd. | Riyadh | 1 | B |
| Neom Hyper Scale Data Center | – | – | – | B |
| Quantum Switch DMM B | Quantum Switch | Dammam | 0 | B |
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 454.6 TWh (2024)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 692 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 2.2 %
- Low-carbon share
- 2.2 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 3 of the 3 scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 5
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 0.5
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 804 h/yr (9 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 3,467
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Water (100/100)
Water stress at this location today and in 2050, plus drought risk (WRI Aqueduct).
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Policy context
- Observed conflict
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Regulation
1 measure recorded
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Documented local conflicts & agreements
No documented case yet. Know one? Send it with a source.
Announced large projects
- DataVolt Oxagon AI campus (NEOM) · DataVolt · announced · 1,500 MW announced
- Humain Riyadh data center · Humain (PIF) · under construction · 100 MW announced
- Humain Dammam data center · Humain (PIF) · under construction · 100 MW announced
- Humain-AWS AI Zone (Riyadh) · Amazon Web Services / Humain · announced · 50 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in Saudi Arabia?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 5 facilities in Saudi Arabia: 3 data centers, 2 network points of presence and 0 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Saudi Arabia?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Saudi Arabia are King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), Quantum Switch, Nour Internet Company for Communications and Information Technology Ltd..
Where are data centers concentrated in Saudi Arabia?
The largest hubs by facility count are Riyadh (2), Dammam (1), Jeddah (1).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Saudi Arabia, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/saudi-arabia · ODbL / CC BY 4.0