#02 GLOBAL
Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia
Merdeka 118
Height679 m
Floors118
Year2023
Passion for tall buildings since 1998.
The world,
The world,
indexed.
SKYDB tracks skyscrapers worldwide. 177,150 verified tall buildings across 4,797 cities. Supported by a community of editors, known from:
Fig. 01 — Top ten tallest buildings, by structural height (m)
Source: SKYDB · Updated 2026
177,150
Tall buildings
4,797
Cities indexed
82
Editors
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since 1998
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#11 GLOBAL
Saint Petersburg · Russia
Lakhta Center II
Height703 m
Floors155
Year2030
#04 GLOBAL
Mecca · Saudi Arabia
Abraj Al-Bait
Height601 m
Floors120
Year2012
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