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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). The list is maintained by Emporis.
  • highest point on the building (source unknown)

Only buildings with continuous occupiable floors (high rise buildings) are included. The lists include completed buildings, as well as buildings which have been topped out but are not yet complete.

Ranking criteria and its alternatives

Emporis ranks the buildings by highest architectural structural element, which means :

  • height of spire, statues (or any other architecturally integral element) count towards the height of the building
  • height of antenna, flagpole (or other detail not classified as architecturally integral element) does not count towards the height of the building
  • roof height is only relevant if no higher architecturally integral element is present
A comparison of
Sears Tower (#4)
Taipei 101 (#1)
Petronas Towers (#2-3)
Empire State Building (#10)

This naturally hurts the rankings of buildings without spires, or with antennas instead of spires. The most famous such discrepancy is that Malaysian Petronas Towers (with spire on top) is ranked higher than the US Sears Tower (with antenna on top) despite having lower roof and lower highest point (of spire/antenna).

Alternative lists of high buildings are maintained by nongovernmental US organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. These lists, first defined and compiled in 1996 in order to keep Petronas Towers from topping Sears Tower, rank buildings in four categories: height of structural or architectural top; height of highest occupied floor; height to the top of roof; height to top of any part of the building. Currently Taipei 101 tops all categories except highest point one, where Sears Tower is in the lead.


Highest skyscrapers by architectural detail (top 200)

(Note: Destroyed buildings not included, notably the World Trade Center which would be in the top 10) Adapted from

Rank Building City Country Height Floors Built
1 Taipei 101 Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 509 m 1,671 ft 101 2004
2 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
3 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
4 Sears Tower Chicago US 442 m 1,451 ft 108 1974
5 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai People’s Republic of China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1998
6 Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 415 m 1,362 ft 88 2003
7 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou People’s Republic of China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997
8 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996
9 Empire State Building New York City US 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931
10 Central Plaza Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992
11 Bank of People’s Republic of China Tower Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 367 m 1,205 ft 72 1990
12 Emirates Office Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000
13 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Republic of China (Taiwan) 348 m 1,140 ft 85 1997
14 Aon Center Chicago US 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973
15 The Centre Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998
16 John Hancock Center Chicago US 344 m 1,127 ft 100 1969
17 Shimao International Plaza Shanghai People’s Republic of China 333 m 1,093 ft 60 2006
18 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan People’s Republic of China 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2006
19 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330 m 1,083 ft 105 1992
20 Q1 Gold Coast Australia 323 m 1,058 ft 78 2005
21 Burj Al Arab Dubai United Arab Emirates 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999
22 Chrysler Building New York City US 319 m 1,046 ft 77 1930
23 Nina Tower I Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 319 m 1,046 ft 80 2006
24 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta US 312 m 1,023 ft 55 1992
25 US Bank Tower Los Angeles US 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1990
26 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001
27 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai United Arab Emirates 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000
28 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago US 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989
29 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston US 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982
30 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304 m 997 ft 85 1997
31 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago US 303 m 995 ft 64 1990
32 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302 m 992 ft 41 2002
33 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 298 m 978 ft 72 1976
34 Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 297 m 975 ft 91 2006
35 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 296 m 972 ft 70 1993
36 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston US 296 m 972 ft 71 1983
37 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago US 293 m 961 ft 65 1990
38 SEG Plaza Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 292 m 957 ft 70 2000
39 American International Building New York City US 290 m 952 ft 66 1932
40 Key Tower Cleveland US 289 m 947 ft 57 1991
41 Plaza 66 Shanghai People’s Republic of China 288 m 945 ft 66 2001
42 One Liberty Place Philadelphia US 288 m 945 ft 61 1987
43 Columbia Center Seattle US 285 m 937 ft 76 1985
44 Tomorrow Square Shanghai People’s Republic of China 285 m 934 ft 55 2003
45 Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing People’s Republic of China 283 m 929 ft 60 2005
46 Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 283 m 928 ft 62 1999
47 The Trump Building New York City US 283 m 927 ft 70 1930
48 Bank of America Plaza Dallas US 281 m 921 ft 72 1985
49 Republic Plaza Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1995
50 OUB Centre Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 63 1986
51 UOB Plaza One Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992
52 Citigroup Center New York City US 279 m 915 ft 59 1977
53 Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai People’s Republic of China 278 m 913 ft 61 2002
54 Scotia Plaza Toronto Canada 275 m 902 ft 68 1988
55 Williams Tower Houston US 275 m 901 ft 64 1983
56 Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan People’s Republic of China 273 m 896 ft 58 1998
57 Renaissance Tower Dallas US 270 m 886 ft 56 1974
58 Dapeng International Plaza Guangzhou People’s Republic of China 269 m 884 ft 56 2004
59 21st Century Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 269 m 883 ft 55 2003
60 Al Faisaliyah Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia 267 m 876 ft 30 2000
61 900 North Michigan Chicago US 265 m 871 ft 66 1989
62 Bank of America Corporate Center Charlotte US 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
63 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta US 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
64 Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai People’s Republic of China 265 m 869 ft 52 2002
65 Triumph-Palace Moscow Russia 264 m 866 ft 61 2004
66 120 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 264 m 866 ft 52 1991
67 Samsung Tower Palace 3 - Tower G Seoul South Korea 264 m 865 ft 73 2004
68 Trump World Tower New York City US 262 m 861 ft 72 2001
69 Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 262 m 860 ft 48 1998
70 Water Tower Place Chicago US 262 m 859 ft 74 1976
71 Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai People’s Republic of China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
72 Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai People’s Republic of China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
73 Aon Center Los Angeles US 262 m 858 ft 62 1973
74 TD/Canada Trust Tower Toronto Canada 261 m 856 ft 53 1990
75 101 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 260m 853 ft 50 1991
76 Post & Telecommunication Hub Guangzhou People’s Republic of China 260 m 853 ft 66 2003
77 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco US 260 m 853 ft 48 1972
78 Chase Tower Chicago US 259 m 850 ft 60 1969
79 GE Building New York City US 259 m 850 ft 69 1933
80 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt Germany 259 m 850 ft 56 1997
81 PBCOM Tower Makati Philippines 259 m 848 ft 55 2000
82 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia US 258 m 848 ft 58 1990
83 Park Tower Chicago US 257 m 844 ft 67 2000
84 MesseTurm Frankfurt Germany 257 m 842 ft 55 1990
85 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh US 256 m 841 ft 64 1970
86 Sorrento 1 Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 256 m 841 ft 75 2003
87 Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower Seoul South Korea 256 m 840 ft 69 2003
88 Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano Japan 256 m 840 ft 56 1996
89 New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing People’s Republic of China 255 m 837 ft 48 2006
90 Langham Place Office Tower Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 255 m 837 ft 59 2004
91 The Harbourside Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 255 m 837 ft 75 2003
92 Capital Tower Singapore Singapore 254 m 833 ft 52 2000
93 Highcliff Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 252 m 828 ft 72 2003
94 Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Shanghai People’s Republic of China 252 m 827 ft 42 2005
95 Osaka World Trade Center Building Osaka Japan 252 m 827 ft 55 1995
96 Rialto Towers Melbourne Australia 251 m 824 ft 63 1986
97 Jiali Plaza Wuhan People’s Republic of China 251 m 823 ft 61 1997
98 Chelsea Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 250 m 820 ft 49 2005
99 Wisma 46 Jakarta Indonesia 250 m 820 ft 48 1996
100 One Atlantic Center Atlanta US 250 m 820 ft 50 1987
101 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing People’s Republic of China 250 m 820 ft 63 2007
102 KLI 63 Building Seoul South Korea 249 m 817 ft 60 1985
103 Central Park Perth Australia 249 m 817 ft 52 1992
104 CitySpire Centre New York City US 248 m 814 ft 75 1989
105 Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub Hangzhou People’s Republic of China 248 m 814 ft 41 2003
106 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City US 248 m 813 ft 60 1961
107 State Tower Bangkok Thailand 247 m 811 ft 68 2001
108 Chase Tower Indianapolis US 247 m 811 ft 49 1990
109 Conde Nast Building New York City US 247 m 809 ft 48 1999
110 MetLife Building New York City US 246 m 808 ft 60 1963
111 Bloomberg Tower New York City US 246 m 806 ft 54 2005
112 One Raffles Quay North Tower Singapore Singapore 245 m 804 ft 50 2006
113 JR Central Office Tower Nagoya Japan 245 m 804 ft 51 2000
114 Shin Kong Life Tower Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 245 m 803 ft 51 1993
115 City Gate Ramat Gan Israel 244 m 801 ft 68 2001
116 Chifley Tower Sydney Australia 244 m 801 ft 50 1992
117 Menara Maybank Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 244 m 799 ft 50 1988
118 Tokyo City Hall, Tower I Tokyo Japan 243 m 799 ft 48 1991
119 Citigroup Centre Sydney Australia 243 m 797 ft 50 2000
120 The Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 243 m 796 ft 54 2002
121 Dalian World Trade Center Dalian People’s Republic of China 242 m 794 ft 50 2000
122 Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia US 241 m 792 ft 54 1990
123 Woolworth Building New York City US 241 m 792 ft 57 1913
124 IDS Tower Minneapolis US 241 m 792 ft 55 2002
125 Maxdo Centre Shanghai People’s Republic of China 241 m 792 ft 55 2002
126 Bank of People’s Republic of China Mansion Qingdao People’s Republic of China 241 m 791 ft 54 1999
127 John Hancock Tower Boston US 241 m 790 ft 60 1976
128 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower Miami US 240 m 789 ft 64 2003
129 Manulife Plaza Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 240 m 789 ft 52 1998
130 Panglin Plaza Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 240 m 787 ft 57 1999
131 Moscow State University Moscow Russia 240 m 787 ft 36 1953
132 NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building Tokyo Japan 240 m 787 ft 28 2000
133 Sunshine 60 Building Tokyo Japan 240 m 787 ft 60 1978
134 Bank One Center Dallas US 240 m 787 ft 60 1987
135 Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower Seoul South Korea 239 m 785 ft 63 2003
136 Commerce Court West Toronto Canada 239 m 784 ft 57 1972
137 Deutsche Bank Place Sydney Australia 239 m 784 ft 39 2005
138 Roppongi Hills Mori Tower Tokyo Japan 238 m 781 ft 54 2003
139 30 Hudson Street Jersey City US 238 m 781 ft 42 2004
140 Empire Tower Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 238 m 781 ft 62 1994
141 Tianjin Xinda Plaza Tianjin People’s Republic of China 238 m 781 ft 51 2004
142 Bank of America Center Houston US 780 ft 56 1983
143 Bank of America Center San Francisco US 237 m 779 ft 52 1969
144 One Worldwide Plaza New York City US 237 m 778 ft 50 1989
145 225 South Sixth Minneapolis US 237 m 776 ft 56 1992
146 Wells Fargo Center Minneapolis US 235 m 773 ft 57 1988
147 One Corporate Centre (Under Construction) Mandaluyong Philippines 236 m 773 ft 54 --
148 Sorrento 2 Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 236 m 773 ft 66 2003
149 Washington Mutual Tower Seattle US 235 m 772 ft 55 1988
150 One Canada Square London UK 235 m 771 ft 50 1991
151 191 Peachtree Tower Atlanta US 235 m 770 ft 50 1990
152 Temasek Tower Singapore Singapore 235 m 770 ft 52 1986
153 Tokyo Opera City Tower Tokyo Japan 234 m 768 ft 54 1997
154 Tower Palace One, Tower B Seoul South Korea 234 m 767 ft 66 2002
155 Three First National Plaza Chicago US 234 m 767 ft 57 1981
156 Wachovia Financial Center Miami US 233 m 764 ft 55 1984
157 The Harbourfront Landmark Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 233 m 763 ft 70 2001
158 Shinjuku Park Tower Tokyo Japan 233 m 763 ft 52 1994
159 International Ocean Shipping Building Shanghai People’s Republic of China 232 m 762 ft 50 2000
160 Heritage Plaza Houston US 232 m 762 ft 53 1987
161 Suzhou Xindi Center Suzhou People’s Republic of China 232 m 761 ft 54 2006
162 Menara KOMTAR Penang Malaysia 232 m 760 ft 65 1985
163 The Arch Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 231 m 758 ft 65 2005
164 Carnegie Hall Tower New York City US 231 m 757 ft 60 1991
165 Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw Poland 231 m 757 ft 33 1955
166 Chicago Title and Trust Building Chicago US 230 m 756 ft 50 1992
167 1100 Louisiana Houston US 230 m 756 ft 55 1980
168 Bear Stearns World Headquarters New York City US 230 m 755 ft 47 2001
169 World Tower Sydney Australia 230 m 755 ft 73 2004
170 AXA Center New York City US 229 m 752 ft 54 1986
171 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York City US 229 m 750 ft 54 1971
172 One Penn Plaza New York City US 229 m 750 ft 57 1972
173 Two California Plaza Los Angeles US 229 m 750 ft 52 1992
174 Prudential Tower Boston US 229 m 750 ft 52 1964
175 Time Warner Center North Tower New York City US 229 m 750 ft 55 2004
176 Time Warner Center South Tower New York City US 229 m 750 ft 55 2004
177 Gas Company Tower Los Angeles US 228 m 749 ft 52 1991
178 Golden Business Center Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 228 m 748 ft 50 2004
179 MLC Centre Sydney Australia 228 m 748 ft 60 1977
180 Cosco Tower Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 228 m 748 ft 53 1998
181 Trade Tower Seoul South Korea 228 m 748 ft 54 1988
182 60 Wall Street New York City US 227 m 745 ft 55 1989
183 One Astor Plaza New York City US 227 m 745 ft 54 1972
184 Governor Phillip Tower Sydney Australia 227 m 745 ft 54 1993
185 Empire Tower 1 Bangkok Thailand 227 m 744 ft 62 1999
186 The Belcher's Tower 5 Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 227 m 744 ft 61 2001
187 The Belcher's Tower 6 Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 227 m 744 ft 61 2001
188 One Liberty Plaza New York City US 226 m 743 ft 54 1973
189 JR Central Hotel Tower Nagoya Japan 226 m 741 ft 53 2000
190 Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore Singapore 226 m 741 ft 73 1986
191 Bank of People’s Republic of China Tower Shanghai People’s Republic of China 226 m 741 ft 53 2000
192 20 Exchange Place New York City US 226 m 741 ft 57 1931
193 Centerpoint Energy Plaza Houston US 226 m 741 ft 47 1974
194 Seven World Trade Center New York City US 226 m 741 ft 49 2006
195 Two Union Square Seattle US 226 m 740 ft 56 1989
196 Bell Atlantic Tower Philadelphia US 225 m 739 ft 55 1991
197 Three World Financial Center New York City US 225 m 739 ft 51 1986
198 Shenzhen World Trade Center Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 225 m 738 ft 50 2001
199 Shinjuku Mitsui Building Tokyo Japan 225 m 738 ft 55 1974
200 Torre Mayor Mexico City Mexico 225 m 738 ft 55 2003

Alternative Measurements

Height to Roof
Many skyscraper afficianados are starting to prefer this measurement to determine tallest building in the world, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective aspect.






Height to Pinnacle
A large portion of skyscraper enthusiasts continue to prefer this measurement, as again, what extensions can and cannot be deemed "architectural" is highly subjective.
Rank Building City Jurisdiction Height Floors Built
1 Taipei 101 Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 1,469 ft 101 2004
2 Sears Tower Chicago Illinois 1,454 ft 108 1974
(3) 2 World Trade Center New York City New York 1,368 ft 110 1973
(4) 1 World Trade Center New York City New York 1,362 ft 110 1972
3,4 Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1,360 ft 88 1998
5 2 International Finance Centre Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 1,335 ft 90 2003
6 Jin Mao Building Shanghai People’s Republic of China 1,275 ft 93 1998
7 Empire State Building New York City New York 1,250 ft 102 1932
8 Tuntex 85 Sky Tower Kaohsiung Republic of China (Taiwan) 1,140 ft 85 1997
9 Aon Center Chicago Illinois 1,136 ft 83 1973
10 John Hancock Center Chicago Illinois 1,127 ft 100 1969
Rank Building City Country Height Floors Built
1 Sears Tower Chicago US 527 m 1,729 ft 108 1974
(2) 1 World Trade Center New York City US 526 m 1,724 ft 110 1972
2 Taipei 101 Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 508 m 1,671 ft 101 2004
3 John Hancock Center Chicago US 457 m 1,500 ft 100 1969
4 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
6 Empire State Building New York City US 449 m 1,472 ft 102 1931
7 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai People’s Republic of China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1998
8 International Finance Centre Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 416 m 1,364 ft 88 2003
(9) 2 World Trade Center New York City US 415 m 1,362 ft 110 1973
9 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou People’s Republic of China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997
10 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996
11 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Republic of China (Taiwan) 378 m 1,240 ft 85 1997
12 Central Plaza Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992
13 Bank of People’s Republic of China Tower Hong Kong People’s Republic of China 367 m 1,205 ft 72 1990
14 SEG Plaza Shenzhen People’s Republic of China 356 m 1,167 ft 70 2000

Selected high buildings

Sydney Tower, taken 14 April, 2005
File:Hopewell1 orthogonal.jpg
Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong
Singer Building, New York
Jin Mao Building, Shanghai

See also: List of buildings

Observation towers and other structures

Macau Tower, Macau
See also: List of towers

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