Top 100 Tallest Buildings in the World

Top 100 Tallest Buildings in the World : This is the ultimate ranking of tallest buildings in the world. It is also greatly influenced by the fast urbanization of Asia and Middle East, especially, China and the United Arab Emirates.

Global Tallest Rankings (Top 100)

Rank	Name	City	Height (m)
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	828m
2	Merdeka 118	Kuala Lumpur	679m
3	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	632m
4	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	601m
5	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	599m
6	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	555m
7	One World Trade Center	New York City	541m
8	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	530m
9	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin	530m
10	CITIC Tower (China Zun)	Beijing	528m
11	Taipei 101	Taipei	508m
12	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	492m
13	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	484m
14	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	476m
15	Central Park Tower	New York City	472m
16	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	462m
17	Vincom Landmark 81	Ho Chi Minh City	461m
18	International Land-Sea Center	Chongqing	458m
19	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	454m
20	Changsha IFS Tower T1	Changsha	452m
21	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	452m
22	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	452m
23	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	450m
24	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	450m
25	Wuhan Center Tower	Wuhan	443m
26	Willis Tower	Chicago	442m
27	KK100	Shenzhen	442m
28	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	439m
29	111 West 57th Street (Steinway)	New York City	435m
30	Shandong International Financial Center	Jinan	428m
31	One Vanderbilt	New York City	427m
32	432 Park Avenue	New York City	426m
33	Marina 101	Dubai	425m
34	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago	423m
35	Minying International Trade Center	Dongguan	423m
36	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	421m
37	Princess Tower	Dubai	413m
38	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	413m
39	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	412m
40	LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower	Busan	412m
41	Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1	Ningbo	409m
42	Guangxi China Resources Tower	Nanning	403m
43	Guiyang IFC Tower T1	Guiyang	401m
44	Iconic Tower	Cairo	394m
45	China Resources Tower	Shenzhen	393m
46	23 Marina	Dubai	392m
47	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	390m
48	CITYMARK CENTRE	Shenzhen	388m
49	Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1	Shenzhen	388m
50	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	387m
51	Capital Market Authority Tower	Riyadh	385m
52	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	384m
53	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	Dalian	383m
54	Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	381m
55	Empire State Building	New York City	381m
56	Elite Residence	Dubai	380m
57	Shenzhen Center	Shenzhen	375m
58	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	374m
59	Federation Tower (East)	Moscow	374m
60	Dalian International Trade Center	Dalian	370m
61	The Address Boulevard	Dubai	368m
62	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	367m
63	Bank of America Tower	New York City	366m
64	Ciel Tower	Dubai	365m
65	Almas Tower	Dubai	360m
66	Jinan IFC Landmark Tower	Jinan	360m
67	Huasheng Jiangquan Center	Linyi	358m
68	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	356m
69	Gevora Hotel	Dubai	356m
70	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai 1	Dubai	355m
71	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai 2	Dubai	355m
72	Emirates Tower One	Dubai	355m
73	OKO Tower – South Tower	Moscow	354m
74	Marina Torch	Dubai	352m
75	Central Bank of Turkey	Istanbul	352m
76	Forum 66 Tower 1	Shenyang	351m
77	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	350m
78	Xi’an Glory International Financial Center	Xi’an	350m
79	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	348m
80	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	347m
81	Aon Center	Chicago	346m
82	Center Center	Hong Kong	346m
83	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	345m
84	875 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	344m
85	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	Dubai	342m
86	One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7	Shenzhen	341m
87	Comcast Technology Center	Philadelphia	341m
88	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	339m
89	Hilton Wenzhou City Center	Wenzhou	339m
90	Wuxi International Finance Square	Wuxi	339m
91	Tianjin Modern City Office Tower	Tianjin	338m
92	Hengqin IFC	Zhuhai	337m
93	Tianjin World Financial Center	Tianjin	337m
94	Damac Heights	Dubai	335m
95	Wilshire Grand Center	Los Angeles	335m
96	Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	333m
97	Rose Rayhaan by Rotana	Dubai	333m
98	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	331m
99	China World Tower A	Beijing	330m
100	Yuexiu Fortune Center Tower 1	Wuhan	330m

Key Observations:

China’s Dominance: Roughly half of the list is located in China.
Dubai’s Verticality: Dubai holds a massive concentration of supertalls (300m+), including the #1 spot.
Recent Entries: The Iconic Tower in Cairo (#44) is the newest entry from Africa, marking the first time the continent has been in the top 100 since the 1980s.

Analysis & Key Takeaways
Geographic Shift: 70 percent plus of the top 100 buildings are found in Asia (mainly China). Conversely, the previous list (which had nearly the full list) was now only featuring a few entries by the United States (headlined by One World Trade Center).

Material Science: Majority of the contemporary supertalls (300m +) consist of Concrete-Steel Composite structures. This gives the compressive property and fire resistance of concrete to the flexibility of steel.

Power Play: Although the top of the list was for a long time offices only, iconic towers such as Central Park Tower and Marina 101 have now become almost all residential.

Top 100 Tallest Buildings in the World

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height (m/ft)	Floors	Material	Function
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2010	828 m / 2,717 ft	163	Steel Over Concrete	Office/Res/Hotel
2	Merdeka 118	Kuala Lumpur	2023	679 m / 2,227 ft	118	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Apt/Office
3	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	2015	632 m / 2,073 ft	128	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
4	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	2012	601 m / 1,972 ft	120	Steel Over Concrete	Apt/Hotel/Retail
5	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	2017	599 m / 1,965 ft	115	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
6	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft	123	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Res/Office/Retail
7	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541 m / 1,776 ft	94	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
8	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	2016	530 m / 1,739 ft	111	Composite	Hotel/Res/Office
8	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin	2019	530 m / 1,739 ft	97	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Apt/Office
10	CITIC Tower	Beijing	2018	528 m / 1,731 ft	109	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
11	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft	101	Composite	Office
12	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
13	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	484 m / 1,588 ft	108	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
14	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	2023	476 m / 1,560 ft	101	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Apt/Office
15	Central Park Tower	New York City	2020	472 m / 1,550 ft	98	All-Concrete	Residential/Retail
16	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	2019	462 m / 1,516 ft	87	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
17	Vincom Landmark 81	Ho Chi Minh	2018	461 m / 1,513 ft	81	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Residential
18	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	2019	454 m / 1,488 ft	95	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
19	Changsha IFS Tower T1	Changsha	2018	452 m / 1,483 ft	94	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
20	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
20	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
22	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	2019	450 m / 1,476 ft	95	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office/Apt
22	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	2010	450 m / 1,476 ft	66	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
24	Wuhan Tower	Wuhan	2019	443 m / 1,454 ft	88	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Res/Office
25	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft	108	All-Steel	Office
26	KK100	Shenzhen	2011	442 m / 1,449 ft	98	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
27	Guangzhou Int. Finance Center	Guangzhou	2010	439 m / 1,439 ft	101	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
28	111 West 57th Street	New York City	2021	435 m / 1,428 ft	84	Steel Over Concrete	Residential
29	One Vanderbilt Avenue	New York City	2020	427 m / 1,401 ft	62	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
30	432 Park Avenue	New York City	2015	426 m / 1,397 ft	85	All-Concrete	Residential
31	Marina 101	Dubai	2017	425 m / 1,394 ft	101	All-Concrete	Residential/Hotel
32	Trump Int. Hotel & Tower	Chicago	2009	423 m / 1,389 ft	98	All-Concrete	Residential/Hotel
33	JPMorgan Chase World HQ	New York City	2025	423 m / 1,388 ft	60	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
34	Minying Int. Trade Center T2	Dongguan	2021	423 m / 1,386 ft	85	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
35	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	1999	421 m / 1,380 ft	88	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
36	Zijin Financial Building	Nanjing	2025	417 m / 1,367 ft	88	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
37	Princess Tower	Dubai	2012	413 m / 1,356 ft	101	Steel Over Concrete	Residential
38	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	2011	413 m / 1,354 ft	80	All-Concrete	Office
39	Two Int. Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
40	LCT Sharp Landmark Tower	Busan	2019	412 m / 1,350 ft	101	All-Concrete	Hotel/Residential
41	Ningbo Center Tower 1	Ningbo	2025	409 m / 1,342 ft	80	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Res/Office
42	Guangxi China Resources Tower	Nanning	2020	403 m / 1,321 ft	86	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
43	Guiyang Int. Financial Center	Guiyang	2020	401 m / 1,316 ft	79	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
44	Iconic Tower	Cairo	2024	394 m / 1,292 ft	77	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Res/Office
45	China Merchants Bank HQ	Shenzhen	2025	393 m / 1,289 ft	77	Composite	Office
46	China Resources Tower	Shenzhen	2018	393 m / 1,288 ft	68	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
47	23 Marina	Dubai	2012	392 m / 1,287 ft	88	All-Concrete	Residential
48	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	1996	390 m / 1,280 ft	80	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
49	CITYMARK CENTRE	Shenzhen	2022	388 m / 1,274 ft	70	Concrete-Steel Composite	Residential/Office
50	Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1	Shenzhen	2020	388 m / 1,273 ft	80	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
51	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	387 m / 1,270 ft	73	All-Steel	Office
52	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2021	385 m / 1,263 ft	72	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
53	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	1996	384 m / 1,260 ft	69	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
54	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1	Dalian	2016	383 m / 1,257 ft	80	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
55	Autograph Tower	Jakarta	2022	383 m / 1,256 ft	75	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
56	Nanning Logan Century 1	Nanning	2018	381 m / 1,251 ft	82	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
57	Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	2014	381 m / 1,251 ft	88	All-Concrete	Residential
58	Empire State Building	New York City	1931	381 m / 1,250 ft	102	All-Steel	Office
59	Elite Residence	Dubai	2012	380 m / 1,248 ft	87	All-Concrete	Residential
60	1 Corporate Avenue	Wuhan	2021	376 m / 1,234 ft	73	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
61	Dabaihui Plaza	Shenzhen	2021	376 m / 1,232 ft	70	Concrete-Steel Composite	Apt/Office
62	Guangdong Business Center	Guangzhou	2025	376 m / 1,232 ft	60	All-Steel	Office
63	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	1992	374 m / 1,227 ft	78	All-Concrete	Office
64	Federation Tower	Moscow	2016	374 m / 1,226 ft	93	All-Concrete	Residential/Office
65	Ciel Tower	Dubai	2024	374 m / 1,225 ft	81	All-Concrete	Hotel
66	Dalian Int. Trade Center	Dalian	2019	370 m / 1,214 ft	86	Concrete-Steel Composite	Residential/Office
67	The Address Boulevard	Dubai	2017	370 m / 1,214 ft	73	All-Concrete	Res/Hotel/Retail
67	Shanghai Int. Trade Center T2	Shanghai	2025	370 m / 1,214 ft	70	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
69	Qingdao Hai Tian Center	Qingdao	2021	369 m / 1,210 ft	73	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
70	Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A	Nanjing	2019	368 m / 1,208 ft	77	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
71	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367 m / 1,205 ft	72	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
72	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft	55	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
73	The St. Regis Chicago	Chicago	2020	363 m / 1,191 ft	101	All-Concrete	Residential/Hotel
74	Almas Tower	Dubai	2008	360 m / 1,181 ft	68	All-Concrete	Office
74	Ping An Finance Center	Jinan	2024	360 m / 1,181 ft	63	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
76	Huiyun Center	Shenzhen	2023	359 m / 1,178 ft	80	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
77	Hanking Center	Shenzhen	2018	359 m / 1,177 ft	65	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
78	Gevora Hotel	Dubai	2017	356 m / 1,169 ft	75	Steel Over Concrete	Hotel
79	Il Primo Tower	Dubai	2023	356 m / 1,168 ft	79	All-Concrete	Residential
79	Galaxy Yabao Twin Tower 1	Shenzhen	2023	356 m / 1,168 ft	74	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
79	Galaxy Yabao Twin Tower 2	Shenzhen	2023	356 m / 1,168 ft	74	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
82	JW Marriott Marquis T1	Dubai	2012	355 m / 1,166 ft	82	All-Concrete	Hotel
82	JW Marriott Marquis T2	Dubai	2013	355 m / 1,166 ft	82	All-Concrete	Hotel
84	Emirates Tower One	Dubai	2000	355 m / 1,163 ft	54	Composite	Office
85	Raffles City Chongqing T3N	Chongqing	2019	354 m / 1,163 ft	79	Concrete-Steel Composite	Residential/Retail
85	Raffles City Chongqing T4N	Chongqing	2019	354 m / 1,163 ft	74	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office/Retail
87	OKO – Residential Tower	Moscow	2015	354 m / 1,162 ft	90	All-Concrete	Res/Apt/Hotel
88	Central Bank of Türkiye	Istanbul	2024	354 m / 1,161 ft	62	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
89	The Torch	Dubai	2011	352 m / 1,155 ft	86	All-Concrete	Residential
90	Forum 66 Tower 1	Shenyang	2015	351 m / 1,150 ft	68	Concrete-Steel Composite	Hotel/Office
91	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	2012	350 m / 1,149 ft	60	All-Concrete	Office
92	Xi’an Int. Financial Center	Xi’an	2022	350 m / 1,148 ft	75	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
93	Spring City 66	Kunming	2019	349 m / 1,145 ft	61	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office
94	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	348 m / 1,140 ft	85	All-Steel	Hotel/Office/Retail
95	Aon Center	Chicago	1973	346 m / 1,136 ft	83	All-Steel	Office
96	The Center	Hong Kong	1998	346 m / 1,135 ft	73	All-Steel	Office
97	NEVA TOWERS 2	Moscow	2020	345 m / 1,132 ft	79	All-Concrete	Residential
98	Xiamen Cross Strait Fin. Ctr	Xiamen	2025	344 m / 1,128 ft	68	Composite	Office
99	875 North Michigan Ave	Chicago	1969	344 m / 1,128 ft	100	All-Steel	Office
100	Shimao Global Financial Ctr	Changsha	2019	343 m / 1,125 ft	74	Concrete-Steel Composite	Office