Country
Saudi Arabia
AI data center dossier
Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/datacenters/hexagon-data-center-riyadh.html
Operator
SDAIA (Saudi Data & AI Authority)
Energy
Unknown
Known capacity
480 MW
Evidence profile
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Readiness
86%
Sources attachedVerified
1 citation linked
CoordinatesPublished
24.713, 46.675
Timeline evidenceMissing
Announcement and delivery timing still absent
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Record Notes
The Hexagon Data Center in Riyadh is described as the world’s largest government-owned AI data center facility. Breaking ground in January 2026, the 480 MW campus is operated by the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA). It is a Tier IV designed facility specifically engineered to power Saudi Arabia’s national digital services, the "National Data Lake," and sovereign Large Language Models like 'ALLaM'. The project is a central pillar of the Kingdom’s "Year of Artificial Intelligence" initiative, providing the high-performance compute capacity required for national security, healthcare, and economic planning.
Analyst Flags
- Timeline fields are missing, so sequence and delivery timing are still weak.
- This entry relies on a thin source base and should be treated as an early public signal.
Timeline Signals
No dated milestones are published for this facility yet.
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Other tracked AI data centers within 300 km of this location.
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Frequently asked questions
- How big is Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh?
- Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh has 480 MW of known IT capacity, located in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It ranks #91 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
- What is the status of Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh?
- Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh is currently under construction. No dated milestones have been published yet.
- Who operates Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh?
- Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh is operated by SDAIA (Saudi Data & AI Authority). Structured intelligence reports are available for SDAIA (Saudi Data & AI Authority) Operator Report and Saudi Arabia Country Report.
- What energy source does Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh use?
- Hexagon Data Center — Riyadh is powered by unknown energy and is focused on unknown workloads. This is backed by 1 cited source.