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96.6 Million Pilgrims Visit the Masjid al-Haram and Nabawi in 20 Days of Ramadan 2026

March 11, 2026

A total of 96.6 million worshippers and pilgrims passed through Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah during the first twenty days of Ramadan 1447 AH — 2026.

96.6 Million Pilgrims Visit the Masjid al-Haram and Nabawi in 20 Days of Ramadan 2026

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Key Takeaways

57.5 million worshippers attended Masjid al-Haram for the five daily prayers and Qiyam, with a further 15.6 million performing Umrah.
21.1 million worshippers visited Masjid an-Nabawi for daily prayers and Qiyam during the same period.
Over 1.7 million visitors greeted the Prophet (PBUH) at his blessed resting place, while 579,191 visited Ar-Rawdah Ash-Sharifa.

The first twenty days of Ramadan 2026 have seen an extraordinary volume of worship at the Two Holy mosques, with a combined total of 96.6 million pilgrims and worshippers recorded across Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah.

Masjid al-Haram — Makkah

At the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the numbers break down across two categories of visitors.

A total of 57,595,401 worshippers attended Masjid al-Haram for the five daily prayers and Qiyam — the nightly prayers that draw massive congregations throughout Ramadan.

Separately, 15,605,086 Umrah pilgrims completed their pilgrimage at the mosque during the same twenty-day window, making the Ramadan 2026 Umrah season one of the busiest on record.

Combined, Masjid al-Haram received over 73.2 million visitors in the first twenty days of the month alone.

Masjid an-Nabawi — Madinah

At the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, 21,143,259 worshippers attended for the five daily prayers and Qiyam over the same period.

Ar-Rawdah Ash-Sharifa — the area between the Prophet’s tomb and his pulpit, described in a hadith as a garden from the gardens of Paradise — welcomed 579,191 visitors.

A further 1,715,928 visitors came specifically to greet the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at his blessed resting place.

To place these numbers in context, 96.6 million visits across twenty days represents an average of over 4.8 million people per day across both holy sites combined.