Work on the building set to become the world’s tallest is moving from pouring concrete to cladding and fitting it out, a shift that brings more specialist contractors and suppliers onto the site.
Jeddah Tower has reached level 120, about 482 metres, and is expected to pass 500 metres by the end of the year, Kingdom Holding Company said in its third-quarter results last week.
On the outside
More than 3,900 facade panels have been installed.
On the inside
The first round of mechanical, electrical and plumbing work is under way, and the steel specialist for the Sky Terrace has arrived on site.
The core
About 322,000 cubic metres of concrete has gone in, or 72% of the total. Extra high-capacity pumps have been brought in to push concrete higher.
The crew
About 6,400 people are working on the tower, which has logged more than 21 million working hours without a lost-time incident, the company said.
Who’s building it
Saudi Binladin Group is the main contractor, under a 7.2 billion Riyal ($1.9 billion) deal signed in October 2024.
Work resumed in January 2025, seven years after it stopped at 63 floors.
The bigger picture
The tower anchors Jeddah Economic City, a 5.3 million square metre district north of the city being developed by Jeddah Economic Company, a Kingdom Holding affiliate. The company has targeted completion in 2028, at a height of more than 1,000 metres.
Why it matters
Every phase opens a new round of packages, from facades to lifts and interiors. For suppliers, the tower is turning from a concrete job into a long pipeline of specialist work.
What to watch
The 500-metre milestone, and which firms win the next fit-out and systems contracts.
