List of tallest buildings

  Countries with buildings in the top 200 and buildings 300 m (980 ft) or taller under construction

  Countries with buildings in the top 200

  Countries with buildings 300 m (980 ft) or taller under construction but no current buildings in the top 200

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 Willis 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 40 Wall Street 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 927ft (283m) 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 125ft (38m) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 1048 feet (319m), despite having a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both building's spires are not counted in their heights. Upset by Chrysler’s victory, Shreve & Lamb, the consulting architects of 40 Wall Street, 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 (30m) 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 by architectural detail (top 200)

Buildings that were at any time the tallest in the world are shown in boldface.

Rank Building[A] City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 828 m 2,717 ft 163 2010 2 Abraj Al-Bait Towers Mecca Saudi Arabia 601 m 1,971 ft 95 2011[F] 3 One World Trade Center New York USA 541.3 m 1,776 ft 105 2013 3 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 509 m 1,670 ft 101 2004 4 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 492 m 1,614 ft 101 2008 5 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484 m 1,588 ft 108 2010 6 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 6 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 8 Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Nanjing China 450 m 1,476 ft 89 2010 9 Willis Tower Chicago USA 442 m  1,451 ft  108 1974 10 Kingkey 100 Shenzhen China 442 m 1,449 ft 98 2011 11 Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou China 438 m 1,435 ft 103 2010[C] 12 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 423 m 1,389 ft 98 2009 13 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999 14 Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 413 m 1,358 ft 88 2003 15 Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 412 m 1,352 ft 77 2010[B] 16 23 Marina Dubai UAE 395 m 1,296 ft 89 2011[F] 17 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 18 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 19 Empire State Building New York City USA 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931 19 Elite Residence Dubai UAE 381 m 1,250 ft 91 2011[F] 21 Emirates Park Tower 1 Dubai UAE 376 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 21 Emirates Park Tower 2 Dubai UAE 376 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 23 Central Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992 24 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 367 m 1,205 ft 70 1990 25 Bank of America Tower New York City USA 366 m 1,200 ft 54 2009 26 Almas Tower Dubai UAE 363 m 1,191 ft 68 2009 27 SEG Plaza Shenzhen China 356 m 1,168 ft 70 2000 28 Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000 29 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 348 m 1,140 ft 85 1997 30 Aon Center Chicago USA 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 31 The Center Hong Kong Hong Kong 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998 32 The Marina Torch Dubai UAE 345 m 1,132 ft 80 2011 32 Landmark 72 Hanoi Vietnam 345 m 1,132 ft 72 2011 34 John Hancock Center Chicago USA 344 m 1,128 ft 100 1969 35 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Dubai UAE 342 m 1,122 ft 76 2010 36 Tianjin World Financial Center Tianjin China 337 m 1,105 ft 79 2010[B] 37 Rose Tower Dubai UAE 333 m 1,093 ft 72 2007 37 Shimao International Plaza Shanghai China 333 m 1,093 ft 61 2005 39 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan China 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2007 40 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing China 330 m 1,083 ft 74 2009 40 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330 m 1,083 ft 105 1992 42 The Index Dubai UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 80 2010[D] 42 Al Yaqoub Tower Dubai UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 69 2010[B] 42 Hanging Village of Huaxi Wuxi China 328 m 1,076 ft 72 2010[B] 45 The Landmark Abu Dhabi UAE 324 m 1,072 ft 72 2010[B] 46 Q1 Gold Coast Australia 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005 47 Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou China 322 m 1,056 ft 68 2010 48 Burj Al Arab Dubai UAE 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999 49 Nina Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 319 m 1,049 ft 80 2007 50 Chrysler Building New York City USA 319 m 1,046 ft 77 1930 50 New York Times Building New York City USA 319 m 1,046 ft 52 2007 52 HHHR Tower Dubai UAE 317 m 1,040 ft 72 2010 53 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 310.3 m 1,023.67 ft 55 1992 54 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 55 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 55 Ocean Heights Dubai UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 82 2010[C] 55 Sky Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 74 2010[C] 58 Pearl River Tower Guangzhou China 310 m 1,016 ft 71 2010[B] 59 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai UAE 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000 60 One Island East Hong Kong Hong Kong 308 m 1011 ft 60 2009 61 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago USA 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989 62 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 306 m 1,004 ft 63 2008 63 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston USA 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 63 Etihad Tower 2 Abu Dhabi UAE 305 m 1,002 ft 79 2010[B] 65 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon South Korea 305 m 1,001 ft 68 2010[C] 66 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304 m 997 ft 85 1997 67 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago USA 303 m 995 ft 64 1990 68 Leatop Plaza Guangzhou China 303 m 993 ft 65 2010[B] 69 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston USA 302 m 992 ft 71 1983 69 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302 m 992 ft 41 2002 71 Moscow Tower Moscow Russia 302 m 989 ft 76 2010 72 Aspire Tower Doha Qatar 300 m 984 ft 36 2007 72 Arraya 2 Kuwait City Kuwait 300 m 984 ft 60 2009 74 Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai China 298 m 978 ft 58 2009 74 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 298 m 978 ft 72 1976 76 Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 297 m 975 ft 91 2006 76 Comcast Center Philadelphia USA 297 m 975 ft 57 2008 78 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 296 m 972 ft 73 1993 79 Emirates Crown Dubai UAE 296 m 971 ft 63 2008 80 Islamic Bank Office Tower Dubai UAE 294 m 964 ft 49 2011 80 Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 Dubai UAE 294 m 964 ft 61 2010 82 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago USA 293 m 961 ft 65 1990 83 American International Building New York City USA 290 m 952 ft 66 1932 84 Global Trade Plaza Dongguan China 289 m 948 ft 68 2010[B] 85 Key Tower Cleveland USA 289 m 947 ft 57 1991 86 One Liberty Place Philadelphia USA 288 m 945 ft 61 1987 86 Plaza 66 Tower One Shanghai China 288 m 945 ft 66 2001 88 Chongqing Poly Tower Chongqing China 287 m 941 ft 58 2010[B] 89 SPG Global Tower 1 Suzhou China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010[B] 89 SPG Global Tower 2 Suzhou China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010[B] 91 Columbia Center Seattle USA 285 m 937 ft 76 1985 92 Millennium Tower Dubai UAE 285 m 935 ft 60 2006 92 Sulafa Tower Dubai UAE 285 m 935 ft 75 2010 94 Tomorrow Square Shanghai China 285 m 934 ft 55 2003 95 Trump Ocean Club Panama Panama 284 m 932 ft 70 2011 96 Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing China 283 m 929 ft 60 2005 97 Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 283 m 928 ft 62 1999 98 The Trump Building New York City USA 283 m 927 ft 72 2001 98 40 Wall Street New York City USA 283 m 927 ft 70 1930 100 Bank of America Plaza Dallas USA 281 m 921 ft 72 1985 101 OUB Centre Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1986 101 UOB Plaza One Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992 101 Republic Plaza Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1996 101 Marina Pinnacle Dubai UAE 280 m 919 ft 73 2010[B] 105 Citigroup Center New York City USA 279 m 915 ft 59 1977 106 Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai China 278 m 913 ft 61 2002 107 Trust Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 278 m 912 ft 60 2010[B] 108 Etihad Tower 1 Abu Dhabi UAE 278 m 911 ft 70 2010[B] 109 Diwang International Commerce Center Nanning China 276 m 906 ft 54 2006 110 Scotia Plaza Toronto Canada 275 m 902 ft 68 1989 111 Williams Tower Houston USA 275 m 901 ft 64 1983 112 Nantong Zhongnan International Plaza Nantong China 273 m 897 ft 53 2011 113 Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan China 273 m 896 ft 58 1998 113 Lvjing Tower Shenzhen China 273 m 896 ft 56 2011 115 Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai China 270 m 887 ft 59 2010 116 Renaissance Tower Dallas USA 270 m 886 ft 56 1974 116 The Cullinan South Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 116 The Cullinan North Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 116 China International Center Tower B Guangzhou China 270 m 886 ft 62 2007 120 Dapeng International Plaza Guangzhou China 269 m 884 ft 56 2006 121 One Lujiazui Shanghai China 269 m 883 ft 47 2008 121 JAL Hotel Dubai UAE 269 m 883 ft 60 2008 121 21st Century Tower Dubai UAE 269 m 883 ft 55 2003 124 Bitexco Financial Tower Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 269 m 882 ft 68 2010 125 Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow Russia 268 m 881 ft 61 2007 126 8 Spruce Street New York City USA 267 m 876 ft 76 2010 127 Bank of America Corporate Center Charlotte USA 265 m 871 ft 60 1992 128 900 North Michigan Chicago USA 265 m 869 ft 66 1989 128 Al Kazim Tower 1 Dubai UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 128 Al Kazim Tower 2 Dubai UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 128 Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai China 265 m 869 ft 52 2002 128 120 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 265 m 869 ft 52 1991 133 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta USA 264 m 867 ft 60 1992 134 Triumph-Palace Moscow Russia 264 m 866 ft 54 2005 135 Samsung Tower Palace 3, Tower G Seoul South Korea 264 m 865 ft 73 2004 136 Trump World Tower New York City USA 262 m 859 ft 72 2001 136 Water Tower Place Chicago USA 262 m 859 ft 74 1976 136 Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 136 Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 136 Aqua Chicago USA 262 m 859 ft 86 2009 141 Aon Center Los Angeles USA 262 m 858 ft 62 1973 142 Sapphire of Istanbul Istanbul Turkey 261 m 856 ft 54 2010 142 Grand Lisboa Macau Macau 261 m 856 ft 47 2008 142 TD Canada Trust Tower Toronto Canada 261 m 856 ft 53 1990 142 Islamic Bank Residential Tower Dubai UAE 261 m 856 ft 51 2011 146 Etihad Tower 3 Abu Dhabi UAE 260 m 854 ft 62 2010[B] 147 Vision Tower Dubai UAE 260 m 853 ft 60 2010[D] 147 Shanghai IFC North Tower Shanghai China 260 m 853 ft 60 2011 147 Bahrain Financial Harbour 1 Manama Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 147 Bahrain Financial Harbour 2 Manama Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 147 101 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 260 m 853 ft 50 1991 147 Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2010[B] 147 Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2010[B] 147 Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen China 260 m 853 ft 48 1998 147 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco USA 260 m 853 ft 48 1972 156 Chase Tower Chicago USA 259 m 850 ft 60 1969 156 Devon Tower Oklahoma City USA 259 m 850 ft 50 2012 156 GE Building New York City USA 259 m 850 ft 69 1933 156 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt Germany 259 m 850 ft 56 1997 156 PBCOM Tower Makati Philippines 259 m 850 ft 55 2000 161 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia USA 258 m 848 ft 58 1990 161 Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel Chongqing China 258 m 846 ft 60 2004 163 Park Tower Chicago USA 257 m 844 ft 67 2000 164 St. Petersburg Tower Moscow Russia 257 m 843 ft 65 2010 164 The Masterpiece Hong Kong Hong Kong 257 m 843 ft 64 2007 166 MesseTurm Frankfurt Germany 257 m 842 ft 55 1990 167 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh USA 256 m 841 ft 64 1970 167 Sorrento 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003 169 The Harbour Hotel & Residence Dubai UAE 256 m 840 ft 59 2007 169 Ubora Tower 1 Dubai UAE 256 m 840 ft 59 2007 169 Hyperion Tower A Seoul South Korea 256 m 840 ft 69 2003 169 Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano Japan 256 m 840 ft 56 1996 173 New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing China 255 m 837 ft 52 2006 173 Langham Place Office Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 255 m 837 ft 59 2004 173 The Point Panama City Panama 255 m 837 ft 65 2011 176 Capital Tower Singapore Singapore 253 m 830 ft 52 2000 177 Highcliff Hong Kong Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003 178 Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Shanghai China 252 m 827 ft 46 2005 178 Osaka World Trade Center Building Osaka Japan 252 m 827 ft 55 1995 180 The Harbourside Hong Kong Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003 180 Rialto Towers Melbourne Australia 251 m 824 ft 63 1986 182 Jiali Plaza Wuhan China 251 m 823 ft 61 1997 183 Angsana Hotel Tower Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2010 183 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing China 250 m 820 ft 63 2007 183 Chelsea Tower Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2005 183 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing China 250 m 820 ft 63 2007 183 One Atlantic Center Atlanta USA 250 m 820 ft 50 1987 183 Caja Madrid Tower Madrid Spain 250 m 820 ft 45 2008 183 Wisma 46 Jakarta Indonesia 250 m 820 ft 48 1996 183 Post & Telecommunication Hub Guangzhou China 250 m 820 ft 66 2003 191 The Legacy at Millennium Park Chicago USA 250 m 819 ft 73 2010 192 The Imperial I Mumbai India 249 m 817 ft 60 2009[D] 192 The Imperial II Mumbai India 249 m 817 ft 60 2009[D] 192 Al Tayer Tower Dubai UAE 249 m 817 ft 49 2009 192 63 Building Seoul South Korea 249 m 817 ft 60 1985 192 Central Park Perth Australia 249 m 817 ft 52 1992 192 Torre de Cristal Madrid Spain 249 m 817 ft 45 2008 198 CitySpire Center New York City USA 248 m 814 ft 75 1987 198 Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub Hangzhou China 248 m 814 ft 41 2003 200 Mid Town Tower Tokyo Japan 248 m 813 ft 54 2007 200 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City USA 248 m 813 ft 60 1961 Photo gallery World's tallest buildings Taipei 101 The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. Willis Tower The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 3rd tallest building in the world, the tallest building in the People's Republic of China, and has world's highest observation deck. The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 3rd tallest building in the world, the tallest building in the People's Republic of China, and has world's highest observation deck. International Commerce Centre New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 and is the 3rd tallest building in America. New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 and is the 3rd tallest building in America. Jin Mao Tower The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is the second tallest building in the United States. The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is the second tallest building in the United States. Q1 The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River. The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River. 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 Floors Built 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 636.0 m 2,087 ft 163 2010 2 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 487.4 m 1,599 ft 101 2008 3 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484.0 m 1,588 ft 108 2010 4 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 449.2 m 1,471 ft 101 2004 5 Willis Tower Chicago USA 442.0 m 1,451 ft 108 1974 7 Guangzhou International Finance Center Guangzhou China 432.0 m 1,417 ft 103 2009 8 International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 406.9 m 1,335 ft 88 2003 9 Empire State Building New York City USA 381.0 m 1,250 ft 102 1931 10 Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Nanjing China 381.0 m 1,250 ft 89 2009[C] 11= Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 378.6 m 1,242 ft 88 1998 12= Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 378.6 m 1,242 ft 88 1998 13 Jin Mao Building Shanghai China 370.0 m 1,231 ft 88 1998 14 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 356.6 m 1,170 ft 96 2009 15 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 347.5 m 1,140 ft 85 1997 16 Aon Center Chicago USA 346.3 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 17 John Hancock Center Chicago USA 343.5 m 1,127 ft 100 1969 18 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing China 333.0 m 1,093 ft 74 2008 19 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330.0 m 1,083 ft 105 1992[D] 20 The Index Dubai UAE 328.0 m 1,076 ft 80 2009[C] 21 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 324.8 m 1,066 ft 69 1996 22 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 321.9 m 1,056 ft 80 1997 23 Nina Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 318.8 m 1,046 ft 80 2006 24 Rose Tower Dubai UAE 315.0 m 1,033 ft 72 2008 25 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 315.0 m 1,000 ft 72 1990 26 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 311.81 m 1,023 ft 55 1992 27 Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 311.0 m 1,020 ft 56 2000 28 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310.3 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 29 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310.0 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 30 Almas Tower Dubai UAE 310.0 m 1,017 ft 74 2008 31 Central Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 309.0 m 1,014 ft 78 1992 32 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 306.0 m 1,004 ft 78 2008 33 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston USA 305.4 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 34 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon South Korea 305.1 m 1,001 ft 68 2010 35 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304.0 m 997 ft 85 1997 36 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston USA 302.4 m 992 ft 71 1983 37 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302.0 m 991 ft 41 2002 38 Moscow Tower Moscow Russia 302 m 989 ft 76 2010 39 We've the Zenith Busan South Korea 301.0 m 988 ft 80 2011 40 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 298.1 m 978 ft 72 1975 41 Comcast Center Philadelphia USA 297.2 m 975 ft 57 2008 42 Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 297.0 m 984 ft 91 2006 43 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 295.8 m 970 ft 70 1993 44 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago USA 292.9 m 961 ft 55 1990 45 I'Park Marina Busan South Korea 292.1 m 958 ft 72 2011 46 The Center Hong Kong Hong Kong 292.0 m 958 ft 73 1998 47 SEG Plaza Shenzhen China 291.6 m 956.7 ft 70 2000 48 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 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 Willis Tower Chicago USA 527.3 m 1,730 ft 108 1974 3 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 509.0 m 1,669 ft 101 2004 4 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 494.4 m 1,614 ft 101 2008 5 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484.0 m 1,588 ft 108 2010 6 John Hancock Center Chicago USA 457.2 m 1,500 ft 100 1969 7= Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452.0 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 7= Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452.0 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 8 Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Nanjing China 450.0 m 1,476 ft 89 2009[C] 9 Empire State Building New York City USA 443.2 m 1,454 ft 102 1931 10 Guangzhou International Finance Center Guangzhou China 440.5 m 1,445 ft 103 2009 11 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 423.4 m 1,389 ft 96 2009 12 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai China 421.0 m 1,381 ft 88 1998 13 International Finance Centre Hong Kong China 416.5 m 1,366 ft 88 2003 14 Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 412.6 m 1,354 ft 77 2010[B] 15 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 391.0 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 16 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 384.0 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 17 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 378.0 m 1,240 ft 85 1997 18= Emirates Park Tower 1 Dubai UAE 376.0 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 18= Emirates Park Tower 2 Dubai UAE 376.0 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 20 Central Plaza Hong Kong China 374.0 m 1,227 ft 78 1992 21 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong China 367.4 m 1,205 ft 72 1990 22 Bank of America Tower New York City USA 365.8 m 1,200 ft 54 2008 23 Almas Tower Dubai UAE 363.0 m 1,191 ft 68 2008 24 Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 356.4 m 1,169 ft 56 2000 25 SEG Plaza Shenzhen China 355.8 m 1,167 ft 70 2000 26 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 355.0 m 1,165 ft 91 2006 27 The Torch Dubai UAE 348.1 m 1,142 ft 80 2011 28 Aon Center Chicago USA 346.3 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 29 The Center Hong Kong China 346.0 m 1,135 ft 73 1998 30 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Dubai UAE 342.0 m 1,122 ft 76 2010 31 Conde Nast Building New York City USA 340.8 m 1,143 ft 48 1999 32 Tianjin World Financial Center Tianjin China 336.9 m 1,105 ft 79 2010[B] 33 Shanghai Shimao International Plaza Shanghai China 333.0 m 1,094 ft 60 2005 34 Rose Tower Dubai UAE 333.0 m 1,093 ft 72 2008 35 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan China 331.0 m 1,086 ft 68 2007 36= Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330.0 m 1,083 ft 105 1992[D] 37= China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing China 330.0 m 1,083 ft 74 2008 38= Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 328.0 m 1,076 ft 85 1997 38= The Index Dubai UAE 328.0 m 1,076 ft 80 2009[C] 40= Al Yaqoub Tower Dubai UAE 328.0 m 1,076 ft 72 2010 40= Hanging Village of Huaxi Wuxi China 328.0 m 1,076 ft 72 2010[B] 42 The Landmark Abu Dhabi UAE 324.0 m 1,072 ft 72 2010[B] 43 Q1 Gold Coast Australia 322.5 m 1,058 ft 78 2005 44 Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou China 322.0 m 1,056 ft 68 2010 45 Burj Al Arab Dubai UAE 321.0 m 1,053 ft 60 1999 46= Chrysler Building New York City USA 318.9 m 1,046 ft 77 1930 46= New York Times Building New York City USA 318.9 m 1,046 ft 52 2007 48 Nina Tower Hong Kong China 318.8 m 1,046 ft 80 2006 49 HHHR Tower Dubai UAE 317.8 m 1,042 ft 72 2010 49 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 317.8 m 1,042 ft 55 1992 51 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310.3 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 52= Ocean Heights Dubai UAE 310.0 m 1,017 ft 82 2010 52= Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310.0 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 52= Sky Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 310.0 m 1,017 ft 74 2010[C] 52 Pearl River Tower Guangzhou China 310.0 m 1,016 ft 71 2010[B] 56 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai UAE 309.0 m 1,014 ft 56 2000 57 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago USA 307.0 m 1,007 ft 60 2001 58 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 306.0 m 1,004 ft 63 2008 59= JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston USA 305.4 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 59= Etihad Tower 2 Abu Dhabi UAE 305.4 m 1,002 ft 79 2010[B] 61 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon South Korea 305.1 m 1,001 ft 68 2010 62 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago USA 303.3 m 995 ft 64 1990 63 Leatop Plaza Guangzhou China 302.7 m 993 ft 65 2010[B] 64= Wells Fargo Plaza Houston USA 302.4 m 992 ft 71 1983 64= One Shell Plaza Houston USA 302.4 m 992 ft 50 1971 66 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302.0 m 991 ft 41 2002 66 Moscow Tower Moscow Russia 302.0 m 989 ft 76 2010 68 We've the Zenith Busan South Korea 301.0 m 988 ft 80 2011 69 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt Germany 300.1 m 985 ft 53 1997 70= Aspire Tower Doha Qatar 300.0 m 984 ft 36 2007 70= Arraya 2 Kuwait City Kuwait 300.0 m 984 ft 60 2009 70= Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 300.0 m 984 ft 91 2006 Skyscrapers under construction This section contains a list of skyscrapers taller than 250 metres under construction. Building Planned pinnacle height Planned roof height Floors Planned completion Country City Remarks Shanghai Tower 632 m (2,073 ft) 565.6 m (1,856 ft) 128 2014 China Shanghai Abraj Al Bait Towers 601 m (1,972 ft) 530 m (1,740 ft) 95 2011 Saudi Arabia Mecca Topped Out Lotte World Premium Tower 555 m (1,821 ft) 555 m (1,821 ft) 123 2015 South Korea Seoul Tallest building in South Korea One World Trade Center 541.3 m (1,776 ft) 417 m (1,368 ft) 105 2013 USA New York City Will become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the tallest building in the United States, and the tallest all-office building in the world. Busan Lotte World Tower 510.10 m (1,673.6 ft) 510.10 m (1,673.6 ft) 107 2016 South Korea Busan Kingkey Finance Tower 442 m (1,450 ft) 439 m (1,440 ft) 97 2011 China Shenzhen Topped Out World One 442 m (1,450 ft) 442 m (1,450 ft) 117 2014 India Mumbai Will become second tallest residential skyskraper in world after Pentominium DAMAC Heights 420 m (1,380 ft) 85 2014 UAE Dubai Princess Tower 414 m (1,358 ft) 414 m (1,358 ft) 101 2011 UAE Dubai Marina 101 412 m (1,352 ft) 412 m (1,352 ft) 101 2011 UAE Dubai 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 23 Marina 395 m (1,296 ft) 395 m (1,296 ft) 89 2011 UAE Dubai Topped out Forum 66 Tower 1 384 m (1,260 ft) 76 2013 China Shenyang Dalian Eton Center 383 m (1,257 ft) 80 2014 China Dalian Central Market Residential Tower 381 m (1,250 ft) 88 2013 UAE Abu Dhabi Elite Residence 381 m (1,250 ft) 380 m (1,250 ft) 91 2012 UAE Dubai Mercury City Tower 380 m (1,250 ft) 70 2011 Russia Moscow Will become the tallest building in Europe 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 The Domain 374 m (1,227 ft) 88 2012 UAE Abu Dhabi Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower 345 m (1,132 ft) 336 m (1,102 ft) 70 2011 Vietnam Hanoi Topped Out Grand International Mansion 360 m (1,180 ft) 312 m (1,024 ft) 59 2011 China Guangzhou Also known as The Pinncale. Sino-Steel Tower 358 m (1,175 ft) 80 2014 China Tianjin Forum 66 Tower 2 351 m (1,152 ft) 68 2013 China Shenyang Gezhouba International Plaza 350 m (1,150 ft) 69 2013 China Wuhan The Wharf Times Square 339 m (1,112 ft) 68 2014 China Wuxi Parc1 Tower A 338 m (1,109 ft) 338 m (1,109 ft) 68 2013 South Korea Seoul Orchid Crown Tower A 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2014 India Mumbai Orchid Crown Tower B 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2014 India Mumbai Orchid Crown Tower C 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2014 India Mumbai ADNOC Headquarters 335.3 m (1,100 ft) 65 2013 UAE Abu Dhabi Al Yaqoub Tower 330.1 m (1,083 ft) 79 2011 UAE Dubai Ryugyong Hotel 330 m (1,080 ft) 330 m (1,080 ft) 105 2012 North Korea Pyongyang Topped-out in 1992, and put on-hold until 2008. Completing in 2012. Tianjin Kerry Center 330 m (1,080 ft) 330 m (1,080 ft) 71 2013 China Tianjin United International Mansion 330 m (1,080 ft) 330 m (1,080 ft) 72 2012 China Chongqing Infinity Tower 330 m (1,080 ft) 330 m (1,080 ft) 80 2011 UAE Dubai Orchid Heights Tower 1 328 m (1,076 ft) 80 2013 India Mumbai Orchid Heights Tower 2 328 m (1,076 ft) 80 2013 India Mumbai Hanging Village of Huaxi 328 m (1,076 ft) 74 2011 China Wuxi Topped Out Torre De Angola 325 m (1,066 ft) 70 2015 Angola Luanda Approved The Landmark 324 m (1,063 ft) 72 2011 UAE Abu Dhabi Topped-out Deji Plaza Phase 2 324 m (1,063 ft) 70 2012 China Nanjing Yantai Shimao No.1 The Harbour 323 m (1,060 ft) 57 2013 China Yantai Palais Royale Mumbai 320 m (1,050 ft) 320 m (1,050 ft) 67 2011 India Mumbai Will become the tallest building in India, if completed before India Tower and World One. Forum 66 Tower 2 320 m (1,050 ft) 68 2013 China Shenyang White Magnolia Plaza 319.5 m (1,048 ft) 67 2013 China Shanghai MahaNakhon 313 m (1,027 ft) 313 m (1,027 ft) 77 2014 Thailand Bangkok The Stratford Residences 312 m (1,024 ft) 70 2015 Philippines Makati It will become the Philippines' highest building. Lamar Towers 310 m (1,020 ft) 73 2012 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Shard London Bridge 310 m (1,020 ft) 72 2012 UK London After completion in 2012, when the Summer Olympics will be held in London, Shard London Bridge will become the tallest skyscraper in the European Union. This under-construction structure was before known as London Bridge Tower. |Shard London Bridge| Lokhandwala Minerva 307 m (1,007 ft) 85 2015 India Mumbai Carnegie 57 306 m (1,004 ft) 306 m (1,004 ft) 75 2013 USA New York City East Pacific Business Center 306 m (1,004 ft) 74 2012 China Shenzhen Bishopsgate Tower 304.9 m (1,000 ft) 287.9 m (945 ft) 63 2013 UK London The Gramercy Residences 302 m (991 ft) 73 2012 Philippines Makati Soon the first supertall building in the Philippines. Surpassing the PBCom Tower, it will also be the highest, till the The Stratford Residences is completed. We've the Zenith Tower A 301 m (988 ft) 301 m (988 ft) 80 2011 South Korea Busan Topped Out Gate of the Orient 301 m (988 ft) 68 2013 China Suzhou Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower 300 m (980 ft) 59 2013 Japan Osaka Will become Japan's tallest building Torre Gran Costanera 300 m (980 ft) 70 2011 Chile Santiago Will become the tallest building in South America. Tameer Commercial Tower 300 m (980 ft) 74 2012 UAE Abu Dhabi Namaste Tower 300 m (980 ft) 62 2014 India Mumbai Indiabulls Sky Suites 291 m (955 ft) 75 2013 India Mumbai Yingli Tower 285 m (935 ft) 65 2012 China Chongqing D1 Tower 284 m (932 ft) 80 2011 UAE Dubai Shimao International Center Main Tower 273 m (896 ft) 56 2012 China Fuzhou Parc 1 - Tower B 271 m (889 ft) 59 2012 South Korea Seoul The River Tower A 265.6 m (871 ft) 73 2012 Thailand Bangkok Devon Tower 259 m (850 ft) 50 2013 USA Oklahoma City Will become the tallest building in Oklahoma. Ciputra World 256.6 m (842 ft) 45 2013 Indonesia Jakarta Trump Tower 253 m (830 ft) 69 2014 India Mumbai Discovery Primea 250 m (820 ft) 68 2013 Philippines Makati Altez 250 m (820 ft) 60 2013 Singapore Singapore Skyscrapers on-hold 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 720 m (2,360 ft) 2016 India Mumbai Pingan International Finance Center 648 m (2,126 ft) 2015 China Shenzhen Goldin Finance 117 597 m (1,959 ft) 2015 China Tianjin Barwa Tower 573 m (1,880 ft) 2015 Qatar Doha Doha Convention Center Tower 551 m (1,808 ft) 2014 Qatar Doha Chow Tai Fook Centre 530 m (1,740 ft) 2016 China Guangzhou Pentominium 516 m (1,693 ft) 2014 UAE Dubai Burj Al Alam 510 m (1,670 ft) 2015 UAE Dubai Qatar National Bank Tower 510 m (1,670 ft) 2013 Qatar Doha Federation Tower 506 m (1,660 ft) 2016 Russia Moscow Al Quds Endowment Tower 503 m (1,650 ft) 2014 Qatar Doha Dinamic Tower 480 m (1,570 ft) 2016 Colombia Bogotá Dubai Towers Doha 437 m (1,434 ft) 2011 Qatar Doha JW Marriott International Finance Centre 431 m (1,414 ft) 2010 China Chongqing Marina 106 425 m (1,394 ft) 2012 UAE Dubai Dalian International Trade Center 420 m (1,380 ft) 2009 China Dalian One Galleon Place 400 m (1,300 ft) 2015 Philippines Pasig Square Capital Tower 376 m (1,234 ft) 2012 Kuwait Kuwait City Faros del Panamá 346 m (1,135 ft) 2010 Panama Panama City Parc 1 - Tower A 338 m (1,109 ft) 2013 South Korea Seoul Skycity 335 m (1,099 ft) ? Philippines Mandaluyong City Lopez Center Tower 320 m (1,050 ft) 2015 Philippines Makati Waterview Tower 319 m (1,047 ft) 2012 USA Chicago BDNI Center 1 317 m (1,040 ft) ? Indonesia Jakarta Eurasia 305 m (1,001 ft) 2010 Russia Moscow Tianjin International Trade Centre 300 m (980 ft) 2012 China Tianjin 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 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 Willis Tower 442 m (1,450 ft) 108 1973 United States Chicago South America Parque Central Complexa 225 m (738 ft) 56 1979 Venezuela Caracas Europe City of Capitals 302 m (991 ft) 76 2010 Russia Moscow Oceania Q1 323 m (1,060 ft) 78 2005 Australia Gold Coast a Chile's Gran Torre Santiago became the tallest building in South America in February 2011, but it is still under construction. 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 buildings taller than 400 metres 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 List of tallest structures in the world by country Skyscraper Index List of tallest hotels in the world List of tallest residential buildings in the world List of cities with most skyscrapers List of cities with the most high-rise buildings List of largest buildings in the world Notes A. ^ Destroyed buildings not included B. ^ Topped out in 2010, expected completion in 2011. C. ^ Topped out in 2009, expected completion in 2010. D. ^ Topped out in 2008, expected completion in 2010. E. ^ Topped out in 1992, expected completion in 2012. F. ^ Topped out in 2011, expected completion in 2011. 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 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