Saudi Arabia Edge Data Center Market Size, Trends & Growth 2025-2033

Saudi Arabia Edge Data Center Market Overview

Market Size in 2024: USD 115.20 Million

Market Size in 2033: USD 490.94 Million

Market Growth Rate 2025-2033: 15.60%

According to IMARC Group's latest research publication, "Saudi Arabia Edge Data Center Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Component, Facility Size, Vertical, and Region, 2025-2033", the Saudi Arabia edge data center market size reached USD 115.20 Million in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 490.94 Million by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 15.60% during 2025-2033.

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How AI is Reshaping the Future of Saudi Arabia Edge Data Center Market

• AI workloads now drive a growing share of Saudi edge demand, with AI-optimized data centers valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide.​
• Vision 2030 and cloud-first policies explicitly promote AI infrastructure, supporting a USD 6.5 billion pipeline of edge and core projects focused on AI, 5G, and IoT.​
• Telecom and cloud players are rolling out 5G edge cloud services, a market already above USD 40 million, to support AI-powered analytics, automation, and real-time industry use cases.​
• New projects such as NEOM’s AI-focused campuses and DataVolt’s net-zero AI facilities are designed with high-density racks and cooling tailored to AI inference workloads.​
• Local champion Humain, backed by strategic partners, plans AI data centers offering up to 500 megawatts capacity, bringing powerful AI compute closer to Saudi enterprises.

Saudi Arabia Edge Data Center Market Trends & Drivers:

Saudi Arabia’s aggressive 5G rollout and rapid uptake of connected devices are giving edge data centers a very real tailwind, especially in telecom, smart cities, and industrial automation. With 4G/5G availability reported around 95%, operators and enterprises need localized computing nodes to handle ultra‑low‑latency applications like real‑time video analytics, intelligent traffic systems, and IoT‑enabled utilities. Industry estimates put the domestic edge data center market value in the low hundreds of millions of dollars, with multi‑access edge computing now embedded in major operators’ network roadmaps. This tight coupling of 5G and edge computing is turning edge sites into essential infrastructure, not experimental add‑ons.​

Massive national investment in digital infrastructure under Vision 2030 and the new National Data Center Strategy is another major growth engine for edge deployments. The Kingdom is targeting up to 1.5 gigawatts of data center capacity by the end of the decade, with tens of billions of dollars in cumulative investments, spanning hyperscale campuses, regional hubs, and distributed edge sites. Current capacity already sits in the hundreds of megawatts, while upcoming projects are expected to add more than 2.7 gigawatts, including facilities in Neom, Riyadh, and other emerging tech zones. As mega and colocation data centers scale, operators are pushing complementary micro‑edge nodes closer to end users and enterprise campuses to support AI, content delivery, and mission‑critical workloads.​

The rapid digitalization of industries like retail, manufacturing, energy, and public services is also fuelling demand for edge data centers that can process data locally and securely. Smart city programs, e‑government initiatives, and AI‑heavy applications require processing closer to sensors and end points to meet latency, resilience, and data‑sovereignty expectations. Reports highlight strong growth in Saudi edge and edge‑cloud services for use cases such as autonomous logistics in industrial parks, predictive maintenance in oil and gas, and immersive digital experiences in mega‑projects like Neom and other giga‑developments. As more enterprises shift workloads to the cloud and deploy AI at the edge, demand rises for Tier III and IV‑grade edge facilities with high‑density racks, robust cooling, and direct connectivity to national and international networks.

Saudi Arabia Edge Data Center Industry Segmentation:

The report has segmented the market into the following categories:

Component Insights:

• Solution
• Service

Facility Size Insights:

• Small and Medium Facility
• Large Facility

Vertical Insights:

• IT and Telecom
• BFSI
• Retail and E-Commerce
• Government
• Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Manufacturing
• Gaming and Entertainment
• Automotive
• Others

Regional Insights:

• Northern and Central Region
• Western Region
• Eastern Region
• Southern Region

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players.

Recent News and Developments in Saudi Arabia Edge Data Center Market

• June 2025: A national data center report highlights over 36 live sites and 40 projects in development, underpinning cloud, AI, and latency-sensitive edge services.
• March 2025: New colocation portfolio analysis tracks 40 existing and 24 upcoming Saudi data centers, with nearly 500 megawatts of additional capacity expected online by year-end.​
• February 2025: NEOM and DataVolt announce a USD 5 billion net-zero AI data center in Oxagon, targeting 1.5 gigawatts capacity using advanced cooling and renewables.​

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