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| Figure | What it is | What it measures | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| About 17 km² (more than 17 million m²) | Park area | 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 | Royal Commission for Ri…Oct 2026King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025Royal Commission for Ri… |
| 20,000 seats | Arena Seats |
Planned capacity per Foundation brochures; not independently reported · as of Jan 2026 | King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025King Salman Park Founda…King Salman Park Founda… |
| 60,000 refrigeration tons | District Cooling Plant Plant capacity |
Contract capacity over 25 years · as of Sep 2023 | King Salman Park Founda…Sep 2023Saudi Tabreed |
| 850,000 m² | Royal Golf Course Golf course area |
2019 plan; repeated by Saudipedia; not a current design area · as of Mar 2019 | King Salman Park Founda…Mar 2019Royal Commission for Ri…Saudipedia (سعوديبيديا)Dec 2020 |
| 5 stations: 4 Green Line and 1 Red Line | King Salman Park Metro Station (Green Line) Metro stations serving the park |
Royal Commission official count; Foundation and Parsons also say 5 · as of Jan 2026 | King Salman Park Founda…Jan 2025ParsonsRoyal Commission for Ri… |
| 3,900 worshippers | Grand Mosque Worshippers |
Capacity stated on the contractor's project page · as of Dec 2025 | Freyssinet Saudi Arabia |
| 17 km | Retaining (MSE) walls Wall length |
Foundation announcement via SPA, May 2026 · as of May 2026 | ParsonsAl Madina (SPA)May 2026 |
| 106 m | Museum of World Cultures Height |
Foundation English release, 25 May 2022; describes a pyramid-like building · as of May 2022 | King Salman Park Founda…May 2022 |
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Figures change and sources differ, so each line below says what it measures and when. Where sources disagree we show the range. Full source lists are on each page of the site. Status as of 12 November 2026.
| Item | Figure | What it measures | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park area | 16.6 to 17.2 km2 | Reported footprint; sources use different boundaries | Gerber, Parsons |
| Green space | about 11.6 km2 | Planned green area, about 70 percent of 17.2 km2 | Parsons |
| Loop | 7.2 km | Circular pedestrian route; 7.1 and 7.5 km also reported | Omrania |
| Trees | about 1 million | Planned target | Royal Commission |
| Plants this season | about 4 million | Planting expected in the 2026 season | MEED |
| Water treatment | 192,000 m3 a day | Design capacity of the water treatment complex | Omrania |
| Water, current | about 50,000 m3 a day | Temporary plant output, September 2026 | MEED |
| District cooling | 60,000 refrigeration tonnes | Contracted capacity; 20,000 for the first phase | Zawya |
| Royal Arts Complex | more than 500,000 m2 | Area as billed by the Foundation | Foundation |
| Museum of World Cultures height | 106 m (Foundation); 110 m (other sources) | Reported building height; unresolved | Foundation |
| National Theatre | 2,300 seats | Main multi-performance space | Foundation |
| Homes | about 12,000 programme; about 5,050 in announced packages | Programme target versus packages announced so far | Saudipedia, Package announcements |
| Hotel keys | about 2,300 programme; about 890 in announced packages | Programme target versus packages announced so far | Saudipedia |
| Cost | SAR 72 billion (park only); SAR 50 billion public realm plus about SAR 150 billion private planned | Different counting bases; the $23 billion figure covers four Riyadh projects | ArchDaily, MEED, Foundation |
| Contracts awarded | 95 percent | Phase 1 and 2 contracts awarded, not physical progress | MEED |
Current status, in one paragraph
As of 12 November 2026 the King Salman Park Foundation is preparing a phased soft opening. No asset is open to the public, and no opening date or first area has been announced. Dale Chadwick was announced as CEO by the Saudi Press Agency on 11 October 2026. Please do not describe the park as open, and please check the date of any article that says so: one widely circulated "King Salman Park opened" article is from 2016 and is about a different park. King Salman Science Oasis is a separate venue.
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