Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH – The number of people who visited the ongoing Riyadh Season crossed 8 million within a period of two months.

The festival that began on Oct. 20 also created more than 122,000 jobs. The visitors included 600,000 visitors from different countries of the world.

The Riyadh Season 2 recorded unprecedented number of visitors, who included citizens, residents and tourists from within the Kingdom and outside. The festival has been instrumental in creating 37,000 direct jobs, and 85,000 indirect jobs.

Details about the record number of figures were released by the General Entertainment Authority Chief Turki Al-Sheikh in statements on his Twitter account.