List of tallest skyscrapers in the world
This is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the world as well as the tallest buildings under construction (as of April 2020).
List of tallest skyscrapers in the world (over 350 m)
Burj Khalifa , Dubai , tallest building in the world
Shanghai Tower , Shanghai , second tallest building in the world
Makkah Royal Clock Tower , Mecca , third tallest building in the world
Ping An Finance Center , Shenzhen , fourth tallest building in the world
Goldin Finance 117 , Tianjin , fifth tallest building in the world
One World Trade Center , New York City , tallest building outside of Asia
Lakhta Center , Saint Petersburg , tallest building in Europe
Taipei 101 , Taipei , tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2007
Petronas Towers , Kuala Lumpur , the tallest building in the world from 1998 to 2004
Willis Tower , Chicago , tallest building in the world from 1974 to 1998
Empire State Building , New York City , tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 and still in the top 50 today
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The list includes all buildings that reach a height of at least 350 meters. Only buildings that have the status “ Completed ” or “ Architecturally Topped Out ” by the CTBUH are included. All buildings are ranked according to their official height . This also includes the spiers, as these are part of the building architecture, but not radio antennas. The number of floors indicates the number of floors that can be used. Alternatively, visit the list of tallest structures in the world , which also includes towers that do not count as buildings.
Of the 74 buildings with a minimum height of 350 meters (as of April 2020), 36 are in China, 14 in the United Arab Emirates, eleven in the United States, three each in Malaysia and Russia, two each in Saudi Arabia and South Korea as well one each in Kuwait, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Alternative measurement methods
Absolute height
The absolute height is measured up to the highest point of a building (including antennas). This list contains all buildings that, measured in this way, reach at least 400 meters.
- + : Displays buildings with a higher absolute than architectural height.
Highest usable floor
This measuring method measures from the lowest main entrance for pedestrians to the highest usable floor. This list includes all buildings that have usable floors at a height of at least 400 meters.
Tallest skyscraper by world region
The following list shows the tallest buildings in the respective regions of the world with their official height and the number of usable floors (as of the end of 2019):
| region | building | Height in m |
Floors | Construction year | city | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | The Leonardo | 228 | 56 | 2019 | Sand tone |
 South Africa
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| Asia | Burj Khalifa | 828 | 163 | 2010 | Dubai | |
| Europe | Lakhta Center | 462 | 86 | 2019 | St. Petersburg |
 Russia
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| North America | One World Trade Center | 541 | 94 | 2014 | New York City |
 United States
|
| South America | Gran Torre Santiago | 300 | 62 | 2014 | Santiago de Chile |
 Chile
|
| Oceania | Q1 tower | 323 | 78 | 2005 | Gold coast |
 Australia
|
Tallest skyscraper under construction
PNB 118 (as of May 2020)
Wuhan Greenland Center in China (as of June 2020)
This list includes all buildings under construction that will be added to the list of tallest buildings in the world when they reach their final height. (As of end of 2020) Note: All buildings are sorted according to their official height . This includes spiers, as these are part of the building architecture, but not radio antennas. The number of floors indicates the number of floors that can be used.
Skyscraper with construction freeze
Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia (as of August 2019)
This list includes all skyscrapers with a construction freeze with a planned height of 350 meters or more (as of the end of 2019).
Note: All buildings are ordered according to their official height . This includes spiers, as these are part of the building architecture, but not radio antennas. The number of floors indicates the number of floors that can be used
See also: Other lists
- Lists of tallest structures (listing of lists)
- List of tallest structures in the world
- List of the tallest structures of their time
According to function
(Selection)
- List of tallest office buildings in the world
- List of tallest hotels in the world
- List of tallest residential buildings in the world
- List of tallest lighthouses in the world
By city / region / continent
(Selection)
- List of tallest buildings in New York
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings in Boston
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of tallest buildings in Germany
- List of skyscrapers in Europe
- List of cities by number of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in North and Central America
- List of tallest buildings in South America
- List of tallest buildings in the People's Republic of China
Web links
- SkyscraperCity - Projects and photos of the tallest buildings in the world
- SkyscraperCenter - Top 100 tallest buildings in the world according to CTBUH
Individual evidence
- ^ The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ CTBUH: CTBUH Criteria for Defining and Measuring Tall Buildings. Retrieved April 18, 2018 (UK English).
- ^ Burj Khalifa - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Lotte World Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ One World Trade Center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Willis Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Vincom Landmark 81 - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
- ↑ 875 North Michigan Avenue - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Empire State Building - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Princess Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Shanghai Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Ping An Finance Center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ China Zun Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Guangzhou CTF Finance Center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Makkah Royal Clock Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Shanghai World Financial Center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ International Commerce Center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Tianjin CTF Finance Center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ TAIPEI 101 - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Changsha IFS Tower T1 - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ KK100 - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Guangzhou International Finance Center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Suzhou IFS - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ The Leonardo - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ lakhta center - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Torre Costanera - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ Q1 Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
- ^ The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved December 25, 2019 .
- ^ The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .