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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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198 entriesCountriesNational rankings + records→
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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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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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    Westbridge Hotel Tower
    United KingdomLeicester
    117 m 39 fl
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    Cardinal Telephone Exchange
    United KingdomLeicester
    84 m 17 fl
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    St. George's Tower
    United KingdomLeicester
    82 m 20 fl
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    Merton House
    United KingdomLeicester
    70 m 25 fl 1964
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    Oriel House
    United KingdomLeicester
    70 m 25 fl 1964
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    Leicester Cathedral
    United KingdomLeicester
    67 m 1860
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    Goodwin House
    United KingdomLeicester
    67 m 24 fl
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    Marston House
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Goscote House
    United KingdomLeicester
    66 m 22 fl
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    Thames Tower
    United KingdomLeicester
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    St. Mary de Castro
    United KingdomLeicester
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    New Walk Centre
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Clipstone House
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Framland House
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Maxfield House
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Gordon House
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Attenborough Building
    United KingdomLeicester
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    De Montfort House
    United KingdomLeicester
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    60 Charles Street
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Elizabeth House
    United KingdomLeicester
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    National Space Centre
    United KingdomLeicester
    41 m 2001
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    St. Leonard's Court
    United KingdomLeicester
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    No.1 Westbridge Tower 1
    United KingdomLeicester
    26 fl
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    Granby Halls
    United KingdomLeicester
    26 fl
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    Welford Road Tower II
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Welford Road Tower I
    United KingdomLeicester
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    No.1 Westbridge Tower 2
    United KingdomLeicester
    20 fl
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    Opal Court
    United KingdomLeicester
    15 fl 2003
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    Filbert Village
    United KingdomLeicester
    12 fl 2004
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    Bede Island South Tower
    United KingdomLeicester
    12 fl
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    Westbridge Quay
    United KingdomLeicester
    12 fl
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    Charles Wilson Building
    United KingdomLeicester
    11 fl
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    Engineering Building
    United KingdomLeicester
    11 fl 1963
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    Fletcher Building
    United KingdomLeicester
    11 fl 1966
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    John Lewis Department Store
    United KingdomLeicester
    2008
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    Welford Road Ground
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Walkers Stadium
    United KingdomLeicester
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    Grace Road Ground
    United KingdomLeicester
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