Humain

What Humain does

Humain is Saudi Arabia's state-owned artificial intelligence company. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs it. He announced its launch on May 12, 2025 as a company owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund. Its brief covers the AI supply chain: data centers, cloud computing, AI models and applications, including Arabic-language models.

Tareq Amin is chief executive. The company's products, according to a chronology published by Arab News Japan, include:

• Humain Chat, a chatbot built on the Allam Arabic model
• Humain One, an operating platform built around AI agents (software that carries out multi-step tasks)
• Horizon-branded personal computers

Humain sources chips from Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm and Groq, Reuters reported in October 2025.

Why it matters

Humain is a state vehicle for making Saudi Arabia a major center for AI. Reuters links that aim to Vision 2030, the government's plan to reduce the economy's dependence on oil. Reuters reported in August 2026 that the company is targeting 6 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2034. Nvidia said in May 2025 that Humain planned AI computing facilities of up to 500 megawatts over five years using its chips.

That ambition depends on access to advanced US chips, which need export approval. In November 2025 the US Commerce Department said it had authorized exports equivalent to up to 35,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips to Humain and the UAE's G42. It said the exports were conditioned on security and reporting requirements.

The company also works with both US and Chinese technology firms. In September 2026 it unveiled Humain-m3, an Arabic model commissioned from Chinese AI firm MiniMax. Al-Monitor described the step as deepening AI ties with China while pursuing US technology partnerships.

Recent developments

• January 2026: Humain and Saudi Arabia's National Infrastructure Fund announced a framework agreement. It sets out non-binding terms for up to $1.2 billion in financing for up to 250 megawatts of data center capacity.
• February 2026: Humain said it had invested $3 billion in Elon Musk's xAI shortly before SpaceX acquired that company. It said the holding was converted into SpaceX shares.
• May 2026: It picked Goldman Sachs to advise on financing of at least 20 billion riyals ($5.33 billion), two sources told Reuters.
• August 2026: NEOM said Humain and DataVolt would develop about 100 megawatts of data center capacity at Oxagon, expected in 2028.
• September 2026: Amin posted a call for recruits with experience in IPO preparation, Fortune reported. He had said in October 2025 that he hoped to list in Saudi Arabia and on Nasdaq within three to four years.

What to watch

Many of Humain's announced data center projects are still under development. Some financing terms are non-binding or come from unnamed sources. Fortune noted that PIF is reining in capital spending across its portfolio. Fortune said other Saudi companies have pulled planned listings amid market volatility linked to the US-Iran war.

Reuters reported in May 2026 that Iranian drone strikes had hit Amazon Web Services data centers in the UAE and Bahrain.

Researchers at the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights argued in October 2026 that companies and investors building AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia face risks. They cited extreme heat, exploitation of migrant construction workers and regional conflict.

Amin said at a forum in Riyadh in September 2026 that about 14 gigawatts of power had been allocated to the site Humain is developing, Asharq Al-Awsat reported. That figure describes power allocated to a site, a different measure from the 6 gigawatt data center target.