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.

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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]
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A diagram showing the tallest buildings as of 2024

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 26 September 2024, this list includes all 95 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
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Name Height[14] Floors Image City Country Year Comments Ref
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1 Burj Khalifa 828.02,717 163 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb 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 [15]
2 Merdeka 118 678.92,227 118 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2024 Tallest building in Southeast Asia, ASEAN and Malaysia [16]
3 Shanghai Tower 632.02,073 128 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Shanghai  China 2015 Tallest building in East Asia and China and contains the highest luxury hotel in the world; Tallest twisted building [17]
4 Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower 601.01,972 120 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Mecca  Saudi Arabia 2012 Tallest building in Saudi Arabia, tallest clock tower and contains the highest museum in the world [18]
5 Ping An International Finance Centre 599.11,966 115 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Shenzhen  China 2017 [19]
6 Lotte World Tower 554.51,819 123 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Seoul  South Korea 2017 Tallest building in South Korea and the OECD [20]
7 One World Trade Center 541.31,776 94 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb 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 [21]
8 Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre 530.01,740 111 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Guangzhou  China 2016 [22]
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre 97 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Tianjin 2019 Τallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors [23]
10 CITIC Tower 527.71,731 109 (+ 8 below ground) Thumb Beijing 2018 [24]
11 Taipei 101 508.01,667 101 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Taipei  Taiwan 2004 Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2010; tallest building in Taiwan [25]
12 Shanghai World Financial Center 492.01,614 101 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Shanghai  China 2008 [26]
13 International Commerce Centre 484.01,588 108 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Hong Kong  China 2010 Tallest building in Hong Kong [27]
14 Wuhan Greenland Center 475.61,560 101 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Wuhan  China 2023 [28]
15 Central Park Tower 472.41,550 98 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb New York City  United States 2021 Tallest residential building [29]
16 Lakhta Center 462.01,516 87 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Saint Petersburg  Russia 2019 Tallest building in Europe and Russia; Northernmost skyscraper in the world [30]
17 Landmark 81 461.21,513 81 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 2018 Tallest building in Vietnam [31]
18 Chongqing International Land-Sea Center 458.01,503 98 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Chongqing  China 2024
19 The Exchange 106 453.61,488 95 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 2019 [32]
20 Changsha IFS Tower T1 452.11,483 94 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Changsha  China 2018 [33]
21 Petronas Tower 1 451.91,483 88 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 1998 Tallest building in the world from 1998 till 2004; tallest building built in the 20th century; Tallest twin buildings [34][35]
Petronas Tower 2
23 Zifeng Tower 450.01,480 89 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Nanjing  China 2010 [36]
Suzhou IFS 95 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Suzhou 2019 [37]
25 Wuhan Center 443.11,454 88 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Wuhan 2019 [38]
26 Willis Tower 442.11,450 108 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Chicago  United States 1974 Tallest building in the world from 1974 till 1998 [39]
27 KK100 441.81,449 98 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Shenzhen  China 2011 [40]
28 Guangzhou International Finance Center 438.61,439 101 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Guangzhou 2010 [41]
29 111 West 57th Street 435.31,428 84 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb New York City  United States 2021 Slenderest skyscraper in the world [42][43]
30 Shandong International Financial Center 4281,404 88 (+ 4 below ground) Jinan  China 2023 [44]
31 One Vanderbilt 427.01,401 62 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb New York City  United States 2020 [45]
32 Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1 426 1,398 88 Nanjing China 2025 [46]
33 432 Park Avenue 425.71,397 85 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb New York City  United States 2015 [47]
34 Marina 101 425.01,394 101 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2017 [48]
35 Trump International Hotel and Tower 423.21,388 98 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb Chicago  United States 2009 [49]
36 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters 423 1,388 60 New York City  United States 2025 [50]
37 Minying International Trade Center 1 422.61,386 85 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Dongguan  China 2021 [51]
38 Jin Mao Tower 420.51,380 88 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Shanghai 1999 [52]
39 Princess Tower 413.41,356 101 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2012 [53]
40 Al Hamra Tower 412.61,354 80 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Kuwait City  Kuwait 2011 Tallest building in Kuwait [54]
41 Two International Finance Centre 412.01,352 88 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Hong Kong  China 2003 [55]
42 Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower 411.61,350 101 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Busan  South Korea 2019 [56]
43 Ningbo Central Plaza 409 1,342 80 Ningbo  China 2024 [57]
44 Guangxi China Resources Tower 402.71,321 86 (+ 3 below ground) Nanning 2020 [58]
45 Guiyang International Financial Center T1 401.01,316 79 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Guiyang 2020 [59][60]
46 Iconic Tower 393.81,292 77 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb New Administrative Capital  Egypt 2023 Tallest building in Africa and Egypt [61]
47 China Resources Tower 392.51,288 68 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Shenzhen  China 2018 [62]
48 23 Marina 392.41,287 88 (+ 4 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2012 [63]
49 CITIC Plaza 390.21,280 80 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb Guangzhou  China 1996 [64]
50 Citymark Centre 388.31,274 70 (+ 7 below ground) Shenzhen 2022 [65]
51 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1 388.11,273 80 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb 2020 [66]
52 30 Hudson Yards 387.11,270 73 (+ 1 below ground) Thumb New York City  United States 2019 [67]
53 Public Investment Fund Tower 385.01,263 72 (+ 4 below ground) Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 2021
54 Shun Hing Square 384.01,260 69 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Shenzhen  China 1996 [68]
55 Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 383.21,257 80 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Dalian 2016 [69]
56 Autograph Tower 382.91,256 75 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Jakarta  Indonesia 2022 Tallest building in Indonesia. Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.[70] [71]
57 Logan Century Center 1 381.31,251 82 (+ 4 below ground) Nanning  China 2018 [72]
58 Burj Mohammed bin Rashid 381.21,251 88 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 2014 [73]
59 Empire State Building 381.01,250 102 (+ 1 below ground) Thumb New York City  United States 1931 Tallest building in the world from 1931 till 1972; tallest pre-WWII building [74]
60 Elite Residence 380.51,248 87 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2012 [75]
61 Riverview Plaza 376.01,234 73 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Wuhan  China 2021 [76]
62 Guangdong Business Center 376 1,234 60 Guangzhou 2024 [77]
63 Dabaihui Plaza 375.61,232 70 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Shenzhen 2021
64 Central Plaza 373.91,227 78 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Hong Kong  China 1992 Contains the highest church in the world inside a skyscraper [78]
65 Federation Tower (East Tower) 373.71,226 93 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Moscow  Russia 2016 [79]
66 Hengfeng Guiyang Center Tower 1 373.51,225 77 (+ 5 below ground) Guiyang  China [80] -->
67 Dalian International Trade Center 370.21,215 86 (+ 7 below ground) Thumb Dalian 2019 [81]
68 Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1 370 1,214 75 Shanghai 2025 [82]
69 Address Boulevard 370.01,214 73 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2017 [83]
70 Haitian Center Tower 2 368.91,210 73 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Qingdao  China 2021 [84]
71 Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A 368.11,208 77 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Nanjing 2019 [85]
72 Bank of China Tower 367.41,205 72 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Hong Kong  China 1990 [86]
73 Bank of America Tower 365.81,200 55 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb New York City  United States 2009 [87]
74 Ciel Tower 365.5 1,199 81 Dubai  UAE 2024 Tallest Hotel in the world [88]
75 St. Regis Chicago 362.91,191 101 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Chicago  United States 2020 Tallest structure in the world designed by a woman [89]
76 Almas Tower 3601,180 68 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2008 [90]
Jinan Ping An Finance Center Tower 1 62 (+ 3 below ground) Jinan  China 2023 [91]
78 Huiyun Center 359.2 1,178 80 Shenzhen 2023 [92]
79 Hanking Center 358.91,177 65 (+ 5 below ground) Thumb Shenzhen 2018 [93]
80 Greenland Group Suzhou Center 358.01,175 77 (+ 3 below ground) Suzhou 2024 [94][95]
81 Gevora Hotel 356.31,169 75 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2017 [96]
82 Galaxy World Tower 1 356.01,168 71 (+ 5 below ground) Shenzhen  China 2023 [97][98]
Galaxy World Tower 2
Il Primo Tower 356.01,168 79 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2022 [99]
85 JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1 355.41,166 82 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb 2012 [100][101]
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2 2013
87 Emirates Office Tower 354.61,163 54 2000 [102]
88 Raffles City Chongqing T3N 354.51,163 79 (+ 3 below ground) Thumb Chongqing  China 2019 [103][104]
Raffles City Chongqing T4N 74 (+ 3 below ground)
90 OKO – South Tower 354.21,162 90 (+ 2 below ground) Thumb Moscow  Russia 2015 [105]
91 The Marina Torch 352.01,155 86 (+ 4 below ground) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 2011 [106]
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey 352 1,155 59 Istanbul  Turkey 2024
93 Forum 66 Tower 1 350.61,150 68 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Shenyang  China 2015 [107]
94 The Pinnacle 350.31,149 60 (+ 6 below ground) Thumb Guangzhou 2012 [108]
95 Xi'an Glory International Financial Center 350.01,148 75 (+ 4 below ground) Thumb Xi'an 2021 [109]
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Alternative measurements

Height to pinnacle (highest point)

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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 (as it can be assumed the rebuilt One World Trade Center would have never been built).

Denotes building with pinnacle height higher than architectural
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Rank Building City Country Height Floors Built
1Burj KhalifaDubai United Arab Emirates829.8 m2,722 ft1632010
2Merdeka 118Kuala Lumpur Malaysia680.1 m2,231 ft1182023
3Shanghai TowerShanghai China632 m2,073 ft1282015
4Abraj Al-Bait TowersMecca Saudi Arabia601 m1,971 ft1202012
5Ping An Finance CenterShenzhen China599.1 m1,965 ft1152016
6Lotte World TowerSeoul South Korea555.7 m1,823 ft1232016
7One World Trade CenterNew York City United States546.2 m1,792 ft1042014
8Tianjin CTF Finance CentreTianjin China530.4 m1,740 ft982019
9Guangzhou CTF Finance CentreGuangzhou China530 m1,739 ft1112016
10China ZunBeijing China528 m1,732 ft1082018
11Willis TowerChicago United States527 m1,729 ft1081974
12Taipei 101Taipei Taiwan508 m1,667 ft1012004
13Shanghai World Financial CenterShanghai China494.3 m1,622 ft1012008
14International Commerce CentreHong Kong China484 m1,588 ft1182010
15Wuhan Greenland CenterWuhan China475.6 m1,560 ft972021
16Central Park TowerNew York City United States472.4 m1,550 ft982020
17Landmark 81Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam469.5 m1,540 ft812018
18Lakhta CenterSt. Petersburg Russia462 m1,516 ft862019
19International Land-Sea CenterChongqing China458.2 m1,503 ft982022
20John Hancock CenterChicago United States456.9 m1,499 ft1001969
21The Exchange 106Kuala Lumpur Malaysia453.6 m1,488 ft952019
22Changsha IFS Tower T1Changsha China452.1 m1,483 ft942018
23Petronas Tower 1Kuala Lumpur Malaysia451.9 m1,483 ft881998
23Petronas Tower 2Kuala Lumpur Malaysia451.9 m1,483 ft881998
25Zifeng TowerNanjing China450 m1,476 ft892010
25Suzhou IFSSuzhou China450 m1,476 ft982019
27Empire State BuildingNew York City United States443.2 m1,454 ft1021931
28Kingkey 100Shenzhen China441.8 m1,449 ft1002011
29Guangzhou International Finance CenterGuangzhou China438.6 m1,445 ft1032009
30Wuhan CenterWuhan China438 m1,437 ft882019
31111 West 57th StreetNew York City United States435.3 m1,428 ft822020
32Dongguan International Trade Center 1Dongguan China426.9 m1,401 ft882020
33One VanderbiltNew York City United States427 m1,401 ft582020
34432 Park AvenueNew York City United States425.5 m1,396 ft852015
35Marina 101Dubai United Arab Emirates425 m1,394 ft1012017
36Trump International Hotel and TowerChicago United States423.2 m1,388 ft962009
37Jin Mao TowerShanghai China421 m1,381 ft881998
38Princess TowerDubai United Arab Emirates414 m1,358 ft1012012
39Al Hamra TowerKuwait City Kuwait412.6 m1,354 ft802010
40Two International Finance CentreHong Kong China412 m1,352 ft882003
41Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark TowerBusan South Korea411.6 m1,350 ft1012019
42Guangxi China Resources TowerNanning China402.7 m1,321 ft852019
43Guiyang Financial Center Tower 1[59]Guiyang China401 m1,316 ft792021
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Height to occupied floor

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Tallest buildings by highest occupied floor in 2022.

This height is measured to the highest occupiable floor within the building.[10]

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Rank Building City Country Height Floors Built
1Burj KhalifaDubai United Arab Emirates585.4 m (1,921 ft)1632010
2Shanghai TowerShanghai China583.4 m (1,914 ft)1282015
3Ping An Finance CenterShenzhen China562.2 m (1,844 ft)1152016
4China ZunBeijing China515.5 m (1,691 ft)1082018
5Merdeka 118Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia502.8 m (1,650 ft)1182023
6Lotte World TowerSeoul South Korea497.6 m (1,633 ft)1232016
7Guangzhou CTF Finance CentreGuangzhou China495.5 m (1,626 ft)1112016
8Abraj Al-Bait TowersMecca Saudi Arabia494.4 m (1,622 ft)1202012
9Shanghai World Financial CenterShanghai China474 m (1,555 ft)1012008
10International Commerce CentreHong Kong China468.8 m (1,538 ft)1182010
11Tianjin CTF Finance CentreTianjin China439.4 m (1,442 ft)972018
12Taipei 101Taipei Taiwan438 m (1,437 ft)1012004
13Central Park TowerNew York City United States431.8 m (1,417 ft)982020
14Changsha IFS Tower T1Changsha China431 m (1,414 ft)942017
15International Land-Sea CenterChongqing China429.8 m (1,410 ft)982022
16KK100Shenzhen China427.1 m (1,401 ft)982011
17Guangzhou International Finance CenterGuangzhou China415.1 m (1,362 ft)1012010
18Willis TowerChicago United States412.7 m (1,354 ft)1081974
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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.[110]

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Rank Building City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built Reference
1Burj KhalifaDubai UAE739.4 m2,426 ft1632010[111]
2Shanghai TowerShanghai China574.5 m1,885 ft1272015[112]
3Ping An Finance CenterShenzhen China555 m1,821 ft1152016[113]
4Merdeka 118Kuala Lumpur Malaysia518.2 m1,700 ft1182023[114]
5Guangzhou CTF Finance CentreGuangzhou China518 m1,699 ft1112016[115]
6Abraj Al-Bait TowersMecca Saudi Arabia508 m1,666 ft1202012[116][117]
7Lotte World TowerSeoul South Korea497.6 m1,633 ft1232016[citation needed]
8Shanghai World Financial CenterShanghai China487.41 m1,599 ft1012008[118]
9International Commerce CentreHong Kong China479.83 m1,574 ft1182010[119]
10Central Park TowerNew York City United States472.44 m1,550 ft1312019[120]
11 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre Tianjin  China 471.1 m 1,545 ft 97 2019 [121]
12Taipei 101Taipei Taiwan449.20 m1,471 ft1012004[122]
13Willis TowerChicago United States442.14 m1,451 ft1081974[123]
14KK100Shenzhen China442.0 m1,449 ft1002011[citation needed] -->
15Guangzhou International Finance CenterGuangzhou China432.00 m1,417 ft1032009[124]
16432 Park Avenue New York City  United States 425.5 m 1,396 ft 96 2015 [citation needed] -->
17One World Trade CenterNew York City United States417.0 m1,368 ft1042014[125]
18Haeundae LCT Landmark TowerBusan South Korea411.6 m1,350 ft1012019[126]
19International Finance CentreHong Kong China401.1 m1,316 ft882003[127]
20Princess TowerDubai UAE392.0 m1,286 ft1012012[128]
21Jin Mao TowerShanghai China382.5 m1,255 ft881998[129]
22Zifeng TowerNanjing China381.3 m1,251 ft892009[130]
23Empire State BuildingNew York City United States381.0 m1,250 ft1021931[131]
24=Petronas Tower 1Kuala Lumpur Malaysia378.5 m1,250 ft881998[132]
24=Petronas Tower 2Kuala Lumpur Malaysia378.5 m1,250 ft881998[133]
25Marina 101Dubai UAE371.0 m1,207 ft802014[citation needed]
26Al Hamra TowerKuwait City Kuwait368.0 m1,207 ft802011[citation needed]
27Trump International Hotel and TowerChicago United States357.8 m1,174 ft962009[134]
28Tuntex Sky TowerKaohsiung Taiwan347.5 m1,140 ft851997[135]
29Aon CenterChicago United States346.25 m1,136 ft831973[136]
30John Hancock CenterChicago United States343.5 m1,127 ft1001969
31Haeundae LCT the Sharp IBusan South Korea339.1 m1,112 ft852019[137]
32Mercury City TowerMoscow Russia339.0 m1,112 ft752012
33Haeundae LCT the Sharp IIBusan South Korea333.1 m1,093 ft852019[138]
34China World Trade Center Tower 3Beijing China333.0 m1,093 ft742008
35Parc1 Tower 1Seoul South Korea333 m1,093 ft692020[139]
36Ryugyong HotelPyongyang North Korea330.0 m1,083 ft1051992[C]
37The IndexDubai UAE328.0 m1,076 ft802009
38 Azabudai Hills Mori JP TowerTokyo Japan325.4 m1,067 ft642023[140]
39Shun Hing SquareShenzhen China324.8 m1,066 ft691996
40Four Seasons Place KLCCKuala Lumpur Malaysia323 m1,076 ft742018[citation needed]
41CITIC PlazaGuangzhou China321.9 m1,056 ft801997
42Nina TowerHong Kong China318.8 m1,046 ft802006
43Rose TowerDubai UAE315.0 m1,033 ft722008
44Bank of China TowerHong Kong China315.0 m1,033 ft721990
45Bank of America PlazaAtlanta United States311.8 m1,023 ft551992
46Emirates Office TowerDubai UAE311.0 m1,020 ft562000
47U.S. Bank TowerLos Angeles United States310.3 m1,018 ft731989
48Menara TelekomKuala Lumpur Malaysia309.9 m1,017 ft552001
49Almas TowerDubai UAE310.0 m1,017 ft742008
50The ShardLondon United Kingdom310.0 m1,017 ft722012
51Central PlazaHong Kong China309.0 m1,014 ft781992
52One57New York City United States306m1,005 ft732014
53The Address Downtown Burj KhalifaDubai UAE306.0 m1,004 ft782008
54JPMorgan Chase TowerHouston United States305.4 m1,002 ft751982
55Northeast Asia Trade TowerIncheon South Korea305.1 m1,001 ft682010
56Baiyoke Tower IIBangkok Thailand304.0 m997 ft851997
57Wells Fargo PlazaHouston United States302.4 m992 ft711983
58Kingdom CentreRiyadh Saudi Arabia302.0 m991 ft412002
59Moscow TowerMoscow Russia302.0 m989 ft762010-->
60Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith 101Busan South Korea300 m984 ft802011[141]
61Abeno HarukasOsaka  Japan300 m984 ft602014[142]
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Buildings under construction

This is a list of buildings taller than 350 m that are currently under construction.[143] On-hold buildings whose construction was interrupted after it had reached a significantly advanced state are listed in a separate table.

Under construction

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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 [144]
2 Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina 517 m (1,696 ft) 125 [145]
3 Senna Tower 509 m (1,670 ft) 154  Brazil Balneário Camboriú [146]
4 The Line 500 m (1,640 ft.)  ? 2030  Saudi Arabia Neom [147]
5 China International Silk Road Center 498 m (1,634 ft) 101 2025  China Xi'an [148]
6 Panda Tower - Tianfu Center488.9 m (1,604 ft)952026Chengdu[149]
7 Rizhao Center 485 m (1,591 ft) 94 Rizhao [150]
8 North Bund Tower 480 m (1,575 ft) 97 2027 Shanghai
9 Torre Rise 475 m (1,559 ft) 88 2026  Mexico Monterrey
10 Wuhan CTF Centre475 m (1,558 ft)842026 ChinaWuhan[151]
11 Suzhou Center North Tower470 m (1,540 ft) ?2024Suzhou[152]
12 Aeternitas Tower 450 m (1,480 ft) 106  UAE Dubai
13 China Resources Land Center436.1 m (1,431 ft)98 ChinaDongguan[153]
14 Haikou Tower 1 428 m (1,404 ft) 93 2027  China Haikou
15 Wuhan Yangtze River Center Tower 400 m (1,300 ft) 82 2025 Wuhan [154]
16 Mukaab 400 m (1,300 ft) 2030  Saudi Arabia Riyadh
17 Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1 399.8 m (1,312 ft) 83  China Hangzhou [155]
18 China Merchants Group West Headquarters 396 m (1,299 ft) 82 Chengdu
19 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1 394 m (1,293 ft) 78 2027 Shenzhen [156]
20 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters 393 m (1,289 ft) 74 2026 [157]
21 Haiyun Plaza Tower 1390 m (1,280 ft)862024Rizhao[158]
22 Guohua Financial Center Tower 1 388 m (1,273 ft) 79 Wuhan [159]
23 Tour F 385.8 m (1,266 ft) 64  Ivory Coast Abidjan [160]
24 Torch Tower 385 m (1,263 ft) 62 2028  Japan Tokyo [161]
25 Shekou Prince Bay Tower380 m (1,250 ft)70 ChinaShenzhen[162]
26 Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre 379.9 m (1,246 ft) 83 [163]
27 China Merchants Prince Bay Tower374 m (1,227 ft)592028[164]
28 Lucheng Square369 m (1,211 ft)75Wenzhou[165]
29 Taipei Twin Tower 1369 m (1,211 ft)742027 TaiwanTaipei
30 Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1369 m (1,211 ft) ?2024 ChinaSuzhou[166]
31 Naga Tower 1 358 m (1,175 ft) 70 2026  Cambodia Phnom Penh
32 City Tower 1 358 m (1,175 ft) 94 2025  UAE Dubai
33 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2 355.7 m (1,167 ft) 68 2027  China Shenzhen [167]
34 Guohong Center350 m (1,150 ft)712025Wenzhou[168]
China Resources Huafu TowerShenzhen[169]
Poly Liangxi PlazaFoshan[170]
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Rank Building Planned architectural height Floors Planned completion Country City Ref.
1 Jeddah Tower 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 167+  Saudi Arabia Jeddah [171]
2 Goldin Finance 117[note 1] 597 m (1,959 ft) 117  China Tianjin
3 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center 499.8 m (1,640 ft) 102 Nanjing [172]
4 Suzhou Zhongnan Center 499.2 m (1,638 ft) 103 Suzhou [173]
5 HeXi Yuzui Tower A 498.8 m (1,636 ft) 84 Nanjing [174]
6 Chushang Building 475 m (1,558 ft) 111 Wuhan [175]
7 Fosun Bund Center T1 470 m (1,540 ft) [176]
8 Chengdu Greenland Tower 468 m (1,535 ft) 101 Chengdu [177]
9 Evergrande City Light 453.5 m (1,488 ft) 88 Ningbo [178]
10 Tianshan Gate of the World Plots 27 and 28 450 m (1,480 ft) 106 Shijiazhuang [179]
11 One Bangkok 436.1 m (1,431 ft) 92  Thailand Bangkok [180]
12 Burj Almasa 432 m (1,417 ft) 93 2027  Saudi Arabia Jeddah [181]
13 Greenland Center Tower 1 428 m (1,404 ft)  China Kunming [182]
14 Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower 407 m (1,335 ft) 100 [183]
15 Icon Towers 1 384 m (1,260 ft) 77  Indonesia Jakarta [184]
16 Greenland Star City Light Tower 379.9 m (1,246 ft) 83  China Changsha [185]
17 Ping An IFC 373 m (1,224 ft) Nanchang [186]
18 Fosun Bund Center T2 356 m (1,168 ft) Wuhan [187]
19 Global Port Tower 1 350 m (1,150 ft) Lanzhou [188]
Global Port Tower 2 [189]
Guowei ZY Plaza 62 Zhuhai [190]
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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):

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Continent Building Height Floor count Completed Country City
AsiaBurj Khalifa828 m (2,717 ft)1632010 United Arab EmiratesDubai
North AmericaOne World Trade Center541.3 m (1,776 ft)942014 United StatesNew York City
EuropeLakhta Center462 m (1,516 ft)862018 RussiaSaint Petersburg
AfricaIconic Tower393.8 m (1,292 ft)79 2023 EgyptNew Administrative Capital
OceaniaQ1323 m (1,060 ft)782005 AustraliaGold Coast
South AmericaGran Torre Santiago[191]300 m (980 ft)642012 ChileSantiago
AntarcticaLong Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings[192][193]15 m (49 ft)12005-McMurdo Station
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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.

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Rank Country Number of skyscrapers on list City with most skyscrapers on list Tallest building Height of tallest building
1  China 47 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)
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