No, These Images Do Not Show Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Stadium
A viral video claims to depict the NEOM Stadium—the planned venue for Saudi Arabia’s megaproject NEOM—perched atop a skyscraper. However, these images were generated by AI and do not represent the official design.
The striking stadium visuals have been spreading widely on social media since late October. Many users assert that the images show the stadium for The Line, a futuristic city within the NEOM project.
On October 26, Rwandan online user Edwin Musoni shared the clip on X, where it quickly amassed 3.5 million views. The video features a football stadium seemingly elevated 1,150 feet (350 metres) above ground in a futuristic urban setting.
Musoni claimed the venue will be situated 1,150 feet (350 metres) above ground level.
While there is indeed a plan for a stadium in The Line, these AI-generated images are not official. A review of NEOM's official accounts on X and Instagram shows no evidence of such a stadium suspended at this height.
However, an official post from December shows the NEOM Stadium designed to be built 350 metres above ground, but it does not match the viral images of a skyscraper-top stadium.
Summary
The viral images of NEOM Stadium atop a skyscraper are AI creations and not part of the official Saudi megaproject, though a stadium is planned at 350 metres elevation within The Line.