This overview is the most accurate compilation of its kind and uses in-depth research results and reliable building information. It is based on data standards as outlined by the Emporis Standards Committe (ESC). This listing is verified and updated continuously and includes high-rise buildings which have been topped out, including those still under construction or on hold. The ranking is based entirely on the buildings' structural height. TV towers, masts, and other building types are not included.

#	Building	City	Height	Height	Floors	Year
1.	Taipei 101	Taipei	509 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
2.	Shanghai World Financial ..	Shanghai	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
3.	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
4.	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
5.	Sears Tower	Chicago	442 m	1,451 ft	108	1974
6.	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1999
7.	Two International Finance..	Hong Kong	415 m	1,362 ft	88	2003
8.	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
9.	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
10.	Empire State Building	New York City	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
11.	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
12.	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	367 m	1,205 ft	70	1990
13.	Bank of America Tower	New York City	366 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
14.	Almas Tower	Dubai	360 m	1,181 ft	74	2008
15.	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
16.	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	348 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
17.	Aon Center	Chicago	346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
18.	The Center	Hong Kong	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
19.	John Hancock Center	Chicago	344 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
20.	Rose Tower	Dubai	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
21.	Shimao International Plaz..	Shanghai	333 m	1,093 ft	60	2006
22.	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	331 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
23.	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992
24.	China World Trade Center ..	Beijing	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
25.	Q1 Tower	Gold Coast City	323 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
26.	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
27.	Chrysler Building	New York City	319 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
28.	Nina Tower I	Hong Kong	319 m	1,046 ft	80	2007
29.	New York Times Tower	New York City	319 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
30.	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	312 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
31.	US Bank Tower	Los Angeles	310 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
32.	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
33.	Jumeirah Emirates Towers ..	Dubai	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
34.	One Island East Centre	Hong Kong	308 m	1,011 ft	69	2008
35.	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	307 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
36.	The Address Downtown Burj..	Dubai	306 m	1,004 ft	63	2008
37.	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	305 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
38.	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
39.	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	303 m	995 ft	64	1990
40.	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	302 m	992 ft	71	1983
41.	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	302 m	992 ft	41	2002
42.	Aspire Tower	Doha	300 m	984 ft	36	2007
43.	First Bank Tower	Toronto	298 m	978 ft	72	1976
44.	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	297 m	975 ft	91	2006
45.	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	297 m	973 ft	57	2008
46.	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	296 m	972 ft	73	1993
47.	Emirates Crown	Dubai	296 m	971 ft	63	2008
48.	311 South Wacker	Chicago	293 m	961 ft	65	1990
49.	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	292 m	957 ft	70	2000
50.	American International	New York City	290 m	952 ft	66	1932
51.	Key Tower	Cleveland	289 m	947 ft	57	1991
52.	Plaza 66	Shanghai	288 m	945 ft	66	2001
53.	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	288 m	945 ft	61	1987
54.	Columbia Center	Seattle	285 m	937 ft	76	1985
55.	Millennium Tower	Dubai	285 m	935 ft	60	2006
56.	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	285 m	934 ft	55	2003
57.	Chongqing World Trade Cen..	Chongqing	283 m	929 ft	60	2005
58.	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong	283 m	928 ft	62	1999
59.	The Trump Building	New York City	283 m	927 ft	70	1930
60.	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas	281 m	921 ft	72	1985
61.	Republic Plaza	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1996
62.	OUB Centre	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	63	1988
63.	UOB Plaza One	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1992
64.	Citigroup Center	New York City	279 m	915 ft	59	1977
65.	Hong Kong New World Tower	Shanghai	278 m	913 ft	61	2002
66.	Diwang International Comm..	Nanning	276 m	906 ft	54	2006
67.	Scotia Plaza	Toronto	275 m	902 ft	68	1988
68.	Williams Tower	Houston	275 m	901 ft	64	1983
69.	Wuhan World Trade Tower	Wuhan	273 m	896 ft	58	1998
70.	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	270 m	886 ft	56	1974
71.	The Cullinan I	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2008
72.	The Cullinan II	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2008
73.	China International Cente..	Guangzhou	270 m	884 ft	62	2007
74.	Dapeng International Plaz..	Guangzhou	269 m	884 ft	56	2006
75.	21st Century Tower	Dubai	269 m	883 ft	55	2003
76.	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	268 m	881 ft	61	2007
77.	Al Faisaliyah Center	Riyadh	267 m	876 ft	30	2000
78.	900 North Michigan	Chicago	265 m	871 ft	66	1989
79.	Bank of America Corporate..	Charlotte	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
80.	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
81.	Al Kazim Tower 1	Dubai	265 m	869 ft	53	2008
82.	Al Kazim Tower 2	Dubai	265 m	869 ft	53	2008
83.	Bocom Financial Towers	Shanghai	265 m	869 ft	52	2002
84.	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	264 m	866 ft	54	2005
85.	120 Collins Street	Melbourne	264 m	866 ft	52	1991
86.	Tower Palace Three, Tower..	Seoul	264 m	865 ft	73	2004
87.	Trump World Tower	New York City	262 m	861 ft	72	2001
88.	Shenzhen Special Zone Pre..	Shenzhen	262 m	860 ft	48	1998
89.	Water Tower Place	Chicago	262 m	859 ft	74	1976
90.	Grand Gateway Shanghai I	Shanghai	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
91.	Grand Gateway Shanghai II	Shanghai	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
92.	Aon Center	Los Angeles	262 m	858 ft	62	1973
93.	Hotel Panorama	Hong Kong	261 m	856 ft	64	2007
94.	Canada Trust Tower	Toronto	261 m	856 ft	53	1990
95.	101 Collins Street	Melbourne	260 m	853 ft	50	1991
96.	Fortune Plaza Office Buil..	Beijing	260 m	853 ft	63	2008
97.	Dual Tower 1	Manama	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
98.	Dual Tower 2	Manama	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
99.	Post & Telecommunication ..	Guangzhou	260 m	853 ft	66	2003
100.	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco	260 m	853 ft	48	1972
101.	Chase Tower	Chicago	259 m	850 ft	60	1969
102.	GE Building	New York City	259 m	850 ft	69	1933
103.	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	259 m	850 ft	56	1997
104.	PBCOM Tower	Makati	259 m	848 ft	55	2000
105.	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	258 m	848 ft	58	1990
106.	Grand Lisboa	Macao	258 m	846 ft	52	2008
107.	Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel	Chongqing	258 m	846 ft	60	2004
108.	Park Tower	Chicago	257 m	844 ft	67	2000
109.	MesseTurm	Frankfurt	257 m	842 ft	55	1990
110.	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	256 m	841 ft	64	1970
111.	Sorrento 1	Hong Kong	256 m	841 ft	75	2003
112.	Emirates Marina Serviced ..	Dubai	256 m	840 ft	59	2007
113.	Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe..	Seoul	256 m	840 ft	69	2003
114.	Rinku Gate Tower Building	Izumisano	256 m	840 ft	56	1996
115.	New Century Plaza Tower A	Nanjing	255 m	837 ft	52	2006
116.	Langham Place Office Towe..	Hong Kong	255 m	837 ft	59	2004
117.	Capital Tower	Singapore	253 m	830 ft	52	2000
118.	Highcliff	Hong Kong	252 m	828 ft	72	2003
119.	Bank of Shanghai Headquar..	Shanghai	252 m	827 ft	46	2005
120.	Osaka World Trade Center	Osaka	252 m	827 ft	55	1995
121.	The Harbourside	Hong Kong	251 m	824 ft	73	2003
122.	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	251 m	824 ft	63	1986
123.	Jiali Plaza	Wuhan	251 m	823 ft	61	1997
124.	Chelsea Tower	Dubai	250 m	820 ft	49	2005
125.	Wisma 46	Jakarta	250 m	820 ft	50	1996
126.	Park Tower	Beijing	250 m	820 ft	63	2007
127.	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta	250 m	820 ft	50	1987
128.	Torre Caja Madrid	Madrid	250 m	820 ft	45	2008
129.	KLI 63 Building	Seoul	249 m	817 ft	60	1985
130.	Central Park	Perth	249 m	817 ft	52	1992
131.	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	249 m	817 ft	45	2008
132.	CitySpire Center	New York City	248 m	814 ft	75	1987
133.	Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub	Hangzhou	248 m	814 ft	41	2003
134.	Mid Town Tower	Tokyo	248 m	813 ft	54	2007
135.	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	248 m	813 ft	60	1961
136.	State Tower	Bangkok	247 m	811 ft	68	2001
137.	Chase Tower	Indianapolis	247 m	811 ft	49	1990
138.	Midland Square	Nagoya	247 m	810 ft	40	2006
139.	4 Times Square	New York City	247 m	809 ft	48	1999
140.	MetLife Building	New York City	246 m	808 ft	59	1963
141.	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	246 m	806 ft	54	2005
142.	One Raffles Quay North To..	Singapore	245 m	804 ft	50	2006
143.	Al Fattan Tower	Dubai	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
144.	JR Central Office Tower	Nagoya	245 m	804 ft	51	2000
145.	Oasis Beach Tower	Dubai	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
146.	Shin Kong Life Tower	Taipei	245 m	803 ft	51	1993
147.	City Gate Ramat Gan	Ramat Gan	244 m	801 ft	68	2001
148.	Chifley Tower	Sydney	244 m	801 ft	50	1992
149.	Arenco Tower	Dubai	244 m	800 ft	46	2008
150.	Menara Maybank	Kuala Lumpur	244 m	799 ft	50	1988
151.	Tokyo City Hall, Tower I	Tokyo	243 m	799 ft	48	1991
152.	R&F Centre	Guangzhou	243 m	797 ft	54	2007
153.	Citigroup Centre	Sydney	243 m	797 ft	50	2000
154.	The Tower	Dubai	243 m	796 ft	54	2002
155.	Zapad	Moscow	242 m	795 ft	62	2008
156.	Dalian World Trade Center	Dalian	242 m	794 ft	50	2000
157.	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia	241 m	792 ft	54	1990
158.	Woolworth Building	New York City	241 m	792 ft	57	1913
159.	IDS Tower	Minneapolis	241 m	792 ft	55	1973
160.	Maxdo Centre	Shanghai	241 m	792 ft	55	2002
161.	Bank of China Mansion	Qingdao	241 m	791 ft	54	1999
162.	Hancock Place	Boston	241 m	790 ft	60	1976
163.	Four Seasons Hotel & Towe..	Miami	240 m	789 ft	64	2003
164.	Manulife Plaza	Hong Kong	240 m	789 ft	52	1998
165.	Panglin Plaza	Shenzhen	240 m	787 ft	57	1999
166.	Bahrain World Trade Centr..	Manama	240 m	787 ft	50	2008
167.	Bahrain World Trade Centr..	Manama	240 m	787 ft	50	2008
168.	Moscow State University	Moscow	240 m	787 ft	36	1953
169.	NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Buildin..	Tokyo	240 m	787 ft	28	2000
170.	Sunshine 60 Building	Tokyo	240 m	787 ft	60	1978
171.	Deutsche Bank Place	Sydney	240 m	787 ft	39	2005
172.	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas	240 m	787 ft	60	1987
173.	Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe..	Seoul	239 m	785 ft	63	2003
174.	Beijing TV Centre	Beijing	239 m	784 ft	41	2006
175.	Commerce Court West	Toronto	239 m	784 ft	57	1972
176.	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower	Tokyo	238 m	781 ft	54	2003
177.	30 Hudson Street	Jersey City	238 m	781 ft	42	2004
178.	Cloud Nine	Shanghai	238 m	781 ft	58	2006
179.	New World Center	Shenzhen	238 m	781 ft	53	2006
180.	Empire Tower	Kuala Lumpur	238 m	781 ft	62	1994
181.	Tianjin Xinda Plaza	Tianjin	238 m	781 ft	51	2004
182.	Bank of America Center	Houston	238 m	780 ft	56	1983
183.	555 California Street	San Francisco	237 m	779 ft	52	1969
184.	One Worldwide Plaza	New York City	237 m	778 ft	50	1989
185.	225 South Sixth	Minneapolis	237 m	776 ft	56	1992
186.	Future International	Chongqing	236 m	774 ft	54	2007
187.	Torre Espacio	Madrid	236 m	774 ft	57	2007
188.	Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso	Madrid	236 m	774 ft	52	2008
189.	Wells Fargo Center	Minneapolis	236 m	774 ft	57	1988
190.	Sorrento 2	Hong Kong	236 m	773 ft	66	2003
191.	Washington Mutual Tower	Seattle	235 m	772 ft	55	1988
192.	The First World Tower 1	Incheon	235 m	771 ft	64	2008
193.	The First World Tower 2	Incheon	235 m	771 ft	64	2008
194.	The First World Tower 3	Incheon	235 m	771 ft	64	2008
195.	The First World Tower 4	Incheon	235 m	771 ft	64	2008
196.	One Canada Square	London	235 m	771 ft	50	1991
197.	191 Peachtree Tower	Atlanta	235 m	770 ft	50	1990
198.	8 Shenton Way	Singapore	235 m	770 ft	52	1986
199.	Tokyo Opera City Tower	Tokyo	234 m	769 ft	54	1997
200.	CCTV Headquarters	Beijing	234 m	768 ft	51	2008

Last update: 7/2008.

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