Hudhud Information Technology Company
Riyadh-based company behind HudHud Maps, an Arabic and English navigation app for Saudi Arabia, and a developer platform of mapping, search and routing APIs. LinkedIn lists it as founded in 2023.
Industry: Digital mapping and navigation | Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Founded: 2023
About Hudhud Information Technology Company
Hudhud Information Technology Company is a Riyadh-based mapping company that operates HudHud Maps, a navigation app for Saudi Arabia in Arabic and English. The App Store lists Hudhud Information Technology Company as the seller, and its website gives an address on King Abdullah Road in the Al Raed district of Riyadh. LinkedIn lists it as a privately held company founded in 2023 with 51 to 200 employees, while its careers page describes an early-stage deep-technology startup established in 2024; the two dates differ and the company does not publish its founders on the pages read.
The app offers turn-by-turn navigation with lane guidance, traffic and road-closure information, and alerts for speed cameras, speed bumps and accidents. It also provides a three-dimensional map of the country, street-level and satellite imagery, place listings, community reporting of road conditions, and CarPlay and Android Auto support. The App Store listing shows 321 ratings with an average of 4.4 out of 5. Semafor reported in August 2026 that the app began in Riyadh and now covers the whole kingdom, and TechScoop reported a version for Umrah pilgrims in Makkah.
For data, the company uses camera-equipped vehicles that photograph streets every few metres. Its developer site describes in-house AI models, computer vision and a vehicle-mounted laser-scanning system with a panoramic camera. Jawlah reported that its databases and servers are hosted inside Saudi Arabia. The developer platform sells maps, satellite imagery, street view, geocoding, place search, directions, distance matrix and route optimisation APIs, plus map and navigation SDKs for iOS and Android.
At LEAP 2024, the company signed an agreement with the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information and the National Technology Development Program, according to Jawlah, to support national spatial data infrastructure, startups and mobility services. Jawlah reported the launch of the Riyadh app on 1 August 2026. No funding rounds, investors or revenue figures have been published on the pages read. The careers page listed six open roles in data and engineering.