Humain, the Saudi state-backed AI venture, has confirmed the acquisition of 211 plots of land across the Kingdom to support its ambitious data center roadmap. CEO Tareq Amin noted that the strategy leverages Saudi Arabia’s vast landmass to ensure geographic diversity and multiple fiber-optic routes, mitigating risks and improving connectivity. This expansion is a major step toward Humain’s goal of reaching 6GW of capacity over the next decade.
Key facilities in Riyadh and Dammam are currently under construction and are expected to go live in Q2 2026 with an initial capacity of 100MW each.
Key Infrastructure Milestones
- Qualcomm AI Deployment: Humain has begun installing Qualcomm’s full-stack AI racks, featuring 1,024 AI100 accelerators. This is one of the largest Qualcomm implementations globally, optimized for large-scale inferencing and edge-to-cloud hybrid AI.
- Adobe as Pioneer Customer: Global software giant Adobe has signed on as the first customer for these racks, leveraging Humain’s infrastructure to power its generative AI tools and creative workflows.
- Strategic Partnerships: Humain is coordinating a massive network of collaborations:
- AWS: A $5 billion “AI Zone” in Riyadh featuring 150,000 AI accelerators.
- STC Group (center3): A joint venture to develop up to 1GW of AI-focused data centers.
- xAI: A partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI to build a 500MW facility, the company’s first outside the US.
- National Infrastructure Fund: A $1.2 billion financing agreement to support the first 250MW of capacity.
