List of tallest structures in the world

In 1974, the Warsaw radio tower was erected, at 646.38 m (2,121 ft) becoming the tallest structure in the world of its time. It collapsed in 1991 because an error occurred in exchanging the guy-wires

This article lists the tallest human-constructed structures, past and present, of any type. The tallest is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). Listed are television broadcasting masts, tower-type structures (e.g. the CN Tower), high-rise buildings (e.g. the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electrical towers, bridge towers, etc. This list is organized by absolute height. See also List of tallest buildings and structures in the world, List of tallest freestanding structures in the world and List of tallest buildings in the world.

This list includes guyed masts, commonly used on sailing ships as support for sails, or on land as radio masts to support telecommunications equipment such as radio antennas aka "aerials".

For lower heights, see:

• List of tallest structures in the world – 400 to 500 metres
• List of tallest structures in the world – 300 to 400 metres

Terminology

Outside the electronics industry there is often ambiguity between the terms tower and mast. A tower is a self-supporting or cantilevered structure, while a mast is stabilised by stays or guys. Both broadcasting towers and masts provide limited occupied floor space and are non-building structures, as opposed to regular buildings which have greater floor space for occupancy.

List by height

Note: A minimum height limit of 500 metres (1,640 ft) for notable structures is used for practical purposes to keep the list to a reasonable length. List of tallest structures in the world - 300 to 400 metres and List of tallest structures in the world - 400 to 500 metres contain lower structures.

• Likely structures still missing from this list include masts used for the Russian navigation system RSDN-20.
• Structures no longer standing are indicated by grey color.
• For all structures the pinnacle height is given, so the height of skyscrapers may differ from the values at List of skyscrapers.
• Guyed masts are indicated by blue color.
• If the height of two or more structures is equal, they will be sorted by the year of construction. If the year of construction is also equal, they will be then sorted according to name.
• Structures under construction are included in main list if the current height is over 500 metres (1,640 ft)
• Tension-leg platforms are not included.

Structures (past or present) 600 m and taller (1,969 ft)

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Structure type	Main use	Country	Town	Remarks	Coordinates
Burj Khalifa	829.8 m (2,722 ft)	2010	Skyscraper	Office, hotel, residential	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Tallest man-made structure in world	25°11′50.0″N 55°16′26.6″E
Warsaw Radio Mast	646.4 m (2,121 ft)	1972-1974	Guyed mast	LF transmission	Poland	Gąbin-Konstantynów, Masovian Voivodeship	Insulated; collapsed on August 8, 1991 during guy wire exchange	52°22′3.74″N 19°48′8.73″E
Tokyo Skytree	634.0 m (2,080.1 ft)	2012	Steel tower	Observation, VHF-UHF transmission	Japan	Tokyo	Topped out on March 18, 2011, tallest structure in Japan	35°42′36.5″N 139°48′39″E
KVLY-TV mast	628.8 m (2,063 ft)	1963	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Blanchard, North Dakota	Tallest mast in the world	47°20′31.85″N 97°17′21.13″W
KXJB-TV mast	627.8 m (2,060 ft)	1998	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Galesburg, North Dakota	Rebuilt after collapses on February 14, 1968 and April 6, 1997	47°16′45″N 97°20′27″W
KXTV/KOVR tower	624.5 m (2,049 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Walnut Grove, California	Tallest structure in California	38°14′23.2″N 121°30′05.7″W
Petronius Platform	610 m (2,000 ft)	2000	Offshore platform	Oil drilling	U.S.	Petronius field, Gulf of Mexico	Located appr. 210 kilometers (130 mi) southeast of New Orleans	29°06′30″N 87°56′30″W
KATV tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1965	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Redfield, Arkansas	was tallest structure in Arkansas, collapsed on January 11, 2008	34°28′24.0″N 92°12′11″W
KCAU TV Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1965	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Sioux City, Iowa	Tallest structure in Iowa (equal)	42°35′11.0″N 96°13′57″W
WECT tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1969	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Colly Township, North Carolina	Demolished on September 20, 2012. Was once the tallest structure in North Carolina	34°34′44.0″N 78°26′12″W
Local TV Iowa Tower Alleman	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1972	Guyed mast	VHF-TV, FM radio transmission	U.S.	Alleman, Iowa	Tallest structure in Iowa (equal)	41°48′33.0″N 93°36′53″W
Des Moines Hearst-Argyle Television Tower Alleman	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1974	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Alleman, Iowa	Tallest structure in Iowa (equal)	41°48′35.0″N 93°37′17″W
Diversified Communications Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1981	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Floyd Dale, South Carolina	Tallest structure in S Carolina (equal)	34°22′03.0″N 79°19′48″W
AFLAC Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1984	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Rowley, Iowa	Tallest structure in Iowa (equal)	42°24′02.0″N 91°50′37″W
WBTV-Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1984	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Dallas, North Carolina	Tallest structure in N Carolina (equal)	35°21′51.0″N 81°11′12″W
KTVO-TV Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	N/A	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri	Collapsed June 2, 1988	40°31′47″N 92°26′29″W
Hearst-Argyle Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Walnut Grove, California		38°15′52.1″N 121°29′25.5″W
WTTO Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1986	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Windham Springs, Alabama	Tallest structure in Alabama	33°28′51.0″N 87°24′03″W
WCSC-Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1986	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Awendaw, South Carolina	Tallest structure in S Carolina (equal)	32°55′29.0″N 79°41′57″W
KTVE-Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1987	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Bolding, Arkansas	also known as SpectraSite Tower Bolding; tallest structure in Arkansas	33°04′41.0″N 92°13′41″W
WCTV Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1987	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Metcalf, Georgia	Tallest structure in Georgia	30°40′14.0″N 83°56′26″W
WRAL HDTV Mast	609.6 m (2,000 ft) (orig. 609.3 m)	1991	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Auburn, North Carolina	Rebuil of 2 masts which collapsed in December 1989	35°40′35.1″N 78°32′07.2″W
TV Alabama Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1996	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Windham Springs, Alabama	Tallest structure in Alabama	33°28′48.0″N 87°25′50″W
KDLT Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	1998	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Rowena, South Dakota	Tallest structure in South Dakota	43°30′18.0″N 96°33′23″W
KMOS TV Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	2002	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Syracuse, Missouri	Tallest structure in Missouri; also called Rohn Tower.	38°37′36.0″N 92°52′04″W
Winnie Cumulus Broadcasting Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	2005	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Winnie, Texas	Tallest structure in Texas (equal)	29°56′09.8″N 94°30′39.4″W
Liberman Broadcasting Tower Era	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	2006	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Era, Texas	Tallest structure in Texas (equal)	33°29′05.5″N 97°24′44.8″W
WEAU-Tower	609.6 m (2,000 ft)	2012	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Fairchild, Wisconsin	Tallest structure in Wisconsin; original built in 1966, collapsed during ice & wind storm on March 22, 2011; replacement, still at 2,000 feet, began service January 4, 2012	44°39′50.0″N 90°57′41″W
Perry Broadcasting Tower	609.5 m (2,000 ft)	2004	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Alfalfa, Oklahoma	Tallest structure in Oklahoma	35°15′03.8″N 98°36′53.8″W
KY3 Tower	609.4 m (1,999 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Fordland, Missouri		37°10′26.0″N 92°56′28.1″W
SpectraSite Tower Thomasville	609.4 m (1,999 ft)	2002	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Thomasville, Georgia		30°40′50.3″N 83°58′20.6″W
Pegasus Broadcasting Tower	609.4 m (1,999 ft)	?	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Metcalf, Georgia		30°40′52.0″N 83°58′21″W
KLDE Tower	609.3 m (1,999 ft)	1986	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Liverpool, Texas	also known as Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower, TX	29°17′17.0″N 95°13′54″W
WCKW/KSTE-Tower	609.3 m (1,999 ft)	1988	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Vacherie, Louisiana	Tallest structure in Louisiana; also known as Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower, LA.	29°57′11.0″N 90°43′26″W
American Towers Tower Elkhart	609.3 m (1,999 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Elkhart, Iowa		41°49′48.0″N 93°36′54.6″W
Salem Radio Properties Tower	609.3 m (1,999 ft)	2002	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Collinsville, Texas		33°32′08.4″N 96°49′55″W
Stowell Cumulus Broadcasting Tower	609.3 m (1,999 ft)	?	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Stowell, Texas	Built, although mentioned in FCC-list as granted	29°41′52.5″N 94°24′9.3″W
WLBT Tower	609 m (1,998 ft)	1999	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Raymond, Mississippi	Tallest structure in Mississippi	32°12′49.9″N 90°22′56.5″W
KYTV Tower 2	608.4 m (1,996 ft)	1973	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Marshfield, Missouri	also known as American Tower Management	37°13′09.4″N 92°56′57.4″W
SpectraSite Tower Raymond	608.4 m (1,996 ft)	?	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Raymond, Mississippi		32°12′11.9″N 90°23′34.8″W
Hoyt Radio Tower	608.38 m (1,996.0 ft)	2003	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Hoyt, Colorado	Tallest structure in Colorado	39°55′21.8″N 103°58′20.2″W
Service Broadcasting Tower Decatur	608.1 m (1,995 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Decatur, Texas		33°23′12.0″N 97°33′58″W
WTVD Tower	607.8 m (1,994 ft)	1978	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Auburn, North Carolina		35°40′06.0″N 78°31′58″W
Channel 40 Tower	607.8 m (1,994 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Walnut Grove, California		38°16′21.4″N 121°30′21.6″W
Liberman Broadcasting Tower Devers	607.7 m (1,994 ft)	2006	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Devers, Texas		30°01′02.2″N 94°32′47.9″W
KHYS Tower	607.2 m (1,992 ft)	1997	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Devers, Texas	dismantled	30°03′07.0″N 94°31′39″W
Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Devers	607 m (1,991 ft)	1988	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Devers, Texas		30°03′06.0″N 94°31′38″W
Media General Tower	607 m (1,991 ft)	1987	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Awendaw, South Carolina		32°56′25.0″N 79°41′44″W
Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Tower	606.2 m (1,989 ft)	1980	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Trenton, North Carolina		35°06′16.0″N 77°20′11″W
WNCN Tower	606.2 m (1,989 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Garner, North Carolina		35°40′29.0″N 78°31′39.0″W
KELO TV Tower	605 m (1,985 ft)	1974	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Rowena, South Dakota		43°31′07.0″N 96°32′06″W
WITN Tower	605 m (1,985 ft)	1979	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Grifton, North Carolina	also known as Gray Television Tower	35°21′56.0″N 77°23′37.0″W
Noe Corp Tower	604.7 m (1,984 ft)	1998	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Columbia, Louisiana		32°11′51.0″N 92°04′14″W
Pappas Telecasting Tower	603.6 m (1,980 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Plymouth County, Iowa		42°35′12.0″N 96°13′19.0″W
KHOU-TV Tower	602 m (1,975 ft)	1992	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri City, Texas		29°33′41.0″N 95°30′05″W
Richland Towers Tower Missouri City	601.3 m (1,973 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri City, Texas		29°34′16.0″N 95°30′38″W
KSWB-TV Tower	601 m (1,972 ft)	1984	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	San Diego, California		32°41′47″N 116°56′10″W
Abraj Al Bait Hotel Tower	601 m (1,972 ft)	2011	Skyscraper	Hotel, residential	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	Tallest structure in Saudi Arabia	21°25′08″N 39°49′35″E
Senior Road Tower	600.7 m (1,971 ft)	1983	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri City, Texas		29°34′35.0″N 95°30′37″W
KTRK-TV Tower	600.5 m (1,970 ft)	1982	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri City, Texas		29°34′28.0″N 95°29′38″W
Houston Tower Joint Venture Tower	600.5 m (1,970 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri City, Texas		29°34′07.0″N 95°29′58″W
American Towers Tower Missouri City	600.5 m (1,970 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri City, Texas		29°33′45.1″N 95°30′35.7″W
Fox-TV Tower	600.4 m (1,970 ft)	1982	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Missouri City, Texas		29°34′29.0″N 95°29′38″W
Mississippi Telecasting Tower	600 m (1,969 ft)	1982	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Inverness, Mississippi		33°22′23.0″N 90°32′25″W
WCNC-TV Tower	600 m (1,969 ft)	1992	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Dallas, North Carolina		35°20′49.4″N 81°10′14.2″W
Capstar Radio Tower	600 m (1,969 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Middlesex, North Carolina		35°49′54.0″N 78°08′49″W
Canton Tower	600 m (1,969 ft)	2009	Concrete tower	Observation, VHF-UHF transmission	China	Guangzhou	Topped out in 2009, tallest structure in China	23°06′32.55″N 113°19′9.29″E

Structures (past or present) between 550 and 600 m (1,804 ft and 1,969 ft)

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Structure type	Main use	Country	Town	Remarks	Coordinates
KDUH-TV Mast Hemingford	599 m (1,965 ft)	1969	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Hemingford, Nebraska	collapsed on September 24, 2003	42°10′21.0″N 103°13′59″W
American Towers Tower Liverpool	598.3 m (1,963 ft)	1992	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Liverpool, Texas		29°17′56.8″N 95°14′12.1″W
Media General Tower Dillon	598 m (1,962 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Dillon, South Carolina		34°22′05.0″N 79°19′20″W
Duffy-Shamrock Joint Venture Tower	597.4 m (1,960 ft)	1990	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Bertram, Texas		30°43′34.7″N 97°59′24.1″W
AMFM Tower Collinsville	597.4 m (1,960 ft)	2002	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Collinsville, Texas		33°33′37.0″N 96°57′35″W
KOLR/KOZK Tower	597.3 m (1,960 ft) (orig. 609.6 m)	1971	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Fordland, Missouri	also known as KYTV Tower 1	37°10′11.0″N 92°56′31″W
Cosmos Broadcasting Tower Winnabow	595.6 m (1,954 ft)	1981	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Winnabow, North Carolina		34°07′54.0″N 78°11′16″W
Spectra Site Communications Tower Robertsdale	592.6 m (1,944 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Robertsdale, Alabama		30°36′41.0″N 87°36′26.4″W
CBC Real Estate Co. Inc Tower	592.4 m (1,944 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Dallas, North Carolina		35°21′44.5″N 81°09′18.3″W
Cosmos Broadcasting Tower Grady	589.8 m (1,935 ft)	1977	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Grady, Alabama		31°58′29.0″N 86°09′44″W
American Towers Tower Columbia	587.9 m (1,929 ft)	1986	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Columbia, Louisiana		32°05′42.6″N 92°10′34.3″W
Sonsinger Management Tower	587.6 m (1,928 ft)	1988	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Splendora, Texas	also known as KKHT Radio Mast	30°13′54.0″N 95°07′27″W
Cedar Rapids TV Tower	587.3 m (1,927 ft)	1974	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Walker City, Iowa		42°18′59.0″N 91°51′31″W
Channel 6 Tower Eddy	586.4 m (1,924 ft)	1981	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Eddy, Texas		31°16′25.0″N 97°13′15″W
Entravision Texas Tower	585.2 m (1,920 ft)	1998	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Greenwood, Texas		33°26′13.0″N 97°29′06″W
Multimedia Associates Tower	584 m (1,916 ft)	1999	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Rio Grande City, Texas		26°31′02.0″N 98°39′08″W
American Towers Tower Randleman	582.3 m (1,910 ft)	2004	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Randleman, North Carolina		35°52′13.5″N 79°50′24″W
KTUL Tower Coweta	581.8 m (1,909 ft)	1988	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Coweta, Oklahoma		35°58′08.0″N 95°36′56″W
American Towers Tower Robertsdale	579.9 m (1,903 ft)	2004	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Robertsdale, Alabama		30°36′45.4″N 87°38′41.6″W
Baldpate Platform	579.7 m (1,902 ft)	1998	Offshore platform	Oil drilling	U.S.	Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico	Located about 193 km (120 mi) off Louisiana coast
WDJR-FM Tower	579.42 m (1,901.0 ft)	1978	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Bethlehem, Florida	Tallest structure in Florida	30°55′12.0″N 85°44′30″W
Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Redfield	578.8 m (1,899 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Redfield, Arkansas		34°26′31.0″N 92°13′04″W
WFMY Tower	575.9 m (1,889 ft)	2002	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Greensboro, North Carolina		35°52′13.5″N 79°50′24″W
Cox Radio Tower	572.8 m (1,879 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Shepherd, Texas		30°32′07.0″N 95°01′05″W
Media General Tower Spanish Fort	572.7 m (1,879 ft)	1986	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Spanish Fort, Alabama		30°41′21.0″N 87°49′49″W
WFTV Tower Saint Cloud	571.1 m (1,874 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Saint Cloud, Florida		28°16′45.3″N 81°01′24″W
Capstar Radio Operating Gray Court Tower[citation needed]	567.1 m (1,861 ft)	1980	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Gray Court, South Carolina	demolished, no longer in FCC list
KLKN Tower	565.1 m (1,854 ft)	1965	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Genoa, Nebraska		41°32′28.0″N 97°40′46″W
Pinnacle Towers Tower Princeton	561.3 m (1,842 ft)	1993	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Princeton, Florida		25°32′25.0″N 80°28′06″W
WTVJ Tower Princeton	561.1 m (1,841 ft)	1993	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Princeton, Florida		25°32′25.0″N 80°28′06″W
Pappas Partnership Stations Tower Gretna[citation needed]	559.6 m (1,836 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Gretna, Nebraska		41°04′15.9″N 96°13′32.3″W
KBIM Tower	559.02 m (1,834.1 ft)	1965	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Roswell, New Mexico		33°03′20.0″N 103°49′14″W
Tulsa Tower Joint Venture Tower Oneta	559 m (1,834 ft)	1984	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Oneta, Oklahoma		36°01′15.0″N 95°40′33″W
KTBS Tower	556.5 m (1,826 ft)	2003	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Shreveport, Louisiana		32°41′7″N 93°56′1″W
CN Tower	553 m (1,814 ft)	1976	Concrete tower	Observation, VHF-UHF transmission	Canada	Toronto, Ontario	Tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere	43°38′33.22″N 79°23′13.41″W

Structures (past or present) between 500 and 550 m (1,640 and 1,804 ft)

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Structure type	Main use	Country	Town	Remarks	Coordinates
SBA Towers Tower Hayneville	547.7 m (1,797 ft)	1989	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Hayneville, Alabama		32°08′30.2″N 86°44′42.1″W
Channel 32 Limited Partnership Tower	547.7 m (1,797 ft)	1990	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Hayneville, Alabama		32°08′31.0″N 86°44′42.0″W
KATC Tower Kaplan	546.6 m (1,793 ft)	1978	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Kaplan, Louisiana		30°02′20.0″N 92°22′15″W
Cosmos Broadcasting Tower Egypt	546.5 m (1,793 ft)	1981	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Egypt, Arkansas		35°53′22.0″N 90°56′08″W
Raycom Media Tower Mooringsport	545.8 m (1,791 ft)	1975	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Mooringsport, Louisiana		32°40′29.0″N 93°56′01″W
Pinnacle Towers Tower Mooringsport	542.8 m (1,781 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Mooringsport, Louisiana		32°39′58.0″N 93°55′59″W
Bold Springs Salem Radio Properties Tower	542.2 m (1,779 ft)	2005	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Bold Springs, Georgia		33°52′02.3″N 83°49′44″W
Branch Young Broadcasting Tower	541 m (1,775 ft)	?	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Branch, Louisiana		30°19′18″N 92°16′58″W
Ostankino Tower	540.1 m (1,772 ft)	1967	Concrete tower	Observation, VHF-UHF transmission	Russia	Moscow	2000 fire led to renovation, tallest structure in Russia	55°49′10.94″N 37°36′41.79″E
KLFY TV Tower Maxie	540.1 m (1,772 ft)	1970	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Maxie, Louisiana		30°19′21.0″N 92°22′40″W
WCIX/CH6 TV Mast	538.6 m (1,767 ft) (orig. 609.6 m)	1993	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Homestead, Florida	collapsed during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, rebuilt at 1993 with height reduction to 538.6	25°32′25.0″N 80°28′6″W
American Towers Tower Eglin	538.3 m (1,766 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	29045, South Carolina	also known as WOLO TV Tower	34°06′58.4″N 80°45′49.9″W
Cusseta Richland Towers Tower	538.2 m (1,766 ft)	2005	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Cusseta, Georgia		32°19′16.4″N 84°47′28.2″W
Cox Radio Tower Braselton	537.9 m (1,765 ft)	1984	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Braselton, Georgia		34°07′32.0″N 83°51′32″W
Alabama Telecasters Tower	535.5 m (1,757 ft)	1995	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Gordonsville, Alabama		32°08′58.0″N 86°46′51″W
WIMZ-FM-Tower	534.01 m (1,752.0 ft)	1963	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Knoxville, Tennessee	also known as WBIR TV mast, tallest structure in world, 1963	36°08′05.49″N 83°43′28.01″W
Capitol Broadcasting Tower Broadway	533.1 m (1,749 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Broadway, North Carolina	dismantled	35°30′45.0″N 78°58′40″W
Capitol Broadcasting Tower Columbia	533.1 m (1,749 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Columbia, North Carolina		35°30′44.0″N 78°58′41″W
WTVM/WRBL-TV & WVRK-FM Tower	533 m (1,749 ft)	1962	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Cusseta, Georgia	also known as WTVM TV mast, tallest structure in world, 1962–1963	32°19′25.09″N 84°46′45.07″W
WAVE-Mast	530.05 m (1,739.0 ft)	1990	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	La Grange, Kentucky		38°27′23.0″N 85°25′28″W
Moody Centex Television Tower	530 m (1,740 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Moody, Texas		31°20′16″N 97°18′37″W
Louisiana Television Broadcasting Tower Sunshine	529.4 m (1,737 ft)	1972	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Sunshine, Louisiana		30°17′49.0″N 91°11′37″W
Bullwinkle Platform	529.1 m (1,736 ft)	1989	Offshore platform	Oil drilling	U.S.	Manatee Field, Gulf of Mexico	Located about 260 kilometers (160 mi) southwest of New Orleans
Pinnacle Towers Tower Addis	528.8 m (1,735 ft)	1986	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Addis, Louisiana		30°19′35.0″N 91°16′36″W
Richland Towers Tower Cedar Hill	527.6 m (1,731 ft)	2004	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Cedar Hill, Texas		32°35′02.7″N 96°57′48.8″W
Willis Tower	527.3 m (1,730 ft)	1974	Skyscraper	Office, observation, VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Chicago, Illinois	Tallest building in world, 1974–1998	41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W
World Trade Center, Tower 1	526.3 m (1,727 ft)	1973	Skyscraper	Office, VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	New York City	destroyed on September 11, 2001	40°42′42″N 74°0′45″W
WAFB Tower Baton Rouge	525.8 m (1,725 ft)	1965	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Baton Rouge, Louisiana		30°21′59.0″N 91°12′47″W
WAEO Tower	524.5 m (1,721 ft)	1966	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Starks, Wisconsin	destroyed on November 17, 1968 in aircraft collision
Media Venture Tower	522.5 m (1,714 ft)	1999	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Fincher, Florida		30°40′07.0″N 83°58′10″W
Media Venture Management Tower Fincher	522.5 m (1,714 ft)	1999	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Fincher, Florida
Orlando Hearst Argyle Television Tower	522.5 m (1,714 ft)	1980	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Orange City, Florida	Height today 510.5 metres	28°56′16.0″N 81°18′57.0″W
Pinnacle Towers Tower Moody	522.4 m (1,714 ft)	1988	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Moody, Texas		31°18′54.0″N 97°19′37″W
Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Rosinton	520.3 m (1,707 ft)	1981	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Rosinton, Alabama
Pacific and Southern Company Tower Lugoff	520.2 m (1,707 ft)	1985	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Lugoff, South Carolina		34°05′50.0″N 80°45′50″W
Young Broadcasting Tower Garden City	519.7 m (1,705 ft)	1978	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Garden City, South Dakota		44°57′56.0″N 97°35′23″W
Gray Television Tower Carlos	519.7 m (1,705 ft)	1983	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Carlos, Texas		30°33′17.0″N 96°01′52″W
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Network Tower	516.7 m (1,695 ft)	1974	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Faith, South Dakota		45°03′14.0″N 102°15′49″W
Spectra Site Communications Tower Orange City	516.6 m (1,695 ft)	1984	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Orange City, Florida	Height reduced to 512.7 metres	28°55′11.1″N 81°19′07″W
Christmas Brown Road Tower	516.6 m (1,695 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Christmas, Florida		28°36′36.0″N 81°03′34.0″W
Gray Television Tower Madill	516.3 m (1,694 ft)	1984	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Madill, Oklahoma		34°01′58.0″N 96°48′01″W
American Tower Christmas	513.3 m (1,684 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Christmas, Florida		28°34′53.0″N 81°04′29″W
Richland Towers Bithlo	512.7 m (1,682 ft)	2002	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Bithlo, Florida		28°35′12.6″N 81°04′57.5″W
Northland Television Tower Rhinelander	512.6 m (1,682 ft)	1979	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Rhinelander, Wisconsin		45°40′03.0″N 89°12′29″W
Gray Television Tower Moody	511.8 m (1,679 ft)	1978	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Moody, Texas		31°19′20.0″N 97°19′03″W
KFVS TV Mast	511.1 m (1,677 ft)	1960	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Cape Girardeau County, Missouri	Tallest structure in the world 1960–1961	37°25′44.5″N 89°30′13.84″W
Taipei 101	509.2 m (1,671 ft)	2004	Skyscraper	Office, observation, VHF-UHF transmission	Taiwan	Taipei	Tallest building in the world 2004–2007	25°02′01″N 121°33′52″E
Cox Radio Tower Verna	508.1 m (1,667 ft)	1994	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Verna, Florida		27°24′31.2″N 82°14′59.3″W
WMTW TV Mast	508.1 m (1,667 ft)	2001	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Baldwin, Maine		43°50′44.0″N 70°45′41″W
American Towers Tower Cedar Hill	506.2 m (1,661 ft)	1999	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Cedar Hill, Texas		32°35′20.0″N 96°58′05.9″W
American Towers Tower Oklahoma City	502 m (1,647 ft)	1999	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		35°35′52.1″N 97°29′23.2″W
University of North Carolina Tower	500.5 m (1,642 ft)	2000	Guyed mast	VHF-UHF transmission	U.S.	Columbia, North Carolina		35°54′01.0″N 76°20′44″W

Structures taller than 500 metres (1,640 ft) under construction

This is an incomplete list of structures under construction that are projected to be taller than 500 metres (1,640 ft). It does not include on-hold or topped-out structures.

Name	Pinnacle height planned	Year completion expected	Structure type	Country	Town
Pingan International Finance Centre	660 metres (2,165 ft)	2015	Skyscraper	China	Shenzhen
Wuhan Greenland Center	636 metres (2,087 ft)	2014	Skyscraper	China	Wuhan
Shanghai Tower	632 metres (2,073 ft)	2014	Skyscraper	China	Shanghai
Goldin Finance 117	596.6 metres (1,957 ft)	2015	Skyscraper	China	Tianjin
Lotte World Tower	555.7 metres (1,823 ft)	2015	Skyscraper	South Korea	Seoul
1 World Trade Center	541 metres (1,776 ft)	2013	Skyscraper	United States	New York City
Chow Tai Fook Centre	530 metres (1,739 ft)	2015	Skyscraper	China	Guangzhou
China Zun	520 metres (1,706 ft)	2016	Skyscraper	China	Beijing
Pentominium	516 metres (1,693 ft)	2014	Skyscraper	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Busan Lotte World Tower	510.1 metres (1,674 ft)	2016	Skyscraper	South Korea	Busan
Federation Tower	506 metres (1,660 ft)	2013	Skyscraper	Russia	Moscow
Tianjin R&F Guangdong Tower	500 metres (1,640 ft)	2015	Skyscraper	China	Tianjin

List by continent

Current

The following table is a list of the current tallest structures by each continent (listed by geographic size):

Continent	Structure	Height	Year	Country
Asia	Burj Khalifa	829.8 m (2,722 ft)	2009	United Arab Emirates
Africa	Nador transmitter	380 m (1,247 ft)	1972	Morocco
North America	KVLY-TV mast	629 m (2,064 ft)	1963	United States
South America	Gran Torre Santiago	300 m (984 ft)	2012	Chile
Europe	Ostankino Tower	540 m (1,772 ft)	1967	Russia
Australia	VLF Transmitter Woodside	432 m (1,417 ft)	1971	Australia

All time

The following table is a list of the all time tallest structures by each continent (listed by geographic size):

Continent	Structure	Height	Year	Country
Asia	Burj Khalifa	829.8 m (2,722 ft)	2009	United Arab Emirates
Africa	OMEGA transmitter Chabrier	428 m (1,404 ft)	1976	Réunion (France)
North America	KVLY-TV mast	629 m (2,064 ft)	1963	United States
South America	Omega Tower Trelew	366 m (1,201 ft)	1971	Argentina
Europe	Warsaw radio mast	646 m (2,119 ft)	1974	Poland
Oceania	VLF transmitter Lualualei	458 m (1,503 ft)	1972	United States (Hawaii)

See also

• Radio masts and towers
• List of famous transmission sites
• List of European medium wave transmitters
• Timeline of three tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of world's tallest bridges
• List of world's tallest dams
• List of cities with most skyscrapers

External links

• World Federation of Great Towers
• Skyscrapers diagrams and forum
• Skyscrapers database
• Search for Radio Masts and Towers in the U.S.