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SKYDB tracks skyscrapers and tall structures worldwide. The database lists 317,572 tall buildings across thousands of cities. Editors maintain the records, and SKYDB has been featured in:

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Buildings

1,326,947

Tall buildings

317,572

Companies

59,386

Cities

158,703

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The world is building up.

Live counts from 317,572 tracked tall buildings. The records behind these figures are available through SKYDB search.

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13,597

Under construction

15,558

In planning

11,014

Asia

29,155

Active pipeline

Status distribution (all tall buildings) n=317,572 · Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-11-15

Under construction 13,597 (4.3%) In planning 15,558 (4.9%) Vision 9,966 (3.1%) Existing 274,040 (86.3%) Demolished 4,410 (1.4%)

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Barre Labourdette in Marseille Added by Thomas P. 5 hours ago
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Pine Needle in Tokyo Added by Florian Barbier 5 hours ago
Tour Toumaï in Poitiers Added by Thomas P. 9 hours ago
Shinjuku House in Tokyo Added by Florian Barbier 9 hours ago
Token New Heights Nishi-Shinjuku in Tokyo Added by Florian Barbier 9 hours ago
Nishi-Shinjuku Park Heights in Tokyo Added by Florian Barbier 9 hours ago
Central Tower in Balneário Camboriú Added by Ryan Hildebrand 19 hours ago
4-chōme-32-4 Nishishinjuku in Tokyo Added by Florian Barbier 2 days ago
Sentobira Nagatani in Tokyo Added by Florian Barbier 2 days ago

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Tall buildings under construction, random order Source: SKYDB | As of: 2026-11-15

Indianapolis, IN

HBC Site Combined Building Project

Height117 m

Floors26

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Johor Bahru

Greenland Jade Palace Tower 10

Height—

Floors41

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Thane

Tour Giroflées

Height65 m

Floors22

Year—

Offenbach am Main

Tianshan Gate of the World Medical Office Building

Height150 m

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