List of tallest buildings in the world

The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building in the world 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 in the world.)

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] The CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are complete, however, and some buildings listed within these list articles are not considered complete by the CTBUH.

In 1996, as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the 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. This naturally hurts the rankings of buildings without spires, or with antennas instead of spires, or with shorter spires. The most famous such discrepancy is that the Petronas Towers, with their spires, are ranked higher than the Willis Tower (formerly called the Sears Tower) with its antennas, despite the Petronas Towers' lower roofs and lower highest points (of spire/antenna).

However, this type of discrepancy has happened, without resulting in a change of the criteria used to determine the world's tallest building, which until 1996 was the height to the top of the tallest architectural element (spires, but not antennae). A famous historical case of this discrepancy was the rivalry between The Trump Building (then known as the Bank of Manhattan Building) and the Chrysler Building. The Bank of Manhattan Building employed only a short spire and was 927 ft (283 m) tall and had a much higher top occupied 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), despite having a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires are not counted in their heights. 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 essentially inaccessible.^[6] At present the issue of identifying the tallest building is not contested, as Burj Khalifa tops the list by some margin, regardless of which criterion is applied.^[7][8]

Tallest buildings in the world

This list includes all buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 300 metres (984 ft) or more as assessed by their highest architectural feature. As of 2015, seven of the last eight buildings to have held the record as 'tallest building in the world' are still found in the list, with the North Tower of the original World Trade Center being the exception after its destruction in the September 11 attacks of 2001.

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

Rank	Building^[A][9]	City	Country/region	Height (m)[3]	Height (ft)	Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa★	Dubai	UAE	828 m	2,717 ft	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	632 m[10]	2,073 ft	128	2015
3	Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m[11]	1,971 ft	120	2012
4	Ping An Finance Centre	Shenzhen	China	599 m	1,965 ft	115	2016^[B]
5	Goldin Finance 117	Tianjin	China	596.5 m	1,957 ft	117	2016^[B]
6	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	South Korea	555 m	1,818 ft	123	2016^[B]
7	One World Trade Center	New York City	United States	541.3 m	1,776 ft	104	2014
8	CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	China	530 m[12]	1,740 ft	111	2016^[B]
9	Taipei 101★	Taipei	Taiwan	509 m[13]	1,670 ft	101	2004
10	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
11	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2010
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	2010
15	Willis Tower★ (formerly the Sears Tower)	Chicago	United States	442 m	1,451 ft	107	1974
16	KK100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011
17	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	440 m	1,440 ft	103	2010
18	Wuhan Center	Wuhan	China	438 m	1,437 ft	88	2016^[B]
19	Marina 101	Dubai	UAE	426.5 m	1,399 ft	101	2015^[B]
20	432 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	426 m	1,397 ft	88	2015^[B]
21	Trump International Hotel and Tower[14]	Chicago	United States	423 m	1,389 ft	98	2009
22	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	420.5 m	1,380 ft	88	1999
23	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	414 m	1,358 ft[15]	101	2012
24	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	413 m	1,354 ft	80	2011
25	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	412 m	1,352 ft	88	2003
26	23 Marina	Dubai	UAE	395 m	1,296 ft	89	2012
27	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
28	Capital Market Authority Headquarters	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	385 m	1 263 ft	77	2015^[B]
29	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
30	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	Dalian	China	383 m	1,257 ft	81	2015^[B]
31	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	UAE	381.2 m	1,251 ft	88	2014
32	Empire State Building★	New York City	United States	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
33	Elite Residence	Dubai	UAE	380.5 m	1,248 ft	87	2012
34	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
35	Federation Tower (East Tower)[16]	Moscow	Russia	374 m	1,226 ft	95	2015^[B]
36	Dalian International Trade Center	Dalian	China	370.1 m	1,214 ft	86	2016^[B]
37	The Address the BLVD	Dubai	UAE	368 m	1,207 ft	72	2016^[B]
38	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	367.4 m	1,205 ft	70	1990
39	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	366 m	1,200 ft	54	2009
40	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2009
41=	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2012
41=	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2012
43	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	354.6 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
44	OKO Tower - South Tower	Moscow	Russia	354 m	1,160 ft	85	2015
45	The Marina Torch	Dubai	UAE	352 m	1,155 ft	86	2011
46	Forum 66 Tower 2	Shenyang	China	351 m	1,150 ft	68	2015^[B]
47	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	China	350.3 m	1,149 ft	60	2012
48	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	347 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
49	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346.3 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
50	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
51	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	344 m	1,128 ft	100	1969
52=	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	UAE	342 m	1,122 ft	76	2015^[B]
52=	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	Dubai	UAE	342 m	1,122 ft	76	2015^[B]
54	The Wharf Times Square	Wuxi	China	339 m	1,112 ft	68	2014
55	Chongqing World Financial Center	Chongqing	China	338.9 m	1,112 ft	78	2014
56	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	Russia	338.8 m	1,112 ft	75	2013
57	Tianjin Modern City Office Tower	Tianjin	China	338 m	1,109 ft	65	2015
58	Tianjin World Financial Center	Tianjin	China	337 m	1,105 ft	79	2010
59=	Twin Towers Guiyang, East Tower	Guiyang	China	335 m	1,099 ft	74	2017^[B]
59=	Twin Towers Guiyang, West Tower	Guiyang	China	335 m	1,099 ft	74	2017^[B]
61	Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	China	333 m	1,094 ft	61	2005
62	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
63	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	China	331 m	1,087 ft	68	2008
64=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	China	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2009
64=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992^[C]
64=	Zhuhai St. Regis Hotel & Office Tower	Zhuhai	China	330 m	1,083 ft	67	2017^[B]
64=	Yuexiu Fortune Center Tower 1	Wuhan	China	330 m	1,083 ft	66	2017^[B]
68	Hon Kwok City Center	Shenzhen	China	329.4 m	1,081 ft	80	2015
69	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	Vietnam	328.6 m	1,078 ft	72	2012
70=	Al Yaqoub Tower	Dubai	UAE	328 m	1,076 ft	69	2013
70=	Longxi International Hotel	Huaxi Village	China	328 m	1,076 ft	72	2011
70=	Wuxi Suning Plaza 1	Wuxi	China	328 m	1,076 ft	68	2014
73	The Index	Dubai	UAE	326 m	1,070 ft	80	2010
74	Guangxi Finance Plaza	Nanning	China	325 m	1,066 ft	68	2016^[B]
75=	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	UAE	324 m	1,063 ft	72	2012
75=	Deji Plaza Phase 2	Nanjing	China	324 m	1,063 ft	62	2013
76	Yantai Shimao No.1 The Harbour	Yantai	China	323 m	1,060 ft	59	2015^[B]
77	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	322.5 m	1,058 ft	80	2005
78	Wenzhou World Trade Center	Wenzhou	China	322 m	1,056 ft	68	2010
79	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	UAE	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
81	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	320.4 m	1,051 ft	80	2007
82	Sinar Mas Center 1	Shanghai	China	319.6 m	1,048 ft	66	2016^[B]
83=	Chrysler Building★	New York City	United States	318.9 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
83=	Global City Square[17]	Guangzhou	China	318.9 m	1,046 ft	67	2015^[B]
85	New York Times Building	New York City	United States	318.8 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
86	HHHR Tower	Dubai	UAE	317 m	1,042 ft	72	2010
87	Chongqing IFS T1	Chongqing	China	316 m	1,037 ft	65	2016^[B]
88	Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1[18]	Nanjing	China	315 m	1,032 ft	68	2015
89	MahaNakhon	Bangkok	Thailand	314.2 m	1,031 ft	75	2016^[B]
90	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	312 m	1,024 ft	55	1992
91	Moi Center	Shenyang	China	311 m	1,020 ft	75	2012
92	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
93=	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
93=	Ocean Heights	Dubai	UAE	310 m	1,017 ft	82	2010
94	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	China	309.6 m	1,016 ft	71	2013
95	Fortune Center	Guangzhou	China	309.4 m	1,015 ft	68	2015
97	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	UAE	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
98	Stalnaya Vershina	Moscow	Russia	308.9 m	1,013 ft	72	2015
99	Burj Rafal	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	308 m	1,010 ft	68	2013
100=	Wanda Plaza 1[19]	Kunming	China	307 m	1,008 ft	70	2016^[B]
100=	Wanda Plaza 2[20]	Kunming	China	307 m	1,008 ft	70	2016^[B]
102	Franklin Center	Chicago	United States	306.9 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
103	Cayan Tower	Dubai	UAE	306.4 m	1,005 ft	76	2013
104	One57	New York City	United States	306.1 m	1,004 ft	75	2013
105=	East Pacific Center Tower A	Shenzhen	China	306 m	1,004 ft	85	2012
105=	The Shard	London	United Kingdom	306 m	1,004 ft	73	2012
107	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
108	Etihad Tower 2[21][22]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	305.3 m	1,002 ft	79	2011
109	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	305 m	1,001 ft	68	2010
110	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
111=	Wuxi Maoye City - Marriott Hotel	Wuxi	China	303.8 m	997 ft	68	2014
111=	Shenzhen CFC Changfu Centre	Shenzhen	China	303.8 m	997 ft	68	2016^[B]
113	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	United States	303.3 m	995 ft	64	1990
114=	Diwang International Fortune Center	Liuzhou	China	303 m	994 ft	75	2015^[B]
114=	KAFD World Trade Center[23]	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	303 m	994 ft	67	2015^[B]
114=	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza 1[24]	Nanchang	China	303 m	994 ft	59	2015
114=	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza 2[25]	Nanchang	China	303 m	994 ft	59	2015
114=	Greenland Puli Center[26]	Jinan	China	303 m	994 ft	60	2015
119	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	China	303 m	993 ft	65	2011
120	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
121	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302.3 m	992 ft	41	2002
122	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	302.2 m	991 ft	63	2008
123=	Gate of the Orient	Suzhou	China	302 m	990 ft	68	2015
123=	Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	302 m	989 ft	76	2010
125	Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center Tower A	Shenzhen	China	300.8 m	987 ft	61	2014
126=	We've the Zenith Tower A	Busan	South Korea	301 m	984 ft	80	2011
126=	Huachuang International Plaza[27]	Changsha	China	301 m	984 ft	66	2017^[B]
128=	Gran Torre Santiago	Santiago	Chile	300 m	984 ft	62	2012
128=	Abeno Harukas	Osaka	Japan	300 m	984 ft	60	2014
128=	Arraya 2	Kuwait City	Kuwait	300 m	984 ft	60	2009
128=	Aspire Tower	Doha	Qatar	300 m	984 ft	36	2007

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

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

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

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  One World Trade Center in New York City is the 4th tallest building in the world and the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.

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  Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2010; it is now 6th.

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  The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the world's 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 in the world from 1974 to 1998.

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

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  The International Commerce Centre of Hong Kong is currently the 10th tallest building in the world. 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 in the world 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 7th 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 is the tallest building in South Korea.

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

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  The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River.

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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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  Federation Tower in Moscow IBC, Russia is the tallest building in Europe.

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  Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok is the tallest building in Thailand.

Alternative measurements

Height to pinnacle (highest point)

Tallest buildings in the world 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	One World Trade Center†	New York City	United States	546.2 m	1,792 ft	104	2014
5	Willis Tower†	Chicago	United States	527 m	1,729 ft	108	1974
6	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	509 m	1,669 ft	101	2004
7	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	494.4 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
8	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2010
9	John Hancock Center†	Chicago	United States	457.2 m	1,500 ft	100	1969
10	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
10	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
12	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2009
13	Empire State Building†	New York City	United States	443.2 m	1,454 ft	102	1931
14	Kingkey 100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011
15	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	440.5 m	1,445 ft	103	2009
16	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	423.4 m	1,389 ft	96	2009
17	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	1,381 ft	88	1998
18	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	414 m	1,358 ft[15]	101	2012
19	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	412.6 m	1,354 ft	80	2010
20	International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	412 m	1,352 ft	88	2003
21	23 Marina	Dubai	UAE	395 m	1,296 ft	89	2012
22	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
23	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
24	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	Dalian	China	383.1 m	1,257 ft	81	2015
25	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	UAE	381.2 m	1,251 ft	88	2014
26	Elite Residence	Dubai	UAE	380.5 m	1,248 ft	87	2012
27	Tuntex Sky Tower†	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	378 m	1,240 ft	85	1997
28	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
29	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	367.4 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
30	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	365.8 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
31	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2008
32	Aon Center†	Chicago	United States	362.5 m	1,189 ft	83	1973
33	SEG Plaza†	Shenzhen	China	355.8 m	1,167 ft	70	2000
34	Emirates Park Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	355.4 m	1,166 ft	77	2010
34	Emirates Park Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	355.4 m	1,166 ft	77	2010
36	First Canadian Place†	Toronto	Canada	355 m	1,165 ft	72	1975
37	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	354.6 m	1,163 ft	56	2000
38	OKO Tower - South Tower	Moscow	Russia	354.1 m	1,160 ft	85	2015
39	The Marina Torch	Dubai	UAE	352 m	1,155 ft	86	2011
40	Forum 66 Tower 2	Shenyang	China	350.6 m	1,150 ft	68	2015
41	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	China	350.3 m	1,149 ft	60	2012
42	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower†	Hanoi	Vietnam	349 m	1,145 ft	72	2012
43	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
44	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	UAE	342 m	1,122 ft	76	2015
44	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	Dubai	UAE	342 m	1,122 ft	76	2010
46	Conde Nast Building†	New York City	United States	340.7 m	1,118 ft	48	1999
47	The Wharf Times Square	Wuxi	China	339 m	1,112 ft	68	2014
48	Chongqing World Financial Center	Chongqing	China	338.9 m	1,112 ft	78	2014
48	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	Russia	338.8 m	1,112 ft	75	2012
50	Tianjin World Financial Center	Tianjin	China	336.9 m	1,105 ft	79	2010
51	Shanghai Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	China	333 m	1,094 ft	60	2005
51	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2008
51	Modern Media Center†	Changzhou	China	333 m	1,093 ft	57	2013
54	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	China	331 m	1,086 ft	68	2007
55	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992^[C]
55	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	China	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
57	Baiyoke Tower II†	Bangkok	Thailand	328.4 m	1,077 ft	85	1997
58	Wuxi Suning Plaza 1	Wuxi	China	328 m	1,076 ft	68	2014
58	Al Yaqoub Tower	Dubai	UAE	328 m	1,076 ft	72	2010
58	Hanging Village of Huaxi	Huaxi Village	China	328 m	1,076 ft	72	2011
61	The Index	Dubai	UAE	326 m	1,070 ft	80	2009
62	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	UAE	324 m	1,072 ft	72	2010
62	Deji Plaza Phase 2	Nanjing	China	324 m	1,063 ft	62	2013
64	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	322.5 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
65	Wenzhou World Trade Center	Wenzhou	China	322 m	1,056 ft	68	2010
66	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	UAE	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
67	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	320.4 m	1,051 ft	80	2007

Buildings under construction

This list shows buildings taller than 300 metres or 65 floors that are currently under construction.

Building	Planned pinnacle height	Planned roof height	Floors	Planned completion	Country/region	City	Remarks
Jeddah Tower	1,008 m (3,307 ft)	1,008 m (3,307 ft)	167	2019	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	Will become the tallest in the world upon completion.[28]
Suzhou Zhongnan Center	729 m (2,392 ft)		137	2020	China	Suzhou	[29]
KL118	644 m (2,113 ft)	644 m (2,113 ft)	118	2019	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Wuhan Greenland Center	636 m (2,087 ft)	547 m (1,795 ft)	125	2017	China	Wuhan
Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center	565 m (1,854 ft)		114	2018	China	Shenyang
Central Park Tower	541 m (1,775 ft)		95	2019	United States	New York City	Will become the second tallest building in New York, and the tallest residential building in the world; also known as the Nordstrom Tower.
Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center	530 m (1,740 ft)	580 m (1,900 ft)	98	2018	China	Tianjin
China Zun	528 m (1,732 ft)	528 m (1,732 ft)	108	2017	China	Beijing
Maker Town	528 m (1,732 ft)	501 m (1,644 ft)	109	2020	China	Nanning
Dalian Greenland Center	518 m (1,699 ft)	518 m (1,699 ft)	88	2018[30]	China	Dalian
Chengdu Greenland Tower	468 m (1,535 ft)		100	2018	China	Chengdu
International Commerce Center 1	468 m (1,535 ft)	430 m (1,410 ft)	99	2019[31]	China	Chongqing
Lakhta Center	462 m (1,516 ft)		86	2018	Russia	St. Petersburg	Will become tallest building in Europe upon completion.[32]
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	[33]
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	[34]
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.[35][36][37][38][39][40]
111 West 57th Street	438 m (1,437 ft)	408.7 m (1,341 ft)	82	2017	United States	New York City	Scheduled to be world's skinniest skyscraper "with a slenderness ratio of about 1:24."[41]
Riverview Plaza	436 m (1,430 ft)		73	2018	China	Wuhan
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)		88	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)[42]		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
Greenland Group Suzhou Center	358 m (1,175 ft)		75	2018	China	Suzhou	[43]
Hanking Center	350 m (1,150 ft)		65	2018	China	Shenzhen	[44]
Gezhouba International Plaza	350 m (1,150 ft)		69	2017	China	Wuhan
Spring City 66	349 m (1,145 ft)		61	2018	China	Kunming	[45]
Shimao Hunan Center	347 m (1,138 ft)		??	2018	China	Changsha
Comcast Innovation and Technology Center	342 m (1,122 ft)		59	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	[46]
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
Wilshire Grand Tower	335 m (1,099 ft)	285 m (935 ft)	73	2017	United States	Los Angeles	Will become tallest building in the United States west of 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[47]
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	2016	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.
Gate of Taipei	322.2 m (1,057 ft)	322.2 m (1,057 ft)	76	2016	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.[48]
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	2019	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
Lokhandwala Minerva	307 m (1,007 ft)	307 m (1,007 ft)	82	2016	India	Mumbai	Residential[49][50][51]
Fuya International Financial Center	303 m (994 ft)		70	2018	China	Nanning
Brys Buzz	300 m (984 ft)		82	2017	India	Greater Noida	[52]
Century Textiles Office Tower	300 m (984 ft)		59	2019	India	Mumbai	[53][54]
Supernova Spira	300 m (980 ft)		80	2016	India	Noida
Omkar 1973 Worli Tower 1	300 m (980 ft)		78	2016	India	Mumbai	[55]
Omkar 1973 Worli Tower 2	300 m (980 ft)		77	2016	India	Mumbai	[55]
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	[56]

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	USA	New York City
Australia	Q1	323 m (1,060 ft)	78	2005	Australia	Gold Coast
South America	Gran Torre Santiago[57]	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[58]	15 m (49 ft)	-	2005[59]	Antarctica	McMurdo Station

See also

• History of the tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest buildings in the world by height to roof
• 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 in the world
• List of tallest structures in the Indian subcontinent
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of largest buildings in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of tallest hotels in the world
• List of tallest residential buildings in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world 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 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.