Nebius has opened its first artificial intelligence data centre in the UK, a facility in Chertsey that will host NVIDIA and other computer firms. The launch comes as analysts expect the world’s biggest tech companies to pour a combined $4.8 trillion into AI chips, buildings and energy facilities by 2030.
The so-called hyperscalers – Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle – are driving the boom. Their spending is already reshaping corporate debt markets. The Bank of England estimates that the group issued bonds worth roughly $160 billion in the first half of 2026 alone – about 50% more than in the whole of 2025.
“Nebius opens first UK AI data centre in Chertsey as hyperscalers on track to spend $4.8 trillion by 2030.”
The Chertsey site, operated by Ark Data Centres, marks Nebius’s first UK foothold. The company did not disclose the cost of the facility or how many jobs it would create. But the broader investment wave underscores the scale of the AI infrastructure build-out. With hyperscalers increasingly turning to bond markets to fund expansion, the question is whether they can sustain the pace without straining investor appetite.