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Tallest Building
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

Main article: History of the world's tallest buildings

Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for over 3800 years until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874.

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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. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia have experienced booms in skyscraper construction.

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. The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft). 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, the council listed and ranked buildings in four categories:

  • height to structural or architectural top;
  • height to floor of highest occupied floor;
  • height to top of roof (removed as category in November 2009); 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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

Tallest buildings in the world

As of 13 July 2024, this list includes all 87 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.

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
Name Height Floors Image City Country Year Comments Ref
m ft
1 Burj Khalifa 828.0 2,717 163 (+ 2 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2010 Tallest building in the world since 2009, tallest building in the Eastern and Northern Hemisphere, Asia, the Arab world, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula and the UAE
2 Merdeka 118 678.9 2,227 118 (+ 5 below ground) Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2023 Tallest building in Southeast Asia, ASEAN and Malaysia
3 Shanghai Tower 632.0 2,073 128 (+ 5 below ground) Shanghai  China 2015 Tallest building in East Asia and China and contains the highest luxury hotel in the world; Tallest twisted buildings
4 Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower 601.0 1,972 120 (+ 3 below ground) Mecca  Saudi Arabia 2012 Tallest building in Saudi Arabia, tallest clock tower and contains the highest museum in the world
5 Ping An International Finance Centre 599.1 1,966 115 (+ 5 below ground) Shenzhen  China 2017
6 Lotte World Tower 554.5 1,819 123 (+ 6 below ground) Seoul  South Korea 2017 Tallest building in South Korea and the OECD
7 One World Trade Center 541.3 1,776 94 (+ 5 below ground) New York City  United States 2014 Tallest building outside of Asia; tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, North America and the USA; tallest building on an island
8 Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre 530.0 1,740 111 (+ 5 below ground) Guangzhou  China 2016
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre 97 (+ 4 below ground) Tianjin 2019 Τallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors
10 CITIC Tower 527.7 1,731 109 (+ 8 below ground) Beijing 2018
11 Taipei 101 508.0 1,667 101 (+ 5 below ground) Taipei  Taiwan 2004 Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2010; tallest building in Taiwan
12 Shanghai World Financial Center 492.0 1,614 101 (+ 3 below ground) Shanghai  China 2008
13 International Commerce Centre 484.0 1,588 108 (+ 4 below ground) Hong Kong  Hong Kong 2010 Tallest building in Hong Kong
14 Wuhan Greenland Center 475.6 1,560 101 (+ 6 below ground) Wuhan  China 2023
15 Central Park Tower 472.4 1,550 98 (+ 4 below ground) New York City  United States 2021 Tallest residential buildings
16 Lakhta Center 462.0 1,516 87 (+ 3 below ground) Saint Petersburg  Russia 2019 Tallest building in Europe and Russia; Northernmost skyscraper in the world
17 Landmark 81 461.2 1,513 81 (+ 3 below ground) Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 2018 Tallest building in Vietnam
18 Chongqing International Land-Sea Center 458.0 1,503 98 (+ 4 below ground) Chongqing  China 2024
19 The Exchange 106 453.6 1,488 95 (+ 6 below ground) Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2019
20 Changsha IFS Tower T1 452.1 1,483 94 (+ 5 below ground) Changsha  China 2018
21 Petronas Tower 1 451.9 1,483 88 (+ 5 below ground) Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 1998 Tallest building in the world from 1998 till 2004; tallest building built in the 20th century; Tallest twin buildings
Petronas Tower 2
23 Zifeng Tower 450.0 1,480 89 (+ 5 below ground) Nanjing  China 2010
Suzhou IFS 95 (+ 5 below ground) Suzhou 2019
25 Wuhan Center 443.1 1,454 88 (+ 4 below ground) Wuhan 2019
26 Willis Tower 442.1 1,450 108 (+ 3 below ground) Chicago  United States 1974 Tallest building in the world from 1974 till 1998
27 KK100 441.8 1,449 98 (+ 4 below ground) Shenzhen  China 2011
28 Guangzhou International Finance Center 438.6 1,439 101 (+ 4 below ground) Guangzhou 2010
29 111 West 57th Street 435.3 1,428 84 (+ 2 below ground) New York City  United States 2021
30 Shandong International Financial Center 428 1,404 88 (+ 4 below ground) Jinan  China 2023
31 One Vanderbilt 427.0 1,401 62 (+ 4 below ground) New York City  United States 2020
32 Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1 426 1,398 88 Nanjing China 2025
33 432 Park Avenue 425.7 1,397 85 (+ 3 below ground) New York City  United States 2015
34 Marina 101 425.0 1,394 101 (+ 6 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2017
35 Trump International Hotel and Tower 423.2 1,388 98 (+ 2 below ground) Chicago  United States 2009
36 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters 423 1,388 60 New York City  United States 2025
37 Minying International Trade Center 1 422.6 1,386 85 (+ 3 below ground) Dongguan  China 2021
38 Jin Mao Tower 420.5 1,380 88 (+ 3 below ground) Shanghai 1999
39 Princess Tower 413.4 1,356 101 (+ 6 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2012
40 Al Hamra Tower 412.6 1,354 80 (+ 3 below ground) Kuwait City  Kuwait 2011 Tallest building in Kuwait
41 Two International Finance Centre 412.0 1,352 88 (+ 6 below ground) Hong Kong  Hong Kong 2003
42 Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower 411.6 1,350 101 (+ 5 below ground) Busan  South Korea 2019
43 Ningbo Central Plaza 409 1,342 80 Ningbo  China 2024
44 Guangxi China Resources Tower 402.7 1,321 86 (+ 3 below ground) Nanning 2020
45 Guiyang International Financial Center T1 401.0 1,316 79 (+ 5 below ground) Guiyang 2020
46 Iconic Tower 393.8 1,292 77 (+ 2 below ground) New Administrative Capital  Egypt 2023 Tallest building in Africa and Egypt
47 China Resources Tower 392.5 1,288 68 (+ 5 below ground) Shenzhen  China 2018
48 23 Marina 392.4 1,287 88 (+ 4 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2012
49 CITIC Plaza 390.2 1,280 80 (+ 2 below ground) Guangzhou  China 1996
50 Citymark Centre 388.3 1,274 70 (+ 7 below ground) Shenzhen 2022
51 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1 388.1 1,273 80 (+ 3 below ground) 2020
52 30 Hudson Yards 387.1 1,270 73 (+ 1 below ground) New York City  United States 2019
53 Public Investment Fund Tower 385.0 1,263 72 (+ 4 below ground) Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 2021
54 Shun Hing Square 384.0 1,260 69 (+ 3 below ground) Shenzhen  China 1996
55 Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 383.2 1,257 80 (+ 4 below ground) Dalian 2016
56 Autograph Tower 382.9 1,256 75 (+ 6 below ground) Jakarta  Indonesia 2022 Tallest building in Indonesia. Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.
57 Logan Century Center 1 381.3 1,251 82 (+ 4 below ground) Nanning  China 2018
58 Burj Mohammed bin Rashid 381.2 1,251 88 (+ 5 below ground) Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 2014
59 Empire State Building 381.0 1,250 102 (+ 1 below ground) New York City  United States 1931 Tallest building in the world from 1931 till 1972; tallest pre-WWII building
60 Elite Residence 380.5 1,248 87 (+ 4 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2012
61 Riverview Plaza 376.0 1,234 73 (+ 3 below ground) Wuhan  China 2021
62 Guangdong Business Center 376 1,234 60 Guangzhou 2024
63 Dabaihui Plaza 375.6 1,232 70 (+ 4 below ground) Shenzhen 2021
64 Central Plaza 373.9 1,227 78 (+ 3 below ground) Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1992 Contains the highest church in the world inside a skyscraper
65 Federation Tower (East Tower) 373.7 1,226 93 (+ 4 below ground) Moscow  Russia 2016
66 Hengfeng Guiyang Center Tower 1 373.5 1,225 77 (+ 5 below ground) Guiyang  China -->
67 Dalian International Trade Center 370.2 1,215 86 (+ 7 below ground) Dalian 2019
68 Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1 370 1,214 75 Shanghai 2025
69 Address Boulevard 370.0 1,214 73 (+ 3 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2017
70 Haitian Center Tower 2 368.9 1,210 73 (+ 6 below ground) Qingdao  China 2021
71 Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A 368.1 1,208 77 (+ 4 below ground) Nanjing 2019
72 Bank of China Tower 367.4 1,205 72 (+ 4 below ground) Hong Kong  China 1990
73 Bank of America Tower 365.8 1,200 55 (+ 3 below ground) New York City  United States 2009
74 Ciel Tower 365.5 1,199 81 Dubai  UAE 2024 Tallest Hotel in the world
75 St. Regis Chicago 362.9 1,191 92 (+ 5 below ground) Chicago  United States 2020 Tallest structure in the world designed by a woman
76 Almas Tower 360 1,180 68 (+ 5 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2008
Jinan Ping An Finance Center Tower 1 62 (+ 3 below ground) Jinan  China 2023
78 Huiyun Center 359.2 1,178 80 Shenzhen 2023
79 Hanking Center 358.9 1,177 65 (+ 5 below ground) Shenzhen 2018
80 Greenland Group Suzhou Center 358.0 1,175 77 (+ 3 below ground) Suzhou 2024
81 Gevora Hotel 356.3 1,169 75 (+ 2 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2017
82 Galaxy World Tower 1 356.0 1,168 71 (+ 5 below ground) Shenzhen  China 2023
Galaxy World Tower 2
Il Primo Tower 356.0 1,168 79 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2022
85 JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1 355.4 1,166 82 (+ 2 below ground) 2012
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2 2013
87 Emirates Office Tower 354.6 1,163 54 2000
88 Raffles City Chongqing T3N 354.5 1,163 79 (+ 3 below ground) Chongqing  China 2019
Raffles City Chongqing T4N 74 (+ 3 below ground)
90 OKO – South Tower 354.2 1,162 90 (+ 2 below ground) Moscow  Russia 2015
91 The Marina Torch 352.0 1,155 86 (+ 4 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2011
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey 352 1,155 59 Istanbul Turkey 2024
93 Forum 66 Tower 1 350.6 1,150 68 (+ 4 below ground) Shenyang  China 2015
94 The Pinnacle 350.3 1,149 60 (+ 6 below ground) Guangzhou 2012
95 Xi'an Glory International Financial Center 350.0 1,148 75 (+ 4 below ground) Xi'an 2021

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.

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 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.

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.

Rank Building City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built Reference
1 Burj Khalifa Dubai  UAE 739.4 m 2,426 ft 163 2010
2 Shanghai Tower Shanghai  China 574.5 m 1,885 ft 127 2015
3 Ping An Finance Center Shenzhen  China 555 m 1,821 ft 115 2016
4 Merdeka 118 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 518.2 m 1,700 ft 118 2023
5 Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre Guangzhou  China 518 m 1,699 ft 111 2016
6 Abraj Al-Bait Towers Mecca  Saudi Arabia 508 m 1,666 ft 120 2012
7 Lotte World Tower Seoul  South Korea 497.6 m 1,633 ft 123 2016
8 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai  China 487.41 m 1,599 ft 101 2008
9 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong  China 479.83 m 1,574 ft 118 2010
10 Central Park Tower New York City  United States 472.44 m 1,550 ft 131 2019
11 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre Tianjin  China 471.1 m 1,545 ft 97 2019
12 Taipei 101 Taipei  Taiwan 449.20 m 1,471 ft 101 2004
13 Willis Tower Chicago  United States 442.14 m 1,451 ft 108 1974
14 KK100 Shenzhen  China 442.0 m 1,449 ft 100 2011 -->
15 Guangzhou International Finance Center Guangzhou  China 432.00 m 1,417 ft 103 2009
16 432 Park Avenue New York City  United States 425.5 m 1,396 ft 96 2015 -->
17 One World Trade Center New York City  United States 417.0 m 1,368 ft 104 2014
18 Haeundae LCT Landmark Tower Busan  South Korea 411.6 m 1,350 ft 101 2019
19 International Finance Centre Hong Kong  China 401.1 m 1,316 ft 88 2003
20 Princess Tower Dubai  UAE 392.0 m 1,286 ft 101 2012
21 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai  China 382.5 m 1,255 ft 88 1998
22 Zifeng Tower Nanjing  China 381.3 m 1,251 ft 89 2009
23 Empire State Building New York City  United States 381.0 m 1,250 ft 102 1931
24= Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 378.5 m 1,250 ft 88 1998
24= Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 378.5 m 1,250 ft 88 1998
25 Marina 101 Dubai  UAE 371.0 m 1,207 ft 80 2014
26 Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City  Kuwait 368.0 m 1,207 ft 80 2011
27 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago  United States 357.8 m 1,174 ft 96 2009
28 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung  Taiwan 347.5 m 1,140 ft 85 1997
29 Aon Center Chicago  United States 346.25 m 1,136 ft 83 1973
30 John Hancock Center Chicago  United States 343.5 m 1,127 ft 100 1969
31 Haeundae LCT the Sharp I Busan  South Korea 339.1 m 1,112 ft 85 2019
32 Mercury City Tower Moscow  Russia 339.0 m 1,112 ft 75 2012
33 Haeundae LCT the Sharp II Busan  South Korea 333.1 m 1,093 ft 85 2019
34 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing  China 333.0 m 1,093 ft 74 2008
35 Parc1 Tower 1 Seoul  South Korea 333 m 1,093 ft 69 2020
36 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang  North Korea 330.0 m 1,083 ft 105 1992
37 The Index Dubai  UAE 328.0 m 1,076 ft 80 2009
38 Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower Tokyo  Japan 325.4 m 1,067 ft 64 2023
39 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen  China 324.8 m 1,066 ft 69 1996
40 Four Seasons Place KLCC Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 323 m 1,076 ft 74 2018
41 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou  China 321.9 m 1,056 ft 80 1997
42 Nina Tower Hong Kong  China 318.8 m 1,046 ft 80 2006
43 Rose Tower Dubai  UAE 315.0 m 1,033 ft 72 2008
44 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong  China 315.0 m 1,033 ft 72 1990
45 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta  United States 311.8 m 1,023 ft 55 1992
46 Emirates Office Tower Dubai  UAE 311.0 m 1,020 ft 56 2000
47 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles  United States 310.3 m 1,018 ft 73 1989
48 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 309.9 m 1,017 ft 55 2001
49 Almas Tower Dubai  UAE 310.0 m 1,017 ft 74 2008
50 The Shard London  United Kingdom 310.0 m 1,017 ft 72 2012
51 Central Plaza Hong Kong  China 309.0 m 1,014 ft 78 1992
52 One57 New York City  United States 306m 1,005 ft 73 2014
53 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai  UAE 306.0 m 1,004 ft 78 2008
54 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston  United States 305.4 m 1,002 ft 75 1982
55 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon  South Korea 305.1 m 1,001 ft 68 2010
56 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok  Thailand 304.0 m 997 ft 85 1997
57 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston  United States 302.4 m 992 ft 71 1983
58 Kingdom Centre Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 302.0 m 991 ft 41 2002
59 Moscow Tower Moscow  Russia 302.0 m 989 ft 76 2010 -->
60 Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith 101 Busan  South Korea 300 m 984 ft 80 2011
61 Abeno Harukas Osaka  Japan 300 m 984 ft 60 2014

Buildings under construction

This is a list of buildings taller than 350 m that are currently under construction. 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 Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences 595 m (1,952 ft) 105  UAE Dubai
2 Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina 517 m (1,696 ft) 125
3 The Line 500 m (1,640 ft.) ? 2030  Saudi Arabia Neom
4 China International Silk Road Center 498 m (1,634 ft) 101 2025  China Xi'an
5 Panda Tower - Tianfu Center 488.9 m (1,604 ft) 95 2026 Chengdu
6 Rizhao Center 485 m (1,591 ft) 94 Rizhao
7 North Bund Tower 480 m (1,575 ft) 97 2027 Shanghai
8 Torre Rise 475 m (1,559 ft) 88 2026  Mexico Monterrey
9 Wuhan CTF Centre 475 m (1,558 ft) 84 2026  China Wuhan
10 Suzhou Center North Tower 470 m (1,540 ft) ? 2024 Suzhou
11 Aeternitas Tower 450 m (1,480 ft) 106  UAE Dubai
12 China Resources Land Center 436.1 m (1,431 ft) 98  China Dongguan
13 Haikou Tower 1 428 m (1,404 ft) 93 2027  China Haikou
14 Wuhan Yangtze River Center Tower 400 m (1,300 ft) 82 2025 Wuhan
15 Mukaab 400 m (1,300 ft) 2030  Saudi Arabia Riyadh
16 Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1 399.8 m (1,312 ft) 83  China Hangzhou
17 China Merchants Group West Headquarters 396 m (1,299 ft) 82 Chengdu
18 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1 394 m (1,293 ft) 78 2027 Shenzhen
19 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters 393 m (1,289 ft) 74 2026
20 Haiyun Plaza Tower 1 390 m (1,280 ft) 86 2024 Rizhao
21 Guohua Financial Center Tower 1 388 m (1,273 ft) 79 Wuhan
22 Tour F 385.8 m (1,266 ft) 64  Ivory Coast Abidjan
23 Torch Tower 385 m (1,263 ft) 62 2028  Japan Tokyo
24 Shekou Prince Bay Tower 380 m (1,250 ft) 70  China Shenzhen
25 Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre 379.9 m (1,246 ft) 83
26 China Merchants Prince Bay Tower 374 m (1,227 ft) 59 2028
27 Lucheng Square 369 m (1,211 ft) 75 Wenzhou
28 Taipei Twin Tower 1 369 m (1,211 ft) 74 2027  Taiwan Taipei
29 Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1 369 m (1,211 ft) ? 2024  China Suzhou
30 Naga Tower 1 358 m (1,175 ft) 70 2026  Cambodia Phnom Penh
31 City Tower 1 358 m (1,175 ft) 94 2025  UAE Dubai
32 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2 355.7 m (1,167 ft) 68 2027  China Shenzhen
33 Guohong Center 350 m (1,150 ft) 71 2025 Wenzhou
China Resources Huafu Tower Shenzhen
Poly Liangxi Plaza Foshan


On hold

Rank Building Planned architectural height Floors Planned completion Country City Ref.
1 Jeddah Tower 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 167+  Saudi Arabia Jeddah
2 Goldin Finance 117 597 m (1,959 ft) 117  China Tianjin
3 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center 499.8 m (1,640 ft) 102 Nanjing
4 Suzhou Zhongnan Center 499.2 m (1,638 ft) 103 Suzhou
5 HeXi Yuzui Tower A 498.8 m (1,636 ft) 84 Nanjing
6 Chushang Building 475 m (1,558 ft) 111 Wuhan
7 Fosun Bund Center T1 470 m (1,540 ft)
8 Chengdu Greenland Tower 468 m (1,535 ft) 101 Chengdu
9 Evergrande City Light 453.5 m (1,488 ft) 88 Ningbo
10 Tianshan Gate of the World Plots 27 and 28 450 m (1,480 ft) 106 Shijiazhuang
11 One Bangkok 436.1 m (1,431 ft) 92  Thailand Bangkok
12 Burj Almasa 432 m (1,417 ft) 93 2027  Saudi Arabia Jeddah
13 Greenland Center Tower 1 428 m (1,404 ft)  China Kunming
14 Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower 407 m (1,335 ft) 100
15 Icon Towers 1 384 m (1,260 ft) 77  Indonesia Jakarta
16 Greenland Star City Light Tower 379.9 m (1,246 ft) 83  China Changsha
17 Ping An IFC 373 m (1,224 ft) Nanchang
18 Fosun Bund Center T2 356 m (1,168 ft) Wuhan
19 Global Port Tower 1 350 m (1,150 ft) Lanzhou
Global Port Tower 2
Guowei ZY Plaza 62 Zhuhai

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):

Continent Building Height Floor count Completed Country City
Asia Burj Khalifa 828 m (2,717 ft) 163 2010  United Arab Emirates Dubai
North America One World Trade Center 541.3 m (1,776 ft) 94 2014  United States New York City
Europe Lakhta Center 462 m (1,516 ft) 86 2018  Russia Saint Petersburg
Africa Iconic Tower 393.8 m (1,292 ft) 79 2023  Egypt New Administrative Capital
Oceania Q1 323 m (1,060 ft) 78 2005  Australia Gold Coast
South America Gran Torre Santiago 300 m (980 ft) 64 2012  Chile Santiago
Antarctica Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings 15 m (49 ft) 1 2005 - McMurdo Station

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 46 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)
3  United States 11 New York City One World Trade Center 541.3 m (1,776 ft)
4  Malaysia 4 Kuala Lumpur Merdeka 118 678.9 m (2,227 ft)
5  Russia 3 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)
8  Taiwan 1 Taipei; Kaoshiung Taipei 101 508.0 m (1,666.7 ft)
 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