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317,019 tall buildings

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Tall buildings,
tracked.

SKYDB tracks skyscrapers and tall structures worldwide. 317,019 verified tall buildings across thousands of cities. Supported by a community of editors, as seen in:

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Objects
1,325,478
Tall buildings
317,019
Companies
60,017
Cities
158,679
Tall-Building Pipeline

The world is building up.

Live counts from 317,019 tracked tall buildings. Refreshed continuously; every record drillable to source.

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13,593
Under construction
4.3% of stock
15,570
In planning
4.9% of stock
11,029
Asia
Top region
29,163
Active pipeline
Planning + under construction
Status distribution (all tall buildings) n=317,019 · Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-09-16
Under construction 13,593 (4.3%) In planning 15,570 (4.9%) Vision 9,932 (3.1%) Existing 273,562 (86.3%) Demolished 4,362 (1.4%)

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Tall buildings under construction, random order Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-09-16
Height
Floors33
Year
Height326 m
Floors80
Year
Height
Floors22
Year
Height
Floors20
Year
Height
Floors18
Year
Height
Floors28
Year
Height
Floors13
Year
Height
Floors34
Year
Height110 m
Floors26
Year
Height
Floors60
Year
Tall buildings worldwide

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SKYDB Awards

Honoring the best new skyscrapers each year

Every year SKYDB selects the most significant tall buildings completed that year. Winners are picked by community members for the best functionality and design. When the inaugural award was selected in 1999, no architectural prize existed specifically for tall buildings.

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Data Quality

Many editors.
One team.

All data on SKYDB is curated through expert-led standards and quality controls. Our editors verify height claims, photograph construction progress, cross-check sources, and resolve disputes between conflicting data points. The result: a database where every data point can be traced back to a human expert.

  • Expert editors with industry experience
  • Every data point verified at primary source
  • Continuous on-site verification and updates