List of tallest buildings facts for kids

The amazing Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world's tallest building. It has been the tallest since 2009.

A diagram showing the tallest buildings in the world.

This article lists the world's tallest buildings. We are talking about very tall buildings, like skyscrapers. These are buildings with many floors where people can live or work. They must be at least 350 meters (about 1,150 feet) tall. This list does not include structures like radio towers, which are not buildings.

History of Tall Buildings

For a very long time, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt was the tallest man-made structure. It held this record for over 3,800 years! Then, in 1311, Lincoln Cathedral in England became taller. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France was the world's tallest building from 1439 until 1874.

The first building called a "skyscraper" was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago. It was built in 1885 and was 42 meters (138 feet) tall. For most of the 20th century, the United States had the world's tallest building.

This changed in 1998 when the Petronas Towers were finished in Malaysia. After that, Taipei 101 in Taiwan became the tallest in 2004. Then, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai took the title in 2009. Since the early 2000s, many super tall skyscrapers have been built in the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia.

How We Measure Tall Buildings

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is a group that decides which building is the "World's Tallest." They set the rules for how buildings are measured. They also keep a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings. The CTBUH currently says the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest at 828 meters (2,717 feet).

In 1996, there was a debate about whether the Petronas Towers or the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears Tower) was taller. To solve this, the CTBUH created four ways to measure buildings:

• Height to the top of the building's design: This includes spires, which are part of the building's look.
• Height to the highest floor where people work or live: This is the highest floor that is regularly used.
• Height to the top of the roof: This category was removed in 2009 because modern buildings often don't have a clear "roof."
• Height to the very top of any part of the building: This includes antennas or flagpoles.

All these measurements start from the lowest main entrance for people.

Spires are seen as part of a building's design. Changing a spire would change how the building looks. Antennas, however, can be added or removed without changing the building's main design. This is why the Petronas Towers, with their spires, were considered taller than the Willis Tower, which had antennas.

Before 1996, the tallest building was measured by its highest architectural part, including spires but not antennas. In 1930, this rule caused a rivalry between the Bank of Manhattan Building and the Chrysler Building. The Chrysler Building secretly built a large spire inside itself. When it was finished, it popped out the spire to claim the title of the world's tallest building!

Today, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest no matter which measurement rule you use.

World's Tallest Buildings

As of July 2025, this list includes 97 buildings that are completed or have reached their full height. They are all 350 meters (1,150 feet) or taller. A building is considered "topped out" when its main structure is complete, it has its outer covering, and its highest design parts are in place.

Almost half of these super tall buildings are in China. Six of the last seven buildings that held the "tallest building" record are still on this list. The only one missing is the North Tower of the original World Trade Center. It was 417 meters (1,368 feet) tall before it was destroyed in 2001. If it were still standing, it would be among the top 40 tallest buildings today.

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	Name	Height		Floors	Image	City	Country	Year	Comments	Ref
		m	ft
1	Burj Khalifa	828 m	2,717 ft	163 (+ 2 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2010	Tallest building in the world since 2009
2	Merdeka 118	678.9 m	2,227 ft	118 (+ 5 below ground)		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	2024	Tallest building in Southeast Asia and Malaysia
3	Shanghai Tower	632 m	2,073 ft	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 building
4	The Clock Towers	601 m	1,972 ft	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 m	1,966 ft	115 (+ 5 below ground)		Shenzhen	China	2017	Tallest all-office building in the world; tallest in Guangdong Province
6	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m	1,819 ft	123 (+ 6 below ground)		Seoul	South Korea	2017	Tallest building in South Korea and the OECD
7	One World Trade Center	541.3 m	1,776 ft	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; tallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors
8	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	530	1,740	111 (+ 5 below ground)		Guangzhou	China	2016
	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre			97 (+ 4 below ground)		Tianjin		2019	Tallest completed building in Tianjin
10	China Zun	527.7 m	1,731 ft	109 (+ 8 below ground)		Beijing		2018	Tallest building in Beijing
11	Taipei 101	508 m	1,667 ft	101 (+ 5 below ground)		Taipei	Taiwan	2004	Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2009; tallest building in Taiwan
12	Shanghai World Financial Center	492 m	1,614 ft	101 (+ 3 below ground)		Shanghai	China	2008	Tallest building in the world with a hole
13	International Commerce Centre	484 m	1,588 ft	108 (+ 4 below ground)		Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2010	Tallest building in Hong Kong
14	Wuhan Greenland Center	475.6 m	1,560 ft	101 (+ 6 below ground)		Wuhan	China	2023	Tallest building in Hubei Province
15	Central Park Tower	472.4 m	1,550 ft	98 (+ 4 below ground)		New York City	United States	2021	Tallest residential building
16	Lakhta Center	462 m	1,516 ft	87 (+ 3 below ground)		Saint Petersburg	Russia	2019	Tallest building in Europe and Russia; Northernmost skyscraper in the world
17	Landmark 81	461.2 m	1,513 ft	81 (+ 3 below ground)		Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	2018	Tallest building in Vietnam
18	Chongqing International Land-Sea Center	458 m	1,503 ft	98 (+ 4 below ground)		Chongqing	China	2024	Tallest building in Southern China
19	The Exchange 106	453.6 m	1,488 ft	95 (+ 6 below ground)		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	2019
20	Changsha IFS Tower T1	452.1 m	1,483 ft	94 (+ 5 below ground)		Changsha	China	2018	Tallest building in Hunan Province
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	1,480	89 (+ 5 below ground)		Nanjing	China	2010	Tallest building in Jiangsu Province, tied with Suzhou IFS
	Suzhou IFS			95 (+ 5 below ground)		Suzhou		2019	Tallest building in Jiangsu Province, tied with Zifeng Tower
25	Wuhan Center	443.1 m	1,454 ft	88 (+ 4 below ground)		Wuhan		2019
26	Willis Tower	442.1 m	1,450 ft	108 (+ 3 below ground)		Chicago	United States	1974	Tallest building in the world from 1974 till 1998 as Sears Tower
27	KK100	441.8 m	1,449 ft	98 (+ 4 below ground)		Shenzhen	China	2011
28	Guangzhou International Finance Center	438.6 m	1,439 ft	101 (+ 4 below ground)		Guangzhou		2010
29	111 West 57th Street	435.3 m	1,428 ft	84 (+ 2 below ground)		New York City	United States	2021	Thinnest skyscraper in the world with a width-to-height ratio of about 1:24
30	Shandong International Financial Center	428 m	1,404 ft	88 (+ 4 below ground)		Jinan	China	2025	Tallest building in Shandong Province
31	One Vanderbilt	427 m	1,401 ft	62 (+ 4 below ground)		New York City	United States	2020
32	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1	426 m	1,398 ft	88		Nanjing	China	2025
33	432 Park Avenue	425.7 m	1,397 ft	85 (+ 3 below ground)		New York City	United States	2015
34	Marina 101	425 m	1,394 ft	101 (+ 6 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2017
35	Trump International Hotel and Tower	423.2 m	1,388 ft	98 (+ 2 below ground)		Chicago	United States	2009
36	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	423 m	1,388 ft	60		New York City		2025
37	Minying International Trade Center 1	422.6 m	1,386 ft	85 (+ 3 below ground)		Dongguan	China	2021
38	Jin Mao Tower	420.5 m	1,380 ft	88 (+ 3 below ground)		Shanghai		1999
39	Princess Tower	413.4 m	1,356 ft	101 (+ 6 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2012
40	Al Hamra Tower	412.6 m	1,354 ft	80 (+ 3 below ground)		Kuwait City	Kuwait	2011	Tallest building in Kuwait
41	Two International Finance Centre	412 m	1,352 ft	88 (+ 6 below ground)		Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2003
42	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower	411.6 m	1,350 ft	101 (+ 5 below ground)		Busan	South Korea	2019	Tallest building in Busan
43	Ningbo Central Plaza	409 m	1,342 ft	80		Ningbo	China	2024	Tallest building in Zhejiang Province
44	Guangxi China Resources Tower	402.7 m	1,321 ft	86 (+ 3 below ground)		Nanning		2020	Tallest building in Guangxi Province
45	Guiyang International Financial Center T1	401 m	1,316 ft	79 (+ 5 below ground)		Guiyang		2020	Tallest building in Guizhou Province
46	Iconic Tower	393.8 m	1,292 ft	77 (+ 2 below ground)		New Administrative Capital	Egypt	2023	Tallest building in Africa and Egypt
47	China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower	393 m	1,289 ft	77		Shenzhen	China	2025
48	China Resources Tower	392.5 m	1,288 ft	68 (+ 5 below ground)				2018
49	23 Marina	392.4 m	1,287 ft	88 (+ 4 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2012
50	CITIC Plaza	390.2 m	1,280 ft	80 (+ 2 below ground)		Guangzhou	China	1996
51	Citymark Centre	388.3 m	1,274 ft	70 (+ 7 below ground)		Shenzhen		2022
52	Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1	388.1 m	1,273 ft	80 (+ 3 below ground)				2020
53	30 Hudson Yards	387.1 m	1,270 ft	73 (+ 1 below ground)		New York City	United States	2019
54	Public Investment Fund Tower	385 m	1,263 ft	72 (+ 4 below ground)		Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	2021	Tallest building in Riyadh
55	Shun Hing Square	384 m	1,260 ft	69 (+ 3 below ground)		Shenzhen	China	1996
56	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	383.2 m	1,257 ft	80 (+ 4 below ground)		Dalian		2016	Tallest building in Liaoning Province
57	Autograph Tower	382.9 m	1,256 ft	75 (+ 6 below ground)		Jakarta	Indonesia	2022	Tallest building in Indonesia. Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.
58	Logan Century Center 1	381.3 m	1,251 ft	82 (+ 4 below ground)		Nanning	China	2018
59	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid	381.2 m	1,251 ft	88 (+ 5 below ground)		Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	2014
60	Empire State Building	381 m	1,250 ft	102 (+ 1 below ground)		New York City	United States	1931	Tallest building in the world from 1931 till 1972; tallest pre-WWII building
61	Elite Residence	380.5 m	1,248 ft	87 (+ 4 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2012
62	Riverview Plaza	376	1,234	73 (+ 3 below ground)		Wuhan	China	2021
	Guangdong Business Center			60		Guangzhou		2024
64	Dabaihui Plaza	375.6 m	1,232 ft	70 (+ 4 below ground)		Shenzhen		2021
65	Central Plaza	373.9 m	1,227 ft	78 (+ 3 below ground)		Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1992	Contains the highest church in the world
66	Federation Tower (East Tower)	373.7 m	1,226 ft	93 (+ 4 below ground)		Moscow	Russia	2016	Tallest building in Moscow
67	Hengfeng Guiyang Center Tower 1	373.5 m	1,225 ft	77 (+ 5 below ground)		Guiyang	China	2025
68	Dalian International Trade Center	370.2 m	1,215 ft	86 (+ 7 below ground)		Dalian		2019
69	Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1	370	1,210	75		Shanghai		2025
	Address Boulevard			73 (+ 3 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2017
71	Haitian Center Tower 2	368.9 m	1,210 ft	73 (+ 6 below ground)		Qingdao	China	2021
72	Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A	368.1 m	1,208 ft	77 (+ 4 below ground)		Nanjing		2019
73	Bank of China Tower	367.4 m	1,205 ft	72 (+ 4 below ground)		Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1990
74	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m	1,200 ft	55 (+ 3 below ground)		New York City	United States	2009
75	Ciel Tower	365.5	1,199	81		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2025	Tallest hotel in the world
76	St. Regis Chicago	362.9 m	1,191 ft	101 (+ 5 below ground)		Chicago	United States	2020	Tallest structure in the world designed by a woman
77	Almas Tower	360	1,180	68 (+ 5 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2008
	Ping An Finance Center Tower 1			62 (+ 3 below ground)		Jinan	China	2023
79	Huiyun Center	359.2	1,178	80		Shenzhen		2023
80	Hanking Center	358.9 m	1,177 ft	65 (+ 5 below ground)				2018
81	Greenland Group Suzhou Center	358	1,175	77 (+ 3 below ground)		Suzhou		2024
	City Tower 1			94		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2025
83	Gevora Hotel	356.3 m	1,169 ft	75 (+ 2 below ground)				2017
84	Galaxy World Tower 1	356	1,168	71 (+ 5 below ground)		Shenzhen	China	2023
	Galaxy World Tower 2
	Il Primo Tower			79		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2022
87	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1	355.4	1,166	82 (+ 2 below ground)				2012
	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2							2013
89	Emirates Office Tower	354.6 m	1,163 ft	54				2000
90	Raffles City Chongqing T3N	354.5	1,163	79 (+ 3 below ground)		Chongqing	China	2019
	Raffles City Chongqing T4N			74 (+ 3 below ground)
92	OKO – South Tower	354.2 m	1,162 ft	90 (+ 2 below ground)		Moscow	Russia	2015
93	CBRT Tower	352	1,155	59		Istanbul	Turkey	2024	Tallest building in Turkey
	The Marina Torch			86 (+ 4 below ground)		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2011
95	Forum 66 Tower 1	350.6 m	1,150 ft	68 (+ 4 below ground)		Shenyang	China	2015
96	The Pinnacle	350.3 m	1,149 ft	60 (+ 6 below ground)		Guangzhou		2012
97	Xi'an Glory International Financial Center	350 m	1,148 ft	75 (+ 4 below ground)		Xi'an		2021

Other Ways to Measure Height

Sometimes, buildings are measured in different ways. Here are a few examples:

Height to the Highest Point

Tallest buildings by their highest point, including all masts and antennas.

This measurement looks at the very highest point of a building. It doesn't matter if it's part of the building's design or just an antenna. This way of measuring is useful for things like air traffic. It also gives a clear, simple height. However, it includes parts that can be easily added or removed from a building.

This measurement became more common when the Petronas Towers became taller than the Willis Tower. The Petronas Towers were taller because their spires were considered part of the building's design. The Willis Tower's antennas were not. This led to different ways of defining "tallest."

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 their highest occupied floor.

This measurement looks at the highest floor inside the building that people use regularly. This means floors with offices, apartments, or observation decks.

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 ranks completed skyscrapers by their height to the roof. It includes buildings that are 300 meters (984 feet) or taller. Only buildings with floors that people can use are included. This means structures like towers are not on this list. Some people prefer this measurement because the "architectural feature" rule can be tricky. However, in 2009, the CTBUH stopped using roof height. This is because many modern tall buildings don't have a clear, flat 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	China Zun	Beijing	China	524 m	1719 ft	109	2018
5	Merdeka 118	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	518.2 m	1,700 ft	118	2023
6	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	China	518 m	1,699 ft	111	2016
7	Abraj Al-Bait Towers	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	508 m	1,666 ft	120	2012
8	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	South Korea	497.6 m	1,633 ft	123	2016
9	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	487.41 m	1,599 ft	101	2008
10	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	479.83 m	1,574 ft	118	2010
11	Central Park Tower	New York City	United States	472.44 m	1,550 ft	131	2019
12	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin	China	471.1 m	1,545 ft	97	2019
13	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	449.20 m	1,471 ft	101	2004
14	Willis Tower	Chicago	United States	442.14 m	1,451 ft	108	1974
15	KK100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011	-->
16	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	432 m	1,417 ft	103	2009
17	432 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	425.5 m	1,396 ft	96	2015	-->
18	One World Trade Center	New York City	United States	417 m	1,368 ft	104	2014
19	Haeundae LCT Landmark Tower	Busan	South Korea	411.6 m	1,350 ft	101	2019
20	International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	401.1 m	1,316 ft	88	2003
21	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	392 m	1,286 ft	101	2012
22	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	382.5 m	1,255 ft	88	1998
23	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	381.3 m	1,251 ft	89	2009
24	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
25	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	378.5 m	1,250 ft	88	1998
	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	378.5 m	1,250 ft	88	1998
27	Marina 101	Dubai	UAE	371 m	1,207 ft	80	2014
	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	368 m	1,207 ft	80	2011
29	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	357.8 m	1,174 ft	96	2009
30	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	347.5 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
31	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346.25 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
32	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	343.5 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
33	Haeundae LCT the Sharp I	Busan	South Korea	339.1 m	1,112 ft	85	2019
34	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	Russia	339 m	1,112 ft	75	2012
35	Haeundae LCT the Sharp II	Busan	South Korea	333.1 m	1,093 ft	85	2019
	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	China	333 m	1,093 ft	74	2008
	Parc1 Tower 1	Seoul	South Korea	333 m	1,093 ft	69	2020
38	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992
39	The Index	Dubai	UAE	328 m	1,076 ft	80	2009
40	Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower	Tokyo	Japan	325.4 m	1,067 ft	64	2023
41	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	324.8 m	1,066 ft	69	1996
42	Four Seasons Place KLCC	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	323 m	1,076 ft	74	2018
43	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	321.9 m	1,056 ft	80	1997
44	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	318.8 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
45	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	315 m	1,033 ft	72	2008
	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	315 m	1,033 ft	72	1990
47	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	311.8 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
48	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	311 m	1,020 ft	56	2000
49	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
50	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	309.9 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
51	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	310 m	1,017 ft	74	2008
	The Shard	London	United Kingdom	310 m	1,017 ft	72	2012
53	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	309 m	1,014 ft	78	1992
54	One57	New York City	United States	306m	1,005 ft	73	2014
55	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	306 m	1,004 ft	78	2008
56	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
57	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	305.1 m	1,001 ft	68	2010
58	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
59	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
60	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302 m	991 ft	41	2002
61	Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	302 m	989 ft	76	2010
62	Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith 101	Busan	South Korea	300 m	984 ft	80	2011
	Abeno Harukas	Osaka	Japan	300 m	984 ft	60	2014

Buildings Being Built

This section lists buildings taller than 350 meters (1,150 feet) that are currently under construction. Buildings that were being built but are now on hold are in a separate table.

Under Construction

Rank	Building	Planned architectural height	Floors	Planned completion	Country	City	Ref.
1	Jeddah Tower	1,008 m (3,307 ft)	167+	2028	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah
2	Burj Azizi	725 m (2,379 ft)	133	2028	UAE	Dubai
3	Goldin Finance 117	597 m (1,959 ft)	128	2027	China	Tianjin
4	Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences	595 m (1,952 ft)	105	2026	UAE	Dubai
5	Senna Tower	544 m (1,784 ft)	154	2030	Brazil	Balneário Camboriú
6	Tiger Sky Tower	532 m / 1,745 ft	116	2029	UAE	Dubai
7	Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina	517 m (1,696 ft)	125	2028
8	The Line	500 m (1,640 ft.)	?	2030	Saudi Arabia	Neom
9	HeXi Yuzui Tower A	498.8 m (1,636 ft)	84		China	Nanjing
10	Panda Tower - Tianfu Center	488.9 m (1,604 ft)	95	2026		Chengdu
11	Rizhao Center	485 m (1,591 ft)	94	2028		Rizhao
12	North Bund Tower	480 m (1,575 ft)	97	2027		Shanghai
13	Torre Rise	475 m (1,559 ft)	88	2026	Mexico	Monterrey
14	Wuhan CTF Centre	475 m (1,558 ft)	84	2029	China	Wuhan
15	Suzhou CSC Fortune Center	470 m (1,540 ft)	100	2028		Suzhou
16	Chengdu Greenland Tower	468 m (1,535 ft)	101	2026		Chengdu
17	Aeternitas Tower	450 m (1,480 ft)	106		UAE	Dubai
18	China Resources Land Center	436.1 m (1,431 ft)	98	2026	China	Dongguan
19	Haikou Tower 1	428 m (1,404 ft)	93	2027		Haikou
20	Tour F	421 m (1,381 ft)	75	2026	Ivory Coast	Abidjan
21	Tsingshan Holdings Group Global Headquarters Tower 1	418 m (1,371 ft)
22	Great River Center	400 m (1,300 ft)	82	2026	China	Wuhan
23	Mukaab	400 m (1,300 ft)		2030	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
24	Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1	399.8 m (1,312 ft)	83		China	Hangzhou
25	China Merchants Group West Headquarters	396 m (1,299 ft)	82			Chengdu
26	Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower B	394.4 m (1,294 ft)	81			Shenzhen
27	Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1	394 m (1,293 ft)	78	2027		Shenzhen
28	Lucheng Square	388.8 m (1,276 ft)	79	2026		Wenzhou
29	Guohua Financial Center Tower 1	388 m (1,273 ft)	79			Wuhan
30	Torch Tower	385 m (1,263 ft)	62	2028	Japan	Tokyo
31	Shekou Prince Bay Tower	380 m (1,250 ft)	70		China	Shenzhen
32	Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre	379.9 m (1,246 ft)	83	2026
33	China Merchants Prince Bay Tower	374 m (1,227 ft)	59	2028
34	Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1	369 m (1,211 ft)				Suzhou
35	Shenyang International Center Tower 1	366 m (1,201 ft)	75	2027		Shenyang
36	Taipei Twin Tower 1	360 m (1,181 ft)	70	2027	Taiwan	Taipei
37	Naga 3 Tower 1	358 m (1,175 ft)	70		Cambodia	Phnom Penh
38	Bay Area Smart Plaza	358 m (1,175 ft)	77	2027	China	Shenzhen
39	Guohong Center	356 m (1,168 ft)	71	2028		Wenzhou
40	Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2	355.7 m (1,167 ft)	68	2027		Shenzhen
41	SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge	351.4 m (1,153 ft)	106	2026	Canada	Toronto
42	Poly Liangxi Plaza	350 m (1,150 ft)			China	Foshan

On Hold

These buildings were being built but their construction has stopped for now.

Rank	Building	Planned architectural height	Floors	Planned completion	Country	City	Ref.
1	Tower M	700 m (2,297 ft)	145		Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
2	Evergrande Hefei Center T1	518 m (1,699 ft)	112		China	Hefei
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	China International Silk Road Center	498 m (1,634 ft)	101			Xi'an
6	Chushang Building	475 m (1,558 ft)	111			Wuhan
7	Fosun Bund Center T1	470 m (1,540 ft)
8	Evergrande City Light	453.5 m (1,488 ft)	88			Ningbo
9	Tianshan Gate of the World Plots 27 and 28	450 m (1,480 ft)	106			Shijiazhuang
10	Dubai Towers Doha	436.5 m (1,432 ft)	91		Qatar	Doha
11	One Bangkok	436.1 m (1,431 ft)	92		Thailand	Bangkok
12	Burj Almasa	432 m (1,417 ft)	93		Saudi Arabia	Jeddah
13	Greenland Center Tower 1	428 m (1,404 ft)			China	Kunming
14	Najning Olympic Suning Tower	419.8 m (1,377 ft)	99			Nanjing
15	Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower	407 m (1,335 ft)	100			Kunming
16	One Tower	405.3 m (1,330 ft)	108		Russia	Moscow
17	Haiyun Plaza Tower 1	390 m (1,280 ft)	86		China	Rizhao
18	Icon Towers 1	384 m (1,260 ft)	77		Indonesia	Jakarta
	Forum 66 Tower 2	384 m (1,260 ft)	76		China	Shenyang
19	Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower	380 m (1,250 ft)	92			Guiyang
20	Greenland Star City Light Tower	379.9 m (1,246 ft)	83			Changsha
21	Nanchang Ping An Financial Center	373 m (1,224 ft)	72			Nanchang
22	Kweichow Moutai Tower	369 m (1,211 ft)				Guiyang
23	VietinBank Business Center Office Tower	363.2 m (1,192 ft)	68		Vietnam	Hanoi
24	Wanda One	360 m (1,180 ft)	86		China	Xi'an
25	Fosun Bund Center T2	356 m (1,168 ft)				Wuhan
26	Global Port Tower 1	350 m (1,150 ft)				Lanzhou
	Global Port Tower 2
	Guowei ZY Plaza		62			Zhuhai
	Baolixian Village Old Reform Project Main Building		70			Guangzhou

Tallest Buildings by Continent

This list shows the tallest completed building on each continent, from tallest to shortest.

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	Vostok Station	17.5 m (57 ft)	2	2023	Russia	-

Countries with Many Tall Buildings

This list shows the countries that have the most buildings on the main list of the world's tallest buildings. They are ordered from most to least.

Rank	Country	Number of skyscrapers on list	City(s) with most skyscrapers on list	Tallest building	Height of tallest building
1	China	48	Shenzhen	Shanghai Tower	632 m (2,073 ft)
2	United Arab Emirates	16	Dubai	Burj Khalifa	828 m (2,717 ft)
3	United States	12	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)
	Hong Kong	4	Hong Kong	International Commerce Centre	484 m (1588 ft)
6	Russia	3	Moscow	Lakhta Center	462 m (1,516 ft)
7	Saudi Arabia	2	Mecca, Riyadh	The Clock Towers	601 m (1,972 ft)
	South Korea	2	Seoul, Busan	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m (1,819 ft)
9	Taiwan	1	Taipei	Taipei 101	508 m (1,667 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 (Egypt)	393.8 m (1,292 ft)
	Indonesia	1	Jakarta	Autograph Tower	382.9 m (1,256 ft)
	Turkey	1	Istanbul	CBRT Tower	352 m (1,155 ft)

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Rascacielos más altos del mundo para niños

• List of tallest structures
• History of the world's tallest buildings
• History of the world's tallest structures
• Tallest structures by category