I dont think they’re replacing the current cw panels that were already installed?
It’s different than the existing one, and there’s a new cladding contractor/manufacturer appointed in the summer that’ll handle the entire envelope now:
Thanks for sharing that 
, i thought they were just adding more panels because some parts of the tower do/did have vertical fins and some didn’t (were just bare/smooth) as part of the original design as visible in the 2nd to last image.
New contractor on site:
But take it with a grain of salt. The existing panels seem to have pins to install fins on them, and maybe they’ll even end up retaining that portion - but after 7 years of desert conditions, they might remain permanently dirty, and mismatch the new panels’ reflective properties.
Wow, already about to be 1/3 up!
And evidently, installation of some fins on the existing facade, has commenced per this November picture.
“Jeddah Tower concludes 2025 at the 83rd floor: Clear progress reflecting a strong return for the project and steady steps toward the world’s tallest tower”
Those are the ones I was referring to previously, but they’ve been there since June.
“Officially
On January 1, 2026
#Jeddah Tower surpasses a height of 336 meters
to become:
-The tallest tower in #Jeddah
-The fourth-tallest tower in #SaudiArabia”
“Project Updates
Thursday, 01 January 2026
-Completion of work on (Floor 83) of #Jeddah Tower and the formwork has been lifted to begin work on (Floor 84)
-Start of lifting the wings for the (Floors 73)
-Regarding the actual floors (ceilings and floors of the levels) which appear as lines across the width of the building, work is being completed on floors 68-70 (before the resumption of work, it was at 48-49)
-Acceleration of work from this week on the external glass claddings, especially on the northern facades”
”Today, Thursday, 1/1/2026, the casting molds rose; work became faster.”
Don’t forget this
Pouring 50 floors in a year is very plausible.
“Floor 85, a new phase in Jeddah Tower”
https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/DTQpt_ODUFe/?img_index=2
https://www.instagram.com/thorntontomasetti/p/DTLZSimjFCO/?img_index=1
I like how in that profile shot of the unfinished skyscraper you can see where the construction was paused
Thornton Tomasetti
The green highlight is where the scaffolding was when the tower was on hold
“Concurrently with the increase in the number of floors…
Work is accelerating on cladding the facades and installing the glass panels in the #JeddahTower project.”
Great photos! I’m so glad new portions of the curtain wall are finally being installed.
A week or two ago I was confused about the floor count of the Jeddah Tower. Back in December I could have sworn people posted on social media saying the tower was on its 81st, 82nd floor. But now it’s January and some new posts (Google-searched) only say the Jeddah Tower reached the 80th floor?
