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These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by

• structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building);
• highest point on the building.

These lists only include buildings that:

• are completed or topped-out, and
• have continuous occupiable floors (high-rise buildings).

For lists that include non-building structures, see

• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest towers in the world

Ranking criteria and alternatives

Emporis ranks the buildings by highest architectural structural element, which means:

• height of spire, statue, or any other architecturally integral element count towards the height of the building;
• height of antenna, flagpole, or other detail not classified as architecturally integral element does not count towards the height of the building;
• roof height is only relevant if no higher architecturally-integral element is present.

This naturally hurts the rankings of buildings without spires, or with antennas instead of spires. The most famous such discrepancy is that Petronas Towers, with its spire, is ranked higher than the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) with its antennas, despite the Petronas Towers' lower roof and lower highest point (of spire/antenna).

Alternative lists of high buildings are maintained by the non-governmental Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. These lists, first defined and compiled in 1996 as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Willis Tower was taller, initially ranked buildings in four categories: height of structural or architectural top; height of highest occupied floor; height to the top of roof; height to top of any part of the building. In November 2009, the height to roof category was removed because of the changing designs of modern skyscrapers and their lack of clearly defined rooves. Currently Taipei 101 tops the category of highest structural element, at 509 m. Willis Tower tops the highest point, at 527 m. Shanghai World Financial Center tops the highest occupied floor, at 474 m.

Tallest skyscrapers by architectural detail (top 200)

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Dubai	Dubai		818 m	2,684 ft	162	2009
2	Taipei 101	Taipei		509 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
3	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai		492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
4	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong		483 m	1,584 ft	118	2009
5=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur		452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
5=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur		452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
7	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Nanjing		450 m	1,476 ft	89	2009
8	Willis Tower	Chicago		442 m	1,451 ft	108	1973
9	Guangzhou West Tower	Guangzhou		440 m	1,444 ft	103	2009
10	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai		421 m	1,380 ft	88	1998
11	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong		416 m	1,362 ft	88	2003
12	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago		415 m	1,362 ft	96	2009
13	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou		391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
14	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen		384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
15	Empire State Building	New York City		381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
16	Central Plaza	Hong Kong		374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
17	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong		367 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
18	Bank of America Tower	New York City		366 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
19	Almas Tower	Dubai		363 m	1,191 ft	68	2009
20	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai		355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
21	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	(Republic of China)	348 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
22	Aon Center	Chicago		346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
23	The Center	Hong Kong		346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
24	John Hancock Center	Chicago		344 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
25=	Wenzhou World Trade Center	Wenzhou		333 m	1,093 ft	72	2009
25=	Rose Tower	Dubai		333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
25=	Shanghai Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai		333 m	1,093 ft	60	2006
28	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan		331 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
29=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang		330 m	1,083 ft	105	2012
29=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing		330 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
31	The Index	Dubai		328 m	1,076 ft	80	2009
32	Q1	Gold Coast		323 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
33	Burj Al Arab	Dubai		321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
34=	Chrysler Building	New York City		319 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
34=	Nina Tower	Tsuen Wan		319 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
34=	New York Times Building	New York City		319 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
37	HHHR Tower	Dubai		317 m	1,040 ft	72	2009
38	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta		312 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
39=	Sky Tower	Abu Dhabi		310 m	1,018 ft	74	2009
39=	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles		310 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
41	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur		310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
42	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai		309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
43	One Island East	Hong Kong		308 m	1,011 ft	70	2008
44	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago		307 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
45	The Address Downtown Burj Dubai	Dubai		306 m	1,004 ft	63	2008
46	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston		305 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
47	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon		305 m	1,001 ft	70	2009
48	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok		304 m	997 ft	85	1997
49	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago		303 m	995 ft	64	1990
50=	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston		302 m	992 ft	71	1983
50=	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh		302 m	992 ft	41	2002
52=	Arraya 2	Kuwait City		300 m	984 ft	56	2009
52=	Eureka Tower	Melbourne		300 m	984 ft	91	2006
54=	First Canadian Place	Toronto		298 m	978 ft	72	1975
54=	Shanghai Wheelock Square	Shanghai		298 m	978 ft	58	2009
56	Comcast Center	Philadelphia		297 m	975 ft	57	2008
57	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama		296 m	972 ft	70	1993
58	Emirates Crown	Dubai		296 m	971 ft	63	2008
59	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago		293 m	961 ft	65	1990
60	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen		292 m	957 ft	70	2000
61	American International Building	New York City		290 m	952 ft	66	1932
62	Key Tower	Cleveland		289 m	947 ft	57	1991
63=	Plaza 66 Tower One	Shanghai		288 m	945 ft	66	2001
63=	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia		288 m	945 ft	61	1987
65	Columbia Center	Seattle		285 m	937 ft	76	1985
66	Millennium Tower	Dubai		285 m	935 ft	60	2006
67	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai		285 m	934 ft	55	2003
68	Chongqing World Trade Center	Chongqing		283 m	929 ft	60	2005
69	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong		283 m	928 ft	62	1999
70	The Trump Building	New York City		283 m	927 ft	70	1930
71	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas		281 m	921 ft	72	1985
72=	Republic Plaza	Singapore		280 m	919 ft	66	1995
72=	UOB Plaza One	Singapore		280 m	919 ft	66	1992
72=	OUB Centre	Singapore		280 m	919 ft	63	1986
75	Citigroup Center	New York City		279 m	915 ft	59	1977
76	Hong Kong New World Tower	Shanghai		278 m	913 ft	61	2002
77	Diwang International Commerce Center	Nanning		276 m	906 ft	54	2006
78=	Scotia Plaza	Toronto		275 m	902 ft	68	1988
78=	The Point	Panama City		275 m	902 ft	65	2009
80	Williams Tower	Houston		275 m	901 ft	64	1983
81	City of Capitals	Moscow		274 m	900 ft	73	2009
82	Wuhan World Trade Tower	Wuhan		273 m	896 ft	58	1998
83=	Renaissance Tower	Dallas		270 m	886 ft	56	1974
83=	The Cullinan North Tower	Kowloon		270 m	886 ft	68	2007
83=	The Cullinan South Tower	Kowloon		270 m	886 ft	68	2007
86	China International Center Tower B	Guangzhou		270 m	884 ft	62	2007
87	Dapeng International Plaza	Guangzhou		269 m	884 ft	56	2004
88=	21st Century Tower	Dubai		269 m	883 ft	55	2003
88=	One Lujiazui	Shanghai		269 m	883 ft	47	2008
90	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow		268 m	881 ft	61	2007
91=	The Beekman	New York City		267 m	876 ft	74	2009
91=	Al Faisaliyah Center	Riyadh		267 m	876 ft	30	2000
93=	900 North Michigan	Chicago		265 m	871 ft	66	1989
93=	Bank of America Corporate Center	Charlotte		265 m	871 ft	60	1992
93=	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta		265 m	871 ft	60	1992
96=	Bocom Financial Towers	Shanghai		265 m	869 ft	52	2002
96=	Al Kazim Tower 1	Dubai		265 m	869 ft	53	2008
96=	Al Kazim Tower 2	Dubai		265 m	869 ft	53	2008
96=	120 Collins Street	Melbourne		265m	869 ft	52	1991
100	Triumph-Palace	Moscow		264 m	866 ft	57	2005
101	Samsung Tower Palace G	Seoul		264 m	865 ft	73	2004
102	Trump World Tower	New York City		262 m	861 ft	72	2001
103	Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower	Shenzhen		262 m	860 ft	48	1998
104=	Water Tower Place	Chicago		262 m	859 ft	74	1976
104=	Grand Gateway Shanghai I	Shanghai		262 m	859 ft	52	2005
104=	Grand Gateway Shanghai II	Shanghai		262 m	859 ft	52	2005
107	Aon Center	Los Angeles		262 m	858 ft	62	1973
108=	Hyatt Regency Hong Kong	Kowloon		261 m	856 ft	64	2007
108=	TD Canada Trust Tower	Toronto		261 m	856 ft	53	1990
108=	Sapphire of Istanbul	Istanbul		261 m	856 ft	54	2009
108=	Grand Lisboa	Macau		261 m	856 ft	52	2008
112=	Post & Telecommunication Hub	Guangzhou		260 m	853 ft	66	2003
112=	101 Collins Street	Melbourne		260 m	853 ft	50	1991
112=	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco		260 m	853 ft	48	1972
112=	Vision Tower	Dubai		260 m	853 ft	60	2009
112=	Bahrain Financial Harbour 1	Manama		260 m	853 ft	53	2007
112=	Bahrain Financial Harbour 2	Manama		260 m	853 ft	53	2007
112=	Fortune Plaza	Beijing		260 m	853 ft	63	2008
119=	GE Building	New York City		259 m	850 ft	69	1933
119=	Chase Tower	Chicago		259 m	850 ft	60	1969
119=	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt		259 m	850 ft	56	1997
119=	PBCOM Tower	Makati		259 m	850 ft	55	2000
123	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia		258 m	848 ft	58	1990
124=	Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel	Chongqing		258 m	846 ft	60	2006
124=	Run Hua International Building	Wuxi		258 m	846 ft	55	2009
126	Park Tower	Chicago		257 m	844 ft	67	2000
127	MesseTurm	Frankfurt		257 m	842 ft	55	1990
128=	Sorrento 1	Kowloon		256 m	841 ft	75	2003
128=	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh		256 m	841 ft	64	1970
130=	The Harbour Hotel & Residence	Dubai		256 m	840 ft	59	2007
130=	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower	Seoul		256 m	840 ft	69	2003
130=	Rinku Gate Tower Building	Izumisano		256 m	840 ft	56	1996
133=	Langham Place Office Tower	Kowloon		255 m	837 ft	59	2004
133=	New Century Plaza Tower A	Nanjing		255 m	837 ft	48	2006
135	Capital Tower	Singapore		254 m	833 ft	52	2000
136	Chase Tower	Indianapolis		253 m	830 ft	48	1990
137	Highcliff	Hong Kong		252 m	828 ft	72	2003
138=	Osaka World Trade Center Building	Osaka		252 m	827 ft	55	1995
138=	Bank of Shanghai Headquarters	Shanghai		252 m	827 ft	42	2005
140=	The Harbourside	Kowloon		251 m	824 ft	73	2003
140=	Rialto Towers	Melbourne		251 m	824 ft	63	1986
142	Jiali Plaza	Wuhan		251 m	823 ft	61	1997
143=	Caja Madrid Tower	Madrid		250 m	820 ft	45	2007
143=	Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2	Beijing		250 m	820 ft	63	2007
143=	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta		250 m	820 ft	50	1987
143=	Chelsea Tower	Dubai		250 m	820 ft	49	2005
143=	Wisma 46	Jakarta		250 m	820 ft	48	1996
143=	Angsana Suites Tower	Dubai		250 m	820 ft	50	2007
143=	Angsana Hotel Tower	Dubai		250 m	820 ft	50	2008
150=	Aqua	Chicago		250 m	819 ft	82	2009
150=	The Legacy at Millennium Park	Chicago		250 m	819 ft	72	2009
152=	The Imperial I	Mumbai		249 m	817 ft	60	2009
152=	The Imperial II	Mumbai		249 m	817 ft	60	2009
152=	Torre de Cristal	Madrid		249 m	817 ft	45	2007
152=	63 Building	Seoul		249 m	817 ft	60	1985
152=	Central Park	Perth		249 m	817 ft	52	1992
157	Al Tayer Tower	Dubai		249 m	815 ft	59	2009
158=	CitySpire Center	New York City		248 m	814 ft	75	1989
158=	Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub	Hangzhou		248 m	814 ft	41	2003
160=	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City		248 m	813 ft	60	1961
160=	Mid Town Tower	Tokyo		248 m	813 ft	54	2007
162	State Tower	Bangkok		247 m	811 ft	68	2001
163	Toyota-Mainichi Building	Nagoya		247 m	810 ft	40	2006
164	Conde Nast Building	New York City		247 m	809 ft	48	1999
165	MetLife Building	New York City		246 m	808 ft	60	1963
166	Bloomberg Tower	New York City		246 m	806 ft	54	2005
167=	JR Central Office Tower	Nagoya		245 m	804 ft	51	2000
167=	Al Fattan Tower	Dubai		245 m	804 ft	51	2006
167=	Oasis Beach Tower	Dubai		245 m	804 ft	51	2006
167=	One Raffles Quay North Tower	Singapore		245 m	804 ft	50	2006
167=	The Sail @ Marina Bay	Singapore		245 m	804 ft	70	2008
167=	Palm Tower 1	Doha		245 m	804 ft	57	2009
167=	Palm Tower 2	Doha		245 m	804 ft	57	2009
174	Shin Kong Life Tower	Taipei	(Republic of China)	245 m	803 ft	51	1993
175=	Moshe Aviv Tower	Ramat Gan		244 m	801 ft	68	2001
175=	Chifley Tower	Sydney		244 m	801 ft	50	1992
177	AAM Tower	Dubai		244 m	800 ft	46	2008
178=	Menara Maybank	Kuala Lumpur		243 m	799 ft	50	1988
178=	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	Tokyo		243 m	799 ft	48	1991
178=	R&F Centre	Guangzhou		243 m	799 ft	54	2007
181=	Citigroup Centre	Sydney		243 m	797 ft	50	2000
181=	Dalian Futures Trading Plaza Tower 1	Dalian		243 m	797 ft	53	2008
181=	Dalian Futures Trading Plaza Tower 2	Dalian		243 m	797 ft	53	2009
184	The Tower	Dubai		243 m	796 ft	54	2002
185=	Federation Tower West	Moscow		242 m	795 ft	62	2008
185=	NEO-China Top City Main Tower	Chongqing		242 m	795 ft	54	2008
187=	Dalian World Trade Center	Dalian		242 m	794 ft	50	2000
187=	Pearl Tower	Panama City		242 m	794 ft	70	2009
189=	Woolworth Building	New York City		241 m	792 ft	57	1913
189=	IDS Tower	Minneapolis		241 m	792 ft	55	1972
189=	BNY Mellon Center	Philadelphia		241 m	792 ft	54	1990
189=	Maxdo Centre	Shanghai		241 m	792 ft	55	2002
193	Bank of China Mansion	Qingdao		241 m	791 ft	54	1999
194=	John Hancock Tower	Boston		241 m	790 ft	60	1976
194=	Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building	Shenzhen		241 m	790 ft	48	2001
196=	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami		240 m	789 ft	72	2003
196=	Manulife Plaza	Hong Kong		240 m	789 ft	52	1998
198=	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas		240 m	787 ft	60	1987
198=	Sunshine 60 Building	Tokyo		240 m	787 ft	60	1978
198=	Panglin Plaza	Shenzhen		240 m	787 ft	57	1999
198=	Moscow State University	Moscow		240 m	787 ft	36	1953
198=	NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building	Tokyo		240 m	787 ft	28	2000
198=	Bahrain World Trade Center 1	Manama		240 m	787 ft	50	2008
198=	Bahrain World Trade Center 2	Manama		240 m	787 ft	50	2008
198=	Deutsche Bank Place	Sydney		240 m	787 ft	39	2005

Main source: World's Tallest Skyscrapers, Emporis.com

Alternative measurements

Height to Roof

Many skyscraper aficionados prefer height to roof to determine tallest building in the world, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective and less-fair measure.

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Dubai	Dubai		642 m	2107 ft	162	2009
2	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai		487.4 m	1,614.2 ft	101	2008
3	International Commerce Centre	Kowloon		484 m	1,588 ft	118	2009
4	Taipei 101	Taipei	(Republic of China)	448.0 m	1,470 ft	101	2004
5	Willis Tower	Chicago		442.0 m	1,451 ft	108	1974
6	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou		432.0 m	1,417 m	103	2009
7	International Finance Centre	Hong Kong		406.9 m	1,335 ft	88	2003
8	Empire State Building	New York City		381.0 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
9	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Nanjing		381.0 m	1,250 ft	89	2009
10=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur		378.6 m	1,242 ft	88	1998
10=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur		378.6 m	1,242 ft	88	1998
12	Jin Mao Building	Shanghai		370.0 m	1,231 ft	88	1998
13	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago		356.6 m	1,170 ft	96	2009
14	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	(Republic of China)	347.5 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
15	Aon Center	Chicago		346.3 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
16	John Hancock Center	Chicago		343.5 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
17=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing		333.0 m	1,093 ft	74	2008
17=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang		330.0 m	1,083 ft	105	1992
19	The Index	Dubai		328.0 m	1,076 ft	80	2009
20	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen		324.8 m	1,066 ft	69	1996
21	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou		321.9 m	1,056 ft	80	1997
22	Nina Tower	Tsuen Wan		318.8 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
23	Rose Tower	Dubai		315.0 m	1,033 ft	72	2008
24	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai		311.0 m	1,020 ft	56	2000
25	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles		310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
26=	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur		310.0 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
26=	Almas Tower	Dubai		310.0 m	1,017 ft	74	2008
28	Central Plaza	Hong Kong		309.0 m	1,014 ft	78	1992
29	The Address Downtown Burj Dubai	Dubai		306.0 m	1,004 ft	78	1992
30	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston		305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
31	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon		305.1 m	1,001 ft	70	2009
32	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong		305.0 m	1,000 ft	72	1990
33	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok		304.0 m	997 ft	85	1997
34	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston		302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
35	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh		302.0 m	984 ft	41	2002
36	Eureka Tower	Melbourne		300.0 m	984 ft	91	2006
37	First Canadian Place	Toronto		298.1 m	978 ft	72	1975
38	Comcast Center	Philadelphia		297.2 m	975 ft	57	2008
39	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama		295.8 m	970 ft	70	1993
40	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago		292.9 m	961 ft	55	1990
41	The Center	Hong Kong		292.0 m	958 ft	73	1998
42	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan		290.0 m	951 ft	68	2007

Height to Pinnacle

Some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this measurement, claiming that the extensions that can or cannot be deemed "architectural" are subjective. However, many non-architectural extensions (such as radio antennas) are easily added and removed from tall buildings without significantly changing the style and design of the building, which is seen as a significant part of the value of these buildings. Also, measurement (to the top of the highest architectural detail) has been the one traditionally used for decades for this and other reasons; the pinnacle category has only recently come into use, starting during the construction of the Petronas Towers.

This measure is the value listed in lists of air traffic obstacles and similar lists.

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Dubai	Dubai		818.0 m	2,684 ft	162	2009
2	Willis Tower	Chicago		527.3 m	1,729 ft	108	1974
3	Taipei 101	Taipei	(Republic of China)	509.2 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
4	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai		494.4 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
5	John Hancock Center	Chicago		457.2 m	1,500 ft	100	1969
6=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur		452.0 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
6=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur		452.0 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
8	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Nanjing		450.0 m	1,476 ft	89	2009
9	Empire State Building	New York City		443.1 m	1,454 ft	102	1931
10	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou		437.5 m	1,435 m	103	2009
11	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai		421.0 m	1,381 ft	88	1998
12	International Finance Centre	Hong Kong		415.8 m	1,364 ft	88	2003
13	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago		415.1 m	1,362 ft	96	2009
14	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou		391.0 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
15	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen		384.0 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
16	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	(Republic of China)	378.0 m	1,240 ft	85	1997
17	Central Plaza	Hong Kong		374.0 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
18	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong		367.4 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
19	Bank of America Tower	New York City		365.8 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
20	Almas Tower	Dubai		360.0 m	1,181 ft	74	2008
21	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai		356.4 m	1,169 ft	56	2000
22	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen		355.8 m	1,167 ft	70	2000
23	First Canadian Place	Toronto		355.0 m	1,165 ft	91	2006
24	Aon Center	Chicago		346.3 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
25	The Center	Hong Kong		346.0 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
26	Conde Nast Building	New York City		340.8 m	1,143 ft	48	1999
27	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan		336.0 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
28	Shanghai Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai		333.3 m	1,094 ft	60	2005
29	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang		330.0 m	1,083 ft	105	1992
30	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing		330.0 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
31=	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok		328.0 m	1,076 ft	85	1997
31=	The Index	Dubai		328.0 m	1,076 ft	80	2009
33	Q1	Gold Coast		322.5 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
34	Burj Al Arab	Dubai		321.0 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
35	Chrysler Building	New York City		318.9 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
36	Nina Tower	Tsuen Wan		318.8 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
37	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta		311.8 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
38	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles		310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
39	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur		310.0 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
40	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago		307.0 m	1,007 ft	60	2001
41	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston		305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
42	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon		305.1 m	1,001 ft	70	2009
43	Emirates Hotel Tower	Dubai		305.0 m	1,001 ft	54	2000
44	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago		303.3 m	995 ft	64	1990
45=	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston		302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
45=	One Shell Plaza	Houston		302.4 m	992 ft	50	1971
47	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh		302.0 m	991 ft	41	2002
48	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt		300.1 m	985 ft	53	1997
49	Eureka Tower	Melbourne		300.0 m	984 ft	91	2006

Skyscrapers under construction

This section contains list of skyscrapers taller than 300 metres under construction.

Name	Planned pinnacle height	Planned roof height	Floors	Planned completion	Country	City	Remarks
Digital Media City Landmark Building			133	2015		Seoul	Will become the second tallest building in the world and house the tallest observatory and hotels in the world.
Shanghai Tower			128	2014		Shanghai
Pentominium			122	2014		Dubai	.
151 Incheon Tower 1			151	2014		Incheon	Will become the tallest twin towers in the world.
151 Incheon Tower 2			151	2014		Incheon	Will become the tallest twin towers in the world.
China 117 Tower			117	2014		Tianjin
1 World Trade Center			108	2013		New York City	Will become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
Busan Lotte World	510 metres (1,675 ft)	510 metres (1,675 ft)	110	2013		Busan
Burj Al Alam			108	2015		Dubai
Federation Tower			93	2010		Moscow	Spire as independent structure, not generally recognized as a part of building
Abraj Al Bait Towers			76	2011		Mecca	Will become the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and largest building by floor area in the world
International Commerce Centre			107	2010		Hong Kong	Topped out
Kingkey Finance Tower			97	2010		Shenzhen
Dubai Towers Doha			94	2009		Doha
DAMAC Heights			100	2011		Dubai
Marina 106			107	2012		Dubai
Princess Tower			101	2009		Dubai
Marina 101			101	2010		Dubai
Al Hamra Tower			77	2009		Kuwait City
200 Greenwich Street			79	2014		New York City	Also known as World Trade Center Tower 2
Lighthouse Tower			66	2010		Dubai
23 Marina			89	2009		Dubai
Emirates Park Tower 1			77	2009		Dubai
Emirates Park Tower 2			77	2009		Dubai
Dalian Yujing Center			81	??		Dalian
Bin Manana Twin Towers			77	2010		Dubai
175 Greenwich Street			71	2014		New York City	Also known as World Trade Center Tower 3
Central Market Residential Tower			88	2010		Abu Dhabi
Elite Residence			91	2010		Dubai
Mercury City Tower			70	2009		Moscow
JW Marriott International Finance Centre			81	2010		Chongqing
Grand International Mansion			59	2010		Guangzhou
Square Capital Tower			63	2009		Kuwait City
The Marina Torch			80	2009		Dubai
Al Attar Tower			76	2009		Dubai
Tianjin Tower			76	2010		Tianjin
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower			74	2011		Hanoi
Parc1 Tower A			72	2011		Seoul
Century Star Plaza R6			79	2009		Chongqing
Al Yaquob Tower			72	2009		Dubai
Ryugyong Hotel			105			Pyongyang	Put on hold in 1992 and resumed construction in April 2008.
Infinity Tower			80	2010		Dubai
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 1			70	2013		Shenyang
The Landmark			72	2009		Abu Dhabi
White Magnolia Plaza			66	2011		Shanghai
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 2			68	2013		Shenyang
Shard London Bridge			72	2012		London
Ocean Heights			82	2010		Dubai
Pearl River Tower			69	2009		Guangzhou
City Hall and City Duma			71	2011		Moscow
East Pacific Business Center			74	2012		Shenzhen
Northeast Asia Trade Tower			70	2010		Incheon	Topped out and open for business on the lower floors, completing in 2010.
Eurasia			67	2009		Moscow
The Gramercy Residences			68	2012		Makati
Leatop Plaza			65	2010		Guangzhou
India Tower			60	2010		Mumbai
We've the Zenith Tower A			80	2011		Busan
Tianjin International Trade Centre			80	2009		Tianjin
The Financial Tower			74	2010		Saigon

Skyscrapers on-hold

This list ranks skyscrapers whose construction is on-hold that are planned to rise over 300 metres (984.3 ft).

Name	Planned pinnacle height	Proposed completion	Country	City
Nakheel Tower		2020		Dubai
Chicago Spire		?		Chicago
Lotte World 2		2014		Seoul
Doha Convention Center Tower		2012		Doha
Dalian International Trade Center		2009		Dalian
Plaza Rakyat		2012		Kuala Lumpur
Xiamen Post & Telecommunications Building		?		Xiamen
Faros del Panamá		2010		Panama City
Skycity		?		Mandaluyong City
868 Towers Offices and Hotel		?		Haikou
Waterview Tower		2009		Chicago
BDNI Center 1		?		Jakarta
Torre Gran Costanera		2009		Santiago

List by continent

The following table is a list of the tallest buildings by each continent (listed by geographical size):

Continent	Building	Height	Floor Count	Completed	Country	City
Asia	Burj Dubai		162	2009		Dubai
Africa	Carlton Centre		50	1973		Johannesburg
North America	Willis Tower		108	1974		Chicago
South America	Parque Central Complex		56	1979, 1984		Caracas
Europe	Naberezhnaya Tower		59	2007		Moscow
Australia	Q1		78	2005		Gold Coast

Notes

A. Destroyed buildings not included

B. Topped out in 2009, expected completion in the same year.

C. Topped out in 2008, expected completion in 2009.

D. Topped out in 1992, expected completion in 2012.

See also

• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of towers
• List of buildings taller than 400 metres
• List of architects of supertall buildings
• List of tallest hotels in the world
• History of the tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest residential buildings in the world
• Skyscraper Index

References

1. Adapted from Emporis - World's Tallest Skyscrapers
2. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=pentonium-dubai-unitedarabemirates
3. http://www.burjalalam.com/alalam.asp?PgID=6
4. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=259997
5. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved on 25 May 2009.
6. Tallest buildings in the world.com: Abraj Al Bait Towers

External links

• Emporis, international database and gallery of buildings
• Structurae, international database and gallery of structures
• World's Tallest Skyscrapers, placemarks of skyscrapers for Google Earth
• The World's Tallest buildings list, including u/c and planned buildings, plus historical lists by decade
• Favourite Supertall Project, a poll to find the most popular new skyscraper being built. All projects over 450 m in height are listed.