List of tallest buildings

This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least 350 m. Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (see list of tallest buildings and structures).

Not to be confused with list of tallest freestanding structures or list of tallest structures.

The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2008.[1] The Burj Khalifa has been classified as Megatall.[2]

The tallest buildings in 2020

Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for over 3,800 years[3] until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in England in 1311. Until the completion of the Washington Monument in 1884 the world's tallest buildings were Christian churches and cathedrals in Europe. The early skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885, forming the basis for which the United States would hold the position of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed. Since then only two buildings have held the title: Taipei 101 in 2004 and Burj Khalifa in 2010.[4]

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia have experienced booms in skyscraper construction.

Ranking criteria and alternatives

The international non-profit organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was formed in 1969 and announces the title of "The World's Tallest Building" and sets the standards by which buildings are measured. It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world.[5] The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft).[5] However, the CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are complete, and some buildings included within the lists in this article are not considered finished by the CTBUH.

In 1996, as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Sears Tower was taller,[6] the council listed and ranked buildings in four categories:

• height to structural or architectural top;
• height to floor of highest occupied floor;
• height to top of roof (removed as category in November 2009);[7] and
• height to top of any part of the building.

Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, changes to which would substantially change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences. The Petronas Towers, with their spires, are thus ranked higher than the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) with its antennas, despite the Petronas Towers' lower roofs and lower highest point.

Until 1996, the world's tallest building was defined by the height to the top of the tallest architectural element, including spires but not antennae. This led to a rivalry between the Bank of Manhattan Building and the Chrysler Building. The Bank of Manhattan Building (i.e. 40 Wall Street) employed only a short spire and was 282.5 m (927 ft) 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 38.1 m (125 ft) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 318.9 m (1,046 ft), although it had a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires were excluded.

Upset by Chrysler's victory, Shreve & Lamb, the consulting architects of the Bank of Manhattan Building, wrote a newspaper article claiming that their building was actually the tallest, since it contained the world's highest usable floor, at 255 m (837 ft). They pointed out that the observation deck in the Bank of Manhattan Building was nearly 30 m (98 ft) above the top floor in the Chrysler Building, whose surpassing spire was strictly ornamental and inaccessible.[8]

At present, the Burj Khalifa tops the list by some margin, regardless of which criterion is applied.[9][10]

Tallest buildings in the world

As of 2020, this list includes all 75 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 350 metres (1,150 ft) or more, as assessed by their highest architectural feature. Of these, 37 are in China. Six of the last seven buildings to have held the record as 'tallest building' are still found in the list, with the exception being the North Tower of the original World Trade Center at 417 metres (1,368 ft) after its destruction in the September 11 attacks of 2001. If the twin towers had not been destroyed and One World Trade Center never built, the WTC towers would rank 34 and 35 on the list today.

bold	Denotes building that is or was once the tallest in the world

Rank	Name	Image	City	Country	Height[11]		Floors	Year	Notes
					m	ft
1	Burj Khalifa		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	828	2,717	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower		Shanghai	China	632	2,073	128	2015	The tallest twisted building.
3	Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower		Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601	1,971	120	2012	Tallest building with a clock face.
4	Ping An Finance Center		Shenzhen	China	599	1,965	115	2017	Shares the record of the highest observation deck with Shanghai Tower (#2) at 562 m.
5	Lotte World Tower		Seoul	South Korea	554.5	1,819	123	2016	Tallest building on the Korean Peninsula
6	One World Trade Center		New York City	United States	541.3	1,776	104	2014	Tallest building in the United States
7	Guangzhou CTF Finance Center		Guangzhou	China	530	1,739	111	2016
8	Tianjin CTF Finance Center		Tianjin		530	1,739	98	2018
9	China Zun		Beijing		528	1,732	108
10	Taipei 101		Taipei	Taiwan	508	1,667	101	2004	The world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
11	Shanghai World Financial Center		Shanghai	China	492	1,614	101	2008	Was the tallest building in China until the completion of the adjacent Shanghai Tower.
12	International Commerce Centre		Hong Kong		484	1,588	118	2010
13	Central Park Tower		New York City	United States	472	1,550	98	2020	Tallest residential building in the world. Topped out in September 2019.[12]
14	Lakhta Center		Saint Petersburg	Russia	462	1,516	86	2018	Tallest building in Europe since 2018.[13]
15	Landmark 81		Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	461.2	1,513	81	2018
16	Changsha IFS Tower T1		Changsha	China	452.1	1,483	88	2017
17	Petronas Tower 1		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	451.9	1,483	88	1998	Tallest twin towers in the world; were the world's tallest buildings upon completion in 1998, and the first tallest building since 1908 outside of the United States.
	Petronas Tower 2
19	Zifeng Tower		Nanjing	China	450	1,476	89	2010
	Suzhou IFS		Suzhou				92	2017
21	The Exchange 106		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	445.1	1,460	97	2018
22	Willis Tower		Chicago	United States	442.1	1,450	108	1974	Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower. It was the tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998.
23	KK100		Shenzhen	China	442	1,449	100	2011
24	Guangzhou International Finance Center		Guangzhou		440	1,440	103	2010
25	Wuhan Center		Wuhan		438	1,437	88	2016
26	111 West 57th Street		New York City	United States	435.3	1,428	82	2019
27	One Vanderbilt				427	1,401	67	2020
28	Dongguan International Trade Center 1		Dongguan	China	426.9	1,401	88	2019
29	432 Park Avenue		New York City	United States	425.5	1,396	88	2015	Third-tallest residential building in the world.^[10]
30	Marina 101		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	425	1,394	101
31	Trump International Hotel and Tower		Chicago	United States	423.2	1,388	98	2009
32	Jin Mao Tower		Shanghai	China	421	1,380	88	1999
33	Princess Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	414	1,358	101	2012
34	Al Hamra Tower		Kuwait City	Kuwait	412.6	1,354	80	2011
35	International Finance Centre		Hong Kong	China	412	1,352	88	2003
36	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower		Busan	South Korea	411.6	1,352	101	2019
37	Nanning China Resources Tower		Nanning	China	402.7	1,321	85	2018
39	Guiyang Financial Center Tower 1[14]		Guiyang	China	401	1,316	79	2021
39	China Resources Headquarters		Shenzhen	China	392.5	1,288	67	2017
40	23 Marina		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	392.4	1,287	89	2012
41	CITIC Plaza		Guangzhou	China	390.2	1,280	80	1996
42	Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1		Shenzhen		388.1	1,273	80	2017
43	30 Hudson Yards		New York City	United States	386.6	1,268	73	2018
44	Capital Market Authority Headquarters		Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	385	1,263	77	2016
45	Shun Hing Square		Shenzhen	China	384	1,260	69	1996
46	Eton Place Dalian Tower 1		Dalian		383	1,257	81	2015
47	Logan Century Center 1		Nanning		381.3	1,251	82	2017
48	Burj Mohammed bin Rashid		Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	381.2	1,251	88	2014
49	Empire State Building		New York City	United States	381	1,250	102	1931	Tallest building in the world from 1931 until 1972; tallest man-made structure in the world from 1931 to 1967; first building in the world to contain over 100 floors^[17][18]
50	Elite Residence		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	380.5	1,248	87	2012
51	Shenzhen Center		Shenzhen	China	375.6	1,232	80	2019
52	Central Plaza		Hong Kong		373.9	1,226	78	1992
53	Federation Tower (East Tower)		Moscow	Russia	373.7	1,226	95	2016
54	Dalian International Trade Center		Dalian	China	370.2	1,214	86	2018
55	Address Boulevard		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	370	1,214	72	2017
56	Haitian Center Tower 2 [15]		Qingdao	China	369	1,211	72	2020
57	Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A		Nanjing		368.1	1,208	76	2018
58	Bank of China Tower		Hong Kong		367	1,205	70	1990
59	Bank of America Tower		New York City	United States	365.8	1,200	56	2009
60	Vista Tower		Chicago	United States	362.9	1,191	101	2019
61	Almas Tower		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	360	1,181	68	2009
62	Hanking Center		Shenzhen	China	358.9	1,177	65	2017
63	Gevora Hotel		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	356.3	1,169	75	2012
64	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1					1,166	82
	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2				355
66	Emirates Office Tower				354.6	1,163	54	2000
67	Raffles City Chongqing T3N		Chongqing	China	354.5		79	2018
	Raffles City Chongqing T4N							2019
69	OKO Tower - South Tower		Moscow	Russia	354	1,160	85	2015
70	The Marina Torch		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	352	1,155	86	2011
71	Forum 66 Tower 1		Shenyang	China	350.6	1,150	68	2015
72	The Pinnacle		Guangzhou		350.3	1,149	60	2012
73	Xi An Glory International Financial Center		Xi'an		350	1,148	75	2017

Alternative measurements

Height to pinnacle (highest point)

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height, including all masts, poles, antennae, etc. in 2014

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 into use, when the Petronas Towers passed the Sears Tower (now named Willis 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.

If the World Trade Center towers were still standing today they would occupy numbers 12 (North Tower at 526.7 m (1,728 ft))[16] and 37 on the list (or 11 and 36, for it can be assumed the rebuilt One World Trade Center would have never been built).

†	Denotes building with pinnacle height higher than architectural

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background: #ececec;" ! Rank ! Building ! City ! Country ! colspan=2|Height ! Floors ! Built |- style="background-color:#9FC" |_row_count||[[Burj Khalifa]]†||[[Dubai]]||{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||829.8 m||2,722 ft||163||2010 |- |_row_count||[[Shanghai Tower]]||[[Shanghai]]||{{flag|China}}||632 m||2,073 ft||128||2015 |- |_row_count||[[Abraj Al-Bait Towers]]||[[Mecca]]||{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||601 m||1,971 ft||align=left|120||2012 |- |_row_count||[[Ping An Finance Center]]||[[Shenzhen]]||{{flag|China}}||599 m||1,965 ft||115||2016 |- |- style="background-color:#9FC" |_row_count||[[Lotte World Tower]]† ||[[Seoul]]||{{flag|South Korea}}||555.7 m||1,823 ft||123||2016 |- style="background-color:#9FC" |_row_count||[[One World Trade Center]]†||[[New York City]]||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}||546.2 m||1,792 ft||104||2014 |- | _row_count || [[Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre]] || [[Guangzhou]] || {{flag|China}} || 530 m || 1,739 ft || 111 || 2016 |- | _row_count_hold || [[Tianjin CTF Finance Centre]] || Tianjin || {{flag|China}} || 530 m || 1,739 ft || 98 || 2018 |- | _row_count || [[China Zun]] || [[Beijing]] || {{flag|China}} || 528 m || 1,732 ft || 108 || 2018 |- style="background-color:#9FC" | _row_count ||[[Willis Tower]]†||[[Chicago]]||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}||527 m||1,729 ft||108||1974 |- | _row_count ||[[Taipei 101]]||[[Taipei]]||{{flag|Taiwan}}||508 m||1,667 ft||101||2004 |- style="background-color:#9FC" | _row_count ||[[Shanghai World Financial Center]]† ||Shanghai||{{flag|China}}||494.3 m||1,622 ft||101||2008 |- | _row_count ||[[International Commerce Centre]]||[[Hong Kong]]||{{flag|China}}||484 m||1,588 ft||118||2010 <!-- |- | _row_count ||[[Wuhan Greenland Center]]||[[Wuhan]]||{{flag|China}}||475.6 m||1,560 ft||96||2019 --> |- | _row_count ||[[Central Park Tower]]||New York City||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}||472.4 m||1,550 ft||103||2020 |- style="background-color:#9FC" | _row_count || [[Landmark 81]]† ||[[Ho Chi Minh City]] || {{flag|Vietnam}} || 469.5 m || 1,540 ft || 81 || 2018 |- | _row_count || [[Lakhta Center]] || [[St. Petersburg]] ||{{flag|Russia}} || 462 m || 1,516 ft || 86 || 2018 |- style="background-color:#9FC" | _row_count ||[[John Hancock Center]]†||Chicago||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}||456.9 m||1,499 ft||100||1969 |- | _row_count || [[Changsha IFS Tower T1]] || [[Changsha]] || {{flag|China}} || 452 m || 1,483 ft || 94 || 2017 |- | _row_count ||[[Petronas Tower 1]]||Kuala Lumpur||{{flag|Malaysia}}||451.9 m||1,483 ft||88||1998 |- | _row_count_hold ||[[Petronas Tower 2]]||Kuala Lumpur||{{flag|Malaysia}}||451.9 m||1,483 ft||88||1998 |- | _row_count ||[[Zifeng Tower]]||[[Nanjing]]||{{flag|China}}||450 m||1,476 ft||89||2009 |- | _row_count_hold || [[Suzhou IFS]] || [[Suzhou]] || {{flag|China}} || 450 m || 1,476 ft || 98 || 2017 |- | _row_count || [[The Exchange 106]] || [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{flag|Malaysia}} || 445.1 m || 1,460 ft || 95 || 2018 |- style="background-color:#9FC" | _row_count ||[[Empire State Building]]†||New York City||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}||443.2 m||1,454 ft||102||1931 |- | _row_count ||[[Kingkey 100]]||[[Shenzhen]]||{{flag|China}}||442 m||1,449 ft||align=left|100||2011 |- | _row_count ||[[Guangzhou International Finance Center]]|| Guangzhou ||{{flag|China}}||438.6 m||1,445 ft||103||2009 |- | _row_count || [[Wuhan Center]] || Wuhan || {{flag|China}} || 438 m || 1,437 ft || 88 || 2017 |- | _row_count || [[111 West 57th Street]] || New York City || {{flag|United States}} || 435.3 m || 1,428 ft ||82 || 2019 |- | _row_count || [[Dongguan International Trade Center 1]] || [[Dongguan]] ||{{flag|China}} || 426.9 m || 1,401 ft || 88 || 2019 |- | _row_count || [[One Vanderbilt]] || New York City || {{flag|United States}} || 427 m || 1,401 ft || 58 || 2019 |- | _row_count ||[[432 Park Avenue]]|| New York City ||{{flag|United States}}||425.5 m||1,396 ft||85||2015 |- | _row_count || [[Marina 101]] || Dubai || {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} || 425 m || 1,394 ft || 101 || 2017 |- | _row_count ||[[Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)|Trump International Hotel and Tower]]||Chicago||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}||423.2 m||1,388 ft||96||2009 |- | _row_count ||[[Jin Mao Tower]]||Shanghai||{{flag|China}}||421 m||1,381 ft||88||1998 |- style="background-color:#9FC" | _row_count ||[[Princess Tower]]† ||Dubai||{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||414 m||1,358 ft||101||2012 |- | _row_count ||[[Al Hamra Tower]]||[[Kuwait City]]||{{flag|Kuwait}}||412.6 m||1,354 ft||80||2010 |- | _row_count ||[[Two International Finance Centre]]||Hong Kong||{{flag|China}}||412 m||1,352 ft||88||2003 |- | _row_count || [[Haeundae LCT The Sharp|Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower]] || [[Busan]] || {{flag|South Korea}} || 411.6 m || 1,350 ft || 101 || 2019 |- | _row_count || [[China Resources Centre Block A|Guangxi China Resources Tower]] || [[Nanning]] || {{flag|China}} || 402.7 m || 1,321 ft || 85 || 2018 |- | _row_count || [[Guiyang Financial Center Tower 1]]<ref name=gt/> || [[Guiyang]] || {{flag|China}} || 401 m || 1,316 ft || 79 || 2020 |- |}

Height to occupied floor

This height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background: #ececec;" ! Rank ! Building ! City ! Country ! Height ! Floors ! Built |- | _row_count || [[Burj Khalifa]]||[[Dubai]]||{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}|| {{cvt|584.5|m|ft}} ||163||2010 |- || _row_count || [[Shanghai Tower]]||[[Shanghai]]||{{flag|China}}|| {{cvt|583.4|m|ft}} ||128||2015 |- | _row_count || [[Ping An Finance Center]]||[[Shenzhen]]||{{flag|China}}|| {{cvt|562.2|m|ft}} ||115||2016 |- | _row_count || [[China Zun]] || [[Beijing]] || {{flag|China}} || {{cvt|515|m|ft}} || 108 || 2018 |- | _row_count || [[Lotte World Tower]] ||[[Seoul]]||{{flag|South Korea}}|| {{cvt|497.6|m|ft}} ||123||2016 |- | _row_count || [[Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre]] || [[Guangzhou]] || {{flag|China}} || {{cvt|495.5|m|ft}} || 111 || 2016 |- | _row_count || [[Abraj Al-Bait Towers]]||[[Mecca]]||{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}|| {{cvt|494.4|m|ft}} ||align=left|120||2012 |- | _row_count || [[Shanghai World Financial Center]] ||Shanghai||{{flag|China}}|| {{cvt|474|m|ft}} ||101||2008 <!-- |- | _row_count ||[[Wuhan Greenland Center]] || [[Wuhan]]||{{flag|China}}|| {{cvt|467|m|ft}}||96||2019 --> |- | _row_count ||[[International Commerce Centre]]||[[Hong Kong]]||{{flag|China}}|| {{cvt|468.8|m|ft}} ||118||2010 |- | _row_count ||[[Central Park Tower]]||[[New York City]]||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}||{{cvt|442|m|ft}} || 101 || 2020 |- | _row_count || [[Tianjin CTF Finance Centre]] || Tianjin || {{flag|China}} || {{cvt|439.4|m|ft}} || 98 || 2018 |- | _row_count ||[[Taipei 101]]||[[Taipei]]||{{flag|Taiwan}}|| {{cvt|438|m|ft}} ||101||2004 |- | _row_count || [[Changsha IFS Tower T1]] || [[Changsha]] || {{flag|China}} || {{cvt|437.1|m|ft}}|| 94 || 2017 |- | _row_count || [[KK100]] || Shenzhen || {{flag|China}} || {{cvt|427.1|m|ft}} || 100 || 2011 |- | _row_count || [[Guangzhou International Finance Center]] || Guangzhou || {{flag|China}} || {{cvt|415.1|m|ft}} || 103 || 2010 |- | _row_count ||[[Willis Tower]]||[[Chicago]]||{{flag|United States|size=23px}}|| {{cvt|412.7|m|ft}} ||108||1974 |- | _row_count || [[Suzhou IFS]] || [[Suzhou]] || {{flag|China}} || {{cvt|406.4|m|ft}} || 98 || 2017 |}

Buildings under construction

This is a list of buildings taller than 350 m that are currently under construction.[17] On-hold buildings whose construction was interrupted after it had reached a significantly advanced state are also listed.

Building	Planned architectural height	Floors	Planned completion	Country	City	Ref.
Jeddah Tower[note 1]	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	167+	?	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	[20]
Merdeka PNB118	644 m (2,113 ft)	118	2021	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	[21]
Goldin Finance 117[note 2]	596.6 m (1,957 ft)	128	2021	China	Tianjin
Suzhou Zhongnan Center	499.2 m (1,638 ft)	103	?	China	Suzhou	[22]
Greenland Centre	498 m (1,634 ft)	101	2024	China	Xi'an	[23]
Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center	498 m (1,634 ft)	104	2025	China	Nanjing	[24]
Wuhan Greenland Center[note 2]	475.6 m (1,560 ft)	97	2020	China	Wuhan
Chengdu Greenland Tower	468 m (1,535 ft)	116	2021	China	Chengdu
Corporate Avenue 1	468 m (1,535 ft)	99	2022	China	Chongqing	[25]
Tianshan Gate of the World	450 m (1,480 ft)	106	2025	China	Shijiazhuang	[26]
One Bangkok	436.1 m (1,431 ft)	92	2025	Thailand	Bangkok	[27]
World One[note 3]	442 m (1,450 ft)	117	?	India	Mumbai
Riverview Plaza	436 m (1,430 ft)	73	2021	China	Wuhan
Chongqing Tall Tower	431 m (1,414 ft)	101	2022		Chongqing	[28]
Shandong IFC	428 m (1,404 ft)	86			Jinan	[29]
Nanjing Financial City Tower 1	411 m (1,348 ft)	87	?		Nanjing	[30]
Ningbo Center Tower 1	409 m (1,342 ft)	80	2023		Ningbo	[31]
Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower	407 m (1,335 ft)	100	2022		Kunming	[32]
One Tower	405 m (1,329 ft)	101	2024	Russia	Moscow	[33]
Evergrande Center	393.9 m (1,292 ft)	71	2024	China	Shenzhen	[34]
Chengmai Center	388 m (1,273 ft)	70	2022	China	Shenzhen	[35]
Iconic Tower	385 m (1,263 ft)	90	2023	Egypt	Cairo	[36]
Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower	380 m (1,250 ft)	?	2021	China	Guiyang	[37]
Guangdong Business Center	375.5 m (1,232 ft)	60	2022		Guangzhou	[38]
Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower 1	370 m (1,210 ft)	78	2022	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	[39]
Coronation Square Tower 1	370 m (1,210 ft)	78	?		Johor Bahru	[40]
Xujiahui Center Tower 1	370 m (1,210 ft)	70	2023	China	Shanghai	[41]
Uptown Tower	370 m (1,210 ft)	78	2022	UAE	Dubai	[42]
Galaxy 1	369 m (1,211 ft)	84		China	Shenzhen	[43]
Galaxy 2	369 m (1,211 ft)				Shenzhen	[44]
Ciel Tower	365 m (1,198 ft)	77	2023	UAE	Dubai	[45]
Three Sixty West Tower B	361.2 m (1,185 ft)	90	?	India	Mumbai	[46]
Ping An Finance Center Tower 1	360 m (1,180 ft)	74	2023	China	Jinan	[47]
Huiyun Center[note 2]	359.2 m (1,178 ft)	80	2022	China	Shenzhen	[48]
Greenland Group Suzhou Center[note 2]	358 m (1,175 ft)	75	2020	China	Suzhou	[49]
Il Primo Tower 1	356 m (1,168 ft)	88	2021	UAE	Dubai	[50]
Agricultural Development Center Tower 1	350 m (1,150 ft)	?	?	China	Harbin	[51]

List by continent

The following list shows the tallest completed buildings located in each continent listed by greatest to least height (click on name of continent for continent-specific list):

Continent	Building	Height	Floor count	Completed	Country	City
Asia	Burj Khalifa	828 m (2,717 ft)	163	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
North America	One World Trade Center	541.3 m (1,776 ft)	104	2014	United States	New York City
Europe	Lakhta Center	462 m (1,516 ft)	86	2018	Russia	St. Petersburg
Australia	Q1	323 m (1,060 ft)	78	2005	Australia	Gold Coast
South America	Gran Torre Santiago[52]	300 m (980 ft)	64	2012	Chile	Santiago
Africa	The Leonardo	227 m (745 ft)	55	2019	South Africa	Johannesburg[53][54]
Antarctica	Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings[55]	15 m (49 ft)	—	2005[56]	N/A	McMurdo Station

See also

• History of the world's tallest buildings
• List of tallest buildings by height to roof
• List of tallest twin buildings and structures
• List of buildings with 100 floors or more
• List of architects of supertall buildings
• List of cities with the most skyscrapers
• List of future tallest buildings
• List of tallest buildings in Asia
• List of tallest buildings in Southeast Asia
• List of tallest buildings and structures in South Asia
• List of tallest buildings and structures
• List of largest buildings
• List of tallest freestanding structures
• List of tallest hotels
• List of tallest residential buildings
• List of tallest structures
• List of tallest structures by country
• Skyscraper Index
• Vanity height

Notes

1. Marked as under Construction by CTBUH, on-hold according to other sources[18][19]
2. Structurally Topped Out
3. On-hold, two thirds of height built

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External links

• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
• Emporis, international database and gallery of buildings
• Structurae, international database and gallery of structures
• BuildingHeights.org, alternative ranking of the world's 1000 tallest buildings