The Skyscraper Database

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Welcome to this small database of skyscrapers. There are already many skyscraper lists on the net, but almost all of them include spires and elevator boxes in their height measurements. So if you do not think that those things should count, this is the website for you. Here you can compare cities and countries by their number of skyscrapers and locate all skyscrapers on a famous mapping program.

15 countries with the highest number of skyscrapers

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1 China 3119 1046 96 53 Shanghai Tower1photo available 632m 128 1973

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2 United States 829 240 20 16 Central Park Tower 472m 108 1901

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3 United Arab Emirates 311 153 29 8 Burj Khalifa1photo available 798m 163 1994

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4 Korea 288 82 6 3 Lotte World Tower 554m 123 1985

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5 Japan 253 49 1 1 Toranomon-Azabudai District Main Tower 325m 73 1968

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6 Malaysia 140 55 6 4 Merdeka PNB118 520m 118 1983

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7 Australia 132 50 1 - Australia 108 316m 100 1967

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8 Canada 131 33 - - First Canadian Place1photo available 298m 78 1962

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9 Philippines 121 41 - - Philippine Bank of Communications 258m 97 1996

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10 India 119 47 - - World One 280m 78 1970

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11 Thailand 116 29 2 1 Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 315m 85 1993

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12 Indonesia 113 47 - 1 Luminary Tower 292m 64 1996

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13 Singapore 82 31 - - Guoco Tower2photos available 283m 83 1973

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14 Turkey 65 14 1 - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey 320m 65 1987

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15 Panama 63 24 - - JW Marriott Panama 284m 78 1996

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15 cities with the highest number of skyscrapers

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1 Hong Kong 492 88 5 2 International Commerce Centre 484m 108 1973

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2 Shenzhen 364 133 16 8 Ping An Finance Center 599m 115 1985

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3 New York City 295 98 12 14 Central Park Tower 472m 102 1909

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4 Wuhan 251 60 6 4 Wuhan Greenland Center 475m 97 1996

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5 Dubai 245 125 25 7 Burj Khalifa1photo available 798m 163 1999

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6 Guangzhou 191 53 10 2 Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre 530m 111 1990

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7 Shanghai 168 59 4 5 Shanghai Tower1photo available 632m 128 1988

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8 Tokyo 159 35 1 1 Toranomon-Azabudai District Main Tower 325m 64 1968

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9 Chongqing 147 51 4 2 Raffles City Chongqing Tower 3N 354m 79 1998

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10 Changsha 132 32 5 2 Changsha IFS Tower T1 452m 94 1984

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11 Chengdu 124 37 - 2 Tiantou International Business Center 1 284m 68 1994

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12 Chicago 123 37 5 2 Sears Tower1photo available 442m 108 1924

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13 Bombay 101 46 - - World One 280m 78 1970

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14 Bangkok 101 24 2 1 Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 315m 85 1993

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15 Kuala Lumpur 100 49 6 4 Merdeka PNB118 520m 118 1983

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20 tallest skyscrapers in the world

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1 Burj Khalifa1photo available Dubai United Arab Emirates 798m 163 2010

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2 Shanghai Tower1photo available Shanghai China 632m 128 2015

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3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 601m 120 2012

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4 Ping An Finance Center Shenzhen China 599m 115 2017

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5 Lotte World Tower Seoul Korea 554m 123 2017

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6 Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre Guangzhou China 530m 111 2016

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Tianjin CTF Finance Centre Tianjin China 97 2019

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8 CITIC Tower Peking China 527m 109 2018

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9 Merdeka PNB118 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 520m 118 2022

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10 Shanghai World Financial Center3photos available Shanghai China 492m 101 2008

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11 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong China 484m 108 2010

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12 Wuhan Greenland Center Wuhan China 475m 97 2022

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13 Central Park Tower New York City United States 472m 98 2020

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14 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 465m 101 2004

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15 Lakhta Center St. Petersburg Russia 462m 87 2019

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16 Vincom Landmark 81 Saigon Vietnam 461m 81 2018

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17 Changsha IFS Tower T1 Changsha China 452m 94 2018

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18 Suzhou IFS1photo available Suzhou China 450m 95 2019

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19 The Exchange 106 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 445m 95 2019

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20 Wuhan Center Tower Wuhan China 443m 88 2019

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20 loneliest skyscrapers in the world

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1 Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast 157m 3 1990 2993 km

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2 Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopia 209m 46 2022 1168 km

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3 Anacaona 27 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 161m 41 2017 943 km

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4 SB Tower Cuiaba Brazil 152m 35 2016 739 km

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5 Klovskyi Descent 7A Kiev Russia 162m 47 2011 692 km

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6 UAP Old Mutual Tower Nairobi Kenya 163m 33 2016 673 km

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7 Esentai Tower Almaty Kazakhstan 168m 36 2008 667 km

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8 Nest One Tashkent Uzbekistan 235m 51 2022 667 km

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9 Turkmenistan Broadcasting Center Ashgabat Turkmenistan 173m 16 2011 653 km

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10 Lakhta Center St. Petersburg Russia 462m 87 2019 633 km

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11 JR Tower Sapporo Japan 173m 38 2003 537 km

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12 Tehran International Tower Tehran Iran 162m 54 2007 532 km

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13 Aquamarine 2-3 Vladivostok Russia 160m 40 2021 506 km

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14 Pearl Dawn Durban South Africa 152m 31 2010 493 km

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15 Hassan II Mosque Casablanca Morocco 197m 8 1993 446 km

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16 Torre Sevilla Sevilla Spain 180m 40 2016 395 km

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17 Turning Torso1photo available Malmö Sweden 190m 57 2005 382 km

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18 Simmons Tower Little Rock United States 166m 40 1986 364 km

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19 Great Mosque of Algiers Tower Algiers Algeria 264m 35 2019 349 km

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20 Concordia Corporate Nova Lima Brazil 169m 43 2018 335 km

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20 tallest buildings within the largest radius

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1 Burj Khalifa1photo available Dubai United Arab Emirates 798m 163 2010 20000 km

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2 Central Park Tower New York City United States 472m 98 2020 10313 km

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3 Torre Costanera Santiago Chile 300m 62 2014 7292 km

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4 Shanghai Tower1photo available Shanghai China 632m 128 2015 6436 km

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5 Australia 108 Melbourne Australia 316m 100 2020 6373 km

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6 The Leonardo Johannesburg South Africa 227m 56 2019 5440 km

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7 Lakhta Center St. Petersburg Russia 462m 87 2019 4327 km

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8 Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast 157m 3 1990 2993 km

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9 Salesforce Tower San Francisco United States 326m 61 2018 2985 km

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10 JW Marriott Panama Panama City Panama 284m 70 2011 2843 km

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11 Brookfield Place Perth Australia 234m 45 2012 2724 km

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12 Merdeka PNB118 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 520m 118 2022 2537 km

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13 Abu Dhabi Plaza Astana Kazakhstan 310m 74 2021 2281 km

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14 PwC Tower Auckland New Zealand 180m 41 2020 2158 km

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15 The Shard London United Kingdom 306m 73 2013 2093 km

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16 World One Bombay India 280m 76 2020 1933 km

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17 Torres del Poeta Tower D La Paz Bolivia 180m 40 2021 1898 km

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18 Tour Geneve Joao Pessoa Brazil 182m 51 2018 1898 km

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19 Great Mosque of Algiers Tower Algiers Algeria 264m 35 2019 1664 km

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20 Makkah Royal Clock Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 601m 120 2012 1633 km

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20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 2000

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1 Sears Tower1photo available Chicago United States 442m 108 1974

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2 Petronas Twin Tower 11photo available Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 418m 88 1998

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Petronas Twin Tower 21photo available Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 88 1998

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4 1 World Trade Center New York City United States 417m 110 1972

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5 2 World Trade Center New York City United States 415m 110 1973

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6 Jin Mao Tower2photos available Shanghai China 400m 88 1999

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7 Empire State Building2photos available New York City United States 381m 102 1931

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8 85 Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 347m 85 1997

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9 Aon Center1photo available Chicago United States 346m 83 1973

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10 John Hancock Center2photos available Chicago United States 343m 100 1969

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11 Central Plaza3photos available Hong Kong China 330m 78 1992

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12 Shun Hing Square1photo available Shenzhen China 324m 69 1996

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13 CITIC Plaza2photos available Guangzhou China 321m 80 1996

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14 Bank of China Tower2photos available Hong Kong China 315m 72 1990

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15 Emirates Tower One1photo available Dubai United Arab Emirates 311m 54 2000

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16 U.S. Bank Tower1photo available Los Angeles United States 310m 72 1990

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17 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston United States 305m 75 1982

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18 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304m 85 1997

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19 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston United States 302m 71 1983

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20 The Center1photo available Hong Kong China 300m 73 1998

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Skyscrapers in the Top 100 for the longest time

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1 93 years Woolworth Building1photo available New York City United States 241m 58 1913

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2 92 years Empire State Building2photos available New York City United States 381m 102 1931

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3 91 years Mole Antonelliana Turin Italy 165m 5 1889

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4 89 years Cologne Cathedral1photo available Cologne Germany 157m 5 1880

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5 84 years Chrysler Building1photo available New York City United States 282m 77 1930

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6 83 years The Trump Building1photo available New York City United States 275m 71 1930

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7 81 years Metropolitan Life Tower1photo available New York City United States 213m 50 1909

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81 years Philadelphia City Hall2photos available Philadelphia United States 167m 7 1901

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9 80 years Ulmer Münster Ulm Germany 161m 3 1890

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10 78 years American International Building1photo available New York City United States 259m 67 1932

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11 77 years GE Building1photo available New York City United States 259m 70 1933

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12 66 years Twenty Exchange2photos available New York City United States 225m 57 1931

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13 63 years Terminal Tower Cleveland United States 215m 52 1928

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14 61 years Municipal Building2photos available New York City United States 176m 34 1914

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61 years Bankers Trust Company Building New York City United States 164m 29 1912

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16 60 years Singer Building New York City United States 187m 47 1908

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17 59 years 500 Fifth Avenue2photos available New York City United States 212m 59 1931

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18 58 years Equitable Building New York City United States 169m 38 1915

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19 57 years One Grand Central Place2photos available New York City United States 205m 53 1930

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20 56 years Chanin Building New York City United States 197m 56 1929

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First cities with skyscrapers


Largest distance between two skyscrapers in the same city

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1 Nantong China Golf Hotel 200m 40 2014 137 km

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Qidong Bo Holy Place 168m 43 2012

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2 Chongqing China Zesheng Twin Tower A 185m 48 2011 129 km

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PaulineŽs World City Tower 2 160m 40 2017

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3 Jiangmen China Jiangmen Wanda Plaza B 200m 45 2014 91.7 km

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Telecom Tower 157m 38 2003

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4 Ningbo China World Trade Center West District 1 190m 47 2021 64.4 km

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Ninghai Universe Center 166m 36 2016

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5 Guangzhou China Country Garden Center Tower 1 240m 54 2022 63.8 km

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CCCC Huitong Plaza 181m 35 2021

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6 Shanghai China Baoshan Long Beach Winder Tower 200m 43 2021 55.9 km

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SME Union Building 180m 38 2016

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7 Tianjin China Tianjin CTF Finance Centre 530m 97 2019 50.5 km

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Golden Mansion Center 190m 36 2013

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8 Shenzhen China CNPEC Headquarters Tower A 189m 42 2021 47.6 km

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Chiwan Headquarters Building 156m 33 2018

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9 Chengdu China Sky Square 232m 44 2022 47.2 km

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Qiyi City Forest Garden Office Tower 158m 35 2019

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10 Suzhou China Golden Eagle Plaza 252m 55 2016 45.3 km

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Hengli Center 2 159m 35 2020

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11 Zhongshan China International Trade Center 305m 65 2019 44.9 km

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Huanglou Yingfu International 220m 36 2018

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12 Wuxi China Heilan Fortune Center 258m 59 2015 43.5 km

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Shanghai Center Tower 1 167m 42 2013

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13 Huizhou China Kaisa Center 288m 66 2015 37.4 km

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Chengjieyi Center 253m 54 2015

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14 Bombay India Aquaria Grande Tower B 163m 41 2013 36.4 km

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MVRDC 155m 35 1970

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15 Wuhan China Wuhan Evergrande City Yuehu Mansion Tower 1 214m 44 2020 35.7 km

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Hubei Radio and Television Media Base 204m 40 2022

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16 Hong Kong China Seaview Crescent Tower 1-3 161m 52 2003 34.7 km

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Lake Silver Tower 6 160m 47 2009

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17 Hefei China North City Golden Resources Hotel 190m 51 2014 33.7 km

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Wanda Ginza Tower F 160m 37 2018

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18 Qingdao China Qingdao WFC Tower C 173m 44 2018 32.9 km

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Yongxin International Plaza Tower A 159m 34 2014

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19 Foshan China Foshan International Plaza 208m 51 2008 32.8 km

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Vanke Golden Mile Riverside Tower 13 153m 47 2017

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20 Peking China Sino-Ocean Ledi Port Tower Two 239m 45 2022 32.5 km

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Noble Center 200m 41 2015

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...western Vancouver House Vancouver Canada 155m 52 2020-2023

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...eastern Vero Centre Auckland New Zealand 170m 38 2000-2023

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...northern Lakhta Center St. Petersburg Russia 462m 87 2019-2023

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...southern Chapel Tower Melbourne Australia 177m 50 2019-2023

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...western Salesforce Tower San Francisco United States 326m 61 2018-2023

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...eastern Australia 108 Melbourne Australia 316m 100 2020-2023

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...northern Lakhta Center St. Petersburg Russia 462m 87 2019-2023

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...southern Australia 108 Melbourne Australia 316m 100 2020-2023

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Most skyscrapers per square kilometre by country

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1 China 55

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2 United States 54

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3 Singapore 39

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4 Canada 31

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5 United Arab Emirates 29

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6 Australia 23

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7 Qatar 22

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8 Malaysia 21

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9 Panama 18

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9 Japan 18

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Most skyscrapers per square kilometre by city

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1 Changsha China 55

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2 New York City United States 54

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3 Chicago United States 42

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4 Singapore Singapore 39

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5 Hong Kong China 33

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6 Toronto Canada 31

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7 Dubai United Arab Emirates 29

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8 Shanghai China 27

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9 Houston United States 25

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10 Chongqing China 24

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20 tallest not (yet) built skyscrapers

Cities and countries with a blue background do not have a skyscraper yet.
Name City Country Height Floors Status
Jeddah Tower Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1001m 168 on hold
Goldin Finance 117 Tianjin China 596m 128 on hold
Entisar Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 570m 122 on hold
Triumph Tower Balneario Camboriu Brazil 544m 135 approved
Pentominium Dubai United Arab Emirates 516m 122 on hold
Qatar National Bank Tower Doha Qatar 510m 101 on hold
Global Tower Shenzhen China 500m 110 approved
Evergrande Hefei Center Tower 1 Hefei China 500m on hold
Greenland Plaza Dalian China 500m on hold
Zhongnan Center Suzhou China 499m 103 on hold
Greenland Centre XiŽan China 498m 101 under construction
Tianfu Center Chengdu China 488m 95 under construction
175 Park Avenue New York City United States 480m 85 approved
North Bund Tower 1 Shanghai China 480m approved
Wuhan CTF Finance Center Wuhan China 475m 84 under construction
Chengdu Greenland Tower Chengdu China 468m 101 on hold
Vanke Center Chongqing China 468m 98 under construction
Forza Tower Bogota Colombia 460m 116 approved
Evergrande City Light Tower A Ningbo China 454m 88 on hold
China Resources Land Center Dongguan China 450m 98 approved
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Last updated: March 22, 2023
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