Official World's 200 Tallest High-rise Buildings

This overview is the most accurate compilation of its kind and uses in-depth research
results and reliable building information. It is based on data standards as outlined by the
Emporis Standards Committe (ESC). This listing is verified and updated continuously
and includes high-rise buildings which have been topped out, including those still under
construction or on hold. The ranking is based entirely on the buildings' structural height.
TV towers, masts, and other building types are not included.
# Building City Height Height Floors Year
1. Burj Khalifa Dubai 828 m 2,716 ft 162 2010
2. Taipei 101 Taipei 509 m 1,671 ft 101 2004
3. Shanghai World Financial .. Shanghai 492 m 1,614 ft 101 2008
4. International Commerce Ce.. Hong Kong 484 m 1,588 ft 108 2010
5. Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
6. Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
7. Nanjing Greenland Financi.. Nanjing 450 m 1,476 ft 66 2010
8. Willis Tower Chicago 442 m 1,451 ft 108 1974
9. Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou 438 m 1,435 ft 103 2010
10. J in Mao Tower Shanghai 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999
11. Two International Finance.. Hong Kong 415 m 1,362 ft 88 2003
12. Trump International Hotel.. Chicago 415 m 1,362 ft 96 2009
13. CITIC Plaza Guangzhou 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997
14. Shun Hing Square Shenzhen 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996
15. Empire State Building New York City 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931
16. Central Plaza Hong Kong 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992
17. Bank of China Tower Hong Kong 367 m 1,205 ft 70 1990
18. Bank of America Tower New York City 366 m 1,200 ft 58 2009
19. Almas Tower Dubai 363 m 1,191 ft 68 2009
20. Emirates Office Tower Dubai 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000
21. Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung 348 m 1,140 ft 85 1997
22. Aon Center Chicago 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973
23. The Center Hong Kong 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998
24. John Hancock Center Chicago 344 m 1,128 ft 100 1969
25. Wenzhou Trade Center Wenzhou 333 m 1,094 ft 68 2010
26. Rose Tower Dubai 333 m 1,093 ft 72 2007
27. Shimao International Plaz.. Shanghai 333 m 1,093 ft 60 2006
28. Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2007
29. Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang 330 m 1,083 ft 105
30. China World Trade Center .. Beijing 330 m 1,083 ft 74 2009
31. The Index Dubai 328 m 1,076 ft 80 2010
32. Q1 Tower Gold Coast City 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005
33. Burj Al Arab Dubai 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999
34. Chrysler Building New York City 319 m 1,046 ft 77 1930
35. Nina Tower Hong Kong 319 m 1,046 ft 80 2007
36. New York Times Tower New York City 319 m 1,046 ft 52 2007
37. HHHR Tower Dubai 317 m 1,040 ft 72 2010
38. Bank of America Plaza Atlanta 312 m 1,023 ft 55 1992
39. US Bank Tower Los Angeles 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1989
40. Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001
41. Ocean Heights Dubai 310 m 1,017 ft 82 2010
42. Sky Tower Abu Dhabi 310 m 1,017 ft 74 2010
43. Jumeirah Emirates Towers .. Dubai 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000
44. AT&T Corporate Center Chicago 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989
45.
The Address Downtown
Duba..
Dubai 306 m 1,004 ft 63 2008
46. JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982
47. Northeast Asia Trade Towe.. Incheon 305 m 1,001 ft 70 2010
48. Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok 304 m 997 ft 85 1997
49. Two Prudential Plaza Chicago 303 m 995 ft 64 1990
50. Wells Fargo Plaza Houston 302 m 992 ft 71 1983
51. Kingdom Centre Riyadh 302 m 992 ft 41 2002
52. Moscow Moscow 302 m 989 ft 76 2010
53. Aspire Tower Doha 300 m 984 ft 36 2007
54. Arraya Center Office Towe.. Kuwait City 300 m 984 ft 60 2009
55. One Island East Centre Hong Kong 298 m 979 ft 69 2008
56. First Bank Tower Toronto 298 m 978 ft 72 1976
57. Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai 298 m 978 ft 58 2010
58. Eureka Tower Melbourne 297 m 975 ft 91 2006
59. Comcast Center Philadelphia 297 m 973 ft 57 2008
60. Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama 296 m 972 ft 73 1993
61. Emirates Crown Dubai 296 m 971 ft 63 2008
62. 311 South Wacker Chicago 293 m 961 ft 65 1990
63. SEG Plaza Shenzhen 292 m 957 ft 70 2000
64. American International Bu.. New York City 290 m 952 ft 66 1932
65. Key Tower Cleveland 289 m 947 ft 57 1991
66. Plaza 66 Shanghai 288 m 945 ft 66 2001
67. One Liberty Place Philadelphia 288 m 945 ft 61 1987
68. Columbia Center Seattle 285 m 937 ft 76 1985
69. Millennium Tower Dubai 285 m 935 ft 60 2006
70. Tomorrow Square Shanghai 285 m 934 ft 55 2003
71.
Chongqing World Trade
Cen..
Chongqing 283 m 929 ft 60 2005
72. Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong 283 m 928 ft 62 1999
73. The Trump Building New York City 283 m 927 ft 70 1930
74. Bank of America Plaza Dallas 281 m 921 ft 72 1985
75. Republic Plaza Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1996
76. OUB Centre Singapore 280 m 919 ft 63 1988
77. UOB Plaza One Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992
78. Citigroup Center New York City 279 m 915 ft 59 1977
79.
Hong Kong New World
Tower
Shanghai 278 m 913 ft 61 2002
80. Diwang International Comm.. Nanning 276 m 906 ft 54 2006
81. Scotia Plaza Toronto 275 m 902 ft 68 1988
82. Williams Tower Houston 275 m 901 ft 64 1983
83. Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan 273 m 896 ft 58 1998
84. Renaissance Tower Dallas 270 m 886 ft 56 1974
85. The Cullinan I Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008
86. The Cullinan II Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008
87. China International Cente.. Guangzhou 270 m 884 ft 62 2007
88. Dapeng International Plaz.. Guangzhou 269 m 884 ft 56
89. One Lujiazui Shanghai 269 m 883 ft 47 2008
90. 21st Century Tower Dubai 269 m 883 ft 55 2003
91. Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow 268 m 881 ft 61 2007
92. Al Faisaliyah Center Riyadh 267 m 876 ft 30 2000
93. 900 North Michigan Chicago 265 m 871 ft 66 1989
94. Bank of America Corporate.. Charlotte 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
95. SunTrust Plaza Atlanta 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
96. Al Kazim Tower 1 Dubai 265 m 869 ft 53 2008
97. Al Kazim Tower 2 Dubai 265 m 869 ft 53 2008
98. Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai 265 m 869 ft 52 2002
99. 120 Collins Street Melbourne 265 m 869 ft 52 1991
100. Triumph-Palace Moscow 264 m 866 ft 54 2005
101. Tower Palace Three, Tower.. Seoul 264 m 865 ft 73 2004
102. Trump World Tower New York City 262 m 861 ft 72 2001
103. Shenzhen Special Zone Pre.. Shenzhen 262 m 860 ft 48 1998
104. Water Tower Place Chicago 262 m 859 ft 74 1976
105. Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
106. Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
107. Aon Center Los Angeles 262 m 858 ft 62 1973
108. Grand Lisboa Macao 261 m 856 ft 47 2008
109. Sapphire Istanbul 261 m 856 ft 54 2010
110. The Masterpiece Hong Kong 261 m 856 ft 64 2007
111. Canada Trust Tower Toronto 261 m 856 ft 53 1990
112. 101 Collins Street Melbourne 260 m 853 ft 50 1991
113. Fortune Plaza Office Buil.. Beijing 260 m 853 ft 63 2008
114. The Vision Tower Dubai 260 m 853 ft 60 2010
115. Dual Tower 1 Manama 260 m 853 ft 53 2007
116. Dual Tower 2 Manama 260 m 853 ft 53 2007
117. Post & Telecommunication .. Guangzhou 260 m 853 ft 66 2003
118. Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco 260 m 853 ft 48 1972
119. Chase Tower Chicago 259 m 850 ft 60 1969
120. GE Building New York City 259 m 850 ft 69 1933
121. Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt am Main 259 m 850 ft 58 1997
122. PBCOM Tower Makati 259 m 848 ft 55 2000
123. Two Liberty Place Philadelphia 258 m 848 ft 58 1990
124. LankoGrand Hyatt Hotel Chongqing 258 m 846 ft 60 2004
125. Park Tower Chicago 257 m 844 ft 67 2000
126. St. Petersburg Moscow 257 m 843 ft 65 2010
127. MesseTurm Frankfurt am Main 257 m 842 ft 55 1990
128. U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh 256 m 841 ft 64 1970
129. Sorrento 1 Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003
130. Dubai Marriott Harbour Ho.. Dubai 256 m 840 ft 59 2007
131.
Mok-dong Hyperion I,
Towe..
Seoul 256 m 840 ft 69 2003
132. Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano 256 m 840 ft 56 1996
133. New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing 255 m 837 ft 52 2006
134. Langham Place Office Towe.. Hong Kong 255 m 837 ft 59 2004
135. Capital Tower Singapore 253 m 830 ft 52 2000
136. Highcliff Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003
137. Bank of Shanghai Headquar.. Shanghai 252 m 827 ft 46 2005
138. Osaka World Trade Center Osaka 252 m 827 ft 55 1995
139. The Harbourside Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003
140. Rialto Towers Melbourne 251 m 824 ft 63 1986
141. J iali Plaza Wuhan 251 m 823 ft 61 1997
142. Chelsea Tower Dubai 250 m 820 ft 49 2005
143. Wisma 46 Jakarta 250 m 820 ft 50 1996
144. Park Tower Beijing 250 m 820 ft 63 2007
145. One Atlantic Center Atlanta 250 m 820 ft 50 1987
146. Torre Caja Madrid Madrid 250 m 820 ft 45 2008
147. Aqua Chicago 250 m 819 ft 81 2009
148. The Legacy at Millennium .. Chicago 250 m 819 ft 73 2010
149. KLI 63 Building Seoul 249 m 817 ft 60 1985
150. Central Park Perth 249 m 817 ft 52 1992
151. Torre de Cristal Madrid 249 m 817 ft 45 2008
152. CitySpire Center New York City 248 m 814 ft 75 1987
153. Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub Hangzhou 248 m 814 ft 41 2003
154. Mid Town Tower Tokyo 248 m 813 ft 54 2007
155. One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City 248 m 813 ft 60 1961
156. State Tower Bangkok 247 m 811 ft 68 2001
157. Chase Tower Indianapolis 247 m 811 ft 49 1990
158. Midland Square Nagoya 247 m 810 ft 40 2006
159. 4 Times Square New York City 247 m 809 ft 48 1999
160. MetLife Building New York City 246 m 808 ft 59 1963
161. Bloomberg Tower New York City 246 m 806 ft 54 2005
162. One Raffles Quay North To.. Singapore 245 m 804 ft 50 2006
163. Al Fattan Tower Dubai 245 m 804 ft 54 2006
164. JR Central Office Tower Nagoya 245 m 804 ft 51 2000
165. Marina Bay Tower Singapore 245 m 804 ft 70 2008
166. Oasis Beach Tower Dubai 245 m 804 ft 51 2006
167. Shin Kong Life Tower Taipei 245 m 803 ft 51 1993
168. City Gate Ramat Gan Ramat Gan 244 m 801 ft 68 2001
169. Chifley Tower Sydney 244 m 801 ft 50 1992
170. Arenco Tower Dubai 244 m 800 ft 46 2008
171. Menara Maybank Kuala Lumpur 244 m 799 ft 50 1988
172. Tokyo City Hall, Tower I Tokyo 243 m 799 ft 48 1991
173. R&F Centre Guangzhou 243 m 797 ft 54 2007
174. Citigroup Centre Sydney 243 m 797 ft 50 2000
175. Dalian Futures Square 1 Dalian 243 m 797 ft 53 2008
176. Dalian Futures Square 2 Dalian 243 m 797 ft 53 2008
177. The Tower Dubai 243 m 796 ft 54 2002
178. Zapad Moscow 242 m 795 ft 62 2008
179. Dalian World Trade Center Dalian 242 m 794 ft 50 2000
180. Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia 241 m 792 ft 54 1990
181. Woolworth Building New York City 241 m 792 ft 57 1913
182. IDS Tower Minneapolis 241 m 792 ft 55 1973
183. Maxdo Centre Shanghai 241 m 792 ft 55 2002
184. Bank of China Mansion Qingdao 241 m 791 ft 54 1999
185. Hancock Place Boston 241 m 790 ft 60 1976
186. Shenzhen Broadcasting Cen.. Shenzhen 241 m 790 ft 48 2001
187. Four Seasons Hotel & Towe.. Miami 240 m 789 ft 64 2003
188. Manulife Plaza Hong Kong 240 m 789 ft 52 1998
189. Panglin Plaza Shenzhen 240 m 787 ft 57 1999
190. Bahrain World Trade Centr.. Manama 240 m 787 ft 45 2008
191. Bahrain World Trade Centr.. Manama 240 m 787 ft 45 2008
192. Moscow State University Moscow 240 m 787 ft 36 1953
193.
NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi
Buildin..
Tokyo 240 m 787 ft 28 2000
194. Sunshine 60 Building Tokyo 240 m 787 ft 60 1978
195. Deutsche Bank Place Sydney 240 m 787 ft 39 2005
196. Comerica Bank Tower Dallas 240 m 787 ft 60 1987
197.
Mok-dong Hyperion I,
Towe..
Seoul 239 m 785 ft 63 2003
198. 300 North LaSalle Chicago 239 m 785 ft 60 2009
199. Beijing TV Centre Beijing 239 m 784 ft 41 2006
200. Commerce Court West Toronto 239 m 784 ft 57 1972
Last update: 11/2010.
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