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Ten tallest skyscrapers, by structural height (m) Source: SKYDB · Updated 2026-05-01

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#02 GLOBAL

Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia

Merdeka 118

Height679 m

Floors118

Year2023

#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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RANKCITYCOUNTRYCOUNTRELATIVE DENSITY

01 Makati

Philippines 210buildings 9.7 / km² → 02 Paris

France 916buildings 8.7 / km² → 03 Buenos Aires

Argentina 1,721buildings 8.5 / km² → 04 Vancouver

Canada 825buildings 7.2 / km² → 05 Singapore

Singapore 5,025buildings 7.1 / km² → 06 Hong Kong

China 7,304buildings 6.6 / km² → 07 Osaka

Japan 1,387buildings 6.2 / km² → 08 Recife

Brazil 1,330buildings 6.1 / km² → 09 New York City

United States 7,132buildings 5.9 / km² → 10 Barcelona

Spain 533buildings 5.2 / km² →

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