Middle East Data Center Colocation Market Outlook & Forecast Report 2025-2030: UAE and Saudi Arabia are the Forefront Markets, While Countries Like Israel and Turkey Emerge As New Growth Centers
Dublin, Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Middle East Data Center Colocation Market - Industry Outlook & Forecast 2025-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The Middle East Data Center Colocation Market was valued at USD 2.61 billion in 2024, and is projected to reach USD 7.70 billion by 2030, rising at a CAGR of 19.76%
Cumulatively from 2025 to 2030, the Middle East data center colocation market is expected to witness investments of approximately $33.79 billion, of which Saudi Arabia is slated to account for around $13.17 billion, representing around 39% of the overall investment share in the Middle East region. From 2024 to 2030, the Middle East data center colocation market is expected to grow with an absolute growth rate of around 195.21%.
The Middle East region comprises abundant desert land, making data center operators to find suitable areas for data center construction with efficient infrastructure, power and water availability, specifically in well-established locations like Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh, due to the rapid data center development leading to an increase in the costs of industrial land. The countries like Israel, Turkey, Oman, Kuwait and others are gaining momentum for the development of data centers as these countries offer suitable land at affordable prices. The governments across the Middle Eastern nations are supporting data center firms to establish their facilities by expanding the network of Free Trade Zones, Special Economic Zones, and Industrial Parks.
The Middle East data center colocation market consists of several prominent colocation operators such as Khazna Data Centers, Gulf Data Hub, Equinix, center3 (stc), DAMAC Digital, Pure Data Centres, EdgeConneX, Batelco by Beyon, MedOne, Global Technical Realty, Serverfarm, Compass Datacenters, MEEZA, Quantum Switch, Ooredoo Group, Mobily, and others
The region is also witnessing the entry of several new entrants that are expanding their footprints into the Middle Eastern countries to develop and operate their data centers for addressing the growing demand for colocation services across these countries. Some of the new entrants in Middle East data center colocation market include Sahayeb Data Centers, ezditek, DataVolt, Desert Dragon Data Centers, Mega Data Centers, NED, Anan, Keystone Infra, ZEUUS and others.
In the Middle East region, Khazna Data Centers leads the market in terms of power capacity with an existing core and shell power capacity of approximately 210 MW, followed by center3, which hosts an existing power capacity of around 145 MW with its 14 operational data center facilities
Gulf Data Hub is one of the prominent data center operators in the Middle East region that operates around seven existing data centers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with a combined core and shell power capacity of around 78 MW, followed by EdgeConneX, which boasts approximately 65 MW of existing power capacity across its four operational data center facilities.
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS
Adoption of Artificial Intelligence
Increasing Sustainability Initiatives
Increasing Smart City Developments and Digital Economy
GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
SEGMENTATION INSIGHTS
KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Key Attributes:
VENDOR LANDSCAPE
Key Data Center Colocation Operators
New Entrants
SEGMENTS
Segmentation by Colocation Type
Segmentation by Infrastructure
Segmentation by Electrical Infrastructure
Segmentation by Mechanical Infrastructure
Segmentation by Cooling Systems
Segmentation by Cooling Techniques
Segmentation by General Construction
Segmentation by Tier Standard
Segmentation by Geography
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