World’s Tallest Skyscraper Approaches Major Construction Milestone

Key Points:

• Construction on Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building exceeding 1,000 meters, is rapidly advancing toward its uppermost levels, with the project about 60 weeks away from reaching the 160th-floor observation "sky terrace."
• The tower has surpassed 104 floors at over 400 meters in height, with construction progressing at approximately 4 meters per week, aiming to reach 500 meters within 25 weeks, and remains on track for completion by August 2028.
• Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the project faces unprecedented engineering challenges, including pumping concrete to a kilometer-high elevation using a single, highly efficient system, marking a groundbreaking feat in construction technology.
• Jeddah Tower is a centerpiece of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic diversification plan and the Jeddah Economic City development, standing out as the most advanced among the kingdom’s megaprojects amid delays and funding shifts in other initiatives like NEOM and the Mukaab skyscraper.
• Despite some setbacks in other PIF-backed projects, officials maintain that no NEOM projects have been canceled, with delays attributed to prioritization and critical path adjustments rather than termination.