List of tallest buildings in the world facts for kids

Tallest buildings in the world

As of 2019^[update], this list includes all 64 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 350 metres (1,150 ft) or more, as assessed by their highest architectural feature. Of these, 32 (50%) 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 metres (1,368 ft) after its destruction in the September 11 attacks of 2001. If the twin towers were not destroyed and One World Trade Center never built, the WTC towers would rank 28 and 29 on the list today.

bold	Denotes building that is or was once the tallest in the world

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	828 m	2,717 ft	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	632 m	2,073 ft	128	2015
3	Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m	1,971 ft	120	2012
4	Ping An Finance Centre	Shenzhen	China	599 m	1,965 ft	115	2017
5	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	South Korea	554.5 m	1,819 ft	123	2016
6	One World Trade Center	New York City	United States	541.3 m	1,776 ft	104	2014
7	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	China	530 m	1,739 ft	111	2016
7	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin	China	530 m	1,739 ft	98	2018
9	China Zun	Beijing	China	528 m	1,732 ft	108	2018
10	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	508 m	1,667 ft	101	2004
11	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
12	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	China	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2010
13	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	Russia	462 m	1,516 ft	86	2018
14	Landmark 81	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	461.2 m	1,513 ft	81	2018
15	Changsha IFS Tower T1	Changsha	China	452.1 m	1,483 ft	88	2017
16	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
16	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
16	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9 m	1,483 ft	97	2018
19	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2010
19	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	China	450 m	1,476 ft	92	2017
21	Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower)	Chicago	United States	442.1 m	1,450 ft	108	1974
22	KK100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011
23	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	440 m	1,440 ft	103	2010
24	Wuhan Center	Wuhan	China	438 m	1,437 ft	88	2016
25	432 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	425.5 m	1,396 ft	88	2015
26	Marina 101	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	425 m	1,394 ft	101	2015
27	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	423.2 m	1,388 ft	98	2009
28	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1999
29	Princess Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	414 m	1,358 ft	101	2012
30	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	413 m	1,354 ft	80	2011
31	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	China	412 m	1,352 ft	88	2003
32	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower	Busan	South Korea	411.6 m	1,352 ft	101	2019
33	Guangxi China Resources Tower	Nanning	China	402.7 m	1,321 ft	85	2018
34	China Resources Headquarters	Shenzhen	China	392.5 m	1,288 ft	67	2017
35	23 Marina	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	392.4 m	1,287 ft	89	2012
36	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	390.2 m	1,280 ft	80	1996
37	Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1	Shenzhen	China	388.1 m	1,273 ft	80	2017
38	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	United States	386.6 m	1,268 ft	73	2018
39	Capital Market Authority Headquarters	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	385 m	1,263 ft	77	2016
40	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
41	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	Dalian	China	383 m	1,257 ft	81	2015
42	Logan Century Center 1	Nanning	China	381.3 m	1,251 ft	82	2017
43	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	381 m	1,251 ft	88	2014
44	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
45	Elite Residence	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	381 m	1,248 ft	87	2012
46	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	China	373.9 m	1,226 ft	78	1992
47	Federation Tower (East Tower)	Moscow	Russia	373.7 m	1,226 ft	95	2016
48	Dalian International Trade Center	Dalian	China	370.2 m	1,214 ft	86	2018
49	Address Boulevard	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	370 m	1,214 ft	72	2017
50	Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A	Nanjing	China	368.1 m	1,208 ft	76	2018
51	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	China	367 m	1,205 ft	70	1990
52	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	365.8 m	1,200 ft	54	2009
53	Almas Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2009
54	Hanking Center	Shenzhen	China	358.9 m	1,177 ft	65	2017
55	Gevora Hotel	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	356.3 m	1,169 ft	75	2017
56	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2012
56	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2012
58	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
59	Raffles City Chongqing T3N	Chongqing	China	354.5 m	1,163 ft	79	2018
59	Raffles City Chongqing T4N	Chongqing	China	354.5 m	1,163 ft	79	2019
61	OKO Tower - South Tower	Moscow	Russia	354 m	1,160 ft	85	2015
62	The Marina Torch	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	352 m	1,155 ft	86	2011
63	Forum 66 Tower 1	Shenyang	China	350.6 m	1,150 ft	68	2015
64	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	China	350.3 m	1,149 ft	60	2012
65	Xi An Glory International Financial Center	Xi'an	China	350 m	1,148 ft	75	2017

Gallery

Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the world's tallest building.
Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China, is the 2nd tallest building.
The Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the 3rd tallest building.
Ping An Finance Centre in Guangdong, China, is the 4th tallest building.
Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, is the 5th tallest building.
One World Trade Center in New York City, United States, is the 6th tallest building and the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
CTF Finance Centre in Guangzhou, China, is the tied 7th tallest building.
China Zun in Beijing, China, is the 9th tallest building.
Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010; it is now 10th.

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. 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 called 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 today they would occupy numbers 11 (North Tower at 526.7 m (1,728 ft)) and 31 on the list (or 10 and 30 since it can be assumed the rebuilt One World Trade Center would have never been built).

bold	†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	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	632 m	2,073 ft	128	2015
3	Abraj Al-Bait Towers	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m	1,971 ft	120	2012
4	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	China	599 m	1,965 ft	115	2016
5	Lotte World Tower†	Seoul	South Korea	555.7 m	1,823 ft	123	2016
6	One World Trade Center†	New York City	United States	546.2 m	1,792 ft	104	2014
7	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	China	530 m	1,739 ft	111	2016
7	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin	China	530 m	1,739 ft	98	2018
9	China Zun	Beijing	China	528 m	1,732 ft	108	2018
10	Willis Tower†	Chicago	United States	527 m	1,729 ft	108	1974
11	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	508 m	1,667 ft	101	2004
12	Shanghai World Financial Center†	Shanghai	China	494.3 m	1,622 ft	101	2008
13	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	China	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2010
14	Landmark 81†	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	469.5 m	1,513 ft	81	2018
15	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	Russia	462 m	1,516 ft	86	2018
16	John Hancock Center†	Chicago	United States	456.9 m	1,499 ft	100	1969
17	Changsha IFS Tower T1	Changsha	China	452 m	1,483 ft	94	2017
18	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
18	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
18	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9 m	1,483 ft	97	2018
21	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2009
22	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	China	450 m	1,476 ft	98	2017
23	Empire State Building†	New York City	United States	443.2 m	1,454 ft	102	1931
24	Kingkey 100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011
25	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	438.6 m	1,445 ft	103	2009
26	Wuhan Center	Wuhan	China	438 m	1,437 ft	88	2017
27	432 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	425.5 m	1,396 ft	85	2015
28	Marina 101	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	425 m	1,394 ft	101	2017
29	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	423.2 m	1,388 ft	96	2009
30	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	1,381 ft	88	1998
31	Princess Tower†	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	414 m	1,358 ft	101	2012
32	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	412.6 m	1,354 ft	80	2010
33	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	China	412 m	1,352 ft	88	2003
34	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower	Busan	South Korea	411.6 m	1,352 ft	101	2019
35	Guangxi China Resources Tower	Nanning	China	402.7 m	1,321 ft	85	2018

Images for kids

Tallest buildings in the world.
Tallest buildings by pinnacle height, including all masts, poles, antennae, etc. in 2014.
Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the world's tallest building.
Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China, is the 2nd tallest building.
The Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the tallest hotel, and the 3rd tallest building.
Ping An Finance Centre, in Guangdong, China, is the 4th tallest building.
Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, is the 5th tallest building.
One World Trade Center in New York City, is the 6th tallest building and the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
CTF Finance Centre in Guangzhou, China, is the 7th tallest building.
Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010; it is now 8th.
The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 9th tallest building and the 3rd tallest in China.
The International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, is currently the 10th tallest building. The top 15 floors are occupied by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, the world's highest 6-star grand hotel.
The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004, and are still the tallest twin buildings.
Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, in Chicago, United States, was the tallest building from 1974 to 1998.
New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building from 1931 to 1972, and is the 5th tallest building in the United States.
The Ryugyong Hotel is the tallest building in North Korea.
The Northeast Asia Trade Tower.
Q1, on the Gold Coast in Australia, is the world's 6th tallest residential building.
The Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles, became the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River following its topping out in March 2016.
The Gran Torre Santiago in Santiago, Chile is the tallest building in Latin America.
The Abenobashi Terminal Building in Osaka is the tallest building in Japan.
MahaNakhon in Bangkok is the tallest building in Thailand.