Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of NEOM, said that a community has been established and schools have been opened in NEOM in the current phase of the project. He also noted that construction has begun throughout the project site.

Speaking on the sidelines of a NEOM exhibition launch in Seoul, Al-Nasr said that 60,000 people are residing and working on the site to build NEOM, Saudi local media reported. 

“The number of people living and working at the site will rise to 400,000 in the next year,” - Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of NEOM

The nine-day event, with the theme of “Discover NEOM: A New Future by Design” will run until Aug. 3. The exhibition showcases models and videos that contain the design philosophy and urban design of major projects such as THE LINE, Oksagon, Trogena, and Syndala that make up NEOM City.