# Diriyah CEO discusses project progress and investor confidence

> Jerry Inzerillo shared construction, visitor and workforce figures for Diriyah in an interview with Arab News.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T15:40:03+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-02-21
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Diriyah Company Group CEO Jerry Inzerillo told Arab News that the project aims to combine historic heritage with new development. He said more than 20 million mud bricks had been made using traditional methods and that hotels and restaurants were operating at the site.

Inzerillo said the project had received more than 4 million visitors, one hotel had occupancy above 90 percent, and 56,000 people worked daily at construction sites across Riyadh. These are figures he gave in the interview and are not presented as independently audited results.

## Data

### Figures reported in the interview

Project scope and figures stated in the interview source.

Methodology: Values are transcribed from the interview; statements by company executives should not be interpreted as independent measurements.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diriyah visitors to date | 4000000 | people | 2026-02-21 | observed | lower-bound |
| Handcrafted mud bricks | 20000000 | count | 2026-02-21 | observed | lower-bound |
| Daily project construction workforce in central Riyadh | 56000 | people | 2026-02-21 | observed |  |

Sources: <https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/ive-never-seen-more-confidence-in-saudi-arabias-ability-to-get-things-done-diriyah-ceo-jerry-inzerillo-tells-arab-news-2633938> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-diriyah-ceo-inzerillo-project-progress-investor-confidence-2026/data/interview-figures?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-diriyah-ceo-inzerillo-project-progress-investor-confidence-2026/data/interview-figures?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Jerry Inzerillo, Group CEO of Diriyah Company interview in Arab News](<https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/ive-never-seen-more-confidence-in-saudi-arabias-ability-to-get-things-done-diriyah-ceo-jerry-inzerillo-tells-arab-news-2633938>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-02-21)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:52:43+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:39+03:00: Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed.

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