Holy Mosque simultaneous capacity

From 600,000 to 2 million+ worshippers — the largest religious expansion in modern history

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المؤشّر الرئيسي

2M+

Current

خط الأساس · —الهدف

From 600,000 to 2 million+ worshippers — the largest religious expansion in modern history

قيد التنفيذOfficial2 مصادر1 رسمي1 إعلام

من بين الناشرين: Ministry of Hajj & Umrah · Argaam

القصّة

قبل

In the early 2010s, the Grand Mosque in Mecca could accommodate roughly 600,000 simultaneous worshippers.

المبادرة

The Third Saudi Expansion — including the Mataf circumambulation expansion — added massive vertical and horizontal capacity.

النتيجة

The Grand Mosque now accommodates 2 million+ simultaneous worshippers — among the largest single-religious-space capacities in history.

للمواطنين

Pilgrims, including Saudi citizens performing Umrah, can complete Tawaf in less crowded conditions. Safety and dignity at unprecedented scale.

محطّات زمنيّة

مكتبة الأدلّة · 2 مصدراً

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Al-Rabiah: 18 million overseas Umrah pilgrims, 214% growth in three years

Ministry of Hajj & Umrah / SPA

Umrah performers, pilgrims hit record levels: Vision 2030

Argaam

الزوّار السياحيون

122 مليون زائر في 2025 — رقم قياسي

122M

18 million Umrah pilgrims welcomed from abroad

Up 214% since 2022 — and pilgrim satisfaction at 94%

18.03M

Tourism spending, all-time high

Inbound and domestic tourist spending crossed SAR 300B ($81B) in 2025

SAR 300B

Religious tourism's economic footprint

Hajj and Umrah generate ~$12B/year — about 7% of GDP, ~20% of the non-oil economy

~7% GDP

المبادرة: Third Saudi Expansion of the Grand Mosque; Mataf expansion; Pilgrim Experience Program. فئة الأثر على المواطن: Cultural life.