List of tallest buildings

The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the world's tallest building since 2008.^[1] The Burj Khalifa has been classified as Megatall.^[2]

Tallest buildings in the world.

This list of tallest buildings in the world ranks skyscrapers by height. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included; thus, non-building structures including towers are not included. (See List of tallest buildings and structures.)

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.^[3] The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft).^[3] However, the CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are completed, and some buildings listed within these articles are not considered to be completed by the CTBUH.

In 1996, as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or former Sears Tower was taller,^[4] the council listed and ranked buildings in four categories:

• height to structural or architectural top;
• height to floor of highest occupied floor;
• height to top of roof (removed as category in November 2009);^[5] and
• height to top of any part of the building.

Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, to which changes 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 Sears Tower) with its antennas, despite the Petronas Towers' lower highest point and roofs.

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. This led to a rivalry between the Bank of Manhattan Building and Chrysler Building. The Bank of Manhattan Building employed only a short spire and was 927 ft (283 m) tall but had a much higher occupied top floor (the second category in the 1996 criteria for tallest building). In contrast, the Chrysler Building employed a very large 125 ft (38 m) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 1,048 ft (319 m), even though it had a lower occupied top floor and 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. They pointed out that the observation deck in the Bank of Manhattan Building was nearly 100 ft (30 m) above the top floor in the Chrysler Building, whose surpassing spire was strictly ornamental and inaccessible.^[6]

At present, the Burj Khalifa tops the list by some margin regardless of which criterion is applied.^[7][8]

Tallest buildings in the world (300 m+)

As of 2016, this list includes all 133 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 300 metres (984 ft) or more as assessed by their highest architectural feature. Seven of the last eight buildings to have held the record as 'tallest building' are still found on the list with the exception being the North Tower of the original World Trade Center in New York City after its destruction in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Bold	Denote buildings that were once tallest in the world

Rank	Building^[A][9]	City	Country	Height (ft)	Height (m)[3]	Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	2,717 ft	828 m	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	2,073 ft	632 m[10]	128	2015
3	Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	1,971 ft	601 m[11]	120	2012
4	Ping An Finance Centre	Shenzhen	China	1,969 ft	600 m	115	2016^[B]
5	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	South Korea	1,823 ft	555 m	123	2016
6	One World Trade Center	New York City	United States	1,776 ft	541 m	104	2014
7	CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	China	1,740 ft	530 m[12]	111	2016^[B]
8	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	1,670 ft	509 m[13]	101	2004
9	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	1,614 ft	492 m	101	2008
10	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	China	1,588 ft	484 m	118	2010
11	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1,483 ft	452 m	88	1998
	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1,483 ft	452 m	88	1998
13	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	1,476 ft	450 m	89	2010
14	Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower)	Chicago	United States	1,451 ft	442 m	108	1974
15	KK100	Shenzhen	China	1,449 ft	442 m	100	2011
16	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	1,440 ft	440 m	103	2010
17	Wuhan Center	Wuhan	China	1,437 ft	438 m	88	2016^[B]
18	Marina 101	Dubai	UAE	1,399 ft	427 m	101	2015^[B]
19	432 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	1,397 ft	426 m	88	2015
20	Trump International Hotel and Tower[14]	Chicago	United States	1,389 ft	423 m	98	2009
21	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	1,380 ft	421 m	88	1999
22	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,358 ft[15]	414 m	101	2012
23	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	1,354 ft	413 m	80	2011
24	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	China	1,352 ft	412 m	88	2003
25	23 Marina	Dubai	UAE	1,296 ft	395 m	89	2012
26	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	1,283 ft	391 m	80	1996
27	Capital Market Authority Headquarters	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	1,263 ft	385 m	77	2016
28	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	1,260 ft	384 m	69	1996
29	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	Dalian	China	1,257 ft	383 m	81	2015
30	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	UAE	1,251 ft	381 m	88	2014
31	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	1,250 ft	381 m	102	1931
32	Elite Residence	Dubai	UAE	1,248 ft	381 m	87	2012
33	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	China	1,227 ft	374 m	78	1992
	Federation Tower (East Tower)[16]	Moscow	Russia	1,227 ft	374 m	95	2015^[B]
35	Dalian International Trade Center	Dalian	China	1,214 ft	370 m	86	2016^[B]
36	The Address the BLVD	Dubai	UAE	1,207 ft	368 m	72	2016^[B]
37	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	China	1,205 ft	367 m	70	1990
38	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	1,200 ft	366 m	54	2009
39	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,191 ft	363 m	68	2009
40	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	1,166 ft	355 m	82	2012
	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	1,166 ft	355 m	82	2012
42	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,163 ft	355 m	54	2000
43	OKO Tower - South Tower	Moscow	Russia	1,160 ft	354 m	85	2015
44	The Marina Torch	Dubai	UAE	1,155 ft	352 m	86	2011
45	Forum 66 Tower 2	Shenyang	China	1,152 ft	351 m	68	2015^[B]
46	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	Vietnam	1,150 ft	350 m	72	2011
	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	China	1,150 ft	350 m	60	2012
48	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	1,140 ft	347 m	85	1997
49	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	1,136 ft	346 m	83	1973
50	The Center	Hong Kong	China	1,135 ft	346 m	73	1998
51	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	1,128 ft	344 m	100	1969
52	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	UAE	1,122 ft	342 m	76	2015^[B]
	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,122 ft	342 m	76	2015^[B]
54	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	Russia	1,112 ft	339 m	75	2013
	The Wharf Times Square	Wuxi	China	1,112 ft	339 m	68	2014
	Chongqing World Financial Center	Chongqing	China	1,112 ft	339 m	78	2014
57	Tianjin Modern City Office Tower	Tianjin	China	1,109 ft	338 m	65	2015
58	Tianjin World Financial Center	Tianjin	China	1,105 ft	337 m	79	2010
59	Twin Towers Guiyang, East Tower	Guiyang	China	1,099 ft	335 m	74	2017^[B]
	Twin Towers Guiyang, West Tower	Guiyang	China	1,099 ft	335 m	74	2017^[B]
	Wilshire Grand Center	Los Angeles	United States	1,099 ft	335 m	73	2016
62	Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	China	1,094 ft	333 m	61	2005
63	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,093 ft	333 m	72	2007
64	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	China	1,087 ft	331 m	68	2008
65	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	China	1,083 ft	330 m	74	2009
	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	1,083 ft	330 m	105	1992^[C]
	Zhuhai St. Regis Hotel & Office Tower	Zhuhai	China	1,083 ft	330 m	67	2017^[B]
	Yuexiu Fortune Center Tower 1	Wuhan	China	1,083 ft	330 m	66	2017^[B]
69	Hon Kwok City Center	Shenzhen	China	1,081 ft	329 m	80	2015
70	Al Yaqoub Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,076 ft	328 m	69	2013
	Longxi International Hotel	Huaxi Village	China	1,076 ft	328 m	72	2011
	Wuxi Suning Plaza 1	Wuxi	China	1,076 ft	328 m	68	2014
73	The Index	Dubai	UAE	1,070 ft	326 m	80	2010
74	Guangxi Finance Plaza	Nanning	China	1,066 ft	325 m	68	2016^[B]
75	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	UAE	1,063 ft	324 m	72	2012
	Deji Plaza Phase 2	Nanjing	China	1,063 ft	324 m	62	2013
77	Yantai Shimao No.1 The Harbour	Yantai	China	1,060 ft	323 m	59	2015^[B]
78	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	1,058 ft	323 m	80	2005
79	Wenzhou World Trade Center	Wenzhou	China	1,056 ft	322 m	68	2010
80	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	UAE	1,053 ft	321 m	60	1999
81	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	China	1,051 ft	320 m	80	2007
82	Sinar Mas Center 1	Shanghai	China	1,048 ft	320 m	66	2016^[B]
83	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	1,046 ft	319 m	77	1930
	Global City Square[17]	Guangzhou	China	1,046 ft	319 m	67	2015^[B]
	New York Times Building	New York City	United States	1,046 ft	319 m	52	2007
86	HHHR Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,042 ft	317 m	72	2010
87	Chongqing IFS T1	Chongqing	China	1,037 ft	316 m	65	2016^[B]
88	Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1[18]	Nanjing	China	1,032 ft	315 m	68	2015
	Changsha IFS Tower T2	Changsha	China	1,032 ft	315 m	65	2017^[B]
90	MahaNakhon	Bangkok	Thailand	1,031 ft	314 m	75	2016^[B]
91	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	1,024 ft	312 m	55	1992
92	Moi Center	Shenyang	China	1,020 ft	311 m	75	2012
93	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	1,018 ft	310 m	73	1989
94	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1,017 ft	310 m	55	2001
	Ocean Heights	Dubai	UAE	1,017 ft	310 m	82	2010
96	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	China	1,016 ft	310 m	71	2013
97	Fortune Center	Guangzhou	China	1,015 ft	309 m	68	2015
98	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	UAE	1,014 ft	309 m	56	2000
99	Stalnaya Vershina	Moscow	Russia	1,013 ft	309 m	72	2015
100	Burj Rafal	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	1,010 ft	308 m	68	2013
101	Wanda Plaza 1[19]	Kunming	China	1,008 ft	307 m	70	2016^[B]
	Wanda Plaza 2[20]	Kunming	China	1,008 ft	307 m	70	2016^[B]
103	Franklin Center	Chicago	United States	1,007 ft	307 m	60	1989
104	Cayan Tower	Dubai	UAE	1,005 ft	306 m	76	2013
105	East Pacific Center Tower A	Shenzhen	China	1,004 ft	306 m	85	2012
	The Shard	London	United Kingdom	1,004 ft	306 m	73	2012
	One57	New York City	United States	1,004 ft	306 m	75	2013
108	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	1,002 ft	305 m	75	1982
	Etihad Tower 2[21][22]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	1,002 ft	305 m	79	2011
110	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	1,001 ft	305 m	68	2010
111	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	997 ft	304 m	85	1997
	Wuxi Maoye City - Marriott Hotel	Wuxi	China	997 ft	304 m	68	2014
	Shenzhen CFC Changfu Centre	Shenzhen	China	997 ft	304 m	68	2016
114	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	United States	995 ft	303 m	64	1990
115	Diwang International Fortune Center	Liuzhou	China	994 ft	303 m	75	2015^[B]
	KAFD World Trade Center[23]	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	994 ft	303 m	67	2015^[B]
	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza 1[24]	Nanchang	China	994 ft	303 m	59	2015
	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza 2[25]	Nanchang	China	994 ft	303 m	59	2015
	Greenland Puli Center[26]	Jinan	China	994 ft	303 m	60	2015
120	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	China	993 ft	303 m	65	2011
121	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	992 ft	302 m	71	1983
	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	992 ft	302 m	41	2002
123	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	991 ft	302 m	63	2008
124	Gate of the Orient	Suzhou	China	990 ft	302 m	68	2015
125	Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	989 ft	302 m	76	2010
126	We've the Zenith Tower A	Busan	South Korea	984 ft	301 m	80	2011
	Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center Tower A	Shenzhen	China	984 ft	301 m	61	2014
	Huachuang International Plaza[27]	Changsha	China	984 ft	301 m	66	2017^[B]
129	Gran Torre Santiago	Santiago	Chile	984 ft	300 m	62	2012
	Abeno Harukas	Osaka	Japan	984 ft	300 m	60	2014
	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	984 ft	300 m	56	1997
	Arraya 2	Kuwait City	Kuwait	984 ft	300 m	60	2009
	Aspire Tower	Doha	Qatar	984 ft	300 m	36	2007

Countries with the most entries in the list

The countries with three or more entries in the above list of 133 buildings are:

Country	Number of buildings	Percent of total
China	60	45%
United Arab Emirates	25	19%
United States	18	14%
Russia	5	4%
Saudi Arabia	5	4%
Malaysia	3	2%
South Korea	3	2%
Others	14	10%
Total	133	100%

The count for China includes six in Hong Kong and, with the exception of a dozen buildings, all are relatively new, having been completed in and after 2010. Worldwide, as there are plans in the next few years for more than 70 buildings in the same height range (including about 40 in China), then the list should have a total of about 200 buildings by the year 2020.

Photo gallery

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  Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is the world's tallest building.

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  Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China is the 2nd tallest building.

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  The Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the tallest hotel, and the 3rd tallest building.

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  One World Trade Center in New York City is the 6th tallest building and the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.

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  Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea is the 5th tallest building, and is the tallest building in South Korea.

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  Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010; it is now 8th.

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  The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004, and are still the tallest twin buildings.

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  Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, in Chicago, United States was the tallest building from 1974 to 1998.

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  The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 7th tallest building and the 2nd tallest building in China.

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  The International Commerce Centre of 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.

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  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.

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  Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, China is the 9th tallest building in China.

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  The Ryugyong Hotel is the tallest building in North Korea.

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  The Northeast Asia Trade Tower.

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  Q1, on the Gold Coast in Australia, is the world's 6th tallest residential building.

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  The Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles, as shown during its construction phase, became the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River following its topping out in March of 2016.

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  The Gran Torre Santiago in Santiago, Chile is the tallest building in Latin America.

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  Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, was the first building outside the United States to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark and was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1990 to 1992.

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  The Abenobashi Terminal Building in Osaka is the tallest building in Japan.

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  MahaNakhon in Bangkok is the tallest building in Thailand.

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 to 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.

bold	†Denotes building with pinnacle height higher than architectural

Rank	Building	City	Country/region	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	829.8 m	2,722 ft	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	632 m	2,073 ft	121	2015
3	Abraj Al-Bait Towers	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m[11]	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 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	Willis Tower†	Chicago	United States	527 m	1,729 ft	108	1974
8	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	509 m	1,669 ft	101	2004
9	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	494.4 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
10	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	China	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2010
11	John Hancock Center†	Chicago	United States	457.2 m	1,500 ft	100	1969
12	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
12	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
14	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2009
15	Empire State Building†	New York City	United States	443.2 m	1,454 ft	102	1931
16	Kingkey 100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011
17	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	440.5 m	1,445 ft	103	2009
18	432 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	426 m	1,396 ft	85	2015
19	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	423.4 m	1,389 ft	96	2009
20	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	1,381 ft	88	1998
21	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	414 m	1,358 ft[15]	101	2012
22	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	412.6 m	1,354 ft	80	2010
23	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	China	412 m	1,352 ft	88	2003
24	23 Marina	Dubai	UAE	395 m	1,296 ft	89	2012
25	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
26	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
27	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	Dalian	China	383.1 m	1,257 ft	81	2015
28	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	UAE	381.2 m	1,251 ft	88	2014
29	Elite Residence	Dubai	UAE	380.5 m	1,248 ft	87	2012
30	Tuntex Sky Tower†	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	378 m	1,240 ft	85	1997
31	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	China	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
32	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	China	367.4 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
33	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	365.8 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
34	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2008
35	Aon Center†	Chicago	United States	362.5 m	1,189 ft	83	1973
36	SEG Plaza†	Shenzhen	China	355.8 m	1,167 ft	70	2000
37	Emirates Park Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	355.4 m	1,166 ft	77	2010
38	Emirates Park Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	355.4 m	1,166 ft	77	2010
39	First Canadian Place†	Toronto	Canada	355 m	1,165 ft	72	1975
40	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	354.6 m	1,163 ft	56	2000
41	OKO Tower - South Tower	Moscow	Russia	354.1 m	1,160 ft	85	2015
42	The Marina Torch	Dubai	UAE	352 m	1,155 ft	86	2011
43	Forum 66 Tower 2	Shenyang	China	350.6 m	1,150 ft	68	2015
44	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	China	350.3 m	1,149 ft	60	2012
45	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower†	Hanoi	Vietnam	349 m	1,145 ft	72	2012
46	The Center	Hong Kong	China	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
47	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	UAE	342 m	1,122 ft	76	2015
48	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	Dubai	UAE	342 m	1,122 ft	76	2010
49	Conde Nast Building†	New York City	United States	340.7 m	1,118 ft	48	1999
50	The Wharf Times Square	Wuxi	China	339 m	1,112 ft	68	2014
49	Chongqing World Financial Center	Chongqing	China	338.9 m	1,112 ft	78	2014
50	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	Russia	338.8 m	1,112 ft	75	2012
51	Tianjin World Financial Center	Tianjin	China	336.9 m	1,105 ft	79	2010
52	Shanghai Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	China	333 m	1,094 ft	60	2005
53	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2008
54	Modern Media Center†	Changzhou	China	333 m	1,093 ft	57	2013
55	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	China	331 m	1,086 ft	68	2007
56	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992^[C]
57	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	China	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
58	Baiyoke Tower II†	Bangkok	Thailand	328.4 m	1,077 ft	85	1997
59	Wuxi Suning Plaza 1	Wuxi	China	328 m	1,076 ft	68	2014
60	Al Yaqoub Tower	Dubai	UAE	328 m	1,076 ft	72	2010
61	Hanging Village of Huaxi	Huaxi Village	China	328 m	1,076 ft	72	2011
62	The Index	Dubai	UAE	326 m	1,070 ft	80	2009
63	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	UAE	324 m	1,072 ft	72	2010
64	Deji Plaza Phase 2	Nanjing	China	324 m	1,063 ft	62	2013
65	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	322.5 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
66	Wenzhou World Trade Center	Wenzhou	China	322 m	1,056 ft	68	2010
67	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	UAE	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
68	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	China	320.4 m	1,051 ft	80	2007
69	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	318.9 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
70	New York Times Building	New York City	United States	318.9 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
71	HHHR Tower	Dubai	UAE	317.8 m	1,042 ft	72	2010
72	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	317.8 m	1,042 ft	55	1992
73	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
74	Ocean Heights	Dubai	UAE	310 m	1,017 ft	82	2010
75	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
76	Sky Tower	Abu Dhabi	UAE	310 m	1,017 ft	74	2010
77	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	China	310 m	1,016 ft	71	2012
78	The Shard	London	UK	309.6 m	1,016 ft	95	2012
79	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	UAE	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
80	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	United States	307 m	1,007 ft	60	2001
81	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	306 m	1,004 ft	63	2008
82	JPMorganChase Tower	Houston	United States	305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
83	Etihad Tower 2[21][22]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	305.4 m	1,002 ft	79	2011
84	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	305.1 m	1,001 ft	68	2010
85	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	United States	303.3 m	995 ft	64	1990
86	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	China	302.7 m	993 ft	65	2012
87	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
88	One Shell Plaza	Houston	United States	302.4 m	992 ft	50	1971
89	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302 m	991 ft	41	2002
90	Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	302 m	989 ft	76	2010
91	We've the Zenith	Busan	South Korea	301 m	988 ft	80	2011
92	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	300.1 m	985 ft	53	1997
93	Aspire Tower	Doha	Qatar	300 m	984 ft	36	2007
94	Arraya 2	Kuwait City	Kuwait	300 m	984 ft	60	2009

Buildings under construction

This is a list of 86 buildings taller than 300 metres or 65 floors that are currently under construction. Nearly half (or 40) are in China.

Building	Planned pinnacle height	Planned roof height	Floors	Planned completion	Country/region	City	Remarks
Jeddah Tower	1,008 m (3,307 ft)	167+	2019	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	Will become the tallest in the world upon completion.[28]
The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour	1,014 m (3,327 ft)	54	2020	UAE	Dubai Creek	Will become the tallest building in UAE upon completion, 186 metres taller than the Burj Khalifa.
KL118	682 m (2,238 ft)	118	2019	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	When completed in 2019, it will be the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Suzhou Zhongnan Center	729 m (2,392 ft)		137	2020	China	Suzhou	[29]
Dubai One Tower	711 m (2,333 ft)		161	2021	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Will become tallest residential building in the world upon completion.
Wuhan Greenland Center	636 m (2,087 ft)	575 m (1,886 ft)	125	2018	China	Wuhan
Goldin Finance 117	597 m (1,959 ft)		117	2017	China	Tianjin
Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center	565 m (1,854 ft)		114	2018	China	Shenyang
Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center	530 m (1,740 ft)	530 m (1,740 ft)	98	2018	China	Tianjin
China Zun	528 m (1,732 ft)	528 m (1,732 ft)	108	2017	China	Beijing
Entisar Tower	520 m (1,710 ft)	520 m (1,710 ft)	111	2020	UAE	Dubai	[30]
Dalian Greenland Center	518 m (1,699 ft)	518 m (1,699 ft)	88	2018[31]	China	Dalian
Central Park Tower	478 m (1,568 ft)		131	2019	United States	New York City	Will become the second tallest building in New York ; also known as the Nordstrom Tower.
Chengdu Greenland Tower	468 m (1,535 ft)		101	2018	China	Chengdu
International Commerce Center 1	468 m (1,535 ft)	430 m (1,410 ft)	99	2019[32]	China	Chongqing
Lakhta Center	462 m (1,516 ft)		86	2018	Russia	St. Petersburg	Will become tallest building in Europe upon completion.[33]
Landmark 81	461.5 m (1,514 ft)		81	2018	Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City
Changsha IFS Tower T1	452 m (1,483 ft)		88	2017	China	Changsha	[34]
Suzhou IFS	452 m (1,483 ft)		92	2017	China	Suzhou
Marina 106	445 m (1,460 ft)		104	2019	UAE	Dubai
China Resources Centre Block A	445 m (1,460 ft)		90	2018	China	Nanning	[35]
World One	442 m (1,450 ft)	442 m (1,450 ft)	117	2017	India	Mumbai	Will become tallest residential skyscraper in the world if completed before Pentominium.[36][37][38][39][40][41]
Signature tower	439 m (1,440 ft)	439 m (1,440 ft)	92	2018	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
111 West 57th Street	438 m (1,437 ft)	408.7 m (1,341 ft)	82	2018	United States	New York City	Scheduled to be world's skinniest skyscraper "with a slenderness ratio of about 1:24."[42]
Riverview Plaza	436 m (1,430 ft)		73	2018	China	Wuhan
Akhmat Tower	435 m (1,427 ft)		108	2020	Russia	Grozny	It will be the second tallest building in Europe upon completion
Haikou Tower	428 m (1,404 ft)		94	2020	China	Haikou
Dongguan International Trade Center 1	427 m (1,401 ft)		88	2019	China	Dongguan
Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower	411.6 m (1,350 ft)	411.6 m (1,350 ft)	101	2018	South Korea	Busan
China Resources Headquarters	393 m (1,289 ft)		67	2018	China	Shenzhen
Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1	388 m (1,273 ft)		80	2019	China	Shenzhen
30 Hudson Yards	387 m (1,270 ft)		73	2019	United States	New York City
Logan Century	386 m (1,266 ft)		82	2017	China	Nanning
Abu Dhabi Plaza	382 m (1,253 ft)		75	2017	Kazakhstan	Astana
The Pinwheel	380 m (1247 ft)		66	2019	Lebanon	Beirut
Gemdale Gangxia Tower 1	375.5 m (1,232 ft)		80	2018	China	Shenzhen
Three Sixty West Tower B	372 m (1,220 ft)[43]		85	2017	India	Mumbai
Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A	368 m (1,207 ft)		76	2018	China	Nanjing
VietinBank Business Center Office Tower	363 m (1,191 ft)	321 m (1,053 ft)	70	2018	Vietnam	Hanoi
Wanda Vista	361 m (1,184 ft)		93	2020	United States	Chicago
Greenland Group Suzhou Center	358 m (1,175 ft)		75	2018	China	Suzhou	[44]
Hanking Center	350 m (1,150 ft)		65	2018	China	Shenzhen	[45]
Gezhouba International Plaza	350 m (1,150 ft)		69	2017	China	Wuhan
Spring City 66	349 m (1,145 ft)		61	2018	China	Kunming	[46]
Shimao Hunan Center	347 m (1,138 ft)		??	2018	China	Changsha
Four Season Place	343 m (1,125 ft)	343 m (1,125 ft)	65	2018	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Comcast Innovation and Technology Center	342 m (1,122 ft)		60	2018	United States	Philadelphia	Will become the tallest building in the United States outside New York and Chicago.
Xiamen International Center	339 m (1,112 ft)	339.88 m (1,115.1 ft)	81	2016	China	Xiamen	[47]
Haeundae LCT The Sharp Residential Tower A	339.1 m (1,113 ft)	339.1 m (1,113 ft)	85	2018	South Korea	Busan
One Shenzhen Bay	338 m (1,109 ft)		80	2018	China	Shenzhen
Tianjin Modern City Office Tower	338 m (1,109 ft)		65	2016	China	Tianjin
Neva towers	337 m (1,106 ft)	337 m (1,106 ft)	77	2019	Russia	Moscow
Wilshire Grand Tower	335 m (1,099 ft)	285 m (935 ft)	73	2017	United States	Los Angeles	Tallest building in the United States outside of New York and Chicago.
DAMAC Heights	335 m (1,099 ft)	335 m (1,099 ft)	85	2016	UAE	Dubai
Haeundae LCT The Sharp Residential Tower B	333.1 m (1,093 ft)	333.1 m (1,093 ft)	85	2018	South Korea	Busan
Jinan Center Financial City	333 m (1,093 ft)		??	?	China	Jinan
Mandarin Oriental Chengdu	333 m (1,093 ft)		88	2017	China	Chengdu
Changsha A9 Financial District	330 m (1,080 ft)		68	2019	China	Changsha
Suning Plaza Tower 1	330 m (1,080 ft)	330 m (1,080 ft)	77	2016	China	Zhenjiang
Wuhan Yangtze River Shipping Center	330 m (1,080 ft)		65	2018	China	Wuhan
Three World Trade Center	329 m (1,079 ft)		80	2018	United States	New York City	Also known as 175 Greenwich Street[48]
Concord International Centre	328 m (1,076 ft)		62	2016	China	Chongqing
Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower B	328 m (1,076 ft)		68	2018	China	Nanjing
Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 1	328 m (1,076 ft)	328 m (1,076 ft)	69	2019	China	Nanjing
Baoneng Center	327 m (1,073 ft)		65	2018	China	Shenzhen
Salesforce Tower	326 m (1,070 ft)	278 m (912 ft)	61	2018	United States	San Francisco	Formerly Transbay Tower. Will become tallest building in San Francisco.
Hermitage Plaza I	323 m (1,060 ft)	323 m (1,060 ft)	93	2021	France	Paris	Will be the tallest twin buildings in Europe upon completion.
Hermitage Plaza II	323 m (1,060 ft)	323 m (1,060 ft)	93	2021	France	Paris	Will be the tallest twin buildings in Europe upon completion.
Gate of Taipei	322.2 m (1,057 ft)	322.2 m (1,057 ft)	76	2017	Taiwan	Taipei
Lamar Tower 1	322 m (1,056 ft)		70	2018	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah
Palais Royale Mumbai	320 m (1,050 ft)	320 m (1,050 ft)	88	2017	India	Mumbai	Structurally "topped out" but not architecturally yet. Will become the tallest building in India, if completed before World One.[49]
53W53	320 m (1,050 ft)	320 m (1,050 ft)	82	2018	United States	New York City	Also known as the MoMA Expansion Tower and Tower Verre.
Guangxi Jiuzhou International Building	318 m (1,043 ft)	302 m (991 ft)	71	2017	China	Nanning
Australia 108	317 m (1,040 ft)		100	2020	Australia	Melbourne	Will become second tallest building in Australia, and the tallest building in Melbourne.
Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 2	315 m (1,033 ft)		70	2019	Thailand	Bangkok	May become the tallest building in Thailand in 2019
Chmielna Business Center	310 m (1,020 ft)			2019	Poland	Warsaw	May be the tallest building in European Union upon completion.
Lokhandwala Minerva	307 m (1,007 ft)	307 m (1,007 ft)	82	2017	India	Mumbai	Residential[50][51][52]
Fuya International Financial Center	303 m (994 ft)		70	2018	United States	Las Vegas	May becoming the tallest building in Nevada
Brys Buzz	300 m (984 ft)		82	2017	India	Greater Noida	[53]
Century Textiles Office Tower	300 m (984 ft)		59	2019	India	Mumbai	[54][55]
Supernova Spira	300 m (980 ft)		80	2017	India	Noida
Omkar 1973 Worli Tower 1	300 m (980 ft)		78	2016	India	Mumbai	[56]
Omkar 1973 Worli Tower 2	300 m (980 ft)		77	2016	India	Mumbai	[56]
Omkar Alta Monte Tower D	300 m (980 ft)		73	2016	India	Mumbai
Shenglong Global Center	300 m (980 ft)		57	2017	China	Fuzhou
Jin Wan Plaza 1	300 m (980 ft)	300 m (980 ft)	66	2017	China	Tianjin	[57]

List by continent

The following list shows the tallest completed buildings located in each continent listed by greatest to least height:

Continent	Building	Height	Floor count	Completed	Country	City
Asia	Burj Khalifa	828 m (2,717 ft)	160	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Europe	Federation Tower	374 m (1,227 ft)	101	2015	Russia	Moscow
North America	One World Trade Center	541.3 m (1,776 ft)	104	2013	United States	New York City
Oceania	Q1	323 m (1,060 ft)	78	2005	Australia	Gold Coast
South America	Gran Torre Santiago[58]	300 m (980 ft)	64	2012	Chile	Santiago
Africa	Carlton Centre	223 m (732 ft)	50	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
Antarctica	Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings[59]	15 m (49 ft)	-	2005[60]	Antarctica	McMurdo Station

See also

• History of the world's tallest buildings
• List of tallest buildings by height to roof
• List of tallest twin buildings and structures
• List of buildings with 100 floors or more
• List of architects of supertall buildings
• List of cities with the most skyscrapers
• List of cities with the most high-rise buildings
• List of future tallest buildings
• List of tallest structures in the Indian subcontinent
• List of tallest buildings and structures
• List of largest buildings
• List of tallest freestanding structures
• List of tallest hotels
• List of tallest residential buildings
• List of tallest structures
• List of tallest structures by country
• Skyscraper Index

Notes

A. ^{^} Destroyed buildings not included

B. ^{^} Topped out but not completed.

C. ^{^} Topped out in 1992, when construction was halted. Work was restarted in 2008, exterior work completed in 2011; interior work still ongoing.

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External links

• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
• BuildingHeights.org, alternative ranking of the world's 1000 tallest buildings
• Emporis, international database and gallery of buildings
• Structurae, international database and gallery of structures
• The World's Tallest buildings list, including u/c and planned buildings, plus historical lists by decade
• A map visualization of each country's tallest building.