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Section 01 — Map

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More than 177,150 tall buildings, plotted to the meter. Click any pin to dive in.

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7,723 buildingsNew YorkManhattan, Jersey City, Brooklyn→
7,381 buildingsHong KongHighest density on earth→
1,186 buildingsDubaiHome of the Burj Khalifa→
5,234 buildingsSingaporeA city of tropical skyscrapers→
1,049 buildingsShanghaiPudong + the Bund→
2,795 buildingsTokyoShinjuku, Roppongi, Shibuya→
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Section 02 — Explore

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Cities, countries, rankings and statistics — everything that's hard to find on the map.

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2,103 entriesCities A–ZFind any city by name→
198 entriesCountriesNational rankings + records→
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StatisticsBy YearConstruction over time→
StatisticsBy StatusBuilt · Topped out · Proposed→
StatisticsBy UseOffice · Hotel · Residential · Mixed→
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2025 — Year in review

19 new supertalls completed. 4 records broken.

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Section 03 — Services

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DiscussForumTalk towers with the community→
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AnnualSKYDB AwardsThe world's best skyscrapers→
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Editor of the Year

Marshall Gerometta — heights matter, and he knows it.

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Section 05 — About

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Independent. Open. Built since 1998, for the love of tall buildings.

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  1. Greenland Centre 1
    Greenland Centre
    ChinaXian
    501 m 101 fl
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    Xi'an IFC
    ChinaXian
    350 m 75 fl 2021
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    Global Trade Center
    ChinaXian
    303 m 63 fl 2022
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    Rongmin Financial Center
    ChinaXian
    300 m 58 fl 2022
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    Greenland Center 2
    ChinaXian
    270 m 57 fl 2018
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    Greenland Center 1
    ChinaXian
    270 m 57 fl 2016
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    Shaanxi Information Mansion
    ChinaXian
    228 m 51 fl 2006
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    Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Headquarters
    ChinaXian
    217 m 46 fl 2018
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    Hi-Tech International Business Centre Digital Building
    ChinaXian
    197 m 40 fl 2003
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    Shaanxi Telecom & Network Tower
    ChinaXian
    180 m 36 fl 2004
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    Xi'an Telecommunications Hinge Center
    ChinaXian
    158 m 35 fl 1999
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    Xi'an Kempinski Hotel North Tower
    ChinaXian
    148 m 32 fl
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    Xian Hotel
    ChinaXian
    44 m 13 fl 1979
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    Gezuo Huayuan
    ChinaXian
    30 fl 2006
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    CITIC Mansion
    ChinaXian
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    Miluo Lanshan 1
    ChinaXian
    30 fl 2007
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    Dongshang She Quwang 2
    ChinaXian
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    Dongshang She Quwang 1
    ChinaXian
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    Lijing Haoting 1
    ChinaXian
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    Dongshang She Quwang 3
    ChinaXian
    28 fl 2006
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    Xiangshu Jiequ 3
    ChinaXian
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    Xiangshu Jiequ 1
    ChinaXian
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    Xiangshu Jiequ 2
    ChinaXian
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    Chuangye Plaza
    ChinaXian
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    Xian Lima Luxury City 2
    ChinaXian
    26 fl 2002
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    Zimei Zhenpin 2
    ChinaXian
    26 fl 2007
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    Zimei Zhenpin 1
    ChinaXian
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    Zimei Zhenpin 3
    ChinaXian
    26 fl 2007
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    Zimei Zhenpin 4
    ChinaXian
    26 fl 2007
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    Wannian Hotel
    ChinaXian
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    Lijing Haoting 2
    ChinaXian
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    Xiangshu Jiequ 4
    ChinaXian
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    Xiangshu Jiequ 5
    ChinaXian
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    Meigui Fang
    ChinaXian
    24 fl 2007
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    Juli Shequ Wang 1
    ChinaXian
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 1
    ChinaXian
    23 fl 2007
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 2
    ChinaXian
    23 fl 2007
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 3
    ChinaXian
    23 fl 2007
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    Miluo Lanshan 2
    ChinaXian
    21 fl 2007
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    Xian Lima Luxury City 1
    ChinaXian
    20 fl 2002
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    Dongshang She Quwang 6
    ChinaXian
    20 fl 2006
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    Qin Xing Hotel
    ChinaXian
    20 fl 1988
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    Dongshang She Quwang 4
    ChinaXian
    20 fl 2006
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    Dongshang She Quwang 5
    ChinaXian
    20 fl 2006
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    Dongshang She Quwang 7
    ChinaXian
    20 fl 2006
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    Zimei Zhenpin 8
    ChinaXian
    19 fl 2007
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    Zimei Zhenpin 5
    ChinaXian
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    Qiaoke Ligong Yu
    ChinaXian
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    Zimei Zhenpin 10
    ChinaXian
    19 fl 2007
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    Zimei Zhenpin 6
    ChinaXian
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    Zimei Zhenpin 7
    ChinaXian
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    Zimei Zhenpin 9
    ChinaXian
    19 fl 2007
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    Mingjing Cheng 1
    ChinaXian
    18 fl 2006
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    Juli Shequ Wang 2
    ChinaXian
    18 fl 2007
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    Mingjing Cheng 2
    ChinaXian
    18 fl 2006
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    Qujiang Huafu 1
    ChinaXian
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    Chang An New Garden 1
    ChinaXian
    16 fl
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    Miluo Lanshan 3
    ChinaXian
    16 fl 2007
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    Sheraton Xian Hotel
    ChinaXian
    16 fl 1991
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    Xi'an Hong Fu Building
    ChinaXian
    15 fl
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    Qujiang Huafu 2
    ChinaXian
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 5
    ChinaXian
    13 fl 2007
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 4
    ChinaXian
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 6
    ChinaXian
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 7
    ChinaXian
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    Changan Yiju
    ChinaXian
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    Chang An New Garden 2
    ChinaXian
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    Hyatt Regency Xian
    ChinaXian
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    Zhihui Chengshe Quwang 8
    ChinaXian
    12 fl 2007
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    Bell Tower
    ChinaXian
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    Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower
    ChinaXian
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