Are you asking yourself: what’s the tallest building in the world?
In this post, we’ve got the 100 tallest buildings for you in descending order, ready for you to study for your next trivia night or simply to get the straight facts.
Note: Every building on this page is a completed building. As new towers are completed, I’ll add them to the list.
So, without further ado—
Here are the tallest buildings in the world:
1. Burj Khalifa
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 2,717 ft (828 m)
Floor Count: 163
Year Completed: 2010
Observation Deck: 1,823 ft (555.7 m)
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world, a megatall skyscraper nearing a kilometer in height. It is constructed out of a mixture of steel and concrete, and it is home to luxury residences, a hotel, office space, and a 1,823 ft-high (555.7 m) observation deck.
2. Shanghai Tower
Location: Shanghai, China
Height: 2,073 ft (632 m)
Floor Count: 128
Year Completed: 2015
The Shanghai Tower might come in second place for tallest building in the world, but it offers the highest observation deck in the world, at 1,841 ft (561.25 m). However, it shares this title with the Ping An International Finance Centre.
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3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Height: 1,972 ft (601 m)
Floor Count: 120
Year Completed: 2012
Known also as the Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower is a megatall tower located within the Abraj Al Bait complex, which includes 7 skyscrapers.
4. Ping An Finance Centre
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,965 ft (599.1 m)
Floor Count: 115
Year Completed: 2017
Located in the Futian District of Shenzhen, Ping An IFC, or the Ping An International Finance Centre, shares the title for the highest observation deck in the world, at 1,841 ft (561.25 m). At just shy of 600 meters, it doesn’t qualify to be known as a megatall skyscraper, instead qualifying in the supertall realm.
5. Lotte World Tower
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 1,819 ft (554.5 m)
Floor Count: 123
Year Completed: 2017
Lotte World Tower in South Korea’s capital city is the country’s tallest skyscraper, the second non-megatall on this list (as a megatall must be over 600 meters tall).
6. One World Trade Center
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,776 ft (541.3 m)
Floor Count: 94
Year Completed: 2014
One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the entire Western Hemisphere. Its height of 1776 feet is meant to honor the year of America’s independence. It replaces the Twin Towers which were destroyed in 2001.
7. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Location: Guangzhou, China
Height: 1,739 ft (530 m)
Floor Count: 111
Year Completed: 2016
The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre has 95 elevators, 2 of which are some of the fastest in the world, capable of traveling to the top at a rate of 44.7 mph (71.9 kph)!
8. CITIC Tower / China Zun
Location: Beijing, China
Height: 1,731 ft (527.7 m)
Floor Count: 109
Year Completed: 2018
The CITIC Tower, popularly called China Zun, may have its top three floors taken over by Chinese security forces, as it is thought that, on a clear day, a person on those floors may be able to see into the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Zhongnanhai.
9. TAIPEI 101
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 1,667 ft (508 m)
Floor Count: 101
Year Completed: 2004
Taipei 101, once known as the Taipei World Financial Center, was the tallest building in the world from 2004-2010. It holds a LEED Platinum certification, making it the tallest green building in the world.
10. Shanghai World Financial Center
Location: Shanghai, China
Height: 1,614 ft (492 m)
Floor Count: 101
Year Completed: 2008
Though it stands right next two other towers on this list, the Shanghai World Financial Center is easily recognizable by looking like the handle of a tall kettlebell. The Park Hyatt Shanghai is located within, and it is considered to be the third-tallest hotel in the world.
11. International Commerce Centre
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 1,588 ft (484 m)
Floor Count: 108
Year Completed: 2010
In marketing material, it is said to be a 118-story building, rather than 108 stories, which it really is. This is due to the fact that many East Asians have tetraphobia (avoidance or fear of the number 4), and so the building left out many 4-numbered floors.
12. Vincom Landmark 81
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Height: 1,513 ft (461.3 m)
Floor Count: 81
Year Completed: 2018
Landmark 81 is the tallest building in Vietnam, located in its largest city.
13. Changsha IFS Tower T1
Location: Changsha, China
Height: 1,483 ft (452.1 m)
Floor Count: 94
Year Completed: 2018
14. Petronas Twin Tower 1
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height: 1,483 ft (451.9 m)
Floor Count: 88
Year Completed: 1998
The Petronas Towers are likely the most-recognizable symbol of Malaysia, the tallest twin towers in the world. These two skyscrapers shared the title of being the tallest skyscrapers in the world from 1998 until 2004, when Taipei 101 took that title over.
15. Petronas Twin Tower 2
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height: 1,483 ft (451.9 m)
Floor Count: 88
Year Completed: 1998
One of the features of the Petronas Twin Towers is the Skybridge which connects the two, located on the 41st and 42nd floors (it’s a double-decker skybridge).
16. Zifeng Tower
Location: Nanjing, China
Height: 1,476 ft (450 m)
Floor Count: 66
Year Completed: 2010
Known as Greenland Center-Zifeng Tower, it is the tallest skyscraper in all of China’s Jiangsu province.
17. Willis Tower
Location: Chicago, United States
Height: 1,451 ft (442.1 m)
Floor Count: 108
Year Completed: 1974
Many people still call the Willis Tower in Chicago by its former name, Sears Tower. It is very distinctive in the skyline, both for being Chicago’s tallest building, as well as for its two antennas used for television and radio broadcasting. Willis Tower was the tallest building in the world from 1973 to 1998, when Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Twin Towers took the crown.
18. KK100
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,449 ft (441.8 m)
Floor Count: 100
Year Completed: 2011
KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100, is a bullet-shaped supertall in Guangdong’s Shenzhen. The St. Regis Shenzhen occupies the top floors as a 290-key, 5-star hotel.
19. Guangzhou International Finance Center
Location: Guangzhou, China
Height: 1,439 ft (438.6 m)
Floor Count: 103
Year Completed: 2010
The Guangzhou International Finance Center holds the title for having the world’s highest helipad, at 439 meters in the sky.
20. 432 Park Avenue
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,397 ft (425.7 m)
Floor Count: 85
Year Completed: 2015
432 Park Avenue is the tallest residential building in the world. Its slenderness ratio makes it one of the thinnest skyscrapers in the world, as well.
21. Marina 101
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,394 ft (425 m)
Floor Count: 101
Year Completed: 2017
22. Trump International Hotel & Tower
Location: Chicago, United States
Height: 1,389 ft (423.2 m)
Floor Count: 98
Year Completed: 2009
23. Jin Mao Tower
Location: Shanghai, China
Height: 1,380 ft (420.5 m)
Floor Count: 88
Year Completed: 1999
24. Princess Tower
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,356 ft (413.4 m)
Floor Count: 101
Year Completed: 2012
25. Al Hamra Tower
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height: 1,354 ft (412.6 m)
Floor Count: 80
Year Completed: 2011
26. Two International Finance Centre
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 1,352 ft (412 m)
Floor Count: 88
Year Completed: 2003
27. China Resources Tower
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,288 ft (392.5 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2018
28. 23 Marina
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,287 ft (392.4 m)
Floor Count: 88
Year Completed: 2012
29. CITIC Plaza
Location: Guangzhou, China
Height: 1,280 ft (390.2 m)
Floor Count: 80
Year Completed: 1996
30. 30 Hudson Yards
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,268 ft (386.6 m)
Floor Count: 73
Year Completed: 2019
With a triangular observation deck which juts out at 1,100 feet up, it is considered the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere.
31. Shun Hing Square
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,260 ft (384 m)
Floor Count: 69
Year Completed: 1996
32. Eton Place Dalian Tower 1
Location: Dalian, China
Height: 1,257 ft (383.2 m)
Floor Count: 80
Year Completed: 2016
33. Nanning Logan Century 1
Location: Nanning, China
Height: 1,251 ft (381.3 m)
Floor Count: 82
Year Completed: 2018
34. Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,251 ft (381.2 m)
Floor Count: 88
Year Completed: 2014
35. Empire State Building
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,250 ft (381 m)
Floor Count: 102
Year Completed: 1931
The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1970. It is so large that the city gave the ESB its own zip code – 10118. Though it’s such a massive building, construction on the Empire State Building took less than 13 months (17th of March, 1930 to 11th of April, 1931).
36. Elite Residence
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,248 ft (380.5 m)
Floor Count: 87
Year Completed: 2012
37. Central Plaza
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 1,227 ft (373.9 m)
Floor Count: 78
Year Completed: 1992
38. Federation Tower
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 1,226 ft (373.7 m)
Floor Count: 93
Year Completed: 2016
39. The Address Boulevard
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,214 ft (370 m)
Floor Count: 73
Year Completed: 2017
40. Bank of China Tower
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 1,205 ft (367.4 m)
Floor Count: 72
Year Completed: 1990
41. Bank of America Tower
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,200 ft (365.8 m)
Floor Count: 55
Year Completed: 2009
42. Almas Tower
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,181 ft (360 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2008
43. Hanking Center Tower
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,177 ft (358.9 m)
Floor Count: 65
Year Completed: 2018
44. Gevora Hotel
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,169 ft (356.3 m)
Floor Count: 75
Year Completed: 2017
45. JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai Tower 1
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,166 ft (355.4 m)
Floor Count: 82
Year Completed: 2012
46. JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai Tower 2
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,166 ft (355.4 m)
Floor Count: 82
Year Completed: 2013
47. Emirates Tower One
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,163 ft (354.6 m)
Floor Count: 54
Year Completed: 2000
48. OKO – Residential Tower
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 1,162 ft (354.2 m)
Floor Count: 90
Year Completed: 2015
49. The Torch
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,155 ft (352 m)
Floor Count: 86
Year Completed: 2011
50. Forum 66 Tower 1
Location: Shenyang, China
Height: 1,150 ft (350.6 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2015
51. The Pinnacle
Location: Guangzhou, China
Height: 1,149 ft (350.3 m)
Floor Count: 60
Year Completed: 2012
52. 85 Sky Tower
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Height: 1,140 ft (347.5 m)
Floor Count: 85
Year Completed: 1997
53. Aon Center
Location: Chicago, United States
Height: 1,136 ft (346.3 m)
Floor Count: 83
Year Completed: 1973
54. The Center
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 1,135 ft (346 m)
Floor Count: 73
Year Completed: 1998
55. 875 North Michigan Avenue
Location: Chicago, United States
Height: 1,128 ft (343.7 m)
Floor Count: 100
Year Completed: 1969
56. Four Seasons Place
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height: 1,124 ft (342.5 m)
Floor Count: 65
Year Completed: 2018
57. ADNOC Headquarters
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,122 ft (342 m)
Floor Count: 65
Year Completed: 2015
58. Comcast Technology Center
Location: Philadelphia, United States
Height: 1,121 ft (341.7 m)
Floor Count: 59
Year Completed: 2018
59. One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,120 ft (341.4 m)
Floor Count: 71
Year Completed: 2018
60. Wuxi International Finance Square
Location: Wuxi, China
Height: 1,112 ft (339 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2014
61. Chongqing World Financial Center
Location: Chongqing, China
Height: 1,112 ft (338.9 m)
Floor Count: 72
Year Completed: 2015
62. Mercury City Tower
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 1,112 ft (338.8 m)
Floor Count: 75
Year Completed: 2013
63. Suning Plaza Tower 1
Location: Zhenjiang, China
Height: 1,109 ft (338 m)
Floor Count: 75
Year Completed: 2018
64. Tianjin Modern City Office Tower
Location: Tianjin, China
Height: 1,109 ft (338 m)
Floor Count: 65
Year Completed: 2016
65. Tianjin World Financial Center
Location: Tianjin, China
Height: 1,105 ft (336.9 m)
Floor Count: 75
Year Completed: 2011
66. Wilshire Grand Center
Location: Los Angeles, United States
Height: 1,100 ft (335.3 m)
Floor Count: 73
Year Completed: 2017
67. DAMAC Heights
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,099 ft (335.1 m)
Floor Count: 88
Year Completed: 2018
68. Shimao International Plaza
Location: Shanghai, China
Height: 1,094 ft (333.3 m)
Floor Count: 60
Year Completed: 2006
69. Rose Rayhaan by Rotana
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,093 ft (333 m)
Floor Count: 71
Year Completed: 2007
70. Minsheng Bank Building
Location: Wuhan, China
Height: 1,086 ft (331 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2008
71. China World Tower
Location: Beijing, China
Height: 1,083 ft (330 m)
Floor Count: 74
Year Completed: 2010
72. Yuexiu Fortune Center Tower 1
Location: Wuhan, China
Height: 1,083 ft (330 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2017
73. Hon Kwok City Center
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,081 ft (329.4 m)
Floor Count: 80
Year Completed: 2017
74. 3 World Trade Center
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,079 ft (328.9 m)
Floor Count: 69
Year Completed: 2018
3 World Trade Center, also known as 175 Greenwich Street, is a new office supertall with a retail component at its base. It stands where the old 3 WTC used to stand before the Twin Towers fell.
75. Zhuhai St. Regis Hotel & Office Tower
Location: Zhuhai, China
Height: 1,079 ft (328.8 m)
Floor Count: 66
Year Completed: 2017
76. Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Height: 1,078 ft (328.6 m)
Floor Count: 72
Year Completed: 2012
77. Longxi International Hotel
Location: Wuxi, China
Height: 1,076 ft (328 m)
Floor Count: 72
Year Completed: 2011
78. Al Yaqoub Tower
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,076 ft (328 m)
Floor Count: 69
Year Completed: 2013
79. Wuxi Suning Plaza 1
Location: Wuxi, China
Height: 1,076 ft (328 m)
Floor Count: 67
Year Completed: 2014
80. Baoneng Center
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,074 ft (327.3 m)
Floor Count: 65
Year Completed: 2018
81. Salesforce Tower
Location: San Francisco, United States
Height: 1,070 ft (326.1 m)
Floor Count: 61
Year Completed: 2018
82. The Index
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,070 ft (326 m)
Floor Count: 80
Year Completed: 2010
83. The Landmark
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,063 ft (324 m)
Floor Count: 72
Year Completed: 2013
84. Deji Plaza
Location: Nanjing, China
Height: 1,063 ft (324 m)
Floor Count: 62
Year Completed: 2013
85. Yantai Shimao No. 1 The Harbour
Location: Yantai, China
Height: 1,060 ft (323 m)
Floor Count: 59
Year Completed: 2017
86. Q1 Tower
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Height: 1,058 ft (322.5 m)
Floor Count: 78
Year Completed: 2005
87. Wenzhou Trade Center
Location: Wenzhou, China
Height: 1,056 ft (321.9 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2011
88. Guangxi Finance Plaza
Location: Nanning, China
Height: 1,053 ft (321 m)
Floor Count: 68
Year Completed: 2017
89. Burj Al Arab
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,053 ft (321 m)
Floor Count: 56
Year Completed: 1999
90. Nina Tower
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 1,051 ft (320.4 m)
Floor Count: 80
Year Completed: 2006
91. Sinar Mas Center 1
Location: Shanghai, China
Height: 1,050 ft (320 m)
Floor Count: 65
Year Completed: 2017
92. Chrysler Building
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,046 ft (318.9 m)
Floor Count: 77
Year Completed: 1930
The Chrysler Building is known for being a prime example of Art-Deco style, but it is also notable for being the world’s tallest building for just less than 1 year; completed in May of 1930, the Empire State Building took that title just 11 months later and a few blocks away.
93. Global City Square
Location: Guangzhou, China
Height: 1,046 ft (318.9 m)
Floor Count: 67
Year Completed: 2016
94. New York Times Tower
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 1,046 ft (318.8 m)
Floor Count: 52
Year Completed: 2007
95. Jiuzhou International Tower
Location: Nanning, China
Height: 1,043 ft (318 m)
Floor Count: 71
Year Completed: 2017
96. Fanya International Finance Building North
Location: Kunming, China
Height: 1,043 ft (317.8 m)
Floor Count: 67
Year Completed: 2016
97. Fanya International Finance Building South
Location: Kunming, China
Height: 1,043ft (317.8 m)
Floor Count: 66
Year Completed: 2016
98. Blue Tower
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 1,042 ft (317.6 m)
Floor Count: 72
Year Completed: 2010
99. Chongqing IFS T1
Location: Chongqing, China
Height: 1,038 ft (316.3 m)
Floor Count: 63
Year Completed: 2016
100. Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Height: 1,033 ft (315 m)
Floor Count: 70
Year Completed: 2018
Well, that’s our list of the tallest buildings in the world. We’ll keep it updated, but, for now, if you have any comments, leave it here below and let’s chat!
