RIYADH/SHENZHEN: Chinese technology giant Tencent is accelerating its cloud and AI push into Saudi Arabia, positioning the Kingdom as its primary hub for the Middle East under Vision 2030.
On the sidelines of the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit 2025 in Shenzhen, senior executives told Arab News that the company is finalizing the launch of its first Middle East cloud region in Riyadh, part of a $150 million investment announced earlier this year.
Riyadh data region: a strategic hub
Dowson Tong, senior executive vice president of Tencent and CEO of the Cloud and Smart Industries Group, said the new Saudi data region marks a “major growth opportunity” for the company.
“We already serve many Chinese companies that are increasing their investments in the Kingdom, and several of our partners are lined up to benefit from the new center,” Tong told Arab News. “This will allow us to expand not only within Saudi Arabia but across the region as a whole.”
