What Is NEOM?

It will be a futuristic new city 33 times the size of New York City. Built along the Red Sea, NEOM aims to be Saudi Arabia’s answer to Silicon Valley with 100% sustainable and renewable energy for a unique living and working environment.

NEOM


NEOM is short for ‘New Future’. It salutes the dawning of a new era. It captures a new future, unrivalled in concept and unmatched in imagination and intelligence.

It will be a futuristic new city 33 times the size of New York City. Built along the Red Sea, NEOM aims to be Saudi Arabia’s answer to Silicon Valley and will include towns, cities, research, education zones, and  tourist attractions as well as a 100 mile linear, car-free city named THE LINE. This linear city will have no cars or streets, with all residents living within a five-minute walk of essential facilities.

NEOM will be comprised of 14 economic sectors as follows to generate an estimated annual income of $100 billion.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

EDUCATION

ENERGY

ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FOOD

HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND BIOTECH

MANUFACTURING

MEDIA

MOBILITY

SPORT

TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL

TOURISM

WATER

NEOM is, in every conceivable sense, unprecedented – a new future on earth like nothing on earth. Currently being developed in Tabuk, the northwest corner of Saudi Arabia that intersects Egypt and Jordan, NEOM is a pillar of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, and is being constructed with a foundation that serves the 14 specialised investment sectors strategically designed to attract international investment, and all part of a grand push to diversify Saudi Arabia’s so-far oil-centric economy. When completed it will be a city 33 times the size of NYC.

It will be an independent zone, with its own regulations and social norms, created specifically to be in service of economic progress and the well-being of its citizens, in the hopes of attracting the world’s top talent and making NEOM a hub of trade, innovation and creativity.

The first stage of NEOM is expected to be completed in 2025

Read more at NEOM

View our micro-site about NEOM

Related Articles

Saudi climbers chase a new high in NEOM 11 August 2022
Seoul to invite Saudi crown prince in Q4 for Korean role in NEOM and reactor projects 11 August 2022
Biggest ever Saudi series ‘Rise Of The Witches’ begins shoot at NEOM 11 August 2022
Saudia offers up to 40 pct discount on flights to the US and Europe 10 August 2022
Saudi Arabia closes 49 deals worth $925m in second quarter of 2022 09 August 2022
Tabuk governor briefs residents on NEOM project with forum at the Prince Sultan Cultural Center 08 August 2022
NEOM receives bids for water transmission project 08 August 2022
NEOM takes over management of Saudi Duba Port 08 August 2022
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project to bring huge investments to Egypt 04 August 2022
OXAGON to launch hackathon and startup accelerator to support Saudi talent 04 August 2022
Saudi Arabia bid to host Asian Winter Games in TROJENA, NEOM 04 August 2022
Keller posts strong half-year results ahead of first work on Saudi mega city 03 August 2022
NEOM launches public exhibition showcasing THE LINE designs 03 August 2022
The $1 Trillion Mirror City NEOM Project In Saudi Arabia Resembles A Videogame Idea 02 August 2022
Who’s Who: A profile of Fayik Abdi, Saudi skier 01 August 2022
NEOM to showcase THE LINE designs to the public at Jeddah exhibition 01 August 2022
NEOM or "a civilizational revolution": here is what Saudi Arabia's city of the future will look like 29 July 2022
Mohammed bin Salman wants you talking about his ‘city of the future’ 29 July 2022
Saudi Arabia unveils new projections for NEOM 28 July 2022
Green hydrogen gets a push during Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to Greece 27 July 2022
Saudi Prince Plans $80 Billion Fund, IPO for NEOM Project 27 July 2022
With a flotation pencilled in for 2024, financing NEOM is the next big move 27 July 2022
Mohammed bin Salman says NEOM project to list in 2024 26 July 2022
Saudi’s NEOM invests in zero-emission aviation start-up ZEROAVIA 25 July 2022
Korean companies in lead to help build $500 billion Saudi city 25 July 2022