Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower has passed its 100th floor and is on track to become the world's tallest building, edging past a kilometre in height once its spire is counted.
Jeddah Tower is a megatall skyscraper under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, planned as the first 1 km building at no less than 1,008 m, with 167 floors, the centrepiece of Jeddah Economic City[2][3]
Wikipedia reports the tower reached 113 floors as of 2 September 2026, after passing the 100th floor by May 2026[2]
Construction halted in January 2018 with about a third complete, a new request for proposals followed in September 2023 and work restarted in January 2025[2][3]
The architects (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill) said in August 2025 that the schedule reflects August 2028 completion, with the core at level 69 and about 50% of the concrete placed; Wikipedia says completion could come as early as 2028[2][3]
The tower is to house a Four Seasons hotel, offices, luxury condominiums and the world's highest observation deck (a sky terrace on the 157th level per Newsweek)[2][3]
Jeddah Economic City is a roughly $20 billion project (at least SR75 billion)[2][3]
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Wikipedia confirms the tower 'is expected to be completed as early as 2028,' giving August 2028 as the estimate and noting it had reached 113 floors by 2 September 2026 - directly matching the pin's stored completion date.
Newsweek's own reporting (published 1 June 2026) states the Jeddah Tower 'is expected to be completed by August 2028' with construction reaching Core Level 69 - an exact match for the pin's stored completion date.
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