By the numbers
How big is King Salman Park?
Every published area, cost, capacity and target, with its source, its date and exactly what it measures.
Capacity
| Seats |
20,000 seats
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025King Salman Park Founda…King Salman Park Founda…
Planned capacity per Foundation brochures; not independently reported · as of Jan 2026
Medium confidence
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| Plant capacity |
60,000 refrigeration tons
King Salman Park Founda…Sep 2023Saudi Tabreed
Contract capacity over 25 years · as of Sep 2023
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| Worshippers |
3,900 worshippers
Freyssinet Saudi Arabia
Capacity stated on the contractor's project page · as of Dec 2025
Medium confidence
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| Seats | 2,300 seats King Salman Park Founda…May 2022Umm Al-Qura Gazette (SP…May 2022SaudipediaJan 2023 Design capacity of the multi-performance space, Foundation release 25 May 2022 · as of May 2022 |
| Design capacity | Up to 192,000 m³ a day OmraniaJun 2025 Design capacity of treated water in Omrania's description; not current output · as of Jun 2025 |
| Forecast visitors a year |
Up to 50 million
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025Parsons
A forecast, not a count: no part of the park has opened. It appears in the Foundation's 2025 brochure and on Parsons' project page, which says 'up to' 50 million. We attribute it and have not seen an independent forecast. · as of Jan 2025
Medium confidence
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Size and scale
| Golf course area |
850,000 m²
King Salman Park Founda…Mar 2019Royal Commission for Ri…Saudipedia (سعوديبيديا)Dec 2020
2019 plan; repeated by Saudipedia; not a current design area · as of Mar 2019
Medium confidence
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| Length of the Loop |
7.2 km
AjelMar 2019IllustrarchFeb 2026SaudipediaJan 2023
The most widely repeated length, from the 2019 launch table, Saudipedia and Illustrarch. Omrania gives 7.1 km, the Foundation brochure lists 7.25 km of shaded car-free pathways, and one aggregator gives 7.5 km. · as of Feb 2026
7.2 km King Salman Park Founda…OmraniaRoyal Commission for Ri…
Circular pedestrian walkway as given by the Royal Commission, Foundation Arabic text (2022) and most sources · May 2022
Medium confidence
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| Wall length |
17 km
ParsonsAl Madina (SPA)May 2026
Foundation announcement via SPA, May 2026 · as of May 2026
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| Height | 106 m King Salman Park Founda…May 2022 Foundation English release, 25 May 2022; describes a pyramid-like building · as of May 2022 |
| Park area | About 17 km² (more than 17 million m²) Royal Commission for Ri…Oct 2026King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025Royal Commission for Ri… Overall land size as the owner and the government publish it: 17 million m² in the Foundation's 2025 brochure, more than 17 million m² on the Royal Commission's project page and in its October 2026 statement. We lead with this because it comes from the owner and the oversight body, is the most recent, and sits inside the 16.6 to 17.2 range that other sources give; it is a rounded figure, so we show the others beside it. · as of Oct 2026 |
| Site and public space | 90,000 m² King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2022King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2022Al JazirahJan 2022 Overall area, site and public space, as stated in the Foundation's January 2022 release; not building floor area · as of Jan 2022 |
| Complex area | More than 500,000 m² King Salman Park Founda…May 2022King Salman Park Founda…May 2022Umm Al-Qura Gazette (SP…May 2022 Site area as stated in the Foundation's 2022 launch releases (English and Arabic) · as of May 2022 |
| Total length |
2,430 m
King Salman Park Founda…Feb 2024King Salman Park Founda…Feb 2024Al Eqtisadiah (SPA)Feb 2024
New and existing sections combined, Foundation announcement of 28 Feb 2024 · as of Feb 2024
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Transport
| Metro stations serving the park |
5 stations: 4 Green Line and 1 Red Line
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025ParsonsRoyal Commission for Ri…
Royal Commission official count; Foundation and Parsons also say 5 · as of Jan 2026
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Nature
| Green and open space |
More than 11 km²
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025Royal Commission for Ri…
Green areas and open spaces as the Royal Commission lists them (more than 11 million m²), matching the Foundation's 2025 brochure (about 11 million m² of greenery). 'Green' definitions differ between sources. · as of Jan 2025
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| Trees planned |
About 1.1 million trees
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025MEEDJun 2023
Planting target in the Foundation's 2025 brochure (1.1 million), consistent with the 1.1 million trees reported for the landscaping contracts in 2023. A target, not a count of trees planted; no cumulative planted total has been published. · as of Jan 2025
Medium confidence
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| Plant species |
About 700 species
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025IllustrarchFeb 2026
Total plant species in the Foundation's 2025 brochure, echoed by Illustrarch in February 2026 (700+, about half indigenous). We lead with the owner's figure; Gerber, quoted by RIBA Journal in March 2026, says 800. · as of Jan 2025
Medium confidence
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| Plants this season |
About 4 million plants
MEEDSep 2026RIBA JournalMar 2026
Planting planned this season at 50,000 to 60,000 plants a day, per MEED on 30 September 2026. These are plants, not trees. About 30,000 specimens a day were reported in late 2025 (RIBA Journal). · as of Sep 2026
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Money and cost
| Headline project value |
$25 billion
King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025The NationalNov 2025
The headline project value in the Foundation's own 2025 brochure, which The National also used in November 2025. We lead with it because it is the owner's current published figure; its scope is not itemised, so it is not a construction budget and should not be set against the figures below. · as of Nov 2025
Medium confidence
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Money and cost
| Public realm budget |
About SAR 50 billion ($13.3bn)
MEEDSep 2026MEEDSep 2026
The part the Foundation is building itself: parks, infrastructure and cultural shells, as reported by MEED on 30 September 2026. MEED's 28 September headline attached the same SAR50bn ($13.3bn) to private assets; the 30 September text is more detailed, so we follow it. · as of Sep 2026
Medium confidence
Why figures differ →
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| Private assets planned |
About SAR 150 billion
MEEDSep 2026
Total private development the Foundation plans, as MEED reported on 30 September 2026 from the acting CEO. It is a long-run plan, not money committed. · as of Sep 2026
Medium confidence
Why figures differ →
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| Private assets awarded |
About SAR 20 billion (13.3% of the plan)
MEEDSep 2026
Value of private assets awarded to date, per MEED on 30 September 2026. 20 out of 150 is 13.3%, which is our arithmetic. · as of Sep 2026
Medium confidence
Why figures differ →
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Progress
| Construction contracts awarded | About 95% (Phases 1 and 2) MEEDSep 2026 Share of Phase 1 and 2 construction contracts awarded, per the acting CEO as reported by MEED on 30 September 2026. Awarded is not built. · as of Sep 2026 |
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The programme
| Homes in the programme |
About 12,000 homes
Royal Commission for Ri…SaudipediaJan 2023
The official programme listed by the Royal Commission and Saudipedia: residential compounds providing about 12,000 homes. We lead with it because the Royal Commission's programme gives a coherent set (homes, hotels, retail, offices). The Foundation's 2025 brochure lists a larger development target of 27,000 residential units without explaining the basis. · as of Nov 2026
Medium confidence
Why figures differ →
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| Hotel rooms in the programme | About 2,300 rooms Royal Commission for Ri…SaudipediaJan 2023 Rooms across the 16 hotels in the official programme. Only the 250-room TRIBE has a named operator. · as of Nov 2026 |
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