Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Dream Is in Trouble — What Went Wrong?

Why did Saudi Arabia's biggest dream stop? NEOM and The Line, the 170 km mirror city in the desert, have been paused. In this NEOM documentary, we explain Why NEOM failed in 7 simple reasons: city shape, train, steel, cost, oil, investors and fear culture. In October 2017, Saudi Arabia announced NEOM. Inside it came The Line Saudi Arabia, a futuristic linear city that is 170 km long, 200 metres wide and 500 metres tall, made for 9 million people. As per reports, work on The Line has now been stopped and pushed beyond 2030. So what went wrong? Is NEOM completely finished? Watch till the end to understand the full story, and what Saudi mega projects can teach us about why megaprojects fail. ⏱️ CHAPTERS (approximate timings, please adjust after final edit) 0:00 Has Saudi Arabia's biggest dream broken? 0:26 NEOM, The Line and the big promises 1:17 The news: work is stopped 1:56 Problem 1: The shape of the city 2:41 Problem 2: The 20-minute train claim 3:19 Problem 3: Steel and construction 3:51 Problem 4: The cost 4:30 Problem 5: The oil irony 5:54 Problem 6: Foreign investors did not come 6:06 Problem 7: The culture of fear 6:58 Riyadh Expo 2030 and FIFA World Cup 2034 7:17 Is NEOM completely dead? 📌 TOPICS COVERED • Saudi Vision 2030 and the Saudi Arabia economy • Oil price, Saudi budget deficit and the Public Investment Fund • Smart city project and city of the future ideas • Saudi Arabia future after oil 💬 What do you think? Will The Line ever be completed? Tell us in the comments. 🔔 If you like informative documentaries like this, please subscribe to our channel and press the bell icon. ⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE • The 3D scenes in this video are symbolic and imaginary visuals. They are not real footage. • Cost numbers, steel demand, IMF estimates and other figures are based on reports and analyst estimates. They are not officially confirmed, and things may change with time. #NEOM #TheLine #SaudiVision2030 Keywords: NEOM, The Line NEOM, The Line Saudi Arabia, Why NEOM failed, NEOM documentary, Saudi Vision 2030, mirror city Saudi Arabia, linear city, futuristic city, smart city project, Saudi mega projects, Saudi Arabia economy, FIFA, why megaprojects fail, city of the future, Saudi Arabia future, नियोम प्रोजेक्ट, future city, neom project, the line city, neom saudi arabia, smart city