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Official World's 100 Tallest High-rise Buildings (Office Use)
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 Committee (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 and whose occupiable
height is devoted at least 90% to office uses. 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. |
Petronas Tower 1
|
Kuala Lumpur |
452 m |
1,483 ft |
88 |
1998 |
| 3. |
Petronas Tower 2
|
Kuala Lumpur |
452 m |
1,483 ft |
88 |
1998 |
| 4. |
Sears Tower
|
Chicago |
442 m |
1,451 ft |
108 |
1974 |
| 5. |
Two International Finance..
|
Hong Kong |
415 m |
1,362 ft |
88 |
2003 |
| 6. |
CITIC Plaza
|
Guangzhou |
391 m |
1,283 ft |
80 |
1997 |
| 7. |
Shun Hing Square
|
Shenzhen |
384 m |
1,260 ft |
69 |
1996 |
| 8. |
Empire State Building
|
New York City |
381 m |
1,250 ft |
102 |
1931 |
| 9. |
Central Plaza
|
Hong Kong |
374 m |
1,227 ft |
78 |
1992 |
| 10. |
Bank of China Tower
|
Hong Kong |
367 m |
1,205 ft |
70 |
1990 |
| 11. |
Bank of America Tower
|
New York City |
366 m |
1,200 ft |
54 |
2008 |
| 12. |
Almas Tower
|
Dubai |
360 m |
1,181 ft |
74 |
2008 |
| 13. |
Emirates Office Tower
|
Dubai |
355 m |
1,163 ft |
54 |
2000 |
| 14. |
Aon Center
|
Chicago |
346 m |
1,136 ft |
83 |
1973 |
| 15. |
The Center
|
Hong Kong |
346 m |
1,135 ft |
73 |
1998 |
| 16. |
Minsheng Bank Building
|
Wuhan |
331 m |
1,087 ft |
68 |
2007 |
| 17. |
Chrysler Building
|
New York City |
319 m |
1,046 ft |
77 |
1930 |
| 18. |
New York Times Tower
|
New York City |
319 m |
1,046 ft |
52 |
2007 |
| 19. |
Bank of America Plaza
|
Atlanta |
312 m |
1,023 ft |
55 |
1992 |
| 20. |
US Bank Tower
|
Los Angeles |
310 m |
1,018 ft |
73 |
1989 |
| 21. |
Menara Telekom
|
Kuala Lumpur |
310 m |
1,017 ft |
55 |
2001 |
| 22. |
One Island East Centre
|
Hong Kong |
308 m |
1,011 ft |
69 |
2008 |
| 23. |
AT&T Corporate Center
|
Chicago |
307 m |
1,007 ft |
60 |
1989 |
| 24. |
JPMorgan Chase Tower
|
Houston |
305 m |
1,002 ft |
75 |
1982 |
| 25. |
Two Prudential Plaza
|
Chicago |
303 m |
995 ft |
64 |
1990 |
| 26. |
Wells Fargo Plaza
|
Houston |
302 m |
992 ft |
71 |
1983 |
| 27. |
First Bank Tower
|
Toronto |
298 m |
978 ft |
72 |
1976 |
| 28. |
Comcast Center
|
Philadelphia |
297 m |
973 ft |
57 |
2008 |
| 29. |
311 South Wacker
|
Chicago |
293 m |
961 ft |
65 |
1990 |
| 30. |
American International
|
New York City |
290 m |
952 ft |
66 |
1932 |
| 31. |
Key Tower
|
Cleveland |
289 m |
947 ft |
57 |
1991 |
| 32. |
Plaza 66
|
Shanghai |
288 m |
945 ft |
66 |
2001 |
| 33. |
One Liberty Place
|
Philadelphia |
288 m |
945 ft |
61 |
1987 |
| 34. |
Columbia Center
|
Seattle |
285 m |
937 ft |
76 |
1985 |
| 35. |
Chongqing World Trade Cen..
|
Chongqing |
283 m |
929 ft |
60 |
2005 |
| 36. |
Cheung Kong Centre
|
Hong Kong |
283 m |
928 ft |
62 |
1999 |
| 37. |
The Trump Building
|
New York City |
283 m |
927 ft |
70 |
1930 |
| 38. |
Bank of America Plaza
|
Dallas |
281 m |
921 ft |
72 |
1985 |
| 39. |
Republic Plaza
|
Singapore |
280 m |
919 ft |
66 |
1996 |
| 40. |
OUB Centre
|
Singapore |
280 m |
919 ft |
63 |
1988 |
| 41. |
UOB Plaza One
|
Singapore |
280 m |
919 ft |
66 |
1992 |
| 42. |
Citigroup Center
|
New York City |
279 m |
915 ft |
59 |
1977 |
| 43. |
Scotia Plaza
|
Toronto |
275 m |
902 ft |
68 |
1988 |
| 44. |
Williams Tower
|
Houston |
275 m |
901 ft |
64 |
1983 |
| 45. |
Wuhan World Trade Tower
|
Wuhan |
273 m |
896 ft |
58 |
1998 |
| 46. |
Renaissance Tower
|
Dallas |
270 m |
886 ft |
56 |
1974 |
| 47. |
China International Cente..
|
Guangzhou |
270 m |
884 ft |
62 |
2007 |
| 48. |
Dapeng International Plaz..
|
Guangzhou |
269 m |
884 ft |
56 |
2006 |
| 49. |
Al Faisaliyah Center
|
Riyadh |
267 m |
876 ft |
30 |
2000 |
| 50. |
Bank of America Corporate..
|
Charlotte |
265 m |
871 ft |
60 |
1992 |
| 51. |
SunTrust Plaza
|
Atlanta |
265 m |
871 ft |
60 |
1992 |
| 52. |
Bocom Financial Towers
|
Shanghai |
265 m |
869 ft |
52 |
2002 |
| 53. |
120 Collins Street
|
Melbourne |
264 m |
866 ft |
52 |
1991 |
| 54. |
Shenzhen Special Zone Pre..
|
Shenzhen |
262 m |
860 ft |
48 |
1998 |
| 55. |
Grand Gateway Shanghai I
|
Shanghai |
262 m |
859 ft |
52 |
2005 |
| 56. |
Grand Gateway Shanghai II
|
Shanghai |
262 m |
859 ft |
52 |
2005 |
| 57. |
Aon Center
|
Los Angeles |
262 m |
858 ft |
62 |
1973 |
| 58. |
Canada Trust Tower
|
Toronto |
261 m |
856 ft |
53 |
1990 |
| 59. |
101 Collins Street
|
Melbourne |
260 m |
853 ft |
50 |
1991 |
| 60. |
Fortune Plaza Office Buil..
|
Beijing |
260 m |
853 ft |
63 |
2008 |
| 61. |
Dual Tower 1
|
Manama |
260 m |
853 ft |
53 |
2007 |
| 62. |
Dual Tower 2
|
Manama |
260 m |
853 ft |
53 |
2007 |
| 63. |
Post & Telecommunication ..
|
Guangzhou |
260 m |
853 ft |
66 |
2003 |
| 64. |
Transamerica Pyramid
|
San Francisco |
260 m |
853 ft |
48 |
1972 |
| 65. |
Chase Tower
|
Chicago |
259 m |
850 ft |
60 |
1969 |
| 66. |
GE Building
|
New York City |
259 m |
850 ft |
69 |
1933 |
| 67. |
Commerzbank Tower
|
Frankfurt |
259 m |
850 ft |
56 |
1997 |
| 68. |
PBCOM Tower
|
Makati |
259 m |
848 ft |
55 |
2000 |
| 69. |
Two Liberty Place
|
Philadelphia |
258 m |
848 ft |
58 |
1990 |
| 70. |
MesseTurm
|
Frankfurt |
257 m |
842 ft |
55 |
1990 |
| 71. |
U.S. Steel Tower
|
Pittsburgh |
256 m |
841 ft |
64 |
1970 |
| 72. |
Langham Place Office Towe..
|
Hong Kong |
255 m |
837 ft |
59 |
2004 |
| 73. |
Capital Tower
|
Singapore |
253 m |
830 ft |
52 |
2000 |
| 74. |
Bank of Shanghai Headquar..
|
Shanghai |
252 m |
827 ft |
46 |
2005 |
| 75. |
Osaka World Trade Center
|
Osaka |
252 m |
827 ft |
55 |
1995 |
| 76. |
Jiali Plaza
|
Wuhan |
251 m |
823 ft |
61 |
1997 |
| 77. |
Wisma 46
|
Jakarta |
250 m |
820 ft |
50 |
1996 |
| 78. |
One Atlantic Center
|
Atlanta |
250 m |
820 ft |
50 |
1987 |
| 79. |
Torre Caja Madrid
|
Madrid |
250 m |
820 ft |
45 |
2008 |
| 80. |
KLI 63 Building
|
Seoul |
249 m |
817 ft |
60 |
1985 |
| 81. |
Torre de Cristal
|
Madrid |
249 m |
817 ft |
45 |
2008 |
| 82. |
Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub
|
Hangzhou |
248 m |
814 ft |
41 |
2003 |
| 83. |
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
|
New York City |
248 m |
813 ft |
60 |
1961 |
| 84. |
Chase Tower
|
Indianapolis |
247 m |
811 ft |
49 |
1990 |
| 85. |
Midland Square
|
Nagoya |
247 m |
810 ft |
40 |
2006 |
| 86. |
4 Times Square
|
New York City |
247 m |
809 ft |
48 |
1999 |
| 87. |
MetLife Building
|
New York City |
246 m |
808 ft |
59 |
1963 |
| 88. |
One Raffles Quay North To..
|
Singapore |
245 m |
804 ft |
50 |
2006 |
| 89. |
JR Central Office Tower
|
Nagoya |
245 m |
804 ft |
51 |
2000 |
| 90. |
Shin Kong Life Tower
|
Taipei |
245 m |
803 ft |
51 |
1993 |
| 91. |
Chifley Tower
|
Sydney |
244 m |
801 ft |
50 |
1992 |
| 92. |
Arenco Tower
|
Dubai |
244 m |
800 ft |
46 |
2008 |
| 93. |
Menara Maybank
|
Kuala Lumpur |
244 m |
799 ft |
50 |
1988 |
| 94. |
Tokyo City Hall, Tower I
|
Tokyo |
243 m |
799 ft |
48 |
1991 |
| 95. |
R&F Centre
|
Guangzhou |
243 m |
797 ft |
54 |
2007 |
| 96. |
Citigroup Centre
|
Sydney |
243 m |
797 ft |
50 |
2000 |
| 97. |
Dalian World Trade Center
|
Dalian |
242 m |
794 ft |
50 |
2000 |
| 98. |
Mellon Bank Center
|
Philadelphia |
241 m |
792 ft |
54 |
1990 |
| 99. |
Woolworth Building
|
New York City |
241 m |
792 ft |
57 |
1913 |
| 100. |
IDS Tower
|
Minneapolis |
241 m |
792 ft |
55 |
1973 |
Last update: 7/2008.
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