How many digits does a phone number in Saudi Arabia have?

Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 9 national digits (7 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +966 and without the trunk prefix 0.

What is the country code for Saudi Arabia?

+966. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 966, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Saudi Arabia, the exit code for international calls is 00.

Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Saudi Arabia?

Mobile numbers start with 050, 051, 053, 054, 055, 056, 057 or 058 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 051 234 5678). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.

Can a mobile number in Saudi Arabia be ported to another carrier?

Yes. Saudi Arabia has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that.

+966

Saudi Arabia phone numbers

051 234 5678

International +966 51 234 5678, E.164 +966512345678

The numbering plan of Saudi Arabia: formats, lengths, the regular expression for each line type and the prefix blocks allocated to each carrier, as ITU publishes it. A pattern says what a number looks like and where it was allocated; whether it is in service, and who serves it today, is a different question (below).

At a glance

Country code: +966
Exit code: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
Mobile digits: 9
Fixed-line digits: 9
Number portability: yes
Carriers on record: 7

How to dial a number in Saudi Arabia from anywhere: the dialling helper.

Line types in the plan:Mobile Fixed line Toll-free Shared cost Premium-rate

Mobile numbers start with:050051053054055056057058

Mobile prefix blocks by operator

Virgin	13
STC	9
Lebara	5
Mobily	2
Red Bull Mobile	2
2 other operators	4

prefix blocks allocated, from the published records; a block is a prefix at the plan's allocation length

Check a number

Valid mobile number in Saudi Arabia.

+966

country code

network code

2345678

subscriber number

Country	Saudi Arabia numbering plan
Line type	Mobile
Carrier the block was allocated to	No carrier on record for this prefix
E.164	+966512345678
International	+966 51 234 5678
National	051 234 5678
RFC 3966	tel:+966-51-234-5678

Source: National numbering plans, ITU-T E.164 (ITU)

Test a pattern

Tick the line types you accept, copy the combined pattern, and paste numbers to see which range each one falls in. Numbers are reduced to their national digits first (no spaces, no +966, no trunk prefix 0); nothing leaves your browser.

^(?:579[0-8]\d{5}|5(?:[013-689]\d|7[0-8])\d{6}|1(?:1\d|2[24-8]|3[35-8]|4[3-68]|6[2-5]|7[235-7])\d{6})$

Numbers to test, one per line

Number	National digits	Matches
051 234 5678	512345678	Mobile
011 234 5678	112345678	Fixed line
800 123 4567	8001234567	not in the ticked types
9200 12345	920012345	not in the ticked types

Need another country, or the pattern as code in your language? Open the regex builder.

Walk the prefixes

Type the first digits of a number in national form, or tap them: the operators holding blocks under those digits, then the block a full prefix falls in. 35 blocks held by 7 operators are on record.

Type the first digits of a number in national form.

In full

Cheat sheet

Country code	+966
International exit code (dialling out)	00
Trunk prefix (national dialling)	0
Mobile number length (national digits)	9
Fixed-line number length (national digits)	9 (7 dialled locally)
E.164 example	+966512345678
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+966-51-234-5678
Mobile number portability	Yes

Line types and their regular expressions

Match each pattern against the national significant number: digits only, without the trunk prefix 0 and without +966. The patterns follow the national numbering plan and are anchored here.

Line type	National digits	Example, national	Example, E.164
Mobile	9	051 234 5678	+966512345678
Fixed line	9	011 234 5678	+966112345678
Toll-free	10	800 123 4567	+9668001234567
Shared cost	9	9200 12345	+966920012345
Premium-rate	9	9250 12345	+966925012345

Mobile, 9 digits

^(?:579[0-8]\d{5}|5(?:[013-689]\d|7[0-8])\d{6})$

Fixed line, 9 digits

^(?:1(?:1\d|2[24-8]|3[35-8]|4[3-68]|6[2-5]|7[235-7])\d{6})$

Toll-free, 10 digits

^(?:800\d{7})$

Shared cost, 9 digits

^(?:920\d{6})$

Premium-rate, 9 digits

^(?:925\d{6})$

Carrier prefix blocks

The operator each prefix block was allocated to, in national form, from the published allocation records for +966. Numbers are portable, so this is the original allocation, not necessarily the carrier serving a number today.

Operator	Line type	Prefix blocks	Ranges
Virgin	Mobile	13	0570–0572, 05150–05154, 05730–05734
STC	Mobile	9	050, 053, 055, 0579, 05735–05739
Lebara	Mobile	5	0576–0578, 05790–05791
Mobily	Mobile	2	054, 056
Red Bull Mobile	Mobile	2	0574–0575
Salam	Mobile	2	0510–0511
Zain	Mobile	2	058–059

Questions developers ask

How many digits does a phone number in Saudi Arabia have?: Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 9 national digits (7 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +966 and without the trunk prefix 0.
What is the country code for Saudi Arabia?: +966. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 966, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Saudi Arabia, the exit code for international calls is 00.
Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Saudi Arabia?: Mobile numbers start with 050, 051, 053, 054, 055, 056, 057 or 058 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 051 234 5678). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator.
Can a mobile number in Saudi Arabia be ported to another carrier?: Yes. Saudi Arabia has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that.