List of future tallest buildings

This list of future tallest buildings ranks the tallest buildings in the world which are proposed, approved or under construction. It includes buildings 427-m or 1,400ft or taller but not other structures such as towers, poles, and antennae cables. Heights are indicated by structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas. All height values and the definitions of proposed and under construction are according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[1] Only proposed and under construction buildings are included here. All vision buildings are listed at List of visionary tall buildings and structures.

This article is about the future tallest buildings according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. For list of all visionary tall buildings, see List of visionary tall buildings and structures.

Future buildings

INFO   Building is currently under construction.   Building is approved/proposed.   Building is on-hold.

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year of completion	Notes
1	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1008 m	3,307 ft	167	?	Will become the tallest building in the world. Has been on hold as the major funder of the project has been jailed.[2]
2	Burj Mubarak al-Kabir	Kuwait	Kuwait	1001 m	3,284 ft	234	-	Will become the tallest building in Kuwait. The skyscraper has been at the proposal stage since 2007.[3]
3	Dubai One Tower	Dubai	UAE	711 m	2,333 ft	161	-	This skyscraper has been at the proposal stage since 2015. [4]
4	Shimao Shenzhen–Hong Kong International Centre	Shenzhen	China	700 m	2,297 ft	140	2024	Will become the tallest building in China.[5]
4	Tower M	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	700 m	2,297 ft	145	2030	Will become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.[6]
6	Merdeka 118	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	644 m	2,113 ft	118	2021	Will become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Also known as "Merdeka PNB118".[7]
7	H700 Shenzhen Tower	Shenzhen	China	642 m	2,106 ft	128	-	Has been in proposal stage in 2016.[8]
8	Signature Tower Jakarta	Jakarta	Indonesia	638 m	2,093 ft	113	2025	Will become the tallest building in Indonesia.[9]
9	Changchun World Trade Center	Changchun	China	631 m	2,070 ft	126	-	[10]
10	Al-Aman World Capital Center	Colombo	Sri Lanka	625 m	2,051 ft	117	-	Will become the tallest building in Sri Lanka.[11]
11	Grand Rama 9	Bangkok	Thailand	615 m	2,018 ft	126	-	Originally called Rama IX Super Tower. Will become the tallest building in Thailand.[12]
12	Tradewinds Square Tower A	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	608 m	1,995 ft	110	-	[13]
13	Goldin Finance 117	Tianjin	China	597 m	1,957 ft	117	2020	[14]
14	Nexus Tower	Shenzhen	China	595 m	1,952 ft	124	?	[15]
16	Rose Rock International Finance Center	Tianjin	China	588 m	1,929 ft	124	?	[16]
16	Baoneng Binhu Center Tower 1	Hefei	China	588 m	1,929 ft	119	2024	[17]
18	Entisar Tower	Dubai	UAE	570 m	1,706 ft	111	?	Started construction but was put on hold[18]
19	Hyundai Global Business Center	Seoul	South Korea	569 m	1,867 ft	105	2026	Will become the tallest building in South Korea.[19]
20	Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center	Shenyang	China	568 m	1,864 ft	114	?	Began construction but put on hold[20]
21	Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	560 m	1,837 ft	133	2024	Will become the tallest building(s) in Cambodia and the tallest twin towers in the world.[21]
21	Greenland Centre Nanjing	Nanjing	China	560 m	1,837 ft	107	?	[22]
23	Burj Jumeirah	Dubai	UAE	550 m	1,800 ft	?	2023	[23]
24	Al Noor Tower	Casablanca	Morocco	540 m	1,772 ft	114	?	Will become the tallest building in Morocco and Africa.[24]
25	Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower	Guiyang	China	521 m	1,709 ft	109	?	[25]
26	Tower 120	Ramat Gan	Israel	520 m	1,706 ft	120	?	[26]
27	Jinan IFC Landmark Tower	Jinan	China	518 m	1,699 ft	135	?	[27]
27	Evergrande International Financial Center T1	Hefei	China	518 m	1,699 ft	112	-	Construction started since 2016 put was put on hold in late 2019[28]
27	Dalian Greenland Center	Dalian	China	518 m	1,699 ft	88	?	Began construction but put on hold[29]
30	Pentominium	Dubai	UAE	516 m	1,693 ft	122	?	Began construction but put on hold[30]
31	Caiwuwei Center	Shenzhen	China	500 m[31]	1,640 ft	169	?	[32]
32	Silkroad International Center	Xian	China	498 m[33]	1,644 ft	101	2024	[34]
33	Hengqin Headquarters Tower 2	Zhuhai	China	490 m	1,608 ft	106	?	Began construction but put on hold[35]
34	ASE Center	Chongqing	China	486 m	1,594 ft	88	?	[36]
35	Jumeirah Business Bay Tower	Dubai	UAE	485 m	1,591 ft	100	?	[37]
36	Houjie International Home Furniture Center Building	Dongguan	China	480 m	1,575 ft	102	?	[38]
36	Kunshan Centre	Suzhou	China	480 m	1,575 ft	?	?	[39]
38	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	China	476 m	1,562 ft	97	2020	Height reduced from 636 m to 476 m over air traffic concerns.[40]
39	Chushang Building	Wuhan	China	475 m	1,558 ft	111	2023	[41]
39	Wuhan Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre	Wuhan	China	475 m	1,558 ft	85	2026	[42]
41	Tower Fifth	New York	United States	474 m	1,556 ft	96	-	[43]
42	SRG Tower	Dubai	UAE	473 m	1,552 ft	111	2022	[44]
43	Tianjin R&F Guangdong Tower	Tianjin	China	468 m	1,535 ft	91	?	[45]
43	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	China	468 m	1,535 ft	101	2021	[46]
45	Legacy Tower	Dhaka	Bangladesh	466 m	1,528 ft	96	2026	Will become the tallest building in Bangladesh and South Asia.[47]
46	Baoneng Binhu Center Tower 2	Hefei	China	465 m	1,526 ft	96	2028	[48]
47	Corporate Avenue 1	Chongqing	China	458 m	1,503 ft	99	2022	[49]
48	Tianshan Gate of the World Plots 27 and 28	Shijiazhuang	China	450 m	1,476 ft	106	2025	[50]
49	Tower Infinity	Incheon	South Korea	448 m	1,470 ft	26	2023	[51]
50	Circle 36	Bangkok	Thailand	447 m	1,467 ft	110	-	[52]
51	Marina 106	Dubai	UAE	445 m	1,460 ft	107	?	Began construction but put on hold[53]
52	World One	Mumbai	India	442 m	1,450 ft	117	?	Began construction but put on hold
53	350 Park Avenue	New York	United States	442 m	1,450 ft	72	2027	[54]
54	One Bangkok O4H4	Bangkok	Thailand	436 m	1,430 ft	92	2025	[55]
55	Riverview Plaza	Wuhan	China	436 m	1,430 ft	73	2021	[56]
56	Tribune East Tower	Chicago	United States	433 m	1,422 ft	113	-	[57]
57	Diamond Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	432 m	1,417 ft	93	2021	[58]
58	JW Marriott International Finance Centre	Chongqing	China	431 m	1,414 ft	102	?	[59]
59	Shandong IFC	Jinan	China	428 m	1,404 ft	86	2022	[60]

Tallest by country

Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE, the current tallest building in the world

China will be home to 21 of the world's tallest 50 skyscrapers by 2020.

Dubai will have four of the world's future tallest 50 buildings, including the world's current tallest.

New York City will have five of the world's future tallest 50 buildings, with two of these currently under construction.

This section lists the total number of future tallest buildings by country.

24

China

7

UAE

4

USA

3

Malaysia

3

Thailand

2	South Korea

2	Saudi Arabia

1	Bangladesh

1

Cambodia

1

India

1

Indonesia

1

Israel

1

Kuwait

1

Morocco

1

Pakistan

1

Sri Lanka

Tallest by city

Listed here are the cities with multiple future tallest buildings in the world.

4

Dubai

3	Kuala Lumpur

3

Suzhou

3

Tianjin

2

Hefei

Tallest by continent

The following table is a list of the future tallest buildings by each continent. Buildings included are either under construction, on hold or proposed.

Continent	Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Built	Status
Asia (see: list[61])	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1,008 m	3,307 ft	167	2021	On hold[62]
North America (see: list)	Central Park Tower	New York	United States	472 m	1,550 ft	99	2020	Under construction
Europe (see: list)	Akhmat Tower	Grozny	Russia	435 m	1,427 ft	102	2020	On hold
Africa (see: list)	Al Noor Tower	Casablanca	Morocco	540 m	1,772 ft	114	?	Proposed
Oceania (see: list)	Southbank by Beulah Tower 1	Melbourne	Australia	366.1 m	1,201 ft	102	2023	Approved [63]
South America (see: list)	Forza Tower	Bogota	Colombia	460 m	1,509 ft	116	?	Proposed [64]

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