| This listing ranks cities by the visual impact of their skylines. It is drawn entirely from statistics in this website's database, and reflects only completed high-rise buildings as defined by the Emporis Standards Committee (ESC). This calculation does not include TV towers, masts, bridges, or other structures. About the formula: Each building is assigned points based on its floor count (see the table to the right). The point total for each city is calculated automatically and displayed. |
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Points per Building
12..19 floors = 1 point
20..29 floors = 5 points
30..39 floors = 25 points
40..49 floors = 50 points
50..59 floors = 100 points
60..69 floors = 200 points
70..79 floors = 300 points
80..89 floors = 400 points
90..99 floors = 500 points
100+ floors = 600 points
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New skyline ranking
| Place |
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City |
Population |
Area |
Buildings² |
Points³ |
| 1. |
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Hong Kong |
6,943,600 |
1,053 km² |
7,651 |
126,540 |
| 2. |
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New York City |
8,363,710 |
800 km² |
5,779 |
37,979 |
| 3. |
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Chicago |
2,853,114 |
589 km² |
1,105 |
17,846 |
| 4. |
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Singapore |
4,351,400 |
710 km² |
4,333 |
17,335 |
| 5. |
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São Paulo |
10,990,249 |
1,523 km² |
5,653 |
16,962 |
| 6. |
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Seoul |
10,331,244 |
616 km² |
2,875 |
16,805 |
| 7. |
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Shanghai |
9,145,711 |
6,639 km² |
984 |
14,691 |
| 8. |
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Tokyo |
8,653,000 |
621 km² |
2,692 |
13,269 |
| 9. |
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Bangkok |
7,587,882 |
1,569 km² |
780 |
12,933 |
| 10. |
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Guangzhou |
6,560,500 |
7,434 km² |
502 |
10,989 |
| 11. |
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Dubai |
1,241,000 |
3,885 km² |
493 |
10,513 |
| 12. |
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Toronto |
2,503,281 |
630 km² |
1,782 |
8,590 |
| 13. |
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Chongqing |
6,300,000 |
82,403 km² |
536 |
7,799 |
| 14. |
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Shenzhen |
1,245,000 |
2,020 km² |
348 |
6,890 |
| 15. |
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Beijing |
7,746,519 |
16,808 km² |
899 |
6,607 |
| 16. |
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Kuala Lumpur |
1,800,674 |
244 km² |
546 |
6,443 |
| 17. |
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Moscow |
10,443,000 |
1,081 km² |
2,030 |
6,399 |
| 18. |
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Rio de Janeiro |
6,093,472 |
1,182 km² |
2,522 |
5,699 |
| 19. |
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Miami |
413,201 |
92 km² |
284 |
4,995 |
| 20. |
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Jakarta |
9,341,400 |
661 km² |
387 |
4,801 |
| 21. |
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Macao |
453,733 |
21 km² |
557 |
4,661 |
| 22. |
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Buenos Aires |
2,965,403 |
200 km² |
1,692 |
4,649 |
| 23. |
|
Osaka |
2,598,589 |
220 km² |
1,192 |
4,501 |
| 24. |
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Sydney |
4,201,500 |
12,144 km² |
829 |
4,408 |
| 25. |
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Recife |
1,533,580 |
217 km² |
1,039 |
4,349 |
| 26. |
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Wuhan |
4,550,000 |
8,494 km² |
479 |
4,117 |
| 27. |
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Melbourne |
3,559,700 |
7,694 km² |
530 |
4,058 |
| 28. |
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Mumbai |
11,914,398 |
621 km² |
959 |
3,994 |
| 29. |
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Istanbul |
10,121,565 |
1,991 km² |
2,140 |
3,766 |
| 30. |
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Houston |
2,242,193 |
1,398 km² |
350 |
3,693 |
| 31. |
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Honolulu |
374,676 |
266 km² |
436 |
3,581 |
| 32. |
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Vancouver |
606,123 |
115 km² |
618 |
3,544 |
| 33. |
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Panama City |
708,738 |
2,561 km² |
171 |
2,963 |
| 34. |
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Curitiba |
1,797,408 |
435 km² |
822 |
2,957 |
| 35. |
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London |
7,556,900 |
1,579 km² |
1,445 |
2,956 |
| 36. |
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Gold Coast City |
418,438 |
1,402 km² |
277 |
2,921 |
| 37. |
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Mexico City |
8,720,916 |
1,487 km² |
1,297 |
2,909 |
| 38. |
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Los Angeles |
3,833,995 |
1,216 km² |
501 |
2,804 |
| 39. |
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Caracas |
2,762,259 |
1,930 km² |
1,109 |
2,715 |
| 40. |
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Makati |
484,176 |
27 km² |
138 |
2,671 |
| 41. |
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Atlanta |
537,958 |
341 km² |
225 |
2,600 |
| 42. |
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San Francisco |
808,976 |
121 km² |
412 |
2,485 |
| 43. |
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Busan |
3,655,349 |
528 km² |
87 |
2,434 |
| 44. |
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Dallas |
1,279,910 |
887 km² |
239 |
2,424 |
| 45. |
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Tianjin |
5,803,622 |
11,920 km² |
287 |
2,394 |
| 46. |
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Paris |
2,203,817 |
105 km² |
598 |
2,319 |
| 47. |
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Xiamen |
1,370,000 |
1,565 km² |
257 |
2,260 |
| 48. |
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Philadelphia |
1,447,395 |
350 km² |
326 |
2,248 |
| 49. |
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Kyiv |
2,819,566 |
800 km² |
1,528 |
2,236 |
| 50. |
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Santiago |
4,946,345 |
2,325 km² |
1,092 |
2,189 |
| 51. |
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Nanjing |
3,454,000 |
6,516 km² |
76 |
2,114 |
| 52. |
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Dalian |
2,980,513 |
13,238 km² |
136 |
1,953 |
| 53. |
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Fortaleza |
2,431,415 |
313 km² |
583 |
1,907 |
| 54. |
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Seattle |
598,541 |
229 km² |
215 |
1,894 |
| 55. |
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Montréal |
1,620,693 |
365 km² |
506 |
1,887 |
| 56. |
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Las Vegas |
558,383 |
340 km² |
123 |
1,841 |
| 57. |
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Calgary |
1,042,892 |
727 km² |
245 |
1,784 |
| 58. |
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Madrid |
3,128,600 |
606 km² |
1,126 |
1,719 |
| 59. |
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Benidorm |
67,627 |
39 km² |
383 |
1,693 |
| 60. |
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Boston |
609,023 |
125 km² |
229 |
1,692 |
| 61. |
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Brisbane |
1,733,200 |
1,327 km² |
240 |
1,661 |
| 62. |
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Salvador |
2,892,625 |
707 km² |
546 |
1,569 |
| 63. |
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Yokohama |
3,426,506 |
437 km² |
212 |
1,500 |
| 64. |
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Qingdao |
2,640,000 |
10,654 km² |
110 |
1,467 |
| 65. |
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Taipei |
2,719,293 |
272 km² |
166 |
1,453 |
| 66. |
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Penang Island |
1,030,000 |
1,046 km² |
158 |
1,408 |
| 67. |
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Shenyang |
4,649,490 |
12,942 km² |
171 |
1,394 |
| 68. |
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Chengdu |
3,347,433 |
12,300 km² |
136 |
1,350 |
| 69. |
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Campinas |
1,039,297 |
796 km² |
931 |
1,291 |
| 70. |
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Minneapolis |
382,605 |
142 km² |
190 |
1,274 |
| 71. |
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Denver |
598,707 |
397 km² |
199 |
1,247 |
| 72. |
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Cairo |
7,947,121 |
215 km² |
140 |
1,218 |
| 73. |
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Frankfurt am Main |
670,095 |
248 km² |
283 |
1,200 |
| 74. |
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St. Petersburg |
4,571,200 |
1,431 km² |
837 |
1,168 |
| 75. |
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Sharjah |
800,000 |
2,600 km² |
91 |
1,156 |
| 76. |
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Sunny Isles Beach |
15,315 |
3 km² |
57 |
1,144 |
| 77. |
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Doha |
438,230 |
-- |
134 |
1,118 |
| 78. |
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Hangzhou |
2,305,741 |
1,684 km² |
161 |
1,103 |
| 79. |
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Kaohsiung |
1,720,400 |
154 km² |
43 |
1,097 |
| 80. |
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Balneário Camboriú |
94,344 |
46 km² |
252 |
1,092 |
| 81. |
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Xian |
3,849,000 |
9,983 km² |
147 |
1,041 |
| 82. |
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Bogotá |
6,776,009 |
384 km² |
336 |
1,039 |
| 83. |
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Tel Aviv - Yaffo |
371,400 |
52 km² |
244 |
1,032 |
| 84. |
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Detroit |
912,062 |
359 km² |
171 |
1,029 |
| 85. |
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Pittsburgh |
310,037 |
144 km² |
129 |
1,004 |
| 86. |
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Harbin |
3,433,629 |
7,086 km² |
127 |
939 |
| 87. |
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Rotterdam |
584,493 |
208 km² |
285 |
935 |
| 88. |
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Jersey City |
241,114 |
39 km² |
97 |
934 |
| 89. |
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Belo Horizonte |
2,412,937 |
331 km² |
366 |
930 |
| 90. |
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Minsk |
1,781,000 |
305 km² |
808 |
884 |
| 91. |
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Goiânia |
1,244,645 |
739 km² |
314 |
881 |
| 92. |
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Mississauga |
668,549 |
289 km² |
220 |
871 |
| 93. |
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Porto Alegre |
1,420,667 |
497 km² |
604 |
856 |
| 94. |
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Jinan |
2,540,000 |
8,177 km² |
103 |
848 |
| 95. |
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Glasgow |
662,954 |
177 km² |
206 |
842 |
| 96. |
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Yekaterinburg |
1,315,000 |
495 km² |
729 |
841 |
| 97. |
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Ankara |
3,561,187 |
2,498 km² |
416 |
840 |
| 98. |
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Santos |
418,288 |
280 km² |
600 |
839 |
| 99. |
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Sofia |
1,344,605 |
250 km² |
631 |
838 |
| 100. |
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Aventura |
29,254 |
7 km² |
74 |
831 |
²=Completed high-rise buildings; ³=Points based on the Skyline Ranking calculation
Last update: 11/2009.
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