Jeddah Tower is continuing to close in on the Burj Khalifa in its bid to become the tallest skyscraper in the world.

The ambitious project is undoubtedly one of the flagship symbols in Saudi Arabia’s new vision for the future.

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 program is a framework for huge transformation across the Kingdom.

Tourism sits at the very heart of it, as it accelerates efforts to diversify its economy and reduce its dependency on oil.

Kingdom Holding confirmed that Jeddah has hit a number of key milestones as it published its Q2 results for 2026.

Jeddah Tower has now reached 430 metres and 106 levels as it drives towards the completed target of 1,000 metres.

Below is a timeline on the journey thus far for Jeddah Tower.

How has it reached this height?

It’s been a long journey, and there’s still a bit to do.

At this point, more than 300,000 cubic metres of concrete have been poured.

There is also huge manpower on the job, with around 6,400 workers deployed onsite in Jeddah.

The verticals works are continuing, and Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding, revealed that inspections have shown they are on course to deliver the world’s tallest tower in the world.

Jeddah Tower’s 430 metre elevation is just over half the height of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.

100 floor milestone

Jeddah Tower has also hit the century mark in terms of floors.

It has now passed 100 floors and Kingdom Holding has said everything remains on course.

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Inevitably, the landmark project requires a lot of concrete, with Jeddah Tower confirming it has used 67 per cent of what is required to complete the tower.

Site activity also covers façade installation and mechanical, electrical and plumbing packages.

The facade process has started, with more than 3,000 panels fitted at this juncture.

As aforementioned above, there is 6,400 workers on the job, and that has grown as the tower has got taller, the workforce is expecting to grow over the coming months.

Kingdom Holding has said there has been no fatalities on the job thus far, and that they have recorded over 16 million working hours without a lost time incident.

What will Jeddah Tower be used for?

Jeddah Tower will be a blend of residential, hospitality and office space when completed.

It will consist of about 530,000 square metres and will have several impressive observation facilities built into the structure.

Time to observe

It goes without saying that one of the key attractions of Jeddah Tower is going to be getting to the top of the world’s tallest skyscraper.

Observatory elevators are designed to travel at 10 metres per second in both directions.

That system will handle passenger movement across a building planned to exceed one kilometre.

Design specifications include 59 elevators, comprising 54 single-deck units and five double-deck elevators.

Another 12 escalators will serve circulation requirements across the building.

Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture were designed with the responsibility of designing Jeddah Tower.

The US company delivered the project Jeddah Tower is trying to knock off its perch, which is of course the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

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