thumb|The [[Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2009. The Burj Khalifa has been classified as megatall.]]
thumb|485px|A diagram showing the tallest buildings as of 2024 (Outdated)|alt=Tallest Buildings 2024.png
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 . Such definition excludes non-building structures, such as radio towers.
History
Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for more than 3,800 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.
The first building considered to be a skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago 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 2009. 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 Vertical Urbanism (CVU) 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 . However, the CVU only recognizes buildings that are complete, and some buildings included within the lists in this article are not considered finished by the CVU.
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 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.
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
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! m
! ft
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|1
| Burj Khalifa
|
| 163 (+ 2 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Dubai
|
| 2010
| Tallest building in the world since 2009
|
|-
|2
| Merdeka 118
|
| 118 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|158x158px
| Kuala Lumpur
|
| 2024
|Tallest building in Southeast Asia
|
|-
|3
| Shanghai Tower
|
| 128 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Shanghai
|
| 2015
|Tallest building in East Asia, tallest twisted building in the world; contains the highest luxury hotel in the world
|
|-
|4
| Mecca Royal Clock Tower
|
| 120 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|133x133px
| Mecca
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| 2012
| Tallest building in Saudi Arabia, tallest clock tower and contains the highest museum in the world
|
|-
|5
| Ping An Finance Centre
|
| 115 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Shenzhen
|
| 2017
|Tallest all-office building in the world; tallest in Guangdong Province
|
|-
|6
| Lotte World Tower
|
| 123 (+ 6 below ground)
| frameless|234x234px
| Seoul
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| 2017
| Tallest building in South Korea and the OECD
|
|-
|7
| One World Trade Center
|
| 104 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New York City
|
| 2014
| Tallest building outside of Asia; tallest building on an island; tallest building modeled into Google Earth
|
|-
| rowspan=2 |8
| Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
| rowspan=2 | 530 || rowspan=2 |
| 111 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Guangzhou
| rowspan=3 |
| 2016
|
|
|-
| Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
|
| frameless|100px
| Tianjin
| 2019
| Tallest completed building in Tianjin; tallest building in the world fewer than 100 floors
|
|-
|10
| CITIC Tower
|
| 109 (+ 8 below ground)
| frameless|137x137px
| Beijing
| 2018
|Tallest building in Beijing
|
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|11
| Taipei 101
|
| 101 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Taipei
|
| 2004
| Tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2009; tallest building in Taiwan
|
|-
|12
| Shanghai World Financial Center
|
| 101 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|213x213px
| Shanghai
|
| 2008
|Tallest building in the world with a hole
|
|-
|13
| International Commerce Centre
|
| 108 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Hong Kong
|
| 2010
| Tallest building in Hong Kong
|
|-
|14
| Wuhan Greenland Center
|
| 101 (+ 6 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Wuhan
|
| 2023
|Tallest building in Hubei Province
|
|-
|15
| Central Park Tower
|
| 98 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New York City
|
| 2021
| Tallest residential building
|
|-
|16
| Lakhta Center
|
| 87 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Saint Petersburg
|
| 2019
| Tallest building in Europe and Russia; Northernmost skyscraper in the world
|
|-
|17
| Landmark 81
|
| 81 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Ho Chi Minh City
|
| 2018
| Tallest building in Vietnam
|
|-
| 18
| International Land-Sea Center
|
| 98 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Chongqing
|
| 2024
| Tallest building in Chongqing
|
|-
|19
| The Exchange 106
|
| 95 (+ 6 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Kuala Lumpur
|
| 2019
|
|
|-
|20
| Changsha IFS T1
|
| 94 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Changsha
|
| 2018
|Tallest building in Hunan Province
|
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| rowspan=2 |21
| Petronas Tower 1
| rowspan=2 | 451.9 || rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |88 (+ 5 below ground)
| rowspan=2 |100px
| rowspan=2 | Kuala Lumpur
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |1998
| rowspan=2 |Tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004; tallest buildings built in the 20th century; Tallest twin buildings
| rowspan=2 |
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| Petronas Tower 2
|-
| rowspan=2 | 23
| Zifeng Tower
| rowspan=2 | 450 || rowspan=2 |
| 89 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Nanjing
| rowspan=3 |
| 2010
|Tallest building in Jiangsu Province, tied with Suzhou IFS
|
|-
| Suzhou International Financial Center
|
| frameless|100px
| Suzhou
| 2019
|Tallest building in Jiangsu Province, tied with Zifeng Tower
|
|-
|25
| Wuhan Center
|
| 88 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Wuhan
| 2019
|
|
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|26
| Willis Tower
|
| 108 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Chicago
|
| 1974
| Tallest building in the world from 1974 to 1998 as Sears Tower; tallest building in Illinois
|
|-
|27
| KK100
|
| 98 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Shenzhen
| rowspan=2 |
| 2011
|
|
|-
|28
| Guangzhou International Finance Center
|
| 101 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Guangzhou
| 2010
|
|
|-
|29
| 111 West 57th Street
|
| 84 (+ 2 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New York City
|
| 2021
| Thinnest skyscraper in the world with a width-to-height ratio of about 1:24
|
|-
|30
| Shandong International Financial Center
|
| 88 (+ 4 below ground)
| 100px
| Jinan
|
| 2025
|Tallest building in Shandong Province
|
|-
|31
| One Vanderbilt
|
| 62 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New York City
|
| 2020
|
|
|-
|32
| 432 Park Avenue
|
| 85 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
|New York City
|
| 2015
|
|
|-
|33
| Marina 101
|
| 101 (+ 6 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Dubai
|
| 2017
|
|
|-
|34
| Trump International Hotel and Tower
|
| 98 (+ 2 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Chicago
| rowspan="2" |
| 2009
|
|
|-
|35
|270 Park Avenue
|
|60
| frameless|100px
|New York City
|2025
|
|
|-
|36
| Minying International Trade Center T2
|
| 85 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Dongguan
| rowspan="2" |
| 2021
|
|
|-
|37
| Jin Mao Tower
|
| 88 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Shanghai
| 1999
|
|
|-
|38
| Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1
|
| 88
| 100px
| Nanjing
|
| 2025
|
|
|-
|39
| Princess Tower
|
| 101 (+ 6 below ground)
| 100px
| Dubai
|
| 2012
|
|
|-
|40
| Al Hamra Tower
|
| 80 (+ 3 below ground)
| 100px
| Kuwait City
|
| 2011
| Tallest building in Kuwait
|
|-
|41
| International Finance Centre
|
| 88 (+ 6 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Hong Kong
|
| 2003
|
|
|-
|42
| Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower
|
| 101 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Busan
|
| 2019
|Tallest building in Busan
|
|-
|43
|Ningbo Central Plaza
|
|80
|100px
| Ningbo
| rowspan="3" |
|2024
|Tallest building in Zhejiang Province
|
|-
|44
| Guangxi China Resources Tower
|
| 86 (+ 3 below ground)
|100px
| Nanning
| 2020
|Tallest building in Guangxi Province
|
|-
|45
| Guiyang International Financial Center T1
|
| 79 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Guiyang
| 2020
|Tallest building in Guizhou Province
|
|-
|46
| Iconic Tower
|
| 77 (+ 2 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New Administrative Capital
|
| 2023
| Tallest building in Africa and Egypt
|
|-
|47
| China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower
|
| 77
| 100px
| rowspan="2" |Shenzhen
| rowspan="2" |
|2025
|
|
|-
|48
| China Resources Tower
|
| 68 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| 2018
|
|
|-
|49
| 23 Marina
|
| 88 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|50px
| Dubai
|
| 2012
|
|
|-
|50
| CITIC Plaza
|
| 80 (+ 2 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Guangzhou
| rowspan="3" |
| 1996
|
|
|-
|51
| Citymark Centre
|
| 70 (+ 7 below ground)
| 100px
| rowspan="2" |Shenzhen
| 2022
|
|
|-
|52
| Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1
|
| 80 (+ 3 below ground)
| 100px
| 2020
|
|
|-
|53
| 30 Hudson Yards
|
| 73 (+ 1 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New York City
|
| 2019
|
|
|-
|54
| Public Investment Fund Tower
|
| 72 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Riyadh
|
| 2021
|Tallest building in Riyadh
|
|-
|55
| Shun Hing Square
|
| 69 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Shenzhen
| rowspan="2" |
| 1996
|
|
|-
|56
| Eton Place Dalian Tower 1
|
| 80 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Dalian
| 2016
|Tallest building in Liaoning Province
|
|-
|57
| Autograph Tower
|
| 75 (+ 6 below ground)
| 100px
| Jakarta
|
| 2022
| Tallest building in Indonesia. Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.
|
|-
|58
| Logan Century Center 1
|
| 82 (+ 4 below ground)
|
| Nanning
|
| 2018
|
|
|-
|59
| Burj Mohammed bin Rashid
|
| 88 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Abu Dhabi
|
| 2014
|
|
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|60
| Empire State Building
|
| 102 (+ 1 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New York City
|
| 1931
|Tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972
|
|-
|61
| Elite Residence
|
| 87 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|476x476px
| Dubai
| rowspan="2" |
| 2012
|
|
|-
|62
|Ciel Dubai Marina
| 377 ||
|81
|
|Dubai
|2025
|Tallest hotel in the world
|
|-
|63
| Riverview Plaza
| 376 ||
| 73 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Wuhan
| rowspan="3" |
| 2021
|
|
|-
|64
| Guangdong Business Center
| 375.5 ||
| 60 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Guangzhou
| 2025
|
|
|-
|65
| Dabaihui Plaza
|
| 70 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Shenzhen
| 2021
|
|
|-
|66
| Central Plaza
|
| 78 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Hong Kong
|
| 1992
| Contains the highest church in the world
|
|-
|67
| Federation Tower (East Tower)
|
| 93 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Moscow
|
| 2016
|Tallest building in Moscow
|
|-
|68
| Hengfeng Guiyang Center Tower 1
|
| 77 (+ 5 below ground)
|
| Guiyang
| rowspan="3" |
| 2025
|
|
|-
|69
| Dalian International Trade Center
|
| 86 (+ 7 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Dalian
| 2019
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |69
|Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1
| rowspan=2 | 370 || rowspan=2 |
|70
| frameless|100px
|Shanghai
|2025
|
|
|-
| Kempinski The Boulevard Dubai
|
| frameless|100px
| Dubai
|
| 2017
|
|
|-
|72
| Haitian Center Tower 2
|
| 73 (+ 6 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Qingdao
| rowspan="2" |
| 2021
|
|
|-
|73
| Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A
|
| 77 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Nanjing
| 2019
|
|
|-
|74
| Bank of China Tower
|
| 72 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Hong Kong
|
| 1990
|
|
|-
|75
| Bank of America Tower
|
| 55 (+ 3 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| New York City
|
| 2009
|
|
|-
|76
| St. Regis Chicago
|
| 101 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Chicago
|
| 2020
| Tallest structure in the world designed by a woman
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 77
| Almas Tower
| rowspan="2" | 360 || rowspan="2" |
| 68 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Dubai
|
| 2008
|
|
|-
| Ping An Finance Center Tower 1
|
|
| Jinan
| rowspan="4" |
| 2023
|
|
|-
|79
| Huiyun Center
|359.2
|1,178
|80
|
| rowspan="2" |Shenzhen
|2023
|
|
|-
|80
| Hanking Center
|
| 65 (+ 5 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| 2018
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 81
| Greenland Group Suzhou Center
| rowspan=2 | 358 || rowspan=2 |
| 77 (+ 3 below ground)
|
| Suzhou
| 2025
|
|
|-
| City Tower 1
|
|
| rowspan="2" |Dubai
| rowspan="2" |
|2025
|
|
|-
|83
| Gevora Hotel
|
| 75 (+ 2 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| 2017
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 84
| Galaxy World Tower 1
| rowspan="3"| 356 || rowspan=3 |
| rowspan="2" |71 (+ 5 below ground)
| rowspan="2" | frameless|100px
| rowspan="2" |Shenzhen
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |2023
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| Galaxy World Tower 2
|-
| Il Primo Tower
|
| frameless|100px
| rowspan=4 |Dubai
| rowspan=4 |
| 2022
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 |87
| JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1
| rowspan=2 | 355.4 || rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | 82 (+ 2 below ground)
| rowspan=2 | frameless|100px
|2012
|
| rowspan=2 |
|-
| JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2
|
|
|-
| 89
| Emirates Office Tower
|
| 54
| frameless|100px
| 2000
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 |90
| Raffles City Chongqing T3N
| rowspan=2 | 354.5 || rowspan=2 |
| 79 (+ 3 below ground)
| rowspan=2 |frameless|100px
| rowspan=2 |Chongqing
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |2019
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|-
| Raffles City Chongqing T4N
|
|-
|92
| OKO – South Tower
|
| 90 (+ 2 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Moscow
|
| 2015
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 93
|CBRT Tower
| rowspan=2 | 352 || rowspan=2 |
|59
| frameless|200x200px
| Istanbul
|
|2024
|Tallest building in Turkey
|
|-
| The Marina Torch
|
| frameless|60px
| Dubai
|
| 2011
|
|
|-
|95
| SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge
|
| 106
| frameless|100px
| Toronto
| |
| 2026
| Tallest building in Canada
|
|-
|96
| Forum 66 Tower 1
|
| 68 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Shenyang
| rowspan="4" |
| 2015
|
|
|-
|97
| The Pinnacle
|
| 60 (+ 6 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Guangzhou
| 2012
|
|
|-
|98
| Xi'an Glory International Financial Center
|
| 75 (+ 4 below ground)
| frameless|100px
| Xi'an
| 2021
| Tallest building in Shaanxi Province
|
|}
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Alternative measurements
Height to pinnacle (highest point)
thumb|400px|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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background: #ececec;"
! Rank
! Building
! City
! Country
! Height (m)
! Height (ft)
! Floors
! Built
! class="unsortable" | Reference
|-
|1||Burj Khalifa||Dubai||||739.4 m||2,426 ft||163||2010||
|-
|2||Shanghai Tower||Shanghai||||574.5 m||1,885 ft||127||2015||
|-
|3||Ping An Finance Center||Shenzhen||||555 m||1,821 ft||115||2016||
|-
|4
|China Zun
|Beijing
|
|524 m
|1719 ft
|109
|2018
|
|-
|6||Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre||Guangzhou||||518 m||1,699 ft|| align="left" |111||2016||
|-
|7||Mecca Royal Clock Tower||Mecca||||508 m||1,666 ft|| align="left" |120||2012||
|-
|8||Lotte World Tower||Seoul||||497.6 m||1,633 ft|| align="left" |123||2016||
|-
|9||Shanghai World Financial Center||Shanghai||||487.41 m||1,599 ft||101||2008||
|-
|10||International Commerce Centre||Hong Kong||||479.83 m||1,574 ft||118||2010||
|-
|11||Central Park Tower||New York City||||472.44 m||1,550 ft||131||2019||
|-
|12
|Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
|Tianjin
|
|471.1 m
|1,545 ft
|97
|2019
|
|-
|13||Taipei 101||Taipei||||449.20 m||1,471 ft||101||2004||
|-
|14||Willis Tower||Chicago||||442.14 m||1,451 ft||108||1974||
|-
|15||KK100||Shenzhen||||442 m||1,449 ft|| align="left" |100||2011|| -->
|-
|16||Guangzhou International Finance Center||Guangzhou||||432 m||1,417 ft||103||2009||
|-
|17||432 Park Avenue
|New York City
|
|425.5 m
|1,396 ft
|96
|2015
| -->
|-
|18||One World Trade Center||New York City||||417 m||1,368 ft||104||2014 ||
|-
|19||Haeundae LCT Landmark Tower||Busan||||411.6 m||1,350 ft||101||2019||
|-
|20||International Finance Centre||Hong Kong||||401.1 m||1,316 ft||88||2003 ||
|-
|21||Princess Tower||Dubai||||392 m||1,286 ft||101||2012 ||
|-
|22||Jin Mao Tower||Shanghai||||382.5 m||1,255 ft||88||1998 ||
|-
|23||Zifeng Tower||Nanjing||||381.3 m||1,251 ft||89||2009 ||
|-
|24||Empire State Building||New York City||||381 m||1,250 ft||102||1931 ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |25||Petronas Tower 1||Kuala Lumpur||||378.5 m||1,250 ft||88||1998 ||
|-
|Petronas Tower 2||Kuala Lumpur||||378.5 m||1,250 ft||88||1998 ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |27||Marina 101||Dubai||||371 m||1,207 ft|| align="left" |80||2014 ||
|-
|Al Hamra Tower||Kuwait City||||368 m||1,207 ft|| align="left" |80||2011 ||
|-
|29||Trump International Hotel and Tower||Chicago||||357.8 m||1,174 ft||96||2009 ||
|-
|30||Tuntex Sky Tower||Kaohsiung||||347.5 m||1,140 ft||85||1997 ||
|-
|31||Aon Center||Chicago||||346.25 m||1,136 ft||83||1973 ||
|-
|32||John Hancock Center||Chicago||||343.5 m||1,127 ft||100||1969 ||
|-
|33||Haeundae LCT the Sharp I||Busan||||339.1 m||1,112 ft||85||2019||
|-
|34||Mercury City Tower||Moscow||||339 m||1,112 ft||75||2012 ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |35||Haeundae LCT the Sharp II||Busan||||333.1 m||1,093 ft||85||2019||
|-
|China World Trade Center Tower 3||Beijing||||333 m||1,093 ft||74||2008 ||
|-
|Parc1 Tower 1||Seoul||||333 m||1,093 ft||69||2020||
|-
|38||SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge||Toronto||||331 m||1,086 ft||106||2026||
|-
|39||Ryugyong Hotel||Pyongyang||||330 m||1,083 ft||105||1992||
|-
|40||The Index||Dubai||||328 m||1,076 ft||80||2009 ||
|-
|41
|Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower||Tokyo||||325.4 m||1,067 ft||64||2023||
|-
|42||Shun Hing Square||Shenzhen||||324.8 m||1,066 ft||69||1996 ||
|-
|43||Four Seasons Place KLCC||Kuala Lumpur||||323 m||1,076 ft|| align="left" |74||2018||
|-
|44||CITIC Plaza||Guangzhou||||321.9 m||1,056 ft||80||1997 ||
|-
|45||Nina Tower||Hong Kong||||318.8 m||1,046 ft||80||2006 ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |46||Rose Tower||Dubai||||315 m||1,033 ft||72||2008 ||
|-
|Bank of China Tower||Hong Kong||||315 m||1,033 ft||72||1990 ||
|-
|48||Bank of America Plaza||Atlanta||||311.8 m||1,023 ft||55||1992 ||
|-
|49||Emirates Office Tower||Dubai||||311 m||1,020 ft||56||2000 ||
|-
|50||U.S. Bank Tower||Los Angeles||||310.3 m||1,018 ft||73||1989 ||
|-
|51||Menara Telekom||Kuala Lumpur||||309.9 m||1,017 ft||55||2001 ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |52||Almas Tower||Dubai||||310 m||1,017 ft||74||2008 ||
|-
|The Shard||London||||310 m||1,017 ft||72||2012 ||
|-
|54||Central Plaza||Hong Kong||||309 m||1,014 ft||78||1992 ||
|-
|55||One57||New York City||||306m||1,005 ft||73||2014 ||
|-
|56||The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa||Dubai||||306 m||1,004 ft||78||2008 ||
|-
|57||JPMorgan Chase Tower||Houston||||305.4 m||1,002 ft||75||1982 ||
|-
|58||Northeast Asia Trade Tower||Incheon||||305.1 m||1,001 ft||68||2010 ||
|-
|59||Baiyoke Tower II||Bangkok||||304 m||997 ft||85||1997 ||
|-
|60||Wells Fargo Plaza||Houston||||302.4 m||992 ft||71||1983 ||
|-
|61||Kingdom Centre||Riyadh||||302 m||991 ft||41||2002 ||
|-
|62||Moscow Tower||Moscow||||302 m||989 ft||76||2010 ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |63||Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith 101||Busan||||300 m||984 ft||80||2011||
|-
|Abeno Harukas||Osaka
|||300 m||984 ft||60||2014||
|}
Buildings under construction
This is a list of buildings taller than 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
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background: #ececec;"
! Building
! Country
! City
! Planned architectural height
! Floors
! Planned completion
! class="unsortable" |
|-
|Jeddah Tower
|
|Jeddah
|
|167+
|2028
|
|-
|Burj Azizi
|
|Dubai
|
|133
|2030
|
|-
|Goldin Finance 117
|
|Tianjin
|
|128
|2027
|
|-
|Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences
|
|Dubai
|
|105
|2027
|
|-
|Senna Tower
|
|Balneário Camboriú
|
|154
|2030
|<br>
|-
|Tiger Sky Tower
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |Dubai
|
|116
|2029
|
|-
|Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina
|
|125
|2028
|
|-
|The Line
|
|Neom
|
| ?
| 2030
|
|-
|Greenland Jinmao International Finance Center
| rowspan="4" |
| rowspan="2" |Nanjing
|
|102
|2028
|
|-
|HeXi Yuzui Tower A
|
|84
|2028
|
|-
|Panda Tower - Tianfu Center|| Chengdu|| || 95 || 2027 ||
|-
|Rizhao Center
|Rizhao
|
|94
|2028
|
|-
|Torre Rise
|
|Monterrey
|
|88
|2027
|
|-
|North Bund Tower
|
|Shanghai
|
|97
|2030
|
|-
|Wuhan CTF Centre|| rowspan="3" | || Wuhan|| || 84 || 2029 ||
|-
| Suzhou CSC Fortune Center|| Suzhou || ||100 || 2028 ||
|-
|Chengdu Greenland Tower
|Chengdu
|
|101
|2029
|
|-
|Aeternitas Tower
|
|Dubai
|
|106
|2027
|
|-
| China Resources Land Center|| rowspan="2" | || Dongguan|| || 98 || 2026 ||
|-
|Haikou Tower 1
|Haikou
|
|93
|2027
|
|-
|Tour F
|
|Abidjan
|
|75
|2026
|
|-
|Tsingshan Holdings Group Global Headquarters Tower 1
| rowspan="3" |
|Wenzhou
|
|
|
|
|-
|Shenzhen Cloud of Innovation Center
|Shenzhen
|
|83
|2026
|
|-
|Great River Center
|Wuhan
|
|82
|2026
|
|-
|Mukaab
|
|Riyadh
|
|
|2040
|
|-
|Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1
| rowspan="6" |
| Hangzhou
|
|83
|
|
|-
|China Merchants Group West Headquarters
|Chengdu
|
|82
|2028
|
|-
|Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower B
|Shenzhen
|
|81
|2029
|
|-
|Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1
| Shenzhen
|
| 78
| 2027
|
|-
|Lucheng Square
|Wenzhou
|
|79
|2026
|
|-
|Guohua Financial Center Tower 1
|Wuhan
|
|79
|
|
|-
|Torch Tower
|
|Tokyo
|
|62
|2028
|
|-
| Shekou Prince Bay Tower|| rowspan="5" | || rowspan="3" | Shenzhen || || 70 || ||
|-
|Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre
|
|83
|2026
|
|-
|China Merchants Prince Bay Tower|| || 59 || 2028 ||
|-
| Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1|| Suzhou || || || ||
|-
|Shenyang International Center Tower 1
|Shenyang
|
|75
|2027
|
|-
|Bayz 101 Tower
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |Dubai
|
|108
|
|
|-
|Bayz 102 Tower
|
|103
|
|
|-
| Taipei Twin Tower 1|| || Taipei|| 360 m (1,181 ft)|| 70 || 2027 ||
|-
|Naga 3 Tower 1
|
|Phnom Penh
|
|70
|
|
|-
| Bay Area Smart Plaza
||| Shenzhen
||| 77|| 2027 ||
|-
|Binghatti Skyblade
|
|Dubai
||
|66
|2027
|
|-
|Guohong Center
| rowspan="2" |
|Wenzhou
|
|71
|2028
|
|-
|Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2
| Shenzhen
|
| 68
| 2027
|
|-
| Poly Liangxi Plaza
||| Foshan
||| ||2026||
|}
On hold
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Building
!Planned architectural height
!Floors
!Planned completion
!Country
!City
!class="unsortable"|
|-
|Tower M
|
|145
|
|
|Kuala Lumpur
|
|-
|Legends Tower
|
|134
|
|
|Oklahoma City
|
|-
|Evergrande Hefei Center T1
|
|112
|
| rowspan="8" |
|Hefei
|<!-- on-hold|-
|Entisar Tower||||||121||2022||||Dubai|| -->
<!-- on-hold|-
|Dalian Greenland Center||||88||2018||||Dalian||Building currently on hold -->
<!-- on-hold|-
|Evergrande International Financial Center T1||||112|| 2021 ||||Hefei|| -->|-
|Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center
|
|102
|
|Nanjing
|
|-
|Suzhou Zhongnan Center
|
|103
|
|Suzhou
|
|-
|China International Silk Road Center
|
|101
|
|Xi'an
|
|-
|Chushang Building
|
|111
|
| rowspan="2" |Wuhan
|
|-
|Fosun Bund Center T1
|
|
|
|
|-
|Evergrande City Light
|
|88
|
|Ningbo
|
|-
|Tianshan Gate of the World Plots 27 and 28
|
|106
|
|Shijiazhuang
|
|-
|Dubai Towers Doha
|
|91
|
|
|Doha
|
|-
|One Bangkok
|
|92
|
|
|Bangkok
|
|-
|Burj Almasa
|
|93
|
|
|Jeddah
|
|-
|Greenland Center Tower 1
|
|
|
| rowspan="3" |
|Kunming
|
|-
|Najning Olympic Suning Tower
|
|99
|
|Nanjing
|
|-
|Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower
|
|100
|
|Kunming
|
|-
|One Tower
|
|108
|
|
|Moscow
|
|-
|Haiyun Plaza Tower 1
|
|86
|
|
|Rizhao
|
|-
|Icon Towers 1
|
|77
|
|
|Jakarta
|
|-
|Forum 66 Tower 2
|
|76
|
| rowspan="5" |
|Shenyang
|
|-
|Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower
|
|92
|
|Guiyang
|
|-
|Greenland Star City Light Tower
|
|83
|
|Changsha
|
|-
|Nanchang Ping An Financial Center
|
| 72
|
|Nanchang
|
|-
|Kweichow Moutai Tower
|
|
|
|Guiyang
|
|-
|VietinBank Business Center Office Tower
|
|68
|
|
|Hanoi
|
|-
|Wanda One
|
|86
|
| rowspan="6" |
|Xi'an
|
|-
|Fosun Bund Center T2
|
|
|
|Wuhan
|
|-
|Global Port Tower 1
| rowspan="4" |
|
|
| rowspan="2" |Lanzhou
|
|-
|Global Port Tower 2
|
|
|
|-
|Guowei ZY Plaza
|62
|
|Zhuhai
|
|-
|Baolixian Village Old Reform Project Main Building
|70
|
|Guangzhou
|
|}
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):
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background: #ececec;"
! Continent
! Building
! Height
! Floor count
! Completed
! Country
! City
|-
|Asia||Burj Khalifa||||163||2010||||Dubai
|-
|North America||One World Trade Center||||94||2014||||New York City
|-
|Europe|| Lakhta Center || ||86||2018||||Saint Petersburg
|-
|Africa||Iconic Tower||||79
||2023||||New Administrative Capital
|-
|Oceania||Q1 Tower||||78||2005||||Gold Coast
|-
|South America||Gran Torre Costanera||||64||2012||||Santiago
|-
|Antarctica||Vostok Station||||2||2023|| ||-
|}
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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background: #ececec;"
! Rank
! Country
! Number of skyscrapers on list
! City(s) with most skyscrapers on list
! Tallest building
! Height of tallest building
|-
|1
|
|48
|Shenzhen
|Shanghai Tower
|
|-
|2
|
|16
|Dubai
|Burj Khalifa
|
|-
|3
|
|12
|New York City
|One World Trade Center
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |4
|
|4
|Kuala Lumpur
|Merdeka 118
|
|-
|
|4
|Hong Kong
|International Commerce Centre
|484 m (1588 ft)
|-
|6
|
|3
|Moscow
|Lakhta Center
|
|-
| rowspan=2 |7
|
|2
|Mecca, Riyadh
|Mecca Royal Clock Tower
|
|-
|
|2
|Seoul, Busan
|Lotte World Tower
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |9
|
|1
|Taipei
|Taipei 101
|
|-
|
|1
|Ho Chi Minh City
|Landmark 81
|
|-
|
|1
|Kuwait City
|Al Hamra Tower
|
|-
|
|1
|New Administrative Capital
|Iconic Tower (Egypt)
|
|-
|
|1
|Jakarta
|Autograph Tower
|
|-
|
|1
|Istanbul
|CBRT Tower
|352 m (1,155 ft)
|-
|
|1
|Toronto
|SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge
|351.4 m (1,153 ft)
|}
See also
- List of tallest structures
- List of tallest freestanding structures
- History of the world's tallest buildings
- History of the world's tallest structures
- Tallest structures by category
- List of visionary tall buildings and structures
Notes
References
External links
- Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
- , international database and gallery of buildings
- Structurae , international database and gallery of structures