المملكة: numbers.. "Asceticism" Record growth in number of users in one year
Platform revealed "Ascetic" It has recorded a record growth in the number of users within one year, as the number of people benefiting from its services increased from 12 million to more than 40 million users in 190 countries in the world.
More than 90% of those coming from outside the Kingdom constitute this, in confirmation of the breadth of the digital services that the Kingdom provides to the guests of God, and its strengthening of Saudi Arabia’s position as a leading destination in managing trips. Hajj and Umrah.
It is considered a platform "Ascetic"supervised by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, is an advanced model of digital transformation in serving visitors and Umrah pilgrims, as the number of application downloads exceeded 26 million, more than 17 million permits were issued for Umrah and 13 million permits for visiting the Holy Rawdah, through a system that includes more than 130 integrated digital services, facilitating visitors’ procedures and enriching their religious and cultural experience within the Kingdom.
Integration between technology and organization
On the field side, it stands out. Initiative "Mecca Road" Which is implemented by the Ministry of the Interior in cooperation with a number of government agencies, as one of the qualitative initiatives that embody the integration between technology and organization. During the 2025 Hajj season, the initiative served about 314,337 pilgrims, through 899 flights that arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airports in Jeddah and Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airports in Medina, within lounges designated for implementing the initiative in airports of selected countries.
The initiative aims. "Mecca Road" To facilitate the reception of the guests of God and the completion of their entry procedures from their departure airports in their countries, through a package of services that include issuing visas electronically, taking vital information, and verifying health requirements.
In addition to coding and sorting the luggage according to transportation and housing arrangements within the Kingdom.
When the pilgrims arrive in the Kingdom, they move directly to the designated buses that take them to their residences in Mecca and Medina via organized and smooth paths, while the authorities undertake The Hajj 2025 conference and exhibition, scheduled to be held in Jeddah from November 9 to 12, confirms the Kingdom’s commitment to continuing to develop the Hajj and Umrah system, and to review the most prominent national experiences and pioneering initiatives in this field, the most prominent of which are "Asceticism" and"Mecca Road" Which embody the integration between digital and field solutions in serving the pilgrims.
In light of this momentum of development, the Kingdom is moving confidently towards consolidating its position as a global reference in crowd management and serving visitors to the Two Holy Mosques, inspired by its ambitious vision, Saudi Vision 2030, which made serving the pilgrims an honor and a national responsibility with which the Kingdom is moving forward into the future with stability and leadership.
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