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Ten tallest skyscrapers, by structural height (m) Source: SKYDB · Updated 2026-05-04

Dubai

Burj Khalifa

Height 828 m

Floors 162

Year 2010

Shanghai

Shanghai Tower

Height 632 m

Floors 128

Year 2015

Mecca

Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel

Height 601 m

Floors 120

Year 2013

Shenzhen

Ping An Finance Center

Height 599 m

Floors 115

Year 2017

Seoul

Lotte World Tower

Height 554 m

Floors 123

Year 2017

New York City

One World Trade Center

Height 543 m

Floors 94

Year 2014

Guangzhou

CTF Finance Centre

Height 530 m

Floors 111

Year 2016

Tianjin

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

Height 530 m

Floors 97

Year 2019

Beijing

CITIC Tower

Height 528 m

Floors 109

Year 2018

Taipei

Taipei 101

Height 509 m

Floors 101

Year 2004

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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 210structures 9.7 / km² →

02 Paris

France 916structures 8.7 / km² →

03 Buenos Aires

Argentina 1,721structures 8.5 / km² →

04 Vancouver

Canada 825structures 7.2 / km² →

05 Singapore

Singapore 5,025structures 7.1 / km² →

06 Hong Kong

China 7,304structures 6.6 / km² →

07 Osaka

Japan 1,387structures 6.2 / km² →

08 Recife

Brazil 1,328structures 6.1 / km² →

09 New York City

United States 7,127structures 5.9 / km² →

10 Barcelona

Spain 533structures 5.2 / km² →

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