List of tallest buildings
The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2010.[1] The Burj Khalifa has been classified as megatall .[2]
A diagram showing the tallest buildings as of 2024
This is a list of the tallest buildings . Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers , are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least 350 metres (1,150 ft). Such definition excludes non-building structures , such as towers .
History
Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt , which held the position for over 3800 years[3] until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France , completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874.
The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885. The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed. Since then, two other buildings have gained the title: Taipei 101 in 2004 and Burj Khalifa in 2010.[4] Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Middle East , China , and Southeast Asia have experienced booms in skyscraper construction.[5]
Ranking criteria and alternatives
The international non-profit organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was formed in 1969 and announces the title of "The World's Tallest Building" and sets the standards by which buildings are measured. It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world.[6] The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft).[6] However, the CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are complete, and some buildings included within the lists in this article are not considered finished by the CTBUH.
In 1996, as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Sears Tower was taller,[7] the council listed and ranked buildings in four categories:[8]
height to structural or architectural top;
height to floor of highest occupied floor;
height to top of roof (removed as category in November 2009);[9] and
height to top of any part of the building.
All categories measure the building from the level of the lowest significant open-air pedestrian entrance.[10]
Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, changes to which would substantially change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences. The Petronas Towers, with their spires, are thus ranked higher than the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) with its antennas, despite the Petronas Towers' lower roofs and lower highest point.[8]
Until 1996, the world's tallest building was defined by the height to the top of the tallest architectural element, including spires but not antennae.[8] In 1930, this definitional argument led to a rivalry between the Bank of Manhattan Building and the Chrysler Building . The Bank of Manhattan Building (i.e. 40 Wall Street) employed only a short spire, was 282.5 m (927 ft) tall, and had a much higher top occupied floor (the second category in the 1996 criteria for tallest building). In contrast, the Chrysler Building employed a very large 38.1 m (125 ft) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 318.9 m (1,046 ft), although it had a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires were excluded.
Upset by Chrysler's victory, Shreve & Lamb , the consulting architects of the Bank of Manhattan Building, wrote a newspaper article claiming that their building was actually the tallest, since it contained the world's highest usable floor, at 255 m (837 ft). They pointed out that the observation deck in the Bank of Manhattan Building was nearly 30 m (98 ft) above the top floor in the Chrysler Building, whose surpassing spire was strictly ornamental and inaccessible.[11]
The Burj Khalifa currently tops the list regardless of which criterion is applied, though at a much lower margin when measured to highest occupied floor.[12] [13]
Tallest buildings in the world
As of 25 June 2024, this list includes all 86 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out ) that reach a height of 350 m (1,150 ft) or more, as assessed by their highest architectural feature. The building is considered as architecturally topped out when it is under construction, structurally topped out, fully clad, and the highest finished architectural elements are in place.[10]
Of these buildings, almost half are in China. Six of the last seven buildings to have held the record as 'tallest building ' are still found in the list, with the exception being the North Tower of the original World Trade Center at 417 m (1,368 ft) after its destruction in the September 11 attacks of 2001. If the Twin Towers were never destroyed, and One World Trade Center was never built, the WTC towers would rank 36 and 37 on the list today.
Clear
Denotes building that is or was once the tallest in the world
Alternative measurements
Height to pinnacle (highest point)
Tallest buildings by pinnacle height, including all masts, poles, antennae, etc. in 2014
This measurement disregards distinctions between architectural and non-architectural extensions, and simply measures to the highest point, irrespective of material or function of the highest element.[10]
This measurement is useful for air traffic obstacle determinations, and is also a wholly objective measure. However, this measurement includes extensions that are easily added, removed, and modified from a building and are independent of the overall structure.
This measurement only recently came into use, when the Petronas Towers passed the Sears Tower (now named Willis Tower ) in height. The former was considered taller because its spires were considered architectural, while the latter's antennae were not. This led to the split of definitions, with the Sears Tower claiming the lead in this and the height-to-roof (now highest occupied floor) categories, and with the Petronas claiming the lead in the architectural height category.
If the World Trade Center towers were still standing, the North (1,368 feet (417 m)) and South Towers (1,362 feet (415.1 m)) would fall between numbers 35 and 36 on the current list (it can be assumed the rebuilt One World Trade Center would have never been built).
†
Denotes building with pinnacle height higher than architectural
Rank
Building
City
Country
Height
Floors
Built
1
Burj Khalifa †
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
829.8 m
2,722 ft
163
2010
2
Merdeka 118 †
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
680.1 m
2,231 ft
118
2023
3
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai
China
632 m
2,073 ft
128
2015
4
Abraj Al-Bait Towers
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
601 m
1,971 ft
120
2012
5
Ping An Finance Center
Shenzhen
China
599.1 m
1,965 ft
115
2016
6
Lotte World Tower †
Seoul
South Korea
555.7 m
1,823 ft
123
2016
7
One World Trade Center †
New York City
United States
546.2 m
1,792 ft
104
2014
8
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre †
Tianjin
China
530.4 m
1,740 ft
98
2019
9
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou
China
530 m
1,739 ft
111
2016
10
China Zun
Beijing
China
528 m
1,732 ft
108
2018
11
Willis Tower †
Chicago
United States
527 m
1,729 ft
108
1974
12
Taipei 101
Taipei
Taiwan
508 m
1,667 ft
101
2004
13
Shanghai World Financial Center †
Shanghai
China
494.3 m
1,622 ft
101
2008
14
International Commerce Centre
Hong Kong
China
484 m
1,588 ft
118
2010
15
Wuhan Greenland Center
Wuhan
China
475.6 m
1,560 ft
97
2021
16
Central Park Tower
New York City
United States
472.4 m
1,550 ft
98
2020
17
Landmark 81 †
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
469.5 m
1,540 ft
81
2018
18
Lakhta Center
St. Petersburg
Russia
462 m
1,516 ft
86
2019
19
International Land-Sea Center
Chongqing
China
458.2 m
1,503 ft
98
2022
20
John Hancock Center †
Chicago
United States
456.9 m
1,499 ft
100
1969
21
The Exchange 106
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
453.6 m
1,488 ft
95
2019
22
Changsha IFS Tower T1
Changsha
China
452.1 m
1,483 ft
94
2018
23
Petronas Tower 1
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
451.9 m
1,483 ft
88
1998
23
Petronas Tower 2
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
451.9 m
1,483 ft
88
1998
25
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing
China
450 m
1,476 ft
89
2010
25
Suzhou IFS
Suzhou
China
450 m
1,476 ft
98
2019
27
Empire State Building †
New York City
United States
443.2 m
1,454 ft
102
1931
28
Kingkey 100
Shenzhen
China
441.8 m
1,449 ft
100
2011
29
Guangzhou International Finance Center
Guangzhou
China
438.6 m
1,445 ft
103
2009
30
Wuhan Center
Wuhan
China
438 m
1,437 ft
88
2019
31
111 West 57th Street
New York City
United States
435.3 m
1,428 ft
82
2020
32
Dongguan International Trade Center 1
Dongguan
China
426.9 m
1,401 ft
88
2020
33
One Vanderbilt
New York City
United States
427 m
1,401 ft
58
2020
34
432 Park Avenue
New York City
United States
425.5 m
1,396 ft
85
2015
35
Marina 101
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
425 m
1,394 ft
101
2017
36
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago
United States
423.2 m
1,388 ft
96
2009
37
Jin Mao Tower
Shanghai
China
421 m
1,381 ft
88
1998
38
Princess Tower †
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
414 m
1,358 ft
101
2012
39
Al Hamra Tower
Kuwait City
Kuwait
412.6 m
1,354 ft
80
2010
40
Two International Finance Centre
Hong Kong
China
412 m
1,352 ft
88
2003
41
Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower
Busan
South Korea
411.6 m
1,350 ft
101
2019
42
Guangxi China Resources Tower
Nanning
China
402.7 m
1,321 ft
85
2019
43
Guiyang Financial Center Tower 1 [55]
Guiyang
China
401 m
1,316 ft
79
2021
Height to occupied floor
Tallest buildings by highest occupied floor in 2022.
This height is measured to the highest occupiable floor within the building.[10]
Rank
Building
City
Country
Height
Floors
Built
1
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
585.4 m (1,921 ft)
163
2010
2
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai
China
583.4 m (1,914 ft)
128
2015
3
Ping An Finance Center
Shenzhen
China
562.2 m (1,844 ft)
115
2016
4
China Zun
Beijing
China
515.5 m (1,691 ft)
108
2018
5
Merdeka 118
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
502.8 m (1,650 ft)
118
2023
6
Lotte World Tower
Seoul
South Korea
497.6 m (1,633 ft)
123
2016
7
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou
China
495.5 m (1,626 ft)
111
2016
8
Abraj Al-Bait Towers
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
494.4 m (1,622 ft)
120
2012
9
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai
China
474 m (1,555 ft)
101
2008
10
International Commerce Centre
Hong Kong
China
468.8 m (1,538 ft)
118
2010
11
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Tianjin
China
439.4 m (1,442 ft)
97
2018
12
Taipei 101
Taipei
Taiwan
438 m (1,437 ft)
101
2004
13
Central Park Tower
New York City
United States
431.8 m (1,417 ft)
98
2020
14
Changsha IFS Tower T1
Changsha
China
431 m (1,414 ft)
94
2017
15
International Land-Sea Center
Chongqing
China
429.8 m (1,410 ft)
98
2022
16
KK100
Shenzhen
China
427.1 m (1,401 ft)
98
2011
17
Guangzhou International Finance Center
Guangzhou
China
415.1 m (1,362 ft)
101
2010
18
Willis Tower
Chicago
United States
412.7 m (1,354 ft)
108
1974
Height to roof
This list of tallest buildings by height to roof ranks completed skyscrapers by height to roof which reach a height of 300 metres (984 ft) or more. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures including towers, are not included. Some assessments of the tallest building use 'height to roof' to determine tallest building, as 'architectural feature' is regarded as a subjective and an imprecise comparative measure. However, in November 2009, the CTBUH stopped using the roof height as the metric for tall buildings because modern tall buildings rarely have a part of the building that can categorically be deemed the roof.[101]
Rank
Building
City
Country
Height (m)
Height (ft)
Floors
Built
Reference
1
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
UAE
739.4 m
2,426 ft
163
2010
[102]
2
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai
China
574.5 m
1,885 ft
127
2015
[103]
3
Ping An Finance Center
Shenzhen
China
555 m
1,821 ft
115
2016
[104]
4
Merdeka 118
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
518.2 m
1,700 ft
118
2023
[105]
5
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou
China
518 m
1,699 ft
111
2016
[106]
6
Abraj Al-Bait Towers
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
508 m
1,666 ft
120
2012
[107] [108]
7
Lotte World Tower
Seoul
South Korea
497.6 m
1,633 ft
123
2016
[citation needed ]
8
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai
China
487.41 m
1,599 ft
101
2008
[109]
9
International Commerce Centre
Hong Kong
China
479.83 m
1,574 ft
118
2010
[110]
10
Central Park Tower
New York City
United States
472.44 m
1,550 ft
131
2019
[111]
11
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Tianjin
China
471.1 m
1,545 ft
97
2019
[112]
12
Taipei 101
Taipei
Taiwan
449.20 m
1,471 ft
101
2004
[113]
13
Willis Tower
Chicago
United States
442.14 m
1,451 ft
108
1974
[114]
14
KK100
Shenzhen
China
442.0 m
1,449 ft
100
2011
[citation needed ] -->
15
Guangzhou International Finance Center
Guangzhou
China
432.00 m
1,417 ft
103
2009
[115]
16
432 Park Avenue
New York City
United States
425.5 m
1,396 ft
96
2015
[citation needed ] -->
17
One World Trade Center
New York City
United States
417.0 m
1,368 ft
104
2014
[116]
18
International Finance Centre
Hong Kong
China
401.1 m
1,316 ft
88
2003
[117]
21
Princess Tower
Dubai
UAE
392.0 m
1,286 ft
101
2012
[118]
22
Jin Mao Tower
Shanghai
China
382.5 m
1,255 ft
88
1998
[119]
23
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing
China
381.3 m
1,251 ft
89
2009
[120]
24
Empire State Building
New York City
United States
381.0 m
1,250 ft
102
1931
[121]
25=
Petronas Tower 1
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
378.5 m
1,250 ft
88
1998
[122]
25=
Petronas Tower 2
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
378.5 m
1,250 ft
88
1998
[123]
26
Marina 101
Dubai
UAE
371.0 m
1,207 ft
80
2014
[citation needed ]
27
Al Hamra Tower
Kuwait City
Kuwait
368.0 m
1,207 ft
80
2011
[citation needed ]
28
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago
United States
357.8 m
1,174 ft
96
2009
[124]
29
Tuntex Sky Tower
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
347.5 m
1,140 ft
85
1997
[125]
30
Aon Center
Chicago
United States
346.25 m
1,136 ft
83
1973
[126]
31
John Hancock Center
Chicago
United States
343.5 m
1,127 ft
100
1969
32
Mercury City Tower
Moscow
Russia
339.0 m
1,112 ft
75
2012
33
China World Trade Center Tower 3
Beijing
China
333.0 m
1,093 ft
74
2008
34
Ryugyong Hotel
Pyongyang
North Korea
330.0 m
1,083 ft
105
1992[C]
35
The Index
Dubai
UAE
328.0 m
1,076 ft
80
2009
36
Shun Hing Square
Shenzhen
China
324.8 m
1,066 ft
69
1996
37
Four Seasons Place KLCC
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
323 m
1,076 ft
74
2018
[citation needed ]
38
CITIC Plaza
Guangzhou
China
321.9 m
1,056 ft
80
1997
39
Nina Tower
Hong Kong
China
318.8 m
1,046 ft
80
2006
40
Rose Tower
Dubai
UAE
315.0 m
1,033 ft
72
2008
41
Bank of China Tower
Hong Kong
China
315.0 m
1,033 ft
72
1990
42
Bank of America Plaza
Atlanta
United States
311.8 m
1,023 ft
55
1992
43
Emirates Office Tower
Dubai
UAE
311.0 m
1,020 ft
56
2000
44
U.S. Bank Tower
Los Angeles
United States
310.3 m
1,018 ft
73
1989
45
Menara Telekom
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
309.9 m
1,017 ft
55
2001
46
Almas Tower
Dubai
UAE
310.0 m
1,017 ft
74
2008
47
The Shard
London
United Kingdom
310.0 m
1,017 ft
72
2012
48
Varso Tower
Warsaw
Poland
310.0 m
1,017 ft
53
2022
49
Central Plaza
Hong Kong
China
309.0 m
1,014 ft
78
1992
50
One57
New York City
United States
306m
1,005 ft
73
2014
51
The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa
Dubai
UAE
306.0 m
1,004 ft
78
2008
52
JPMorgan Chase Tower
Houston
United States
305.4 m
1,002 ft
75
1982
53
Northeast Asia Trade Tower
Incheon
South Korea
305.1 m
1,001 ft
68
2010
54
Baiyoke Tower II
Bangkok
Thailand
304.0 m
997 ft
85
1997
55
Wells Fargo Plaza
Houston
United States
302.4 m
992 ft
71
1983
56
Kingdom Centre
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
302.0 m
991 ft
41
2002
57
Moscow Tower
Moscow
Russia
302.0 m
989 ft
76
2010
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Buildings under construction
This is a list of buildings taller than 350 m that are currently under construction.[127] On-hold buildings whose construction was interrupted after it had reached a significantly advanced state are listed in a separate table.
Under construction
Rank
Building
Planned architectural height
Floors
Planned completion
Country
City
Ref.
1
Jeddah Tower
1,000 m (3,300 ft)
167+
?
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
[128]
2
The Line
500 m (1,640 ft.)
?
2030
Saudi Arabia
Neom
[129]
3
China International Silk Road Center
498 m (1,634 ft)
101
2025
China
Xi'an
[130]
4
Fuyuan Zhongshan 108 IFC
498 m (1,634 ft)
108
2029
China
Zhongshan
[131]
5
Panda Tower - Tianfu Center
488.9 m (1,604 ft)
95
2026
China
Chengdu
[132]
6
North Bund Tower
480 m (1,575 ft)
97
2027
China
Shanghai
7
Torre Rise
475 m (1,559 ft)
88
2026
Mexico
Monterrey
8
Wuhan CTF Centre
475 m (1,558 ft)
84
2026
China
Wuhan
[133]
9
Fosun Bund Center T1
470 m (1,540 ft)
?
?
China
Wuhan
[134]
10
Suzhou Center North Tower
470 m (1,540 ft)
?
2024
China
Suzhou
[135]
11
Guohua Financial Center Tower 1
465 m (1,526 ft)
79
?
China
Wuhan
[136]
T-12
China Resources Land Center
436.1 m (1,431 ft)
98
?
China
Dongguan
[137]
T-12
One Bangkok
436.1 m (1,431 ft)
92
2025
Thailand
Bangkok
[138]
13
Burj Almasa
432 m (1,417 ft)
93
2027
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
[139]
14
Shandong International Financial Center [note 1]
428 m (1,404 ft)
88
2023
China
Jinan
[140]
15
Haikou Tower 1
428 m (1,404 ft)
93
2027
China
Haikou
16
Nanjing Financial City Tower 1
426 m (1,398 ft)
88
2024
China
Nanjing
[141]
17
JPMorgan Chase Building
423 m (1,388 ft)
63
2025
United States
New York City
[142]
18
Ningbo Center Tower 1
409 m (1,342 ft)
80
2024
China
Ningbo
[143]
19
Wuhan Yangtze River Center Tower
400 m (1,300 ft)
82
2025
China
Wuhan
[144]
20
Mukaab
400 m (1,300 ft)
?
2030
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
21
Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1
399.8 m (1,312 ft)
83
?
China
Hangzhou
[145]
22
Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1
394 m (1,293 ft)
78
2027
China
Shenzhen
[146]
23
Iconic Tower [note 1]
393.8 m (1,292 ft)
77
2023
Egypt
Cairo
[147]
24
Haiyun Plaza Tower 1
390 m (1,280 ft)
86
2024
China
Rizhao
[148]
25
China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters
387.4 m (1,271 ft)
74
?
China
Shenzhen
[149]
26
Tour F
385.8 m (1,266 ft)
64
?
Ivory Coast
Abidjan
[150]
27
Shekou Prince Bay Tower
380 m (1,250 ft)
70
?
China
Shenzhen
[151]
28
Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre
379.9 m (1,246 ft)
83
?
China
Shenzhen
[152]
29
Guangdong Business Center
375.5 m (1,232 ft)
60
2024
China
Guangzhou
[153]
30
China Merchants Prince Bay Tower
374 m (1,227 ft)
59
2028
China
Shenzhen
[154]
31
Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1
370 m (1,210 ft)
67
2024
China
Shanghai
[155]
32
Lucheng Square
369 m (1,211 ft)
75
?
China
Wenzhou
[156]
33
Taipei Twin Tower 1
369 m (1,211 ft)
74
2027
Taiwan
Taipei
34
Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1
369 m (1,211 ft)
?
2024
China
Suzhou
[157]
35
Ciel Tower
365.5 m (1,199 ft)
81
2023
UAE
Dubai
[158]
36
Huiyun Center[note 1]
359.2 m (1,178 ft)
80
2022
China
Shenzhen
[159]
37
Naga Tower 1
358 m (1,175 ft)
70
2026
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
38
City Tower 1
358 m (1,175 ft)
94
2025
UAE
Dubai
39
Fosun Bund Center T2
356 m (1,168 ft)
?
?
China
Wuhan
[160]
40
Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2
355.7 m (1,167 ft)
68
2027
China
Shenzhen
[161]
41
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Building
352 m (1,155 ft)
59
2024
Turkey
Istanbul
[162]
42
Guohong Center
350 m (1,150 ft)
71
2025
China
Wenzhou
[163]
43
Guowei ZY Plaza
350 m (1,150 ft)
62
?
China
Zhuhai
[164]
44
China Resources Huafu Tower
350 m (1,150 ft)
?
?
China
Shenzhen
[165]
45
Poly Liangxi Plaza
350 m (1,150 ft)
?
?
China
Foshan
[166]
On hold
Rank
Building
Planned architectural height
Floors
Planned completion
Country
City
Ref.
1
Goldin Finance 117 [note 1]
597 m (1,959 ft)
117
?
China
Tianjin
2
Pentominium Tower
516 m (1,693 ft)
122
2027
UAE
Dubai
[167]
3
Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center
499.8 m (1,640 ft)
102
2025
China
Nanjing
[168]
4
Suzhou Zhongnan Center
499.2 m (1,638 ft)
103
2025
China
Suzhou
[169]
5
HeXi Yuzui Tower A
498.8 m (1,636 ft)
84
2025
China
Nanjing
[170]
6
Chushang Building
475 m (1,558 ft)
111
2025
China
Wuhan
[171]
7
Chengdu Greenland Tower
468 m (1,535 ft)
101
2024
China
Chengdu
[172]
8
Marina 106
445 m (1,460 ft)
104
2026
UAE
Dubai
[173]
9
Greenland Center Tower 1
428 m (1,404 ft)
?
?
China
Kunming
[174]
10
Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower
407 m (1,335 ft)
100
2024
China
Kunming
[175]
11
Icon Towers 1
384 m (1,260 ft)
77
2029
Indonesia
Jakarta
[176]
12
Greenland Star City Light Tower
379.9 m (1,246 ft)
83
2025
China
Changsha
[177]
13
Ping An IFC
373 m (1,224 ft)
?
?
China
Nanchang
[178]
14
Global Port Tower 1
350 m (1,150 ft)
?
2024
China
Lanzhou
[179]
14=
Global Port Tower 2
350 m (1,150 ft)
?
2024
China
Lanzhou
[180]
List by continent
The following list shows the tallest completed buildings located on each continent listed by greatest to least height (click on name of continent for continent-specific list):
Countries with most buildings on list
The following list shows the countries whose buildings are featured on the main list of world's tallest buildings (first list featured above), in order from most amount of buildings on the list to least amount of buildings on the list.
Rank
Country
Number of skyscrapers on list
City with most skyscrapers on list
Tallest building
Height of tallest building
1
China
48
Shenzhen
Shanghai Tower
632.0 m (2,073.5 ft)
2
United Arab Emirates
14
Dubai
Burj Khalifa
828.0 m (2,716.5 ft)
United States
14
New York City
One World Trade Center
541.3 m (1,776 ft)
4
Malaysia
5
Kuala Lumpur
Merdeka 118
678.9 m (2,227 ft)
5
Russia
4
Moscow
Lakhta Center
462.0 m (1,515.7 ft)
6
Saudi Arabia
2
Mecca; Riyadh
Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower
601.0 m (1,971.8 ft)
South Korea
2
Seoul; Busan
Lotte World Tower
554.5 m (1,819 ft)
Taiwan
2
Taipei; Kaoshiung
Taipei 101
508.0 m (1,666.7 ft)
9
Vietnam
1
Ho Chi Minh City
Landmark 81
461.2 m (1,513 ft)
Kuwait
1
Kuwait City
Al Hamra Tower
412.6 m (1,354 ft)
Egypt
1
New Administrative Capital
Iconic Tower
393.8 m (1,292 ft)
Indonesia
1
Jakarta
Autograph Tower
382.9 m (1,256 ft)
See also
Notes
^ a b c d Structurally Topped Out
^ Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere[66]
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^ icon tower
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