List of countries with the most skyscrapers

A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys.^[1][2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list. A country's tallest city is its city proper with the greatest cumulative height of such buildings.

China is the country with the most skyscrapers (Hong Kong pictured)

The United States has the second-most skyscrapers (New York City pictured)

The United Arab Emirates has the third-most skyscrapers (Dubai pictured) and home to the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa

Malaysia has the fourth-most skyscrapers (Kuala Lumpur pictured) and home to the world's tallest twin building, Petronas Twin Towers

Japan has the fifth-most skyscrapers (Tokyo pictured) and home to the world's tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree

List of countries by number of completed skyscrapers

The following is a list of the top 50 countries with the most completed buildings over 150 metres (492 ft) tall, as of April 2025^[update].

Rank	Country	Number of skyscrapers			Tallest city
		Total	200 m+	300 m+
1	China	3,406	1,255	120	Hong Kong
2	United States	904	246	31	New York City
3	United Arab Emirates	340	158	37	Dubai
4	Malaysia	319	73	6	Kuala Lumpur
5	Japan	283	51	2	Tokyo
6	South Korea	281	80	7	Seoul
7	Canada	171	42	0	Toronto
8	Australia	163	61	2	Melbourne
9	Thailand	144	40	3	Bangkok
10	Indonesia	139	52	2	Jakarta
11	Philippines	130	42	0	Makati
12	India	127	46	1	Mumbai
13	Singapore	98	34	0	Singapore
14	Turkey	78	16	1	Istanbul
15	Taiwan	76	12	2	Taipei
16	Brazil	72	4	0	Balneário Camboriú
17	Panama	67	25	0	Panama City
18	Russia	61	24	7	Moscow
19	Qatar	55	30	3	Doha
20	Mexico	52	13	1	Mexico City
21	United Kingdom	49	13	1	London
22	Saudi Arabia	44	26	5	Riyadh
23	Vietnam	43	9	2	Ho Chi Minh City
24	Israel	38	5	0	Tel Aviv
25	France	27	4	0	Courbevoie
26	Colombia	25	3	0	Bogotá
27	Germany	21	5	0	Frankfurt
28	Bahrain	19	8	0	Manama
29	Kuwait	18	10	4	Kuwait City
29	North Korea	18	7	0	Pyongyang
31	Poland	15	6	1	Warsaw
31	Sri Lanka	15	5	0	Colombo
33	Spain	13	4	0	Madrid
34	Argentina	11	1	0	Buenos Aires
35	Kazakhstan	9	1	1	Astana
36	Azerbaijan	8	1	0	Baku
36	Italy	8	3	0	Milan
36	Netherlands	8	1	0	Rotterdam
39	Cambodia	6	4	0	Phnom Penh
39	South Africa	6	2	0	Johannesburg
41	Venezuela	5	3	0	Caracas
42	Austria	4	2	0	Vienna
42	Lebanon	4	0	0	Beirut
42	New Zealand	4	0	0	Auckland
42	Tanzania	4	0	0	Dar es Salaam
46	Kenya	3	1	0	Nairobi
46	Sweden	3	1	0	Gothenburg
48	Chile	2	1	1	Santiago
48	Dominican Republic	2	0	0	Santo Domingo
48	Georgia	2	1	0	Batumi
48	Iran	2	0	0	Tabriz
48	Jordan	2	0	0	Amman
48	Pakistan	2	0	0	Karachi
48	Serbia	2	0	0	Belgrade
48	Switzerland	2	1	0	Basel
Sources:[3][4][5]