A conceptual image of the planned design for The Line in Saudi Arabia's Neom, shows a large mirrored facade extending out into the water from the desert.
A conceptual image of "The Line" in Neom.
  • Saudi Arabia has cut estimates for people living in its $500 billion Neom project.
  • Its government hoped the futuristic "The Line" city would hold 1.5 million by 2030.
  • Now, fewer than 300,000 are expected to live there by then, officials said, per Bloomberg.

Saudi Arabia has cut estimates for the number of people living in its Neom megacity project by 2030.