Meta Platforms to Invest $50 Billion in Louisiana Data Center

Meta Platforms plans to invest $50 billion in a massive data center in rural Louisiana, part of a strategic push to become a key player in the AI sector with total investments surpassing $100 billion. The project, known as "Hyperion," will be the largest financing related to a specific AI data center to date, with Pacific Investment Management Company and Blue Owl Capital Inc. spearheading the fundraising of $29 billion.

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to invest $50 billion in a massive data center in rural Louisiana. This significant investment is part of a broader strategic push by the company to become a key player in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, with total investments surpassing $100 billion [1][2][3][4].

The data center, dubbed "Hyperion," is set to be the largest financing-related AI data center to date. Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) and Blue Owl Capital Inc. are spearheading the fundraising of $29 billion for this project [1][2]. The Hyperion data center is designed to handle intense computational power to support digital infrastructure, including AI workloads [1][2].

Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been vocal about the company's AI ambitions. In a July post on Facebook, Zuckerberg stated that Meta would invest "hundreds of billions of dollars into compute to build superintelligence" [2]. This includes building several multi-gigawatt clusters, with one called Prometheus coming online in 2026 and Hyperion scaling up to 5 gigawatts over several years [2].

The Hyperion data center is expected to cover a significant part of the footprint of Manhattan, as depicted in a graphic shared by Zuckerberg with President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting [3]. Trump expressed shock at the size and cost of the project, which will support Meta's energy-guzzling AI systems [3].

Meta has been actively building its AI capabilities, including reorganizing its AI efforts under Superintelligence Labs in June. The company has also been on a hiring spree to attract top talent for its AI projects, including its Llama AI platform [4].

In addition to its own data center investments, Meta has also signed a deal with Google Cloud to use cloud-computing services worth at least $10 billion over six years. This deal aims to expand Meta's capabilities as it continues to push AI tools and services across its platforms [4].

The Hyperion data center is expected to be operational by 2030 and will feature custom hardware solutions optimized for AI technology. The company aims to leverage AI solutions to prioritize resource efficiency in developing new technologies and expanding its work in building the future of human connection [2].

Meta's ambitious AI strategy is part of a broader trend in the tech industry, with companies like Google, Blackstone, and CoreWeave also planning to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on data centers for AI [2].

References:
[1] https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/metas-planned-louisiana-ai-data-center-to-cost-50-billion-trump-says-4211502
[2] https://www.pymnts.com/meta/2025/trump-says-meta-to-spend-50-billion-on-louisiana-data-center/
[3] https://nypost.com/2025/08/26/business/trump-announces-mark-zuckerbergs-meta-planning-to-spend-50b-on-manhattan-sized-ai-data-center-in-louisiana/
[4] https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/metas-ai-push-leads-to-10-billion-google-cloud-deal-report-says/