List of tallest buildings in the world

Burj Khalifa, Dubai
The world's tallest building

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

The non-profit, international organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was formed in 1969 and announces the title of "The Worlds Tallest Building" and sets the standards by which buildings are measured. It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world. The council currently ranks Burj Khalifa as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft). 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, the council listed and ranked buildings in four categories:

• height of structural or architectural top
• height of highest floor
• height to the top of roof (removed as category November 2009)
• 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 Petronas Towers, with their spires, are ranked higher than the Willis Tower (formerly 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 before, 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-foot (38 m) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 1048 feet (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 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 feet (30 m) above the top floor in the Chrysler Building, whose surpassing spire was strictly ornamental and essentially inaccessible. At present the issue of criteria is moot, as Burj Khalifa tops the list by some margin, regardless of which criterion is applied.

Tallest skyscrapers in the world

Buildings that have been the tallest in the world are shown in boldface. The list includes the tallest 300 (completed and topped out) buildings in the world.

Rank Building City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 829.8 m 2,717 ft 163 2010 2 Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel Mecca Saudi Arabia 601 m 1,971 ft 120 2012 3 One World Trade Center New York City USA 541 m 1,776 ft 104 2013 4 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 509 m 1,670 ft 101 2004 5 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 492 m 1,614 ft 101 2008 6 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484 m 1,588 ft 118 2010 7 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 7 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 9 Zifeng Tower Nanjing China 450 m 1,476 ft 89 2010 10 Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower) Chicago USA 442 m  1,450 ft  108 1973 11 Kingkey 100 Shenzhen China 442 m 1,449 ft 100 2011 12 Guangzhou International Finance Center Guangzhou China 440 m 1,440 ft 103 2010 13 Marina 101 Dubai UAE 432 m 1,417 ft 101 2014 14 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 423 m 1,389 ft 98 2009 15 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999 16 Princess Tower Dubai UAE 414 m 1,358 ft 101 2012 17 Al Hamra Firdous Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 413 m 1,354 ft 77 2011 18 2 International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 412 m 1,352 ft 88 2003 19 23 Marina Dubai UAE 395 m 1,296 ft 89 2012 20 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 21 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 22 Central Market Project Abu Dhabi UAE 381 m 1,251 ft 88 2012 23 Empire State Building New York City USA 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931 24 Elite Residence Dubai UAE 380.5 m 1,247 ft 87 2012 25 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 378 m 1,240 ft 85 1997 26 Central Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992 27 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 367 m 1,205 ft 70 1990 28 Bank of America Tower New York City USA 366 m 1,200 ft 54 2009 29 Almas Tower Dubai UAE 363 m 1,191 ft 68 2009 30 The Pinnacle Guangzhou China 360 m 1,181 ft 60 2012 31 SEG Plaza Shenzhen China 356 m 1,168 ft 70 2000 32 JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1 Dubai UAE 355 m 1,234 ft 82 2012 33 JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2 Dubai UAE 355 m 1,234 ft 82 2013 34 Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000 35 Aon Center Chicago USA 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 36 The Center Hong Kong Hong Kong 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998 37 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Hanoi Vietnam 345 m 1,132 ft 72 2011 38 John Hancock Center Chicago USA 344 m 1,128 ft 100 1969 39 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Dubai UAE 342 m 1,122 ft 76 2010 40 Mercury City Tower Moscow Russia 339 m 1,112 ft 75 2012 41 Hefei Feicui TV Tower Hefei China 339 m 1,112 ft 75 2012 42 Tianjin World Financial Center Tianjin China 337 m 1,105 ft 79 2010 43 The Marina Torch Dubai UAE 337 m 1,105 ft 79 2011 44 Shimao International Plaza Shanghai China 333 m 1,094 ft 61 2005 45 Rose Tower Dubai UAE 333 m 1,093 ft 72 2007 46 Modern Media Center Changzhou China 332 m 1,089 ft 57 2012 47 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan China 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2007 48 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing China 330 m 1,083 ft 74 2009 49 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330 m 1,083 ft 105 1992 50 The Index Dubai UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 80 2010 51 Al Yaqoub Tower Dubai UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 69 2013 52 Longxi International Hotel Huaxi Village China 328 m 1,076 ft 72 2011 53 The Landmark Abu Dhabi UAE 324 m 1,072 ft 72 2012 54 Q1 Gold Coast Australia 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005 55 Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou China 322 m 1,056 ft 68 2010 56 Burj Al Arab Dubai UAE 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999 57 Nina Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 319 m 1,049 ft 80 2007 58 Chrysler Building New York City USA 319 m 1,047 ft 77 1930 59 New York Times Building New York City USA 319 m 1,046 ft 52 2007 60 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 310 m 1,040 ft 55 1992 61 HHHR Tower Dubai UAE 317 m 1,040 ft 72 2010 62 Moi Center Shenyang China 311 m 1,020 ft 75 2012 63 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 64 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 65 Ocean Heights Dubai UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 82 2010 66 Sky Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 74 2010 67 Pearl River Tower Guangzhou China 310 m 1,016 ft 71 2012 68 The Shard London UK 310 m 1,016 ft 72 2012 69 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai UAE 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000 70 Franklin Center Chicago USA 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989 71 Infinity Tower Dubai UAE 306 m 1,005 ft 76 2013 72 One57 New York City USA 306 m 1,004 ft 75 2013 73 East Pacific Center Tower A Shenzhen China 306 m 1,004 ft 85 2012 74 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 306 m 1,004 ft 63 2008 75 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston USA 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 76 Etihad Tower 2 Abu Dhabi UAE 305 m 1,002 ft 79 2011 77 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon South Korea 305 m 1,001 ft 68 2010 78 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304 m 997 ft 85 1997 79 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago USA 303 m 995 ft 64 1990 80 Moi City Wuxi China 303 m 994 ft 72 2012 81 Leatop Plaza Guangzhou China 303 m 993 ft 65 2011 82 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston USA 302 m 992 ft 71 1983 83 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302 m 992 ft 41 2002 84 Gate of the Orient Suzhou China 302 m 990 ft 68 2012 85 Moscow Tower Moscow Russia 302 m 989 ft 76 2010 86 We've the Zenith Tower A Busan South Korea 301 m 987 ft 80 2011 87 Aspire Tower Doha Qatar 300 m 984 ft 36 2007 88 Arraya 2 Kuwait City Kuwait 300 m 984 ft 60 2009 89 Gran Torre Santiago Santiago Chile 300 m 984 ft 64 2012 90 One Island East Hong Kong Hong Kong 298 m 979 ft 67 2008 91 Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai China 298 m 978 ft 58 2009 92 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 298 m 978 ft 72 1976 93 4 World Trade Center New York USA 298 m 977 ft 72 2012 94 Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 297 m 975 ft 91 2006 95 Comcast Center Philadelphia USA 297 m 975 ft 57 2008 96 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 296 m 972 ft 73 1993 97 Emirates Crown Dubai UAE 296 m 971 ft 63 2008 98 Islamic Bank Office Tower Dubai UAE 294 m 964 ft 49 2011 99 Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 Dubai UAE 294 m 964 ft 61 2010 100 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago USA 293 m 961 ft 65 1990 101 Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower Panama City Panama 293 m 961 ft 68 2011 102 Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 2 Busan South Korea 292 m 959 ft 72 2012 103 American International Building New York City USA 290 m 952 ft 66 1932 104 Dongguan TBA Tower Dongguan China 289 m 948 ft 68 2010 105 Key Tower Cleveland USA 289 m 947 ft 57 1991 106 One Liberty Place Philadelphia USA 288 m 945 ft 61 1987 107 Plaza 66 Tower One Shanghai China 288 m 945 ft 66 2001 108 Chongqing Poly Tower Chongqing China 287 m 941 ft 58 2010 109 SPG Global Tower 1 Suzhou China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010 110 SPG Global Tower 2 Suzhou China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010 111 Columbia Center Seattle USA 285 m 937 ft 76 1985 112 Yingli Tower Chongqing China 285 m 936 ft 65 2012 113 Millennium Tower Dubai UAE 285 m 935 ft 60 2006 114 Sulafa Tower Dubai UAE 285 m 935 ft 75 2010 115 Tomorrow Square Shanghai China 285 m 934 ft 55 2003 116 D1 Dubai UAE 284 m 932 ft 80 2012 117 Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing China 283 m 929 ft 60 2005 118 Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 283 m 928 ft 62 1999 119 The Trump Building New York City USA 283 m 927 ft 70 1930 120 We've the Zenith Tower B Busan South Korea 282 m 924 ft 75 2011 121 Vitri Tower Panama City Panama 281 m 922 ft 75 2012 122 Bank of America Plaza Dallas USA 281 m 921 ft 72 1985 123 OUB Centre Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1986 124 UOB Plaza One Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992 125 Republic Plaza Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1996 126 Marina Pinnacle Dubai UAE 280 m 919 ft 73 2010 127 Seoul International Financial Center Seoul South Korea 279 m 916 ft 55 2012 128 Citigroup Center New York City USA 279 m 915 ft 59 1977 129 Greenland Plaza Zhengzhou China 279 m 915 ft 56 2012 130 Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai China 278 m 913 ft 61 2002 131 Trust Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 278 m 912 ft 60 2010 132 Etihad Tower 1 Abu Dhabi UAE 278 m 911 ft 70 2011 133 Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto Canada 277 m 908 ft 57 2012 134 Diwang International Commerce Center Nanning China 276 m 906 ft 54 2006 135 Scotia Plaza Toronto Canada 275 m 902 ft 68 1988 136 Williams Tower Houston USA 275 m 901 ft 64 1983 137 Nantong Zhongnan International Plaza Nantong China 273 m 897 ft 53 2011 138 Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan China 273 m 896 ft 58 1998 139 Lvjing Tower Shenzhen China 273 m 896 ft 56 2011 140 Shimao International Center Fuzhou China 273 m 896 ft 56 2012 141 Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 1 Busan South Korea 273 m 895 ft 66 2011 142 United International Chongqing China 271 m 889 ft 68 2012 143 Renaissance Tower Dallas USA 270 m 886 ft 56 1974 144 The Cullinan South Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 145 The Cullinan North Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 146 China International Center Tower B Guangzhou China 270 m 886 ft 62 2007 147 Dapeng International Plaza Guangzhou China 269 m 884 ft 56 2006 148 One Lujiazui Shanghai China 269 m 883 ft 47 2008 149 JAL Hotel Dubai UAE 269 m 883 ft 60 2008 150 21st Century Tower Dubai UAE 269 m 883 ft 55 2003 151 Bitexco Financial Tower Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 269 m 882 ft 68 2010 152 Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow Russia 268 m 881 ft 61 2007 153 Bank of Guangzhou Tower Guangzhou China 268 m 878 ft 57 2012 154 Al Faisaliyah Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia 267 m 876 ft 44 2000 155 8 Spruce Street New York City USA 267 m 876 ft 76 2010 156 Star Bay Tower Panama City Panama 267 m 876 ft 65 2012 157 Fortune Center Phase 3 Beijing China 266 m 874 ft 56 2012 158 The Point Panama City Panama 266 m 873 ft 65 2011 159 The River Bangkok Thailand 265 m 871 ft 73 2012 160 Bank of America Corporate Center Charlotte USA 265 m 871 ft 60 1992 161 900 North Michigan Chicago USA 265 m 869 ft 66 1989 162 Al Kazim Tower 1 Dubai UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 163 Al Kazim Tower 2 Dubai UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 164 Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai China 265 m 869 ft 52 2002 164 120 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 265 m 869 ft 52 1991 164 We've the Zenith Tower C Busan South Korea 265 m 869 ft 70 2011 164 WBC The Palace Towers Tower 1 Busan South Korea 265 m 869 ft 71 2010 164 WBC The Palace Towers Tower 2 Busan South Korea 265 m 869 ft 71 2010 167 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta USA 264 m 867 ft 60 1992 169 Triumph-Palace Moscow Russia 264 m 866 ft 54 2005 169 Arts Tower Panama City Panama 264 m 866 ft 80 2012 170 Samsung Tower Palace 3, Tower G Seoul South Korea 264 m 865 ft 73 2004 173 Trump World Tower New York City USA 262 m 859 ft 72 2001 173 Water Tower Place Chicago USA 262 m 859 ft 74 1976 173 Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 173 Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 173 Aqua Chicago USA 262 m 859 ft 86 2009 176 Aon Center Los Angeles USA 262 m 858 ft 62 1973 180 East Pacific Center Tower B Shenzhen China 261 m 856 ft 72 2012 180 Sapphire of Istanbul Istanbul Turkey 261 m 856 ft 54 2010 180 Grand Lisboa Macau China 261 m 856 ft 47 2008 180 TD Canada Trust Tower Toronto Canada 261 m 856 ft 53 1990 180 The Masterpiece Hong Kong Hong Kong 261 m 856 ft 64 2007 180 Islamic Bank Residential Tower Dubai UAE 261 m 856 ft 51 2011 183 Etihad Tower 3 Abu Dhabi UAE 260 m 854 ft 62 2011 189 Vision Tower Dubai UAE 260 m 853 ft 60 2010 189 Shanghai IFC North Tower Shanghai China 260 m 853 ft 60 2011 189 Jing'an Kerry Center Phase 2 Shanghai China 260 m 853 ft 58 2012 189 Sunny World Center Shenyang China 260 m 853 ft 59 2012 189 Bahrain Financial Harbour 1 Manama Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 189 Bahrain Financial Harbour 2 Manama Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 189 101 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 260 m 853 ft 50 1991 189 Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2012 189 Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2012 189 Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen China 260 m 853 ft 48 1998 189 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco USA 260 m 853 ft 48 1972 197 Chase Tower Chicago USA 259 m 850 ft 60 1969 197 GE Building New York City USA 259 m 850 ft 69 1933 197 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt Germany 259 m 850 ft 56 1997 197 PBCOM Tower Makati Philippines 259 m 850 ft 55 2000 199 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia USA 258 m 848 ft 58 1990 200 Huamin Imperial Tower Shanghai China 258 m 847 ft 63 2011 202 Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel Chongqing China 258 m 846 ft 60 2004 202 Tianjin Hutchinson Whampoa Metro Plaza Tianjin China 258 m 846 ft 53 2012 204 Park Tower Chicago USA 257 m 844 ft 67 2000 204 Devon Tower Oklahoma City USA 257 m 844 ft 50 2012 205 St. Petersburg Tower Moscow Russia 257 m 843 ft 65 2010 206 Messeturm Frankfurt Germany 257 m 842 ft 55 1990 207 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh USA 256 m 841 ft 64 1970 208 Sorrento 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003 212 The Harbour Hotel & Residence Dubai UAE 256 m 840 ft 59 2007 212 Ubora Tower 1 Dubai UAE 256 m 840 ft 59 2007 212 Hyperion Tower A Seoul South Korea 256 m 840 ft 69 2003 212 Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano Japan 256 m 840 ft 56 1996 213 New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing China 255 m 837 ft 52 2006 215 Langham Place Office Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 255 m 837 ft 59 2004 215 Tower Financial Center Panama City Panama 255 m 837 ft 53 2011 215 Conrad Hotel Dubai UAE 255 m 837 ft 51 2012 218 The Imperial I Mumbai India 254 m 833 ft 60 2009 218 The Imperial II Mumbai India 254 m 833 ft 60 2009 219 Capital Tower Singapore Singapore 253 m 830 ft 52 2000 221 Chase Tower Indianapolis USA 253 m 830 ft 48 1990 221 Highcliff Hong Kong Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003 222 Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Shanghai China 252 m 827 ft 46 2005 223 Osaka World Trade Center Building Osaka Japan 252 m 827 ft 55 1995 225 The Harbourside Hong Kong Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003 225 Rialto Towers Melbourne Australia 251 m 824 ft 63 1986 227 Jiali Plaza Wuhan China 251 m 823 ft 61 1997 228 The Gramercy Residences Makati Philippines 250 m 820 ft 73 2012 228 The Gate Tower 1 Abu Dhabi UAE 250 m 820 ft 65 2012 228 The Gate Tower 2 Abu Dhabi UAE 250 m 820 ft 65 2012 228 The Gate Tower 3 Abu Dhabi UAE 250 m 820 ft 65 2012 228 Angsana Hotel Tower 1 Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2008 228 Angsana Hotel Tower 2 Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2008 228 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing China 250 m 820 ft 63 2007 228 Chelsea Tower Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2005 228 One Atlantic Center Atlanta USA 250 m 820 ft 50 1987 228 Caja Madrid Tower Madrid Spain 250 m 820 ft 45 2008 228 Wisma 46 Jakarta Indonesia 250 m 820 ft 48 1996 228 Post & Telecommunication Hub Guangzhou China 250 m 820 ft 66 2003 228 Ahmed Khoory Tower Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 60 2012 241 The Legacy at Millennium Park Chicago USA 250 m 819 ft 73 2010 241 International Hainan Airlines Plaza Haikou China 250 m 819 ft 54 2012 243 Cathay Pacific Plaza 1 Ordos China 249 m 817 ft 55 2012 243 Cathay Pacific Plaza 2 Ordos China 249 m 817 ft 55 2012 243 Al Tayer Tower Dubai UAE 249 m 817 ft 49 2009 243 63 Building Seoul South Korea 249 m 817 ft 60 1985 243 Metapolis 101 Hwaseong City South Korea 249 m 817 ft 66 2010 243 Central Park Perth Australia 249 m 817 ft 52 1992 243 Torre de Cristal Madrid Spain 249 m 817 ft 45 2008 250 Midtown Tower Tokyo Japan 248 m 814 ft 54 2007 250 CitySpire Center New York City USA 248 m 814 ft 75 1987 252 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City USA 248 m 813 ft 60 1960 253 Midland Square Nagoya Japan 247 m 810 ft 47 2007 253 Metapolis 104 Hwaseong City South Korea 247 m 810 ft 66 2010 253 State Tower Bangkok Thailand 247 m 810 ft 68 2001 256 Conde Nast Building New York City USA 247 m 809 ft 48 1999 257 Kai Yuen World Center Shijiazhuang China 246 m 808 ft 53 2012 257 MetLife Building New York City USA 246 m 808 ft 59 1963 259 Stock Exchange Plaza Shenzhen China 246 m 807 ft 51 2012 260 Bloomberg Tower New York City USA 246 m 806 ft 54 2005 260 Qingdao International Trade Center 1 Qingdao China 246 m 806 ft 50 2012 260 Qingdao International Trade Center 2 Qingdao China 246 m 806 ft 50 2012 263 Federation of Korean Industries Head Office Seoul South Korea 245 m 805 ft 50 2013 264 AVIC Plaza Shenzhen China 245 m 804 ft 52 2012 264 JR Central Towers Nagoya Japan 245 m 804 ft 51 2007 264 Oasis Beach Tower Dubai UAE 245 m 804 ft 51 2006 264 Al Fattan Tower Dubai UAE 245 m 804 ft 51 2006 264 Churchill Residency Dubai UAE 245 m 804 ft 59 2010 264 One Raffles Quay Singapore Singapore 245 m 804 ft 59 2006 264 The Sail @ Marina Bay Singapore Singapore 245 m 804 ft 59 2000 271 Moshe Aviv Tower Tel Aviv Israel 244 m 801 ft 69 2003 271 Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 1 İstanbul Turkey 244 m 801 ft 61 2012 271 AAM Tower Dubai UAE 244 m 801 ft 46 2008 273 BHP Billiton Tower Perth Australia 244 m 800 ft 46 2012 274 Maybank Tower Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 243 m 799 ft 50 1987 274 The Tower Dubai UAE 243 m 797 ft 54 2002 275 R&F Centre Guangzhou China 243 m 797 ft 54 2007 275 Soleil Brisbane Australia 243 m 797 ft 74 2011 275 Soul Gold Coast Australia 243 m 797 ft 77 2011 275 Dalian Futures Square 1 Dalian China 243 m 797 ft 53 2010 275 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Tokyo Japan 243 m 797 ft 48 1991 275 Citigroup Centre Sydney Australia 243 m 797 ft 50 2000 275 F&F Tower Panama City Panama 243 m 797 ft 52 2011 283 Dalian World Trade Centre Dalian China 242 m 796 ft 61 2000 284 Federation West Tower Moscow Russia 242 m 795 ft 62 2007 284 Pearl Tower Panama City Panama 242 m 795 ft 70 2011 286 Torre Waters Panama City Panama 242 m 794 ft 75 2011 287 IDS Tower Minneapolis USA 241 m 792 ft 57 1973 287 Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia USA 241 m 792 ft 54 1990 287 Woolworth Building New York City USA 241 m 792 ft 57 1913 290 World Trade Center Doha Qatar 241 m 791 ft 51 2012 290 Maxdo Centre Shanghai China 241 m 791 ft 55 2002 290 Bank of China Mansion Qingdao China 241 m 791 ft 54 1999 293 Hancock Place Boston USA 241 m 790 ft 60 1976 293 Richensia Tower 1 Bucheon South Korea 241 m 790 ft 66 2012 293 Richensia Tower 2 Bucheon South Korea 241 m 790 ft 66 2012 293 Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building Shenzhen China 241 m 790 ft 48 2001 297 Four Seasons Hotel Miami Miami USA 240 m 789 ft 64 2003 298 Moscow State University Moscow Russia 240 m 787 ft 36 1953 298 Manulife Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 240 m 787 ft 52 1998 298 NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building Tokyo Japan 240 m 787 ft 27 2000 298 Comerica Bank Tower Dallas USA 240 m 787 ft 60 1987 298 Sama Tower Dubai UAE 240 m 787 ft 51 2009 Photo gallery The Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is the tallest clock tower, tallest hotel, largest and the 2nd tallest building in the world. One World Trade Center in New York City, currently topped out, is the 3rd tallest building in the world and tallest in the Western Hemisphere as of May 10, 2013. Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the tallest building in the world for 6 years, until it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa. 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. Chicago's Willis Tower (originally the Sears Tower) was the tallest building in the world from 1974 to 1998. The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 5th tallest building in the world, the tallest building in the People's Republic of China, and has world's highest observation deck. The International Commerce Centre of Hong Kong is currently the 6th tallest building in the world. The top 15 floors are occupied by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company; this hotel will be the world's tallest 6-star grand hotel, replacing the Park Hyatt Shanghai Hotel. New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 and is the fourth tallest building in the United States. Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, People's Republic of China (PRC) is one of the tallest buildings in the world. The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is the third tallest building in the United States. The Ryugyeong Hotel is the tallest building in North Korea. Q1 on the Gold Coast in Australia, is the world's 3rd tallest residential building. The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River. The Northeast Asia Trade Tower is the tallest building in South Korea. The Gran Torre Santiago in Santiago, Chile is the tallest building in South and Latin America. Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, the first building outside the United States to break the 1,000 ft mark and the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1990 to 1992. The Yokohama Landmark Tower is the tallest building in Japan. The Kingdom Center is the second tallest building in Saudi Arabia. The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union. City of Capitals located in Moscow as well as other skyscrapers like the Mercury City Tower which is the tallest building in Europe on the right side of the picture. The Imperial in Mumbai, tallest buildings in South Asia Alternative measurements Height to roof Some 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. In November 2009, the CTBUH stopped using the roof height as a method of measurement for tall buildings. Rank Building City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 828.0 m 2,717 ft 163 2010 2 Abraj Al-Bait Towers Mecca Saudi Arabia 530.0 m 1,740 ft 120 2012 3 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 487.4 m 1,599 ft 101 2008 4 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484.0 m 1,588 ft 108 2010 5 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 449.2 m 1,471 ft 101 2004 6 Willis Tower Chicago USA 442.0 m 1,451 ft 108 1974 7 Kingkey 100 Shenzhen China 442 m 1,449 ft 100 2011 8 Guangzhou International Finance Center Guangzhou China 432.0 m 1,417 ft 103 2009 9 One World Trade Center New York City USA 417.0 m 1,368 ft 104 2013 10 International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 406.9 m 1,335 ft 88 2003 11 23 Marina Dubai UAE 395.0  m 1,296 ft 89 2012 12 Princess Tower Dubai UAE 392.0 m 1,286 ft 101 2012 13 Empire State Building New York City USA 381.0 m 1,250 ft 102 1931 14 Zifeng Tower Nanjing China 381.0 m 1,250 ft 89 2009 15 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 378.6 m 1,242 ft 88 1998 15 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 378.6 m 1,242 ft 88 1998 16 Jin Mao Building Shanghai China 370.0 m 1,231 ft 88 1998 17 Al Hamra Firdous Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 368 m 1,207 ft 77 2011 18 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 356.6 m 1,170 ft 96 2009 19 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 347.5 m 1,140 ft 85 1997 20 Aon Center Chicago USA 346.3 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 21 John Hancock Center Chicago USA 343.5 m 1,127 ft 100 1969 21 Mercury City Tower Moscow Russia 339 m 1,112 ft 75 2012 22 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing China 333.0 m 1,093 ft 74 2008 23 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330.0 m 1,083 ft 105 1992 24 The Index Dubai UAE 328.0 m 1,076 ft 80 2009 25 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 324.8 m 1,066 ft 69 1996 26 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 321.9 m 1,056 ft 80 1997 27 Nina Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 318.8 m 1,046 ft 80 2006 28 Rose Tower Dubai UAE 315.0 m 1,033 ft 72 2008 29 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 315.0 m 1,000 ft 72 1990 30 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 311.81 m 1,023 ft 55 1992 31 Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 311.0 m 1,020 ft 56 2000 32 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310.3 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 33 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310.0 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 34 Almas Tower Dubai UAE 310.0 m 1,017 ft 74 2008 35 Central Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 309.0 m 1,014 ft 78 1992 36 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 306.0 m 1,004 ft 78 2008 37 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston USA 305.4 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 38 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon South Korea 305.1 m 1,001 ft 68 2010 39 The Shard London UK 304.0 m 1,012 ft 72 2012 39 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304.0 m 997 ft 85 1997 41 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston USA 302.4 m 992 ft 71 1983 42 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302.0 m 991 ft 41 2002 43 Moscow Tower Moscow Russia 302 m 989 ft 76 2010 44 We've the Zenith Busan South Korea 301.0 m 988 ft 80 2011 45 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 298.1 m 978 ft 72 1975 46 Comcast Center Philadelphia USA 297.2 m 975 ft 57 2008 47 Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 297.0 m 984 ft 91 2006 48 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 295.8 m 970 ft 70 1993 49 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago USA 292.9 m 961 ft 55 1990 50 I'Park Marina Busan South Korea 292.1 m 958 ft 72 2011 51 The Center Hong Kong Hong Kong 292.0 m 958 ft 73 1998 52 SEG Plaza Shenzhen China 291.6 m 956.7 ft 70 2000 53 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan China 290.0 m 951 ft 68 2007 Height to pinnacle (highest point) 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. Rank Building City Country Height Floors Built 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 829.8 m 2,722 ft 163 2010 2 Abraj Al-Bait Towers Mecca Saudi Arabia 601 m 1,971 ft 120 2012 3 One World Trade Center New York City USA 541.3 m 1,776 ft 104 2013 4 Willis Tower Chicago USA 527.0 m 1,729 ft 108 1974 5 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 509.0 m 1,669 ft 101 2004 6 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 494.4 m 1,614 ft 101 2008 7 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484.0 m 1,588 ft 108 2010 8 John Hancock Center Chicago USA 457.2 m 1,500 ft 100 1969 9 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452.0 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 9 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452.0 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 10 Zifeng Tower Nanjing China 450.0 m 1,476 ft 89 2009 11 Empire State Building New York City USA 443.2 m 1,454 ft 102 1931 12 Kingkey 100 Shenzhen China 442 m 1,449 ft 100 2011 13 Guangzhou International Finance Center Guangzhou China 440.5 m 1,445 ft 103 2009 14 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 423.4 m 1,389 ft 96 2009 15 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai China 421.0 m 1,381 ft 88 1998 16 International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 416.5 m 1,366 ft 88 2003 17 Princess Tower Dubai UAE 414.0 m 1,358 ft 101 2012 18 Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 412.6 m 1,354 ft 77 2010 19 23 Marina Dubai UAE 395 m 1,296 ft 89 2012 20 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 391.0 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 21 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 384.0 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 22 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 378.0 m 1,240 ft 85 1997 23 Emirates Park Tower 1 Dubai UAE 376.0 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 23 Emirates Park Tower 2 Dubai UAE 376.0 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 25 Central Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 374.0 m 1,227 ft 78 1992 26 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 367.4 m 1,205 ft 72 1990 27 Bank of America Tower New York City USA 365.8 m 1,200 ft 54 2008 28 Almas Tower Dubai UAE 363.0 m 1,191 ft 68 2008 29 Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 356.4 m 1,169 ft 56 2000 30 SEG Plaza Shenzhen China 355.8 m 1,167 ft 70 2000 31 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 355.0 m 1,165 ft 72 1975 32 The Torch Dubai UAE 348.1 m 1,142 ft 80 2011 33 Aon Center Chicago USA 346.3 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 34 The Center Hong Kong Hong Kong 346.0 m 1,135 ft 73 1998 35 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Dubai UAE 342.0 m 1,122 ft 76 2010 36 Mercury City Tower Moscow Russia 339 m 1,112 ft 75 2012 36 Conde Nast Building New York City USA 338.0 m 1,109 ft 48 1999 37 Tianjin World Financial Center Tianjin China 336.9 m 1,105 ft 79 2010 38 Shanghai Shimao International Plaza Shanghai China 333.0 m 1,094 ft 60 2005 39 Rose Tower Dubai UAE 333.0 m 1,093 ft 72 2008 40 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan China 331.0 m 1,086 ft 68 2007 41 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330.0 m 1,083 ft 105 1992 41 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing China 330.0 m 1,083 ft 74 2008 41 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 328.0 m 1,076 ft 85 1997 41 The Index Dubai UAE 328.0 m 1,076 ft 80 2009 41 Al Yaqoub Tower Dubai UAE 328.0 m 1,076 ft 72 2010 41 Hanging Village of Huaxi Huaxi Village China 328.0 m 1,076 ft 72 2011 47 The Landmark Abu Dhabi UAE 324.0 m 1072 ft 72 2010 48 Q1 Gold Coast Australia 322.5 m 1,058 ft 78 2005 49 Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou China 322.0 m 1,056 ft 68 2010 50 Burj Al Arab Dubai UAE 321.0 m 1,053 ft 60 1999 51 Chrysler Building New York City USA 318.9 m 1,046 ft 77 1930 51 New York Times Building New York City USA 318.9 m 1,046 ft 52 2007 53 Nina Tower Hong Kong China 318.8 m 1,046 ft 80 2006 54 HHHR Tower Dubai UAE 317.8 m 1,042 ft 72 2010 55 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 317.8 m 1,042 ft 55 1992 56 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310.3 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 57 Ocean Heights Dubai UAE 310.0 m 1,017 ft 82 2010 57 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310.0 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 57 Sky Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 310.0 m 1,017 ft 74 2010 60 Pearl River Tower Guangzhou China 310.0 m 1,016 ft 71 2012 61 The Shard London UK 309.6 m 1,016 ft 95 2012 62 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai UAE 309.0 m 1,014 ft 56 2000 63 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago USA 307.0 m 1,007 ft 60 2001 64 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 306.0 m 1,004 ft 63 2008 65 JPMorganChase Tower Houston USA 305.4 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 66 Etihad Tower 2 Abu Dhabi UAE 305.4 m 1,002 ft 79 2011 67 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon South Korea 305.1 m 1,001 ft 68 2010 68 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago USA 303.3 m 995 ft 64 1990 69 Leatop Plaza Guangzhou China 302.7 m 993 ft 65 2012 70 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston USA 302.4 m 992 ft 71 1983 71 One Shell Plaza Houston USA 302.4 m 992 ft 50 1971 72 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302.0 m 991 ft 41 2002 73 Moscow Tower Moscow Russia 302.0 m 989 ft 76 2010 74 We've the Zenith Busan South Korea 301.0 m 988 ft 80 2011 75 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt Germany 300.1 m 985 ft 53 1997 75 Aspire Tower Doha Qatar 300.0 m 984 ft 36 2007 75 Arraya 2 Kuwait City Kuwait 300.0 m 984 ft 60 2009 Skyscrapers under construction This section contains a list of skyscrapers taller than 300 metres or 65 floors. Building Planned pinnacle height Planned roof height Floors Planned completion Country City Remarks Kingdom Tower 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 156 2018 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Ping'an International Finance Center 660 m (2,170 ft) 555 m (1,821 ft) 115 2015 China Shenzhen Wuhan Greenland Center 636 m (2,087 ft) 606 m (1,988 ft) 124 2017 China Wuhan Shanghai Tower 632 m (2,073 ft) 565.6 m (1,856 ft) 128 2014 China Shanghai Goldin Finance 117 597 m (1,959 ft) 597 m (1,959 ft) 117 2015 China Tianjin Rose Rock IFC 588 m (1,929 ft) 588 m (1,929 ft) 100 2015 China Tianjin Lotte World Tower 555 m (1,821 ft) 554.6 m (1,820 ft) 123 2015 South Korea Seoul Will become the tallest building in the OECD with the tallest observation deck in the world. The CTF Guangzhou 530 m (1,740 ft) 494.5 m (1,622 ft) 111 2017 China Guangzhou China Zun 528 m (1,732 ft) 528 m (1,732 ft) 111 2017 China Beijing Dalian Greenland Center 518 m (1,699 ft) 518 m (1,699 ft) 88 2016 China Dalian Busan Lotte Town Tower 510 m (1,670 ft) 510 m (1,670 ft) 107 2016 South Korea Busan Qatar National Bank Tower 510 m (1,670 ft) 510 m (1,670 ft) 101 2014 Qatar Doha Federation Tower 506 m (1,660 ft) 360 m (1,180 ft) 93 2016 Russia Moscow International Commerce Center 1 468 m (1,535 ft) 430 m (1,410 ft) 99 2016 China Chongqing Tianjin R&F Guangdong Tower 468 m (1,535 ft) 384 m (1,260 ft) 91 2016 China Tianjin Lakhta Center 463 m (1,519 ft) 86 2018 Russia St. Petersburg Will become tallest building in Europe upon completion. Suzhou Supertower 452 m (1,483 ft) 92 2016 China Suzhou World One 442 m (1,450 ft) 442 m (1,450 ft) 117 2014 India Mumbai Will become tallest residential skyscraper in the world if completed before Pentominium. Wuhan Center 438 m (1,437 ft) 438 m (1,437 ft) 88 2015 China Wuhan Diamond Tower 432 m (1,417 ft) 395 m (1,296 ft) 93 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Marina 101 432 m (1,417 ft) 101 2014 United Arab Emirates Dubai 432 Park Avenue 426 m (1,398 ft) 426 m (1,398 ft) 89 2016 USA New York City Two World Trade Center 411 m (1,348 ft) 387 m (1,270 ft) 79 2015 USA New York City Also known as 200 Greenwich Street Ningbo Center 398 m (1,306 ft) 398 m (1,306 ft) 2017 China Ningbo Capital Market Authority Headquarters 385 m (1,263 ft) 385 m (1,263 ft) 77 2013 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Forum 66 Tower 1 384 m (1,260 ft) 384 m (1,260 ft) 76 2014 China Shenyang Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 383 m (1,257 ft) 383 m (1,257 ft) 80 2013 China Dalian The Domain 381 m (1,250 ft) 381 m (1,250 ft) 88 2013 UAE Abu Dhabi Three World Trade Center 378 m (1,240 ft) 349.7 m (1,147 ft) 71 2014 USA New York City Also known as 175 Greenwich Street Oberoi Oasis Residential Tower 372 m (1,220 ft) 356 m (1,168 ft) 82 2015 India Mumbai Zhujiang New City Tower 371 m (1,217 ft) 371 m (1,217 ft) 87 2015 China Guangzhou VietinBank Business Center Office Tower 363 m (1,191 ft) 321 m (1,053 ft) 68 2016 Vietnam Hanoi World View / Queens Tower 360 m (1,180 ft) 360 m (1,180 ft) 90 2016 India Mumbai Sino-Steel Tower 355 m (1,165 ft) 77 2014 China Tianjin Forum 66 Tower 2 351 m (1,152 ft) 68 2013 China Shenyang Orchid Turf View 1 350 m (1,150 ft) 76 India Mumbai Orchid Turf View 2 350 m (1,150 ft) 76 India Mumbai Lamar Tower 1 350 m (1,150 ft) 72 2013 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Gezhouba International Plaza 350 m (1,150 ft) 69 2013 China Wuhan Xiamen International Center 339 m (1,112 ft) 339.88 m (1,115.1 ft) 81 2016 China Xiamen The Wharf Times Square 339 m (1,112 ft) 68 2014 China Wuxi Chongqing World Financial Center 339 m (1,112 ft) 339 m (1,112 ft) 73 2013 China Chongqing Parc1 Tower A 338 m (1,109 ft) 338 m (1,109 ft) 68 2013 South Korea Seoul Orchid Crown Tower 1 337 m (1,106 ft) 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2013 India Mumbai Orchid Crown Tower 2 337 m (1,106 ft) 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2013 India Mumbai Orchid Crown Tower 3 337 m (1,106 ft) 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2013 India Mumbai ADNOC Headquarters 335.3 m (1,100 ft) 65 2013 UAE Abu Dhabi DAMAC Heights 335 m (1,099 ft) 335 m (1,099 ft) 85 2016 UAE Dubai South Asian Gate 333 m (1,093 ft) 333 m (1,093 ft) 83 2014 China Kunming Tianjin Kerry Center 333 m (1,093 ft) 333 m (1,093 ft) 72 2014 China Tianjin Changzhou Modern Media Center 332 m (1,089 ft) 57 2013 China Changzhou Suning Plaza Tower 1 330 m (1,080 ft) 330 m (1,080 ft) 77 2016 China Zhenjiang Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 1 328 m (1,076 ft) 328 m (1,076 ft) 69 2015 China Nanjing Han Kwok City Center 329 m (1,079 ft) 329 m (1,079 ft) 80 2015 China Shenzhen Deji Plaza Phase 2 324 m (1,063 ft) 70 2013 China Nanjing Yantai Shimao No.1 The Harbour 323 m (1,060 ft) 57 2013 China Yantai Gate of Taipei 322 m (1,056 ft) 322 m (1,056 ft) 76 2016 Taiwan Taipei Palais Royale Mumbai 320 m (1,050 ft) 320 m (1,050 ft) 75 2013 India Mumbai Will become the tallest building in India, if completed before India Tower and World One. It is the first supertall in India to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum rating for environmental sustainability. White Magnolia Plaza 319.5 m (1,048 ft) 67 2013 China Shanghai Runhua Global Center 1 318 m (1,043 ft) 318 m (1,043 ft) 72 2014 China Changzhou Riverside Century Plaza Main Tower 318 m (1,043 ft) 318 m (1,043 ft) 66 2015 China Wuhu MahaNakhon 313 m (1,027 ft) 314 m (1,030 ft) 77 2015 Thailand Bangkok The Stratford Residences 312 m (1,024 ft) 70 2015 Philippines Makati It will become the Philippines' highest building. Guangzhou Fortune Center 309 m (1,014 ft) 309 m (1,014 ft) 68 2014 China Guangzhou Bahria Icon Tower 1 309 m (1,014 ft) 309 m (1,014 ft) 67 2015 Pakistan Karachi It will become the Pakistan's' highest building. Shenyang New World International Convention & Exhibition Center Tower 1 308 m (1,010 ft) 277 m (909 ft) 60 2014 China Shenyang Shenyang New World International Convention & Exhibition Center Tower 2 308 m (1,010 ft) 277 m (909 ft) 60 2014 China Shenyang Eurasia 305 m (1,001 ft) 305 m (1,001 ft) 67 2013 Russia Moscow Lokhandwala Minerva 304 m (997 ft) 304 m (997 ft) 82 2015 India Mumbai Residential The Wharf International Financial Square Chongqing 304 m (997 ft) 64 2014 China Chongqing Shenzhen World Finance Center 304 m (997 ft) 304 m (997 ft) 68 2014 China Shenzhen KAFD World Trade Center 303 m (994 ft) 303 m (994 ft) 67 2014 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Diwang International Fortune Center 303 m (994 ft) 303 m (994 ft) 75 2014 China Liuzhou Kempinski Hotel 303 m (994 ft) 303 m (994 ft) 69 2014 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Four Seasons Tower 303 m (994 ft) 303 m (994 ft) 65 2014 China Tianjin Heung Kong Tower 301 m (988 ft) 301 m (988 ft) 70 2013 China Shenzhen Lamar Tower 2 301 m (988 ft) 62 2013 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Century IT Park 300 metres (984 ft) 59 2015 India Mumbai Namaste Tower 300 m (980 ft) 300 m (980 ft) 62 2014 India Mumbai It resembles the ‘Namaste’ gesture: two wings of the hotel are clasped together like hands greeting. Xiamen Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza Tower A 300 m (980 ft) 249.9 m (820 ft) 67 2014 China Xiamen Xiamen Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza Tower B 300 m (980 ft) 249.9 m (820 ft) 59 2014 China Xiamen Shenglong Global Center 300 m (980 ft) 249.5 m (819 ft) 57 2015 China Fuzhou Jin Wan Plaza 1 300 m (980 ft) 300 m (980 ft) 66 2015 China Tianjin Langham Hotel Tower 300 m (980 ft) 300 m (980 ft) 74 2015 China Dalian Abeno Harukas 300 m (980 ft) 59 2013 Japan Osaka Will become Japan's tallest building Tameer Commercial Tower 300 m (980 ft) 74 2013 UAE Abu Dhabi Nathani Heights 300 m (980 ft) 80 2015 India Mumbai Island City Centre 1 300 m (980 ft) 79 2016 India Mumbai Island City Centre 2 300 m (980 ft) 79 2016 India Mumbai Omkar Worli Project Tower 1 300 m (980 ft) 78 2016 India Mumbai Omkar Worli Project Tower 2 300 m (980 ft) 77 2016 India Mumbai Kalpataru Elan 300 m (980 ft) 74 2016 India Mumbai Omkar Alta Monte 1 300 m (980 ft) 73 2013 India Mumbai Skyscrapers on-hold This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. This list ranks skyscrapers whose construction is on-hold that are planned to rise over 300 metres (984.3 ft). Building Planned pinnacle height Proposed completion Country City India Tower 700 m (2,300 ft) 2016 India Mumbai Doha Convention Center Tower 551 m (1,808 ft) 2014 Qatar Doha Pentominium 516 m (1,693 ft) 2014 UAE Dubai Burj Al Alam 510 m (1,670 ft) 2015 UAE Dubai Al Quds Endowment Tower 495 m (1,624 ft) 2014 Qatar Doha Dubai Towers Doha 437 m (1,434 ft) 2014 Qatar Doha Chongqing International Finance Centre 431 m (1,414 ft) China Chongqing Marina 106 425 m (1,394 ft) 2012 UAE Dubai Lighthouse Tower 402 m (1,319 ft) 2012 UAE Dubai One Galleon Place 400 m (1,300 ft) 2015 Philippines Pasig Abu Dhabi Plaza 382 m (1,253 ft) 2016 Kazakhstan Astana Square Capital Tower 376 m (1,234 ft) 2012 Kuwait Kuwait City Parc 1 - Tower A 338 m (1,109 ft) 2013 South Korea Seoul Skycity 335 m (1,099 ft) Philippines Mandaluyong Orchid Heights Tower A 328 m (1,076 ft) 2014 India Mumbai Orchid Heights Tower B 328 m (1,076 ft) 2014 India Mumbai Lopez Center Tower 320 m (1,050 ft) 2015 Philippines Makati Tianjin International Trade Centre 300 m (980 ft) 2012 China Tianjin List by continent The following table is a list of the tallest completed buildings by each continent (listed by geographical size): Continent Building Height Floor count Completed Country City Asia Burj Khalifa 828 m (2,717 ft) 160 2010 United Arab Emirates Dubai Africa Carlton Centre 223 m (732 ft) 50 1973 South Africa Johannesburg North America 1WTC 541.32 m (1,776.0 ft) 104 2013 United States New York City South America Gran Torre Santiagoa 300 m (980 ft) 64 2012 Chile Santiago Europe Mercury City Tower 339 m (1,112 ft) 75 2012 Russia Moscow Oceania Q1 323 m (1,060 ft) 78 2005 Australia Gold Coast a On 14 February 2012 it became the tallest building in Latin America. Inauguration is expected by April 2013. List of buildings with 100+ floors Main article: List of buildings with 100 floors or more See also History of the tallest buildings in the world List of architects of supertall buildings List of cities with most skyscrapers List of cities with the most high-rise buildings List of countries with most skyscrapers 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. References External links Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat The CTBUH announces the title of "The World's Tallest Building" 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