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.^[1] The council currently ranks Burj Khalifa as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft).^[1] 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)^[2]
• 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.^[3] 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 201)

Rank Building[A][4] City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai  UAE 828 m 2,717 ft 163 2010 2 Taipei 101 Taipei  Taiwan 508 m[5] 1,667 ft 101 2004 3 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai  China 492 m 1,614 ft 101 2008 4 International Commerce Centre Kowloon  Hong Kong 484 m 1,588 ft 108 2010 5 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 5 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 7 Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Nanjing  China 450 m 1,476 ft 89 2010 8 Willis Tower Chicago  USA 442 m 1,451 ft 110 1974 9 Kingkey Finance Tower Shenzhen  China 441 m 1,440 ft 100 2011 10 Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou  China 438 m 1,435 ft 103 2010[C] 11 Trump International Hotel and Tower[6] Chicago  USA 423 m 1,389 ft 98 2009 12 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai  China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999 13 Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong 417 m 1,368 ft 88 2003 14 Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City  Kuwait 412 m 1,352 ft 77 2010[B] 15 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou  China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 16 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen  China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 17 Empire State Building New York City  USA 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931 18 Emirates Park Tower 1 Dubai  UAE 376 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 18 Emirates Park Tower 2 Dubai  UAE 376 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 20 Central Plaza Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992 21 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong 367 m 1,205 ft 70 1990 22 Bank of America Tower New York City  USA 366 m 1,200 ft 54 2009 23 Almas Tower Dubai  UAE 363 m 1,191 ft 68 2009 24 SEG Plaza Shenzhen  China 356 m 1,168 ft 70 2000 25 Emirates Office Tower Dubai  UAE 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000 26 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung  Taiwan 348 m 1,140 ft 85 1997 27 The Center Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998 28 Aon Center Chicago  USA 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 29 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Hanoi  Vietnam 345 m 1,132 ft 70 2011 30 John Hancock Center Chicago  USA 344 m 1,128 ft 100 1969 31 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Dubai  UAE 342 m 1,122 ft 76 2010 32 Tianjin World Financial Center Tianjin  China 337 m 1,105 ft 79 2010[B] 33 Shanghai Shimao International Plaza Shanghai  China 333 m 1,093 ft 60 2006 33 Rose Tower Dubai  UAE 333 m 1,093 ft 72 2007 34 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan  China 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2007 35 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing  China 330 m 1,083 ft 74 2009 35 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang  North Korea 330 m 1,083 ft 105 1992 36 Sky Tower Auckland  New Zealand 328 m 1,076 ft ? 1997 36 The Index Dubai  UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 80 2010[D] 36 Al Yaqoub Tower Dubai  UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 69 2010[B] 36 Hanging Village of Huaxi Wuxi  China 328 m 1,076 ft 72 2010[B] 40 The Landmark Abu Dhabi  UAE 324 m 1,072 ft 72 2010[B] 41 Q1 Gold Coast  Australia 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005 42 Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou  China 322 m 1,056 ft 68 2010 42 Burj Al Arab Dubai  UAE 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999 43 Nina Tower Tsuen Wan  Hong Kong 319 m 1,049 ft 80 2007 44 Chrysler Building New York City  USA 319 m 1,046 ft 77 1930 44 New York Times Building New York City  USA 319 m 1,046 ft 52 2007 46 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta  USA 312 m 1,023 ft 55 1992 47 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles  USA 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 48 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 48 Ocean Heights Dubai  UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 82 2010[C] 48 Sky Tower Abu Dhabi  UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 74 2010[C] 51 Pearl River Tower Guangzhou  China 310 m 1,016 ft 71 2010[B] 52 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai  UAE 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000 54 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago  USA 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989 55 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai  UAE 306 m 1,004 ft 63 2008 56 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston  USA 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 56 Etihad Tower 2[7][8] Abu Dhabi  UAE 305 m 1,002 ft 79 2010[B] 58 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon  South Korea 305 m 1,001 ft 68 2010[C] 59 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok  Thailand 304 m 997 ft 85 1997 60 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago  USA 303 m 995 ft 64 1990 61 Leatop Plaza Guangzhou  China 303 m 993 ft 65 2010[B] 62 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston  USA 302 m 992 ft 71 1983 62 Kingdom Centre Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 302 m 992 ft 41 2002 64 Moscow Tower Moscow  Russia 302 m 989 ft 76 2010 65 Aspire Tower Doha  Qatar 300 m 984 ft 36 2007 65 Arraya 2 Kuwait City  Kuwait 300 m 984 ft 60 2009 65 One Island East Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong 298 m 984 ft 60 2009 68 Shanghai_Wheelock_Square Shanghai  China 298 m 978 ft 58 2009 68 First Canadian Place Toronto  Canada 298 m 978 ft 72 1976 69 Eureka Tower Melbourne  Australia 297 m 975 ft 91 2006 69 Comcast Center Philadelphia  USA 297 m 975 ft 57 2008 71 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama  Japan 296 m 972 ft 73 1993 72 Emirates Crown Dubai  UAE 296 m 971 ft 63 2008 73 Central Park Office Tower Dubai  UAE 294 m 964 ft 49 2010 73 Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 Dubai  UAE 294 m 964 ft 61 2010 75 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago  USA 293 m 961 ft 65 1990 76 American International Building New York City  USA 290 m 952 ft 66 1932 77 Global Trade Plaza[9] Dongguan  China 289 m 948 ft 68 2010[B] 78 Key Tower Cleveland  USA 289 m 947 ft 57 1991 79 One Liberty Place Philadelphia  USA 288 m 945 ft 61 1987 79 Plaza 66 Tower One Shanghai  China 288 m 945 ft 66 2001 81 Chongqing Poly Tower[10] Chongqing  China 287 m 941 ft 58 2010[B] 82 SPG Global Tower 1[11] Suzhou  China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010[B] 82 SPG Global Tower 2[12] Suzhou  China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010[B] 84 Columbia Center Seattle  USA 285 m 937 ft 76 1985 85 Millennium Tower Dubai  UAE 285 m 935 ft 60 2006 85 Sulafa Tower Dubai  UAE 285 m 935 ft 75 2010 87 Tomorrow Square Shanghai  China 285 m 934 ft 55 2003 88 Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing  China 283 m 929 ft 60 2005 89 Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong 283 m 928 ft 62 1999 90 The Trump Building New York City  USA 283 m 927 ft 70 1930 91 Bank of America Plaza Dallas  USA 281 m 921 ft 72 1985 92 OUB Centre Singapore  Singapore 280 m 919 ft 63 1988 92 UOB Plaza One Singapore  Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992 92 Republic Plaza Singapore  Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1996 92 Marina Pinnacle Dubai  UAE 280 m 919 ft 73 2010[B] 96 Citigroup Center New York City  USA 279 m 915 ft 59 1977 97 Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai  China 278 m 913 ft 61 2002 98 Trust Tower[13] Abu Dhabi  UAE 278 m 912 ft 60 2010[B] 99 Etihad Tower 1[14] Abu Dhabi  UAE 278 m 911 ft 70 2010[B] 100 Diwang International Commerce Center Nanning  China 276 m 906 ft 54 2006 101 Scotia Plaza Toronto  Canada 275 m 902 ft 68 1989 102 Williams Tower Houston  USA 275 m 901 ft 64 1983 103 Nantong Zhongnan International Plaza[15] Nantong  China 273 m 897 ft 53 2011 104 Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan  China 273 m 896 ft 58 1998 104 Lvjing Tower[16] Shenzhen  China 273 m 896 ft 56 2011 106 Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai  China 270 m 887 ft 59 2010 107 Renaissance Tower Dallas  USA 270 m 886 ft 56 1974 107 The Cullinan South Tower Kowloon  Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 107 The Cullinan North Tower Kowloon  Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 110 China International Center Tower B Guangzhou  China 270 m 884 ft 62 2007 110 Dapeng International Plaza Guangzhou  China 269 m 884 ft 56 2006 112 One Lujiazui Shanghai  China 269 m 883 ft 47 2008 112 JAL Hotel Dubai  UAE 269 m 883 ft 60 2008 112 21st Century Tower Dubai  UAE 269 m 883 ft 55 2003 115 Bitexco Financial Tower Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 269 m 882 ft 68 2010 116 Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow  Russia 268 m 881 ft 61 2007 117 8 Spruce Street New York  USA 267 m 876 ft 76 2010 118 Bank of America Corporate Center Charlotte  USA 265 m 871 ft 60 1992 119 Beekman Tower New York City  USA 265 m 870 ft 76 2011 120 900 North Michigan Chicago  USA 265 m 869 ft 66 1989 120 Al Kazim Tower 1 Dubai  UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 120 Al Kazim Tower 2 Dubai  UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 120 Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai  China 265 m 869 ft 52 2002 120 120 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 265 m 869 ft 52 1991 125 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta  USA 264 m 867 ft 60 1992 126 Triumph-Palace Moscow  Russia 264 m 866 ft 54 2005 127 Samsung Tower Palace 3, Tower G Seoul  South Korea 264 m 865 ft 73 2004 128 Trump World Tower New York City  USA 262 m 861 ft 72 2001 129 Water Tower Place Chicago  USA 262 m 859 ft 74 1976 129 Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai  China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 129 Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai  China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 129 Aqua Chicago  USA 262 m 859 ft 86 2009 133 Aon Center Los Angeles  USA 262 m 858 ft 62 1973 134 Sapphire of Istanbul Istanbul  Turkey 261 m 856 ft 54 2010 134 Grand Lisboa Macau  Macau 261 m 856 ft 47 2008 134 TD Canada Trust Tower Toronto  Canada 261 m 856 ft 53 1990 137 Etihad Tower 3[17] Abu Dhabi  UAE 260 m 854 ft 62 2010[B] 138 Vision Tower Dubai  UAE 260 m 853 ft 60 2010[D] 138 Shanghai IFC North Tower[18] Shanghai  China 260 m 853 ft 60 2011 138 Bahrain Financial Harbour 1 Manama  Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 138 Bahrain Financial Harbour 2 Manama  Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 138 101 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 260 m 853 ft 50 1991 138 Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower Mecca  Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2010[B] 138 Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower Mecca  Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2010[B] 138 Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen  China 260 m 853 ft 48 1998 138 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco  USA 260 m 853 ft 48 1972 147 GE Building New York City  USA 259 m 850 ft 69 1933 147 Chase Tower Chicago  USA 259 m 850 ft 60 1969 147 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt  Germany 259 m 850 ft 56 1997 147 PBCOM Tower Makati  Philippines 259 m 850 ft 55 2000 151 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia  USA 258 m 848 ft 58 1990 152 Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel Chongqing  China 258 m 846 ft 60 2004 153 Park Tower Chicago  USA 257 m 844 ft 67 2000 154 St. Petersburg Tower Moscow  Russia 257 m 843 ft 65 2010 154 The Masterpiece Kowloon  Hong Kong 257 m 843 ft 64 2007 156 MesseTurm Frankfurt  Germany 257 m 842 ft 55 1990 157 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh  USA 256 m 841 ft 64 1970 157 Sorrento 1 Kowloon  Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003 159 The Harbour Hotel & Residence Dubai  UAE 256 m 840 ft 59 2007 159 Hyperion Tower A Seoul  South Korea 256 m 840 ft 69 2003 159 Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano  Japan 256 m 840 ft 56 1996 162 New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing  China 255 m 837 ft 52 2006 162 Langham Place Office Tower Kowloon  Hong Kong 255 m 837 ft 59 2004 162 The Point Panama City  Panama 255 m 837 ft 65 2011 164 Capital Tower Singapore  Singapore 253 m 830 ft 52 2000 165 Highcliff Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003 166 Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Shanghai  China 252 m 827 ft 46 2005 166 Osaka World Trade Center Building Osaka  Japan 252 m 827 ft 55 1995 168 The Harbourside Kowloon  Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003 168 Rialto Towers Melbourne  Australia 251 m 824 ft 63 1986 170 Jiali Plaza Wuhan  China 251 m 823 ft 61 1997 171 Chelsea Tower Dubai  UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2005 171 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing  China 250 m 820 ft 63 2007 171 One Atlantic Center Atlanta  USA 250 m 820 ft 50 1987 171 Caja Madrid Tower Madrid  Spain 250 m 820 ft 45 2008 171 Wisma 46 Jakarta  Indonesia 250 m 820 ft 48 1996 171 Post & Telecommunication Hub Guangzhou  China 250 m 820 ft 66 2003 177 The Legacy at Millennium Park Chicago  USA 250 m 819 ft 73 2010 178 The Imperial I Mumbai  India 249 m 817 ft 60 2009[D] 178 The Imperial II Mumbai  India 249 m 817 ft 60 2009[D] 178 63 Building Seoul  South Korea 249 m 817 ft 60 1985 178 Central Park Perth  Australia 249 m 817 ft 52 1992 178 Torre de Cristal Madrid  Spain 249 m 817 ft 45 2008 183 CitySpire Center New York City  USA 248 m 814 ft 75 1987 183 Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub Hangzhou  China 248 m 814 ft 41 2003 185 Mid Town Tower Tokyo  Japan 248 m 813 ft 54 2007 185 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City  USA 248 m 813 ft 60 1961 187 State Tower Bangkok  Thailand 247 m 811 ft 68 2001 187 Chase Tower Indianapolis  USA 247 m 811 ft 49 1990 189 Toyota-Mainichi Building Nagoya  Japan 247 m 810 ft 40 2006 190 Conde Nast Building New York City  USA 247 m 809 ft 48 1999 191 MetLife Building New York City  USA 246 m 808 ft 59 1963 192 Bloomberg Tower New York City  USA 246 m 806 ft 54 2005 193 One Raffles Quay North Tower Singapore  Singapore 245 m 804 ft 50 2006 193 Al Fattan Tower Dubai  UAE 245 m 804 ft 54 2006 193 JR Central Office Tower Nagoya  Japan 245 m 804 ft 51 2000 193 The Sail @ Marina Bay Singapore  Singapore 245 m 804 ft 70 2008 193 Oasis Beach Tower Dubai  UAE 245 m 804 ft 51 2006 198 Shin Kong Life Tower Taipei  Taiwan 245 m 803 ft 51 1993 199 Moshe Aviv Tower Ramat Gan  Israel 244 m 801 ft 68 2001 200 Chifley Tower Sydney  Australia 244 m 801 ft 50 1992 201 [ IDS Tower] Minneapolis  USA 241 m 792 ft 57 1973

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.^[19]

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
6	Milad Tower	Tehran	Iran	435.0 m	1,427 ft	12	2008
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	Obninsk Meteorological tower	Obninsk	Russia	315.0 m	1,033 ft	xx	1958
25	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	315.0 m	1,033 ft	72	2008
26	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	311.0 m	1,020 ft	56	2000
27	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	USA	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
28	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310.0 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
29	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	310.0 m	1,017 ft	74	2008
30	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	309.0 m	1,014 ft	78	1992
31	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	306.0 m	1,004 ft	78	1992
32	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	USA	305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
33	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	305.1 m	1,001 ft	68	2010
34	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	305.0 m	1,000 ft	72	1990
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	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	300.0 m	984 ft	91	2006
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	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	Japan	295.8 m	970 ft	70	1993
43	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	USA	292.9 m	961 ft	55	1990
44	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	292.0 m	958 ft	73	1998
45	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	China	291.6 m	956.7 ft	70	2000
46	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	China	290.0 m	951 ft	68	2007
47	Sydney Tower (AMP Tower - Centrepoint Tower)	Sydney	Australia	275 m	902 ft	8	1981

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 widespread 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	828 m	2,717 ft	163	2010
2	Willis Tower	Chicago	USA	527.3 m	1,730 ft	108	1974
3	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	508.0 m	1,667 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 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	448 m	1,474 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 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	415.8 m	1,364 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	Aon Center	Chicago	USA	346.3 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
28	The Center	Hong Kong	China	346.0 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
29	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	Dubai	UAE	342.0 m	1,122 ft	76	2010
30	Conde Nast Building	New York City	USA	340.8 m	1,143 ft	48	1999
31	Tianjin World Financial Center	Tianjin	China	336.9 m	1,105 ft	79	2010[B]
32	Shanghai Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	China	333.0 m	1,094 ft	60	2005
33	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	333.0 m	1,093 ft	72	2008
34	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	China	331.0 m	1,086 ft	68	2007
35=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330.0 m	1,083 ft	105	1992[D]
35=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	China	330.0 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
37=	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	328.0 m	1,076 ft	85	1997
37=	The Index	Dubai	UAE	328.0 m	1,076 ft	80	2009[C]
39=	Al Yaqoub Tower	Dubai	UAE	328.0 m	1,076 ft	72	2010
39=	Hanging Village of Huaxi	Wuxi	China	328.0 m	1,076 ft	72	2010[B]
41	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	UAE	324.0 m	1,072 ft	72	2010[B]
42	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	322.5 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
43	Wenzhou World Trade Center	Wenzhou	China	322.0 m	1,056 ft	68	2010
44	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	UAE	321.0 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
45=	Chrysler Building	New York City	USA	318.9 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
45=	New York Times Building	New York City	USA	318.9 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
46	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	China	318.8 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
47	HHHR Tower	Dubai	UAE	317.6 m	1,042 ft	72	2010
48	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	USA	311.8 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
49	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	USA	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
50=	Ocean Heights	Dubai	UAE	310.0 m	1,017 ft	82	2010
50=	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310.0 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
50=	Sky Tower	Abu Dhabi	UAE	310 m	1,017 ft	74	2010[C]
53	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	China	310 m	1,016 ft	71	2010[B]
54	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	UAE	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
54	Sydney Tower (AMP Tower - Centrepoint Tower)	Sydney	Australia	309 m	1,014 ft	8	1981
56	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	USA	307.0 m	1,007 ft	60	2001
57	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	306 m	1,004 ft	63	2008
58=	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	USA	305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
58=	Etihad Tower 2[7][8]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	305.4 m	1,002 ft	79	2010[B]
60	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	305.1 m	1,001 ft	68	2010
61	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	USA	303.3 m	995 ft	64	1990
62	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	China	302.7 m	993 ft	65	2010[B]
63=	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	USA	302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
63=	One Shell Plaza	Houston	USA	302.4 m	992 ft	50	1971
65	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302.0 m	991 ft	41	2002
66	Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	302.0 m	989 ft	76	2010
67	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	300.1 m	985 ft	53	1997
68=	Aspire Tower	Doha	Qatar	300.0 m	984 ft	36	2007
68=	Arraya 2	Kuwait City	Kuwait	300.0 m	984 ft	60	2009
68=	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	300.0 m	984 ft	91	2006

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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 India Tower 720 m (2,360 ft) 720 m (2,360 ft) 125 2016  India Mumbai To be the tallest building in India upon completion and likely the second tallest in the world, surpassed only by the Burj Khalifa. [20][21] Pingan International Finance Centre 648 m (2,126 ft) 588 m (1,929 ft) 115 2015  China Shenzhen Tallest building in China. Shanghai Tower 632 m (2,073 ft) 565.6 m (1,856 ft) 128 2014  China Shanghai Will become the world's second tallest skyscraper and the tallest in China. Abraj Al Bait Towers 601 m (1,972 ft)[22] 530 m (1,740 ft) 95 2011  Saudi Arabia Mecca Will become the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, largest building by floor area in the world, tallest hotel in the world and also the tallest clock tower in the world 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 and the tallest all-office building in the world. Chow Tai Fook Centre 530 m (1,740 ft) 116 2016  China Guangzhou Pentominium 516 m (1,693 ft) 516 m (1,693 ft) 122 2014  UAE Dubai Kingkey Finance Tower 439 m (1,440 ft) 439 m (1,440 ft) 97 2011  China Shenzhen Princess Tower 414 m (1,358 ft) 414 m (1,358 ft) 101 2010  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] 23 Marina 395 m (1,296 ft) 395 m (1,296 ft) 89 2011  UAE Dubai 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 382 m (1,253 ft) 88 2010  UAE Abu Dhabi Elite Residence 380 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[24] 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. 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 Marina Torch 345 m (1,132 ft) 80 2011  UAE Dubai Orchid Crown Tower A 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2014  India Mumbai [25] Orchid Crown Tower B 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2014  India Mumbai [26] Orchid Crown Tower C 337 m (1,106 ft) 75 2014  India Mumbai [27] Parc1 Tower A 334 m (1,096 ft) 334 m (1,096 ft) 72 2012  South Korea Seoul 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. 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 [28] Orchid Heights Tower 2 328 m (1,076 ft) 80 2013  India Mumbai [29] Hanging Village of Huaxi 328 m (1,076 ft) 74 2011  China Wuxi Topped Out Torre De Angola[30] Template:M to ft 70 2015  Angola Luanda Approved The Landmark 324 m (1,063 ft) 72 2011  UAE Abu Dhabi Topped-out 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.[31] Forum 66 Tower 2 320 m (1,050 ft) 68 2013  China Shenyang MahaNakhon 313 m (1,027 ft) 313 m (1,027 ft) 77 2014  Thailand Bangkok 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. Carnegie 57 306 m (1,004 ft) 306 m (1,004 ft) 75 2013  USA New York City [31] East Pacific Business Center 306 m (1,004 ft) 74 2012  China Shenzhen The Gramercy Residences 302 m (991 ft) 68 2012  Philippines Makati This will become the tallest building in The Philippines surpassing the current record holder the PBCom Tower The Knightsbridge Residences 250 m (820 ft) 64 2013  Philippines Makati We've the Zenith Tower A 301 m (988 ft) 301 m (988 ft) 80 2011  South Korea Busan Gate of the Orient 301 m (988 ft) 68 2013  China Suzhou Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower 300 m (980 ft) 59 2013  Japan Osaka Torre Gran Costanera 300 m (980 ft) 70 2011  Chile Santiago Will become the tallest building in South America. 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 Goldin Finance 117[32] 597 m (1,959 ft) 2015  China Tianjin Doha Convention Center Tower 551 m (1,808 ft) ?  Qatar Doha 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[33] 506 m (1,660 ft) 2016  Russia Moscow Al Quds Endowment Tower 495 m (1,624 ft) 2014  Qatar Doha Dubai Towers Doha 437 m (1,434 ft) 2011  Qatar Doha JW Marriott International Finance Centre[34][35] 431 m (1,414 ft) 2010  China Chongqing Marina 106 425 m (1,394 ft) 2012  UAE Dubai Dalian International Trade Center[36] 420 m (1,380 ft) 2009  China Dalian Square Capital Tower 376 m (1,234 ft) 2012  Kuwait Kuwait City Faros del Panamá 346 m (1,135 ft) 2010  Panama Panama City Skycity 335 m (1,099 ft) ?  Philippines Mandaluyong City White Magnolia Plaza 320 m (1,050 ft) ?  China Shanghai Waterview Tower 319 m (1,047 ft) 2012  USA Chicago BDNI Center 1 317 m (1,040 ft) ?  Indonesia Jakarta The Stratford Residences 312 m (1,024 ft) 2014  Philippines Makati City Hall and City Duma 309 m (1,014 ft) 2011  Russia Moscow 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 Template:M to ft 160 2010  United Arab Emirates Dubai Africa Carlton Centre Template:M to ft 50 1973  South Africa Johannesburg North America Willis Tower Template:M to ft 110 1974  United States Chicago South America Torres de Parque Central Template:M to ft 64 1977-1984  Venezuela Caracas Europe City of Capitals Template:M to ft 77 2009  Russia Moscow Oceania Q1 Template:M to ft 78 2005  Australia Gold Coast List of buildings with 100+ floors Main article: List of buildings with 100 floors or more Future main projects 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 cities with the most high-rise buildings List of tallest buildings and structures 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 towers Skyscraper Index List of cities with most skyscrapers List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong Notes A. ^ Destroyed buildings not included B. ^ Topped out in 2010, expected completion in 2011. 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