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SKYDB tracks skyscrapers and tall structures worldwide. The database lists 317,221 tall buildings across thousands of cities. Editors maintain the records, and SKYDB has been featured in:

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Buildings

1,326,086

Tall buildings

317,221

Companies

59,284

Cities

158,690

Tall-Building Pipeline

The world is building up.

Live counts from 317,221 tracked tall buildings. The records behind these figures are available through SKYDB search.

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13,586

Under construction

15,574

In planning

11,019

Asia

29,160

Active pipeline

Status distribution (all tall buildings) n=317,221 · Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-10-21

Under construction 13,586 (4.3%) In planning 15,574 (4.9%) Vision 9,956 (3.1%) Existing 273,708 (86.3%) Demolished 4,396 (1.4%)

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