28 November 2023: Riyadh wins the right to host Expo 2030

On 28 November 2023, member states of the Bureau International des Expositions voted in Paris to award World Expo 2030 to Riyadh. The Saudi capital won 119 votes in the first round, far ahead of Busan and Rome. Expo 2030 Riyadh is planned to open on 1 October 2030.