List of tallest buildings

Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for over 3,800 years[3] until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874.

The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885. The United States would hold the position of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed. Since then, two other buildings have gained the title: Taipei 101 in 2004 and Burj Khalifa in 2010.[4] Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia have experienced booms in skyscraper construction.[5]

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.[6] The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft).[6] However, the CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are complete, and some buildings included within the lists in this article are not considered finished by the CTBUH.

In 1996, as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Sears Tower was taller,[7] the council listed and ranked buildings in four categories:[8]

• height to structural or architectural top;
• height to floor of highest occupied floor;
• height to top of roof (removed as category in November 2009);[9] and
• height to top of any part of the building.

Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, changes to which 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 the Sears Tower) with its antennas, despite the Petronas Towers' lower roofs and lower highest point.[8]

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.[8] In 1930, this definitional argument led to a rivalry between the Bank of Manhattan Building and the Chrysler Building. The Bank of Manhattan Building (i.e. 40 Wall Street) employed only a short spire and was 282.5 m (927 ft) 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 38.1 m (125 ft) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 318.9 m (1,046 ft), although it had a lower top occupied floor and a 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, at 255 m (837 ft). They pointed out that the observation deck in the Bank of Manhattan Building was nearly 30 m (98 ft) above the top floor in the Chrysler Building, whose surpassing spire was strictly ornamental and inaccessible.[10]

The Burj Khalifa currently tops the list by some margin, regardless of which criterion is applied.[11][12]

as of 2021, this list includes all 78 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 350 metres (1,150 ft) or more, as assessed by their highest architectural feature. Of these, 37 are in China. Six of the last seven buildings to have held the record as 'tallest building' are still found in the list, with the exception being the North Tower of the original World Trade Center at 417 metres (1,368 ft) after its destruction in the September 11 attacks of 2001. If the Twin Towers were never destroyed, and One World Trade Center was never built, the WTC towers would rank 34 and 35 on the list today.

Rank	Name	Image	City	Country	Height[13]		Floors	Year	Notes
					m	ft
1	Burj Khalifa		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	828	2,717	163 (+ 1 below ground)[14]	2010
2	Merdeka 118		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	678.9	2,227	118 (+ 5 below ground)[15]	2022	The tallest building in Southeast Asia.
3	Shanghai Tower		Shanghai	China	632	2,073	128 (+ 5 below ground)[16]	2015	The tallest twisted building.
4	Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower		Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601	1,972	120 (+ 3 below ground)[17]	2012	Tallest building with a clock face.
5	Ping An International Finance Centre		Shenzhen	China	599.1	1,966	115 (+ 5 below ground)[18]	2017	Shares the record of the highest observation deck with Shanghai Tower (#2) at 562 m.
6	Lotte World Tower		Seoul	South Korea	554.5	1,819	123 (+ 6 below ground)[19]	2017	Tallest building in the OECD
7	One World Trade Center		New York City	United States	541.3	1,776	94 (+ 5 below ground)[20]	2014	Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
8	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre		Guangzhou	China	530	1,739	111 (+ 5 below ground)[21]	2016
	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre		Tianjin				97 (+ 4 below ground)[22]	2019
10	China Zun		Beijing		527.7	1,731	109 (+ 8 below ground)[23]	2018
11	Taipei 101		Taipei	Taiwan	508	1,667	101 (+ 5 below ground)[24]	2004	The world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
12	Shanghai World Financial Center		Shanghai	China	492	1,614	101 (+ 3 below ground)[25]	2008	Was the tallest building in China until the completion of the adjacent Shanghai Tower.
13	International Commerce Centre		Hong Kong		484	1,588	108 (+ 4 below ground)[26]	2010
14	Wuhan Greenland Center		Wuhan		475.6	1,560	97[27]	2022
15	Central Park Tower		New York City	United States	472.4	1,550	98 (+ 4 below ground)[28]	2020	Tallest residential building in the world. Topped out in September 2019.[29]
16	Lakhta Center		Saint Petersburg	Russia	462	1,516	87 (+ 3 below ground)[30]	2019	Tallest building in Europe since 2018.[31]
17	Landmark 81		Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	461.2	1,513	81 (+ 3 below ground)[32]	2018
18	Changsha IFS Tower T1		Changsha	China	452.1	1,483	94 (+ 5 below ground)[33]	2018
19	Petronas Tower 1		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9	1,483	88 (+ 5 below ground)[34][35]	1998	Tallest twin towers in the world; world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004; first tallest building since 1908 outside of the United States.
	Petronas Tower 2
21	Zifeng Tower		Nanjing	China	450	1,476	66 (+ 5 below ground)[36]	2010
	Suzhou IFS		Suzhou				95 (+ 5 below ground)[37]	2019
23	The Exchange 106		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	445.5	1,462	95 (+ 6 below ground)[38]	2019
24	Wuhan Center		Wuhan	China	443.1	1,454	88 (+ 4 below ground)[39]	2019
25	Willis Tower		Chicago	United States	442.1	1,450	108 (+ 3 below ground)[40]	1974	Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower; world's tallest building from 1974 to 1998.
26	KK100		Shenzhen	China	441.8	1,449	98 (+ 4 below ground)[41]	2011
27	Guangzhou International Finance Center		Guangzhou		438.6	1,439	103 (+ 4 below ground)[42]	2010
28	111 West 57th Street		New York City	United States	435.3	1,428	84 (+ 2 below ground)[43]	2021
29	One Vanderbilt				427	1,401	62 (+ 4 below ground)[44]	2020
30	Dongguan International Trade Center 1		Dongguan	China	426.9	1,401	88[45]	2021
31	432 Park Avenue		New York City	United States	425.7	1,397	85 (+ 3 below ground)[46]	2015	Third-tallest residential building in the world.[47]
32	Marina 101		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	425	1,394	101 (+ 6 below ground)[48]	2017
33	Trump International Hotel and Tower		Chicago	United States	423.2	1,388	98 (+ 2 below ground)[49]	2009
34	Jin Mao Tower		Shanghai	China	420.5	1,380	88 (+ 3 below ground)[50]	1999
35	Princess Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	413.4	1,356	101 (+ 6 below ground)[51]	2012
36	Al Hamra Tower		Kuwait City	Kuwait	412.6	1,354	80 (+ 3 below ground)[52]	2011
37	Two International Finance Centre		Hong Kong	China	412	1,352	88 (+ 6 below ground)[53]	2003
38	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower		Busan	South Korea	411.6	1,350	101 (+ 5 below ground)[54]	2019
39	Guangxi China Resources Tower		Nanning	China	402.7	1,321	86 (+ 3 below ground)[55]	2020
40	Guiyang International Financial Center T1[56]		Guiyang		401	1,316	79[57]	2020
41	China Resources Headquarters		Shenzhen		392.5	1,288	68 (+ 5 below ground)[58]	2018
42	23 Marina		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	392.4	1,287	88 (+ 4 below ground)[59]	2012
43	CITIC Plaza		Guangzhou	China	390.2	1,280	80[60]	1996
44	Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1		Shenzhen		388.1	1,273	80 (+ 3 below ground)[61]	2020
45	30 Hudson Yards		New York City	United States	387.1	1,270	73[62]	2019
46	Capital Market Authority Tower		Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	385	1,263	72	2021
	Iconic Tower		Cairo	Egypt			80[63]	2022
48	Shun Hing Square		Shenzhen	China	384	1,260	69 (+ 3 below ground)[64]	1996
49	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1		Dalian		383.2	1,257	80 (+ 4 below ground)[65]	2016
50	Autograph Tower		Jakarta	Indonesia	382.9	1,256	75 (+ 6 below ground)	2021[66]
50	Logan Century Center 1		Nanning	China	381.3	1,251	82 (+ 4 below ground)[67]	2018
51	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid		Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	381.2	1,251	88 (+ 5 below ground)[68]	2014
52	Empire State Building		New York City	United States	381	1,250	102 (+ 1 below ground)[69]	1931	World's tallest building from 1931 to 1972; tallest man-made structure in the world from 1931 to 1967; first building in the world to contain over 100 floors[70][71]
53	Elite Residence		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	380.5	1,248	87 (+ 4 below ground)[72]	2012
54	Riverview Plaza		Wuhan	China	376	1,234	73 (+ 3 below ground)[73]	2021
55	Shenzhen Center		Shenzhen		375.6	1,232	70	2021
56	Central Plaza		Hong Kong		373.9	1,227	78 (+ 3 below ground)[74]	1992
57	Federation Tower (East Tower)		Moscow	Russia	373.7	1,226	93 (+ 4 below ground)[75]	2016
58	Dalian International Trade Center		Dalian	China	370.2	1,215	86 (+ 7 below ground)[76]	2019
59	Address Boulevard		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	370	1,214	73 (+ 3 below ground)[77]	2017
60	Haitian Center Tower 2		Qingdao	China	368.9	1,210	73[78]	2021
61	Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A		Nanjing		368.1	1,208	77 (+ 4 below ground)[79]	2019
62	Bank of China Tower		Hong Kong		367	1,205	72 (+ 4 below ground)[80]	1990
63	Bank of America Tower		New York City	United States	365.8	1,200	55 (+ 3 below ground)[81]	2009
64	St. Regis Chicago		Chicago	United States	362.9	1,191	92 (+ 5 below ground)[82]	2020
65	Almas Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	360	1,181	68 (+ 5 below ground)[83]	2008
66	Hanking Center		Shenzhen	China	358.9	1,177	65 (+ 5 below ground)[84]	2018
67	Greenland Group Suzhou Center[85]		Suzhou		358	1,175	77 (+ 3 below ground)[86]	2022
68	Gevora Hotel		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	356.3	1,169	75 (+ 2 below ground)[87]	2017
69	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1				355.4	1,166	82 (+ 2 below ground)[88][89]	2012
	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2							2013
71	Emirates Office Tower				354.6	1,163	54[90]	2000
72	Raffles City Chongqing T3N		Chongqing	China	354.5	1,163	79 (+ 3 below ground)[91]	2019
	Raffles City Chongqing T4N						74 (+ 3 below ground)[92]
74	OKO Tower – South Tower		Moscow	Russia	354.2	1,162	90 (+ 2 below ground)[93]	2015
75	The Marina Torch		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	352	1,155	86 (+ 4 below ground)[94]	2011
76	Forum 66 Tower 1		Shenyang	China	350.6	1,150	68 (+ 4 below ground)[95]	2015
77	The Pinnacle		Guangzhou		350.3	1,149	60 (+ 6 below ground)[96]	2012
78	Xi'an Glory International Financial Center		Xi'an		350	1,148	75[97]	2021

This is a list of buildings taller than 350 m that are currently under construction.[98] On-hold buildings whose construction was interrupted after it had reached a significantly advanced state are also listed.

Building	Planned architectural height	Floors	Planned completion	Country	City	Ref.
Jeddah Tower[note 1]	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	167+	?	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	[101]
Goldin Finance 117[note 2]	596.6 m (1,957 ft)	128	?	China	Tianjin
HeXi Yuzui Tower A	500 m (1,600 ft)	84	2025		Nanjing	[102]
Suzhou Zhongnan Center	499.2 m (1,638 ft)	103	2026		Suzhou	[103]
Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center	499.8 m (1,640 ft)	102	2025		Nanjing	[104]
Greenland Centre	498 m (1,634 ft)	108	2024		Xi'an	[105]
Fuyuan Zhongshan 108 IFC	498 m (1,634 ft)	101	2029		Zhongshan	[106]
Chushang Building	475 m (1,558 ft)	111	2025		Wuhan	[107]
Fosun Bund Center T1	470 m (1,540 ft)	-	-		Wuhan	[108]
Chengdu Greenland Tower	468 m (1,535 ft)	101	2023		Chengdu
Vanke Center[note 2]	458 m (1,503 ft)	99	2022		Chongqing	[109]
Tianshan Gate of the World	450 m (1,480 ft)	106	2025		Shijiazhuang	[110]
One Bangkok	436.1 m (1,431 ft)	92	2025	Thailand	Bangkok	[111]
Greenland Shandong International Financial Center	428 m (1,404 ft)	88	2022	China	Jinan	[112]
Greenland Center Tower 1	428 m (1,404 ft)	?	?		Kunming	[113]
Nanjing Financial City Tower 1	426 m (1,398 ft)	88	2024		Nanjing	[114]
JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	423 m (1,388 ft)	63	2024	United States	New York City	[115]
Ningbo Center Tower 1	409 m (1,342 ft)	80	2024	China	Ningbo	[116]
Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower	407 m (1,335 ft)	100	2024	China	Kunming	[117]
Wuhan Yangtze River Center Tower	400 m (1,300 ft)	82	2025	China	Wuhan	[118]
Evergrande Center	393.9 m (1,292 ft)	71	2024	China	Shenzhen	[119]
Haiyun Plaza Tower 1	390 m (1,280 ft)	86	2024	China	Rizhao	[120]
China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 1	388 m (1,273 ft)	74	?	China	Shenzhen	[121]
Chengmai Center[note 2]	388 m (1,273 ft)	70	2022	China	Shenzhen	[122]
Autograph Tower[note 2]	382.9 m (1,256 ft)	75	2021	Indonesia	Jakarta	[123]
Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower	380 m (1,250 ft)	92	?	China	Guiyang	[124]
Greenland Star City Light Tower	379.9 m (1,246 ft)	83	2025		Changsha	[125]
Guangdong Business Center	375.5 m (1,232 ft)	60	2022		Guangzhou	[126]
Ping An IFC	375 m (1,230 ft)	?	?	China	Nanchang	[127]
Coronation Square Tower 1	370 m (1,210 ft)	78	?	Malaysia	Johor Bahru	[128]
Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1	370 m (1,210 ft)	67	2023	China	Shanghai	[129]
Kweichow Moutai Tower	369 m (1,211 ft)	?	2025	China	Guiyang	[130]
Lucheng Square	369 m (1,211 ft)	75	?	China	Wenzhou	[131]
Ciel Tower	365 m (1,198 ft)	77	2023	UAE	Dubai	[132]
Three Sixty West Tower B	361.2 m (1,185 ft)	90	?	India	Mumbai	[133]
Ping An Finance Center Tower 1[note 2]	360 m (1,180 ft)	74	2022	China	Jinan	[134]
Huiyun Center[note 2]	359.2 m (1,178 ft)	80			Shenzhen	[135]
Galaxy Tower 1	356 m (1,168 ft)	71	2022		Shenzhen	[136]
Galaxy Tower 2	356 m (1,168 ft)	71	2022		Shenzhen	[137]
Il Primo Tower 1[note 2]	356 m (1,168 ft)	88	2021	UAE	Dubai	[138]
Fosun Bund Center T2	356 m (1,168 ft)	?	?	China	Wuhan	[139]
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Building	352 m (1,155 ft)	59	?	Turkey	Istanbul	[140]
Guohong Center	350 m (1,150 ft)	71	2025	China	Wenzhou	[141]
Guowei ZY Plaza	350 m (1,150 ft)	62	?	China	Zhuhai	[142]
China Resources Huafu Tower	350 m (1,150 ft)	?	?	China	Shenzhen	[143]

The following list shows the tallest completed buildings located in each continent listed by greatest to least height (click on name of continent for continent-specific list):

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	St. Petersburg
Australia	Q1	323 m (1,060 ft)	78	2005	Australia	Gold Coast
South America	Gran Torre Santiago[144]	300 m (980 ft)	64	2012	Chile	Santiago
Africa	Iconic Tower	385 m (1,263 ft)	80	2022	Egypt	New Administrative Capital
Antarctica	Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings[145][146]	15 m (49 ft)	1	2005	Antarctica	McMurdo Station

• History of the world's tallest buildings
• Skyscraper Index
• Vanity height

• Media related to Skyscraper at Wikimedia Commons
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
• Emporis, international database and gallery of buildings
• Structurae, international database and gallery of structures
• BuildingHeights.org, alternative ranking of the world's 1000 tallest buildings