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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 2,717 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. Petronas Tower 1   Kuala Lumpur 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
5. Petronas Tower 2   Kuala Lumpur 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
6. Nanjing Greenland Financi..   Nanjing 450 m 1,476 ft 66 2010
7. Willis Tower   Chicago 442 m 1,451 ft 108 1974
8. Guangzhou West Tower   Guangzhou 438 m 1,435 ft 103 2010
9. Jin Mao Tower   Shanghai 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999
10. Two International Finance..   Hong Kong 415 m 1,362 ft 88 2003
11. Trump International Hotel..   Chicago 415 m 1,362 ft 96 2009
12. CITIC Plaza   Guangzhou 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997
13. Shun Hing Square   Shenzhen 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996
14. Empire State Building   New York City 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931
15. Central Plaza   Hong Kong 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992
16. Bank of China Tower   Hong Kong 367 m 1,205 ft 70 1990
17. Bank of America Tower   New York City 366 m 1,200 ft 54 2009
18. Almas Tower   Dubai 363 m 1,191 ft 68 2009
19. Emirates Office Tower   Dubai 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000
20. Tuntex Sky Tower   Kaohsiung 348 m 1,140 ft 85 1997
21. Aon Center   Chicago 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973
22. The Center   Hong Kong 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998
23. John Hancock Center   Chicago 344 m 1,128 ft 100 1969
24. Rose Tower   Dubai 333 m 1,093 ft 72 2007
25. Shimao International Plaz..   Shanghai 333 m 1,093 ft 60 2006
26. Minsheng Bank Building   Wuhan 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2007
27. Ryugyong Hotel   Pyongyang 330 m 1,083 ft 105
28. China World Trade Center ..   Beijing 330 m 1,083 ft 74 2009
29. The Index   Dubai 328 m 1,076 ft 80 2010
30. Q1 Tower   Gold Coast City 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005
31. Burj Al Arab   Dubai 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999
32. Chrysler Building   New York City 319 m 1,046 ft 77 1930
33. Nina Tower   Hong Kong 319 m 1,046 ft 80 2007
34. New York Times Tower   New York City 319 m 1,046 ft 52 2007
35. HHHR Tower   Dubai 317 m 1,040 ft 72 2010
36. Bank of America Plaza   Atlanta 312 m 1,023 ft 55 1992
37. US Bank Tower   Los Angeles 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1989
38. Menara Telekom   Kuala Lumpur 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001
39. Jumeirah Emirates Towers ..   Dubai 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000
40. AT&T Corporate Center   Chicago 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989
41. The Address Downtown Duba..   Dubai 306 m 1,004 ft 63 2008
42. JPMorgan Chase Tower   Houston 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982
43. Baiyoke Tower II   Bangkok 304 m 997 ft 85 1997
44. Two Prudential Plaza   Chicago 303 m 995 ft 64 1990
45. Wells Fargo Plaza   Houston 302 m 992 ft 71 1983
46. Kingdom Centre   Riyadh 302 m 992 ft 41 2002
47. Moscow   Moscow 302 m 989 ft 76 2010
48. Aspire Tower   Doha 300 m 984 ft 36 2007
49. Arraya Center Office Towe..   Kuwait City 300 m 984 ft 60 2009
50. One Island East Centre   Hong Kong 298 m 979 ft 69 2008
51. First Bank Tower   Toronto 298 m 978 ft 72 1976
52. Shanghai Wheelock Square   Shanghai 298 m 978 ft 58 2010
53. Eureka Tower   Melbourne 297 m 975 ft 91 2006
54. Comcast Center   Philadelphia 297 m 973 ft 57 2008
55. Yokohama Landmark Tower   Yokohama 296 m 972 ft 73 1993
56. Emirates Crown   Dubai 296 m 971 ft 63 2008
57. 311 South Wacker   Chicago 293 m 961 ft 65 1990
58. SEG Plaza   Shenzhen 292 m 957 ft 70 2000
59. American International Bu..   New York City 290 m 952 ft 66 1932
60. Key Tower   Cleveland 289 m 947 ft 57 1991
61. Plaza 66   Shanghai 288 m 945 ft 66 2001
62. One Liberty Place   Philadelphia 288 m 945 ft 61 1987
63. Columbia Center   Seattle 285 m 937 ft 76 1985
64. Millennium Tower   Dubai 285 m 935 ft 60 2006
65. Tomorrow Square   Shanghai 285 m 934 ft 55 2003
66. Chongqing World Trade Cen..   Chongqing 283 m 929 ft 60 2005
67. Cheung Kong Centre   Hong Kong 283 m 928 ft 62 1999
68. The Trump Building   New York City 283 m 927 ft 70 1930
69. Bank of America Plaza   Dallas 281 m 921 ft 72 1985
70. Republic Plaza   Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1996
71. OUB Centre   Singapore 280 m 919 ft 63 1988
72. UOB Plaza One   Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992
73. Citigroup Center   New York City 279 m 915 ft 59 1977
74. Hong Kong New World Tower   Shanghai 278 m 913 ft 61 2002
75. Diwang International Comm..   Nanning 276 m 906 ft 54 2006
76. Scotia Plaza   Toronto 275 m 902 ft 68 1988
77. Williams Tower   Houston 275 m 901 ft 64 1983
78. Wuhan World Trade Tower   Wuhan 273 m 896 ft 58 1998
79. Renaissance Tower   Dallas 270 m 886 ft 56 1974
80. The Cullinan I   Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008
81. The Cullinan II   Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008
82. China International Cente..   Guangzhou 270 m 884 ft 62 2007
83. Dapeng International Plaz..   Guangzhou 269 m 884 ft 56
84. One Lujiazui   Shanghai 269 m 883 ft 47 2008
85. 21st Century Tower   Dubai 269 m 883 ft 55 2003
86. Naberezhnaya Tower C   Moscow 268 m 881 ft 61 2007
87. Al Faisaliyah Center   Riyadh 267 m 876 ft 30 2000
88. 900 North Michigan   Chicago 265 m 871 ft 66 1989
89. Bank of America Corporate..   Charlotte 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
90. SunTrust Plaza   Atlanta 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
91. Al Kazim Tower 1   Dubai 265 m 869 ft 53 2008
92. Al Kazim Tower 2   Dubai 265 m 869 ft 53 2008
93. Bocom Financial Towers   Shanghai 265 m 869 ft 52 2002
94. 120 Collins Street   Melbourne 265 m 869 ft 52 1991
95. Triumph-Palace   Moscow 264 m 866 ft 54 2005
96. Tower Palace Three, Tower..   Seoul 264 m 865 ft 73 2004
97. Trump World Tower   New York City 262 m 861 ft 72 2001
98. Shenzhen Special Zone Pre..   Shenzhen 262 m 860 ft 48 1998
99. Water Tower Place   Chicago 262 m 859 ft 74 1976
100. Grand Gateway Shanghai I   Shanghai 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
101. Grand Gateway Shanghai II   Shanghai 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
102. Aon Center   Los Angeles 262 m 858 ft 62 1973
103. Grand Lisboa   Macao 261 m 856 ft 47 2008
104. Sapphire   Istanbul 261 m 856 ft 54 2010
105. The Masterpiece   Hong Kong 261 m 856 ft 64 2007
106. Canada Trust Tower   Toronto 261 m 856 ft 53 1990
107. 101 Collins Street   Melbourne 260 m 853 ft 50 1991
108. Fortune Plaza Office Buil..   Beijing 260 m 853 ft 63 2008
109. The Vision Tower   Dubai 260 m 853 ft 60 2010
110. Dual Tower 1   Manama 260 m 853 ft 53 2007
111. Dual Tower 2   Manama 260 m 853 ft 53 2007
112. Post & Telecommunication ..   Guangzhou 260 m 853 ft 66 2003
113. Transamerica Pyramid   San Francisco 260 m 853 ft 48 1972
114. Chase Tower   Chicago 259 m 850 ft 60 1969
115. GE Building   New York City 259 m 850 ft 69 1933
116. Commerzbank Tower   Frankfurt am Main 259 m 850 ft 58 1997
117. PBCOM Tower   Makati 259 m 848 ft 55 2000
118. Two Liberty Place   Philadelphia 258 m 848 ft 58 1990
119. Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel   Chongqing 258 m 846 ft 60 2004
120. Park Tower   Chicago 257 m 844 ft 67 2000
121. St. Petersburg   Moscow 257 m 843 ft 65 2010
122. MesseTurm   Frankfurt am Main 257 m 842 ft 55 1990
123. U.S. Steel Tower   Pittsburgh 256 m 841 ft 64 1970
124. Sorrento 1   Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003
125. Emirates Marina Serviced ..   Dubai 256 m 840 ft 59 2007
126. Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe..   Seoul 256 m 840 ft 69 2003
127. Rinku Gate Tower Building   Izumisano 256 m 840 ft 56 1996
128. New Century Plaza Tower A   Nanjing 255 m 837 ft 52 2006
129. Langham Place Office Towe..   Hong Kong 255 m 837 ft 59 2004
130. Capital Tower   Singapore 253 m 830 ft 52 2000
131. Highcliff   Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003
132. Bank of Shanghai Headquar..   Shanghai 252 m 827 ft 46 2005
133. Osaka World Trade Center   Osaka 252 m 827 ft 55 1995
134. The Harbourside   Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003
135. Rialto Towers   Melbourne 251 m 824 ft 63 1986
136. Jiali Plaza   Wuhan 251 m 823 ft 61 1997
137. Chelsea Tower   Dubai 250 m 820 ft 49 2005
138. Wisma 46   Jakarta 250 m 820 ft 50 1996
139. Park Tower   Beijing 250 m 820 ft 63 2007
140. One Atlantic Center   Atlanta 250 m 820 ft 50 1987
141. Torre Caja Madrid   Madrid 250 m 820 ft 45 2008
142. Aqua   Chicago 250 m 819 ft 81 2009
143. The Legacy at Millennium ..   Chicago 250 m 819 ft 73 2010
144. KLI 63 Building   Seoul 249 m 817 ft 60 1985
145. Central Park   Perth 249 m 817 ft 52 1992
146. Torre de Cristal   Madrid 249 m 817 ft 45 2008
147. CitySpire Center   New York City 248 m 814 ft 75 1987
148. Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub   Hangzhou 248 m 814 ft 41 2003
149. Mid Town Tower   Tokyo 248 m 813 ft 54 2007
150. One Chase Manhattan Plaza   New York City 248 m 813 ft 60 1961
151. State Tower   Bangkok 247 m 811 ft 68 2001
152. Chase Tower   Indianapolis 247 m 811 ft 49 1990
153. Midland Square   Nagoya 247 m 810 ft 40 2006
154. 4 Times Square   New York City 247 m 809 ft 48 1999
155. MetLife Building   New York City 246 m 808 ft 59 1963
156. Bloomberg Tower   New York City 246 m 806 ft 54 2005
157. One Raffles Quay North To..   Singapore 245 m 804 ft 50 2006
158. Al Fattan Tower   Dubai 245 m 804 ft 54 2006
159. JR Central Office Tower   Nagoya 245 m 804 ft 51 2000
160. Marina Bay Tower   Singapore 245 m 804 ft 70 2008
161. Oasis Beach Tower   Dubai 245 m 804 ft 51 2006
162. Shin Kong Life Tower   Taipei 245 m 803 ft 51 1993
163. City Gate Ramat Gan   Ramat Gan 244 m 801 ft 68 2001
164. Chifley Tower   Sydney 244 m 801 ft 50 1992
165. Arenco Tower   Dubai 244 m 800 ft 46 2008
166. Menara Maybank   Kuala Lumpur 244 m 799 ft 50 1988
167. Tokyo City Hall, Tower I   Tokyo 243 m 799 ft 48 1991
168. R&F Centre   Guangzhou 243 m 797 ft 54 2007
169. Citigroup Centre   Sydney 243 m 797 ft 50 2000
170. Dalian Futures Square 1   Dalian 243 m 797 ft 53 2008
171. Dalian Futures Square 2   Dalian 243 m 797 ft 53 2008
172. The Tower   Dubai 243 m 796 ft 54 2002
173. Zapad   Moscow 242 m 795 ft 62 2008
174. Dalian World Trade Center   Dalian 242 m 794 ft 50 2000
175. Mellon Bank Center   Philadelphia 241 m 792 ft 54 1990
176. Woolworth Building   New York City 241 m 792 ft 57 1913
177. IDS Tower   Minneapolis 241 m 792 ft 55 1973
178. Maxdo Centre   Shanghai 241 m 792 ft 55 2002
179. Bank of China Mansion   Qingdao 241 m 791 ft 54 1999
180. Hancock Place   Boston 241 m 790 ft 60 1976
181. Shenzhen Broadcasting Cen..   Shenzhen 241 m 790 ft 48 2001
182. Four Seasons Hotel & Towe..   Miami 240 m 789 ft 64 2003
183. Manulife Plaza   Hong Kong 240 m 789 ft 52 1998
184. Panglin Plaza   Shenzhen 240 m 787 ft 57 1999
185. Bahrain World Trade Centr..   Manama 240 m 787 ft 45 2008
186. Bahrain World Trade Centr..   Manama 240 m 787 ft 45 2008
187. Moscow State University   Moscow 240 m 787 ft 36 1953
188. NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Buildin..   Tokyo 240 m 787 ft 28 2000
189. Sunshine 60 Building   Tokyo 240 m 787 ft 60 1978
190. Deutsche Bank Place   Sydney 240 m 787 ft 39 2005
191. Comerica Bank Tower   Dallas 240 m 787 ft 60 1987
192. Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe..   Seoul 239 m 785 ft 63 2003
193. 300 North LaSalle   Chicago 239 m 785 ft 60 2009
194. Beijing TV Centre   Beijing 239 m 784 ft 41 2006
195. Commerce Court West   Toronto 239 m 784 ft 57 1972
196. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower   Tokyo 238 m 781 ft 54 2003
197. 30 Hudson Street   Jersey City 238 m 781 ft 42 2004
198. Cloud Nine   Shanghai 238 m 781 ft 58 2006
199. New World Center   Shenzhen 238 m 781 ft 53 2006
200. Tianjin Xinda Plaza   Tianjin 238 m 781 ft 51 2004

Last update: 2/2010.

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