October 8, 2025 –
PHOTO CREDIT:KONE Corporation,
KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to provide a suite of People Flow® solutions for Jeddah Tower, the world’s tallest-building-to-be, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The world’s first 1km+ tall SkyPiercer will feature the world’s tallest elevator ride enabled by KONE’s innovative UltraRope® hoisting technology. With this order, five of the world’s ten tallest buildings are equipped by KONE.
“We are extremely honored to be part of Jeddah Tower’s momentum and continue to deliver world-class People Flow® solutions to this unique structure,” says Philippe Delorme, KONE President and CEO. “This order reaffirms our top position in the high-rise industry and highlights our innovation leadership, technical expertise and trusting customer relationships.”
KONE was selected for its ability to meet the extremely complex technical and design requirements of one of the world’s most high-profile buildings. With this order, five of the world’s ten tallest buildings are equipped by KONE.
To ensure smooth People Flow® in this iconic building, KONE will deliver in total 67 elevators and escalators including 29 KONE MiniSpace™ elevators with a speed of up to 10m/s., seven KONE MiniSpace DoubleDeck elevators and two KONE JumpLift construction time elevators. Additionally, the order includes 21 KONE MonoSpace® elevators, eight KONE TravelMaster™ 110 Escalators as well as KONE Destination Control System, KONE 24/7 Connect and KONE E-Link™ remote monitoring. The order also includes two years of maintenance.
Four of the MiniSpace™ elevators will be equipped with the KONE UltraRope®, a pioneering, super-light hoisting technology designed specifically for the demands of high-rise and supertall buildings. With a carbon fiber core and high-friction coating, KONE UltraRope® offers a unique combination of high performance, reliability, and energy efficiency. It enables unprecedented travel heights of up to one kilometer, overcoming the limitations of conventional steel ropes by significantly reducing moving masses.
This not only enhances ride comfort and system efficiency but also helps cut energy consumption by up to 15% on the over 630-meter vertical voyage to the world’s highest observation deck. KONE UltraRope® is also highly resistant to wear, abrasion, and building sway, offering a longer lifetime and reduced downtime in demanding conditions.
Located along the Red Sea on the north side of Jeddah, Jeddah Tower will house residential, commercial, and office spaces, a luxury hotel, and the world’s highest observation deck. The project is developed by Jeddah Economic Company, with Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) as the principal contractor, engineering support from Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners), project management by Turner Project Management, and architecture by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.
KONE booked the order in the third quarter of 2025.