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317,059 tall buildings

For professionals and enthusiasts

Tall buildings,
tracked.

SKYDB tracks skyscrapers and tall structures worldwide. 317,059 verified tall buildings across thousands of cities. Supported by a community of editors, as seen in:

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Objects
1,325,573
Tall buildings
317,059
Companies
60,018
Cities
158,679
Tall-Building Pipeline

The world is building up.

Live counts from 317,059 tracked tall buildings. Refreshed continuously; every record drillable to source.

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13,594
Under construction
4.3% of stock
15,571
In planning
4.9% of stock
11,028
Asia
Top region
29,165
Active pipeline
Planning + under construction
Status distribution (all tall buildings) n=317,059 · Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-09-18
Under construction 13,594 (4.3%) In planning 15,571 (4.9%) Vision 9,932 (3.1%) Existing 273,599 (86.3%) Demolished 4,363 (1.4%)

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Tall buildings under construction, random order Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-09-18
Height
Floors12
Year
Height88 m
Floors29
Year
Height82 m
Floors23
Year
Height
Floors29
Year
Height
Floors66
Year
Height181 m
Floors46
Year
Height40 m
Floors12
Year
Height
Floors12
Year
Height
Floors16
Year
Tall buildings worldwide

Countries.

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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