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The ranking

The 100 tallest completed buildings in this canon, plus a few more at 300 m. Change the measuring stick.

Spires count. Antennas don’t. The official ranking.

108 buildings
Country
RankBuildingScaleCityCountryYearFloorsHeight
01Burj KhalifaDubaiUnited Arab Emirates2010163828.0 m
02Merdeka 118Kuala LumpurMalaysia2023118678.9 m
03Shanghai TowerShanghaiChina2015128632.0 m
04Makkah Royal Clock TowerMeccaSaudi Arabia2012120601.0 m
05Ping An Finance CenterShenzhenChina2017115599.1 m
06Lotte World TowerSeoulSouth Korea2017123554.5 m
07One World Trade CenterNew York CityUnited States2014104541.3 m
08Guangzhou CTF Finance CentreGuangzhouChina2016111530.0 m
09Tianjin CTF Finance CentreTianjinChina201997530.0 m
10CITIC TowerBeijingChina2018109527.7 m
11Taipei 101TaipeiTaiwan2004101508.0 m
12Shanghai World Financial CenterShanghaiChina2008101492.0 m
13International Commerce CentreHong KongChina2010108484.0 m
14Wuhan Greenland CenterWuhanChina2023101475.6 m
15Central Park TowerNew York CityUnited States202098472.4 m
16Lakhta CenterSaint PetersburgRussia201987462.0 m
17Landmark 81Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam201881461.2 m
18Chongqing International Land-Sea CenterChongqingChina202498458.0 m
19Changsha IFS Tower T1ChangshaChina201894452.1 m
20Petronas Tower 1Kuala LumpurMalaysia199888451.9 m
21Petronas Tower 2Kuala LumpurMalaysia199888451.9 m
22Suzhou IFSSuzhouChina201995450.0 m
23Zifeng TowerNanjingChina201089450.0 m
24The Exchange 106Kuala LumpurMalaysia201995445.5 m
25Willis TowerChicagoUnited States1974108442.1 m
26KK100ShenzhenChina2011100441.8 m
27Guangzhou International Finance CenterGuangzhouChina2010103438.6 m
28Wuhan CenterWuhanChina201988438.0 m
29111 West 57th StreetNew York CityUnited States202184435.3 m
30Shandong IFCJinanChina202388428.0 m
31One VanderbiltNew York CityUnited States202073427.0 m
32432 Park AvenueNew York CityUnited States201585425.7 m
33Marina 101DubaiUnited Arab Emirates2017101425.0 m
34Trump International Hotel & TowerChicagoUnited States200998423.2 m
35270 Park AvenueNew York CityUnited States202560423.0 m
36Minying International Trade Center T2DongguanChina202185423.0 m
37Jin Mao TowerShanghaiChina199988420.5 m
38Nanjing Financial City IINanjingChina202486417.0 m
39Princess TowerDubaiUnited Arab Emirates2012101413.4 m
40Al Hamra TowerKuwait CityKuwait201180412.6 m
41Two International Finance CentreHong KongChina200388412.0 m
42LCT The Sharp Landmark TowerBusanSouth Korea2019101411.6 m
43Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1NingboChina202480409.0 m
44Guangxi China Resources TowerNanningChina202086403.0 m
45Guiyang IFCGuiyangChina202079401.0 m
46Iconic TowerNew Administrative CapitalEgypt202480393.8 m
47China Resources HeadquartersShenzhenChina201867392.5 m
4823 MarinaDubaiUnited Arab Emirates201288392.4 m
49CITIC PlazaGuangzhouChina199680390.2 m
50Citymark CentreShenzhenChina202270388.0 m
51Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1ShenzhenChina202080388.0 m
5230 Hudson YardsNew York CityUnited States2019103387.1 m
53PIF TowerRiyadhSaudi Arabia202180385.0 m
54Shun Hing SquareShenzhenChina199669384.0 m
55Dalian Eton CenterDalianChina201680383.0 m
56Autograph TowerJakartaIndonesia202275382.9 m
57Empire State BuildingNew York CityUnited States1931102381.0 m
58Nanning Logan Century 1NanningChina201882381.0 m
59Burj Mohammed Bin RashidAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates201488381.0 m
60Elite ResidenceDubaiUnited Arab Emirates201291380.5 m
61Riverview Plaza A1WuhanChina202173376.0 m
62Dabaihui PlazaShenzhenChina202174376.0 m
63Guangdong Business CenterGuangzhouChina202460376.0 m
64Ciel TowerDubaiUnited Arab Emirates202582374.0 m
65Central PlazaHong KongChina199278373.9 m
66Federation Tower EastMoscowRussia201697373.7 m
67Dalian International Trade CenterDalianChina201986370.0 m
68Address BoulevardDubaiUnited Arab Emirates201773370.0 m
69Shanghai ITC Tower 1ShanghaiChina202570370.0 m
70Hai Tian Center Tower 2QingdaoChina202173369.0 m
71Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower ANanjingChina201977368.0 m
72Bank of China TowerHong KongChina199072367.4 m
73Bank of America TowerNew York CityUnited States200955365.8 m
74St. Regis ChicagoChicagoUnited States2020101363.0 m
75Almas TowerDubaiUnited Arab Emirates200868360.0 m
76Hanking CenterShenzhenChina201865359.0 m
77Huiyun CenterShenzhenChina202280359.0 m
78Greenland Group Suzhou CenterSuzhouChina202277358.0 m
79Gevora HotelDubaiUnited Arab Emirates201775356.3 m
80Il Primo TowerDubaiUnited Arab Emirates202379356.0 m
81Galaxy World Tower 1ShenzhenChina202367356.0 m
82Galaxy World Tower 2ShenzhenChina202367356.0 m
83JW Marriott Marquis Dubai 1DubaiUnited Arab Emirates201277355.0 m
84JW Marriott Marquis Dubai 2DubaiUnited Arab Emirates201377355.0 m
85Raffles City Chongqing T3NChongqingChina201979355.0 m
86Raffles City Chongqing T4NChongqingChina201979355.0 m
87Emirates Office TowerDubaiUnited Arab Emirates200054354.6 m
88OKO TowerMoscowRussia201585354.0 m
89The TorchDubaiUnited Arab Emirates201186352.0 m
90CBRT Istanbul TowerIstanbulTurkey202458352.0 m
91Forum 66 Tower 1ShenyangChina201568351.0 m
92The PinnacleGuangzhouChina201260350.0 m
93Xi’an Glory IFCXi'anChina202275350.0 m
94Spring City 66KunmingChina201961349.0 m
95Tuntex Sky TowerKaohsiungTaiwan199785348.0 m
96Aon CenterChicagoUnited States197383346.0 m
97The CenterHong KongChina199873346.0 m
98Neva Towers 2MoscowRussia202079345.0 m
99LCT The Sharp Residential ABusanSouth Korea201985339.1 m
100LCT The Sharp Residential BBusanSouth Korea201985333.1 m
101Parc.1 Tower ISeoulSouth Korea202069333.0 m
102Azabudai Hills Mori JP TowerTokyoJapan202364325.2 m
103Q1 TowerGold CoastAustralia200578322.5 m
104Chrysler BuildingNew York CityUnited States193077318.9 m
105Varso TowerWarsawPoland202253310.0 m
106The ShardLondonUnited Kingdom201373309.6 m
107Posco Tower SongdoIncheonSouth Korea201465305.0 m
108Haeundae Doosan We’ve the ZenithBusanSouth Korea201180300.0 m