Jeddah Tower has reached close to 80 floors as construction moves ahead quickly on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. The tower, planned to exceed one kilometre in height, resumed work in January 2025 after a long pause and is currently adding a new floor every three to four days. If completed as planned in 2028, it is expected to surpass Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and become the world’s tallest building.
The project, once known as Kingdom Tower, is part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 development drive. Contractors are using high-pressure concrete pumps and multiple cranes to build the structure’s core, which is now more than halfway complete. By August 2025, the tower had already crossed 75 floors.
The tower sits on a large reinforced concrete foundation measuring about 7,500 square metres, supported by 270 deep bored piles extending up to 110 metres into the ground. The design includes 157 planned floors and a large podium base that will house retail, dining, and event spaces.
Work on the project had been halted earlier due to pandemic-related delays and other issues, but developers confirmed a full restart in early 2025. Progress has since continued steadily, with glass installation and additional cranes now in place.
Alongside Jeddah Tower, Saudi Arabia is pursuing another major high-rise plan, Rise Tower in Riyadh. The proposed building aims to reach 2,000 metres, which would make it the tallest skyscraper ever built. Rise Tower remains in the planning and bidding stage, backed by the Public Investment Fund as part of the North Pole District project.
Both projects reflect Saudi Arabia’s focus on large-scale architecture and urban development under Vision 2030.
