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SKYDB tracks skyscrapers and tall structures worldwide. The database lists 317,358 tall buildings across thousands of cities. Editors maintain the records, and SKYDB has been featured in:

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Buildings

1,326,269

Tall buildings

317,358

Companies

59,287

Cities

158,690

Tall-Building Pipeline

The world is building up.

Live counts from 317,358 tracked tall buildings. The records behind these figures are available through SKYDB search.

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13,589

Under construction

15,567

In planning

11,019

Asia

29,156

Active pipeline

Status distribution (all tall buildings) n=317,358 · Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-10-25

Under construction 13,589 (4.3%) In planning 15,567 (4.9%) Vision 9,961 (3.1%) Existing 273,842 (86.3%) Demolished 4,398 (1.4%)

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Pod papierňou 1485/57 in Bardejov 5 hours ago
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Komenského 560/21 in Bardejov 5 hours ago
Komenského 561/22 in Bardejov 5 hours ago
Tačevská 610/23 in Bardejov 6 hours ago

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