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 2,716 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. International Commerce Ce.. Hong Kong 484 m 1,588 ft 108 2010 5. Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 6. Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 7. Nanjing Greenland Financi.. Nanjing 450 m 1,476 ft 66 2010 8. Willis Tower Chicago 442 m 1,451 ft 108 1974 9. Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou 438 m 1,435 ft 103 2010 10. Jin Mao Tower Shanghai 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999 11. Two International Finance.. Hong Kong 415 m 1,362 ft 88 2003 12. Trump International Hotel.. Chicago 415 m 1,362 ft 96 2009 13. CITIC Plaza Guangzhou 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 14. Shun Hing Square Shenzhen 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 15. Empire State Building New York City 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931 16. Central Plaza Hong Kong 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992 17. Bank of China Tower Hong Kong 367 m 1,205 ft 70 1990 18. Bank of America Tower New York City 366 m 1,200 ft 58 2009 19. Almas Tower Dubai 363 m 1,191 ft 68 2009 20. Emirates Office Tower Dubai 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000 21. Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung 348 m 1,140 ft 85 1997 22. Aon Center Chicago 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 23. The Center Hong Kong 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998 24. John Hancock Center Chicago 344 m 1,128 ft 100 1969 25. Wenzhou Trade Center Wenzhou 333 m 1,094 ft 68 2010 26. Rose Tower Dubai 333 m 1,093 ft 72 2007 27. Shimao International Plaz.. Shanghai 333 m 1,093 ft 60 2006 28. Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2007 29. Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang 330 m 1,083 ft 105 30. China World Trade Center .. Beijing 330 m 1,083 ft 74 2009

31. The Index Dubai 328 m 1,076 ft 80 2010 32. Q1 Tower Gold Coast City 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005 33. Burj Al Arab Dubai 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999 34. Chrysler Building New York City 319 m 1,046 ft 77 1930 35. Nina Tower Hong Kong 319 m 1,046 ft 80 2007 36. New York Times Tower New York City 319 m 1,046 ft 52 2007 37. HHHR Tower Dubai 317 m 1,040 ft 72 2010 38. Bank of America Plaza Atlanta 312 m 1,023 ft 55 1992 39. US Bank Tower Los Angeles 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 40. Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 41. Ocean Heights Dubai 310 m 1,017 ft 82 2010 42. Sky Tower Abu Dhabi 310 m 1,017 ft 74 2010 43. Jumeirah Emirates Towers .. Dubai 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000 44. AT&T Corporate Center Chicago 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989

45. The Address Downtown Duba.. Dubai 306 m 1,004 ft 63 2008

46. JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 47. Northeast Asia Trade Towe.. Incheon 305 m 1,001 ft 70 2010 48. Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok 304 m 997 ft 85 1997 49. Two Prudential Plaza Chicago 303 m 995 ft 64 1990 50. Wells Fargo Plaza Houston 302 m 992 ft 71 1983 51. Kingdom Centre Riyadh 302 m 992 ft 41 2002 52. Moscow Moscow 302 m 989 ft 76 2010 53. Aspire Tower Doha 300 m 984 ft 36 2007 54. Arraya Center Office Towe.. Kuwait City 300 m 984 ft 60 2009 55. One Island East Centre Hong Kong 298 m 979 ft 69 2008 56. First Bank Tower Toronto 298 m 978 ft 72 1976 57. Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai 298 m 978 ft 58 2010 58. Eureka Tower Melbourne 297 m 975 ft 91 2006 59. Comcast Center Philadelphia 297 m 973 ft 57 2008 60. Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama 296 m 972 ft 73 1993 61. Emirates Crown Dubai 296 m 971 ft 63 2008 62. 311 South Wacker Chicago 293 m 961 ft 65 1990 63. SEG Plaza Shenzhen 292 m 957 ft 70 2000 64. American International Bu.. New York City 290 m 952 ft 66 1932 65. Key Tower Cleveland 289 m 947 ft 57 1991 66. Plaza 66 Shanghai 288 m 945 ft 66 2001 67. One Liberty Place Philadelphia 288 m 945 ft 61 1987

68. Columbia Center Seattle 285 m 937 ft 76 1985 69. Millennium Tower Dubai 285 m 935 ft 60 2006 70. Tomorrow Square Shanghai 285 m 934 ft 55 2003

71. Chongqing World Trade Cen.. Chongqing 283 m 929 ft 60 2005

72. Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong 283 m 928 ft 62 1999 73. The Trump Building New York City 283 m 927 ft 70 1930 74. Bank of America Plaza Dallas 281 m 921 ft 72 1985 75. Republic Plaza Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1996 76. OUB Centre Singapore 280 m 919 ft 63 1988 77. UOB Plaza One Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992 78. Citigroup Center New York City 279 m 915 ft 59 1977

79. Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai 278 m 913 ft 61 2002

80. Diwang International Comm.. Nanning 276 m 906 ft 54 2006 81. Scotia Plaza Toronto 275 m 902 ft 68 1988 82. Williams Tower Houston 275 m 901 ft 64 1983 83. Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan 273 m 896 ft 58 1998 84. Renaissance Tower Dallas 270 m 886 ft 56 1974 85. The Cullinan I Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 86. The Cullinan II Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 87. China International Cente.. Guangzhou 270 m 884 ft 62 2007 88. Dapeng International Plaz.. Guangzhou 269 m 884 ft 56 89. One Lujiazui Shanghai 269 m 883 ft 47 2008 90. 21st Century Tower Dubai 269 m 883 ft 55 2003 91. Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow 268 m 881 ft 61 2007 92. Al Faisaliyah Center Riyadh 267 m 876 ft 30 2000 93. 900 North Michigan Chicago 265 m 871 ft 66 1989 94. Bank of America Corporate.. Charlotte 265 m 871 ft 60 1992 95. SunTrust Plaza Atlanta 265 m 871 ft 60 1992 96. Al Kazim Tower 1 Dubai 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 97. Al Kazim Tower 2 Dubai 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 98. Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai 265 m 869 ft 52 2002 99. 120 Collins Street Melbourne 265 m 869 ft 52 1991 100. Triumph-Palace Moscow 264 m 866 ft 54 2005 101. Tower Palace Three, Tower.. Seoul 264 m 865 ft 73 2004 102. Trump World Tower New York City 262 m 861 ft 72 2001 103. Shenzhen Special Zone Pre.. Shenzhen 262 m 860 ft 48 1998

104. Water Tower Place Chicago 262 m 859 ft 74 1976 105. Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 106. Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 107. Aon Center Los Angeles 262 m 858 ft 62 1973 108. Grand Lisboa Macao 261 m 856 ft 47 2008 109. Sapphire Istanbul 261 m 856 ft 54 2010 110. The Masterpiece Hong Kong 261 m 856 ft 64 2007 111. Canada Trust Tower Toronto 261 m 856 ft 53 1990 112. 101 Collins Street Melbourne 260 m 853 ft 50 1991 113. Fortune Plaza Office Buil.. Beijing 260 m 853 ft 63 2008 114. The Vision Tower Dubai 260 m 853 ft 60 2010 115. Dual Tower 1 Manama 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 116. Dual Tower 2 Manama 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 117. Post & Telecommunication .. Guangzhou 260 m 853 ft 66 2003 118. Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco 260 m 853 ft 48 1972 119. Chase Tower Chicago 259 m 850 ft 60 1969 120. GE Building New York City 259 m 850 ft 69 1933 121. Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt am Main 259 m 850 ft 58 1997 122. PBCOM Tower Makati 259 m 848 ft 55 2000 123. Two Liberty Place Philadelphia 258 m 848 ft 58 1990 124. LankoGrand Hyatt Hotel Chongqing 258 m 846 ft 60 2004 125. Park Tower Chicago 257 m 844 ft 67 2000 126. St. Petersburg Moscow 257 m 843 ft 65 2010 127. MesseTurm Frankfurt am Main 257 m 842 ft 55 1990 128. U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh 256 m 841 ft 64 1970 129. Sorrento 1 Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003 130. Dubai Marriott Harbour Ho.. Dubai 256 m 840 ft 59 2007

131. Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe.. Seoul 256 m 840 ft 69 2003

132. Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano 256 m 840 ft 56 1996 133. New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing 255 m 837 ft 52 2006 134. Langham Place Office Towe.. Hong Kong 255 m 837 ft 59 2004 135. Capital Tower Singapore 253 m 830 ft 52 2000 136. Highcliff Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003 137. Bank of Shanghai Headquar.. Shanghai 252 m 827 ft 46 2005 138. Osaka World Trade Center Osaka 252 m 827 ft 55 1995 139. The Harbourside Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003 140. Rialto Towers Melbourne 251 m 824 ft 63 1986

141. Jiali Plaza Wuhan 251 m 823 ft 61 1997 142. Chelsea Tower Dubai 250 m 820 ft 49 2005 143. Wisma 46 Jakarta 250 m 820 ft 50 1996 144. Park Tower Beijing 250 m 820 ft 63 2007 145. One Atlantic Center Atlanta 250 m 820 ft 50 1987 146. Torre Caja Madrid Madrid 250 m 820 ft 45 2008 147. Aqua Chicago 250 m 819 ft 81 2009 148. The Legacy at Millennium .. Chicago 250 m 819 ft 73 2010 149. KLI 63 Building Seoul 249 m 817 ft 60 1985 150. Central Park Perth 249 m 817 ft 52 1992 151. Torre de Cristal Madrid 249 m 817 ft 45 2008 152. CitySpire Center New York City 248 m 814 ft 75 1987 153. Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub Hangzhou 248 m 814 ft 41 2003 154. Mid Town Tower Tokyo 248 m 813 ft 54 2007 155. One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City 248 m 813 ft 60 1961 156. State Tower Bangkok 247 m 811 ft 68 2001 157. Chase Tower Indianapolis 247 m 811 ft 49 1990 158. Midland Square Nagoya 247 m 810 ft 40 2006 159. 4 Times Square New York City 247 m 809 ft 48 1999 160. MetLife Building New York City 246 m 808 ft 59 1963 161. Bloomberg Tower New York City 246 m 806 ft 54 2005 162. One Raffles Quay North To.. Singapore 245 m 804 ft 50 2006 163. Al Fattan Tower Dubai 245 m 804 ft 54 2006 164. JR Central Office Tower Nagoya 245 m 804 ft 51 2000 165. Marina Bay Tower Singapore 245 m 804 ft 70 2008 166. Oasis Beach Tower Dubai 245 m 804 ft 51 2006 167. Shin Kong Life Tower Taipei 245 m 803 ft 51 1993 168. City Gate Ramat Gan Ramat Gan 244 m 801 ft 68 2001 169. Chifley Tower Sydney 244 m 801 ft 50 1992 170. Arenco Tower Dubai 244 m 800 ft 46 2008 171. Menara Maybank Kuala Lumpur 244 m 799 ft 50 1988 172. Tokyo City Hall, Tower I Tokyo 243 m 799 ft 48 1991 173. R&F Centre Guangzhou 243 m 797 ft 54 2007 174. Citigroup Centre Sydney 243 m 797 ft 50 2000 175. Dalian Futures Square 1 Dalian 243 m 797 ft 53 2008 176. Dalian Futures Square 2 Dalian 243 m 797 ft 53 2008 177. The Tower Dubai 243 m 796 ft 54 2002 178. Zapad Moscow 242 m 795 ft 62 2008

179. Dalian World Trade Center Dalian 242 m 794 ft 50 2000 180. Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia 241 m 792 ft 54 1990 181. Woolworth Building New York City 241 m 792 ft 57 1913 182. IDS Tower Minneapolis 241 m 792 ft 55 1973 183. Maxdo Centre Shanghai 241 m 792 ft 55 2002 184. Bank of China Mansion Qingdao 241 m 791 ft 54 1999 185. Hancock Place Boston 241 m 790 ft 60 1976 186. Shenzhen Broadcasting Cen.. Shenzhen 241 m 790 ft 48 2001 187. Four Seasons Hotel & Towe.. Miami 240 m 789 ft 64 2003 188. Manulife Plaza Hong Kong 240 m 789 ft 52 1998 189. Panglin Plaza Shenzhen 240 m 787 ft 57 1999 190. Bahrain World Trade Centr.. Manama 240 m 787 ft 45 2008 191. Bahrain World Trade Centr.. Manama 240 m 787 ft 45 2008 192. Moscow State University Moscow 240 m 787 ft 36 1953

193. NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Buildin.. Tokyo 240 m 787 ft 28 2000

194. Sunshine 60 Building Tokyo 240 m 787 ft 60 1978 195. Deutsche Bank Place Sydney 240 m 787 ft 39 2005 196. Comerica Bank Tower Dallas 240 m 787 ft 60 1987

197. Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe.. Seoul 239 m 785 ft 63 2003

198. 300 North LaSalle Chicago 239 m 785 ft 60 2009 199. Beijing TV Centre Beijing 239 m 784 ft 41 2006 200. Commerce Court West Toronto 239 m 784 ft 57 1972

Last update: 11/2010.

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