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# Saudi Aramco takes a 49% stake in AI company Humain for ~$2.6B in cash plus AI and compute assets; PIF keeps 51%

On Nov 1, 2026 Aramco agreed to acquire 49% of Humain, Saudi Arabia's national AI company, contributing about SAR 9.9 billion ($2.6B) in cash in 2026 plus its AI, compute and digital assets; the Public Investment Fund keeps 51%. Humain plans 3 GW of AI data-center capacity by 2030.

## Key facts
- Cash: ~SAR 9.9B ($2.6B) in 2026, plus Aramco's AI, compute and digital assets; stake held by a wholly owned Aramco subsidiary
- Humain (launched May 2025): data centers, cloud, models (ALLaM Arabic multimodal LLM) and AI solutions; 3 GW target by 2030
- Amin Nasser (Aramco CEO): 'The Humain deal is very important to Aramco'

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## Sources

1. [GamesBeat: Aramco to buy 49% stake in Humain for $2.6B (Nov 1)](https://gamesbeat.com/saudi-arabias-aramco-buy-49-stake-in-ai-firm-humain-for-2-6b/) (gamesbeat.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-02 (filed): Created