| SKYLINES & SCRAPERS HOME | THE WORLD'S BEST SKYLINES | THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDINGS | ONE CENTURY OF SKYSCRAPERS | SKYSCRAPER HEIGHTS ANALYSIS | THE MATHEMATICAL CITY | LINKS | FEEDBACK |
MAIN (cities 1-100) | 101-200 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 401-520 | ... | MAPS | POLL | HISTORY | ANALYSIS |
|
About this list
Most of this list was compiled by Paul Kazmierczak. Consulted websites:
emporis.con,
skyscraperpage.com,
skyscrapercity.com,
ctbuh.org,
.
The 2010 rankings [#] are added in the 1st column for comparison.
See Emporis.com's skyline ranking
for a similar list made with slightly different rules. Of course, we believe our list is better.
See the rules.
|
Update
Sep 2011: big update! We updated approx. 300 cities.
Main climbers this year: Shanghai #5→3, Panama City #24→15, Busan #43→22, Abu Dhabi #94→37.
Growth in Asia and the Middle East, not much happening in crisis-struck North America and Europe.
For the latest news, rumours and discussion see
Skyscrapercity.com.
|
Video |
Country color codes
America (North , Central , South)
Asia (South+East ex. Russia)
Middle East, South-west-Asia
Europe (inc. Russia, Turkey)
Africa , Australia, Oceania
|
World map of skylines |
XML
main data of all cities in XML
|
|
|
| Ranking [old] | Points | CITY update 2007-2009, 2010, 2011 | Country | Buildings >90 m | highest scoring building (height) | |
| [1] 1 | 87128 | Hong Kong | China | 3054 | International Commerce Centre (484m) | |
| [2] 2 | 36915 | New York (inc. Jersey City, Fort Lee, Guttenburg, W New York) | USA | 885 | One World Trade Center (1WTC) (541m, u/c) not yet topped out; listed as tribute to 9/11 victims | |
| [5] 3 | 21822 | Shanghai | China | 785 | Shanghai World Financial Center (492m) | |
| [3] 4 | 21453 | Tokyo (inc Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, Ichikawa) | Japan | 666 | Mid Town Tower (248m) | |
| [4] 5 | 21018 | Dubai | UAE | 332 | Burj Khalifa (828m) | |
| [6] 6 | 16831 | Chicago | USA | 349 | Willis Tower (442m) | |
| [7] 7 | 15072 | Bangkok | Thailand | 478 | Baiyoke Tower II (304m) | |
| [8] 8 | 15002 | Guangzhou | China | 399 | Guangzhou International Finance Center (440m) | |
| [12] 9 | 11694 | Shenzhen | China | 290 | Kingkey 100 (442m) | |
| [9] 10 | 10536 | Chongqing | China | 371 | Chongqing Poly Tower (287m, u/c) | |
| [10] 11 | 9599 | Singapore | Singapore | 365 | Republic Plaza (280m) | |
| [11] 12 | 9490 | Seoul | South Korea | 304 | Tower Palace Three, Tower G (264m) | |
| [13] 13 | 8748 | Kuala Lumpur (inc Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya) | Malaysia | 247 | Petronas Tower 1 (452m) | |
| [14] 14 | 7825 | Manila (metro inc. Makati, Mandaluyong, Ortigas, Quezon City) | Philippines | 190 | Gramercy Residences (302m, u/c) | |
| [24] 15 | 7343 | Panama City | Panama | 185 | Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower (284m) | |
| [15] 16 | 7159 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 198 | Wisma 46 (262m) | |
| [16] 17 | 7031 | Toronto (inc. Mississauga) | Canada | 251 | First Bank Tower (298m) | |
| [18] 18 | 5882 | Beijing | China | 251 | China World Trade Center Tower 3 (330m) | |
| [17] 19 | 5753 | Osaka (inc. Sakai, Amagasaka) | Japan | 157 | Osaka World Trade Center (256m) | |
| [19] 20 | 5657 | Nanjing | China | 113 | Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (450m) | |
| [22] 21 | 5259 | Moscow | Russia | 177 | Moscow, City of Capitals (302m) | |
| [43] 22 | 5154 | Busan | South Korea | 89 | Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower A (301m, u/c) | |
| [20] 23 | 4991 | Miami (inc Miami Beach) | USA | 111 | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower (240m) | |
| [21] 24 | 4983 | Houston (inc Pasadena) | USA | 117 | JPMorganChase Tower (305m) | |
| [23] 25 | 4899 | Sydney (inc. N. Sydney) | Australia | 142 | Chifley Tower (244m) | |
| [34] 26 | 4467 | Mumbai | India | 139 | The Imperial Tower 1 (249m) | |
| [25] 27 | 4226 | São Paulo | Brazil | 299 | Mirante do Vale (170m) | |
| [32] 28 | 4126 | Dalian | China | 115 | Dalian Futures Square 1 (243m) | |
| [33] 29 | 3990 | Tianjin | China | 85 | Tianjin World Financial Center (337m, u/c) | |
| [30] 30 | 3894 | Wuhan | China | 170 | Minsheng Bank Building (331m) | |
| [26] 31 | 3826 | Los Angeles (inc Burbank, El Segundo, W Hollywood) | USA | 88 | US Bank Tower (310m) | |
| [36] 32 | 3702 | Macau | China | 136 | Grand Lisboa (258m) | |
| [27] 33 | 3605 | Melbourne | Australia | 105 | Eureka Tower (297m) | |
| [28] 34 | 3597 | Atlanta (inc Vinnings, North Atlanta) | USA | 90 | Bank of America Plaza (317m) | |
| [29] 35 | 3419 | San Francisco | USA | 102 | Transamerica Pyramid (260m) | |
| [51] 36 | 3352 | Doha | Qatar | 58 | Aspire Tower (300m) | |
| [94] 37 | 3341 | Abu Dhabi | UAE | 42 | The Landmark (324m, u/c) | |
| [49] 38 | 3185 | Chengdu | China | 125 | Tianfu Times Tower (180m) | |
| [50] 39 | 3078 | Taipei (inc Chungho, Panchou, Yungho) | Taiwan | 108 | Taipei 101 (508m) | |
| [42] 40 | 2977 | Istanbul | Turkey | 100 | Sapphire (261m) | |
| [31] 41 | 2912 | Las Vegas | USA | 61 | Fontainebleau Resort Hotel (224m, u/c)on hold | |
| [46] 42 | 2842 | Qingdao | China | 76 | Qingdao International Finance Center (249m) | |
| [37] 43 | 2784 | Mexico City | Mexico | 110 | Torre Mayor (225m) | |
| [35] 44 | 2777 | Dallas (inc Las Colinas of Irving) | USA | 68 | Bank of America Plaza (281m) | |
| [91] 45 | 2774 | Incheon (Seoul metro) | South Korea | 62 | Northeast Asia Trade Tower (305m) | |
| [39] 46 | 2638 | Paris (inc La Defense & périphérique suburbs) | France | 113 | Tour First (231m) | |
| [38] .. | 2638 | Philadelphia (inc Camden) | USA | 69 | Comcast Center (297m) | |
| [45] 48 | 2560 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 118 | Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta - Torre Cavia (173m) | |
| [48] 49 | 2469 | Calgary | Canada | 70 | The Bow (236m) | |
| [44] 50 | 2360 | Boston (inc Cambridge) | USA | 58 | Hancock Place (241m) | |
| [47] 51 | 2202 | Seattle | USA | 52 | Columbia Center (285m) | |
| [71] 52 | 2191 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 92 | Tunex Sky Tower (348m) | |
| [40] 53 | 2165 | Hangzhou | China | 68 | Zhejiang Fortune Financial Center West Tower (258m) | |
| [67] 54 | 2109 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 39 | Al Hamra Tower (413m, u/c) | |
| [64] 55 | 2097 | Xiamen | China | 94 | Fortune Center (192m) | |
| [52] 56 | 1893 | Frankfurt | Germany | 39 | Commerzbank Tower (259m) | |
| [53] 57 | 1872 | Brisbane | Australia | 60 | Aurora (207m) | |
| [56] 58 | 1850 | Tel Aviv (inc Ramat Gan, Givataiym, Bnei Brak) | Israel | 59 | City Gate Ramat Gan (244m) | |
| [65] 59 | 1828 | Sharjah (Dubai metro) | UAE | 37 | Al Ayaan Sharjah Gate Tower (224m) | |
| [60] 60 | 1805 | London | UK | 51 | One Canada Square (236m) | |
| [57] 61 | 1804 | Shenyang | China | 68 | Shenyang Royal Wan Xin International Mansion Tower A (219m) | |
| [62] 62 | 1686 | Vancouver (inc Burnaby, N. Vancouver) | Canada | 107 | Living Shangri-La (201m) | |
| [55] 63 | 1658 | Rio de Janeiro (inc Niterói) | Brazil | 99 | Rio Sul Center (163m) | |
| [54] 64 | 1653 | Montreal (inc Longueuil) | Canada | 59 | Le 1250 Boulevard René-Lévesque (226m) | |
| [66] 65 | 1614 | Gold Coast (Surfer's Paradise) | Australia | 69 | Q1 Tower (323m) | |
| [58] 66 | 1610 | Caracas | Venezuela | 74 | Parque Central Torre Este (225m) | |
| [59] 67 | 1582 | Minneapolis | USA | 35 | IDS Tower (241m) | |
| [61] 68 | 1573 | Honolulu, HI | USA | 89 | First Hawaiian Center (131m) | |
| [69] 69 | 1569 | Suzhou (Shanghai metro) | China | 44 | SPG Global Tower A (286m) | |
| [63] 70 | 1502 | Denver (inc. Glendale) | USA | 45 | Republic Plaza (218m) | |
| [213] 71 | 1489 | Daegu | South Korea | 42 | Suseong Leader's View 1 (225m) | |
| [104] 72 | 1486 | Guiyang | China | 57 | Kempinski Hotel (212m) | |
| [189] 73 | 1429 | Makkah (Mecca) | Saudi Arabia | 7 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel (601m, u/c) | |
| [68] 74 | 1377 | Yokohama (Tokyo metro) | Japan | 54 | Yokohama Landmark Tower (296m) | |
| [77] 75 | 1340 | Fuzhou | China | 39 | Fujian Power Dispatching and Communication Building (196m) | |
| [70] 76 | 1336 | Detroit (inc Southfield, Windsor) | USA | 42 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (221m) | |
| [41] 77 | 1322 | Wuxi | China | 29 | Run Hua International Building (258m) | |
| [72] 78 | 1304 | Pittsburgh | USA | 33 | U.S. Steel Tower (256m) | |
| [73] 79 | 1293 | Recife | Brazil | 102 | Freguesia de Casa Forte (131m) | |
| [107] 80 | 1245 | Songnam (Seoul metro) | South Korea | 49 | NHN Green Factory (135m) | |
| [74] .. | 1245 | Kobe (Osaka metro) | Japan | 42 | Kansai Electric Power Company Kobe Branch (170m) | |
| [89] 82 | 1182 | Shijiazhuang | China | 50 | Shijiazhuang No.2 Telecommunication Hub Building (213m) | |
| [78] 83 | 1168 | Jinan | China | 43 | Pearl Int'l Business Mansion (188m) | |
| [75] 84 | 1155 | Cairo | Egypt | 44 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs (143m) | |
| [83] 85 | 1102 | Charlotte | USA | 22 | Bank of America Corporate Center (265m) | |
| [96] 86 | 1094 | Nanchang | China | 31 | International Finance Center (239m, u/c) | |
| [76] 87 | 1092 | Sunny Isles Beach (Miami metro) | USA | 22 | Jade Beach (175m) | |
| [153] 88 | 1026 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 36 | Bitexco Financial Tower (269m) | |
| [79] 89 | 1007 | Xian | China | 47 | Shaanxi Information Mansion (228m) | |
| [157] 90 | 984 | Ulsan | South Korea | 24 | Taehwa-River Iaan Exodium Tower 1 (201m) | |
| [90] 91 | 981 | Ankara | Turkey | 56 | Portakal Cicegi Tower (160m) | |
| [84] 92 | 978 | Changsha | China | 23 | Changsha No.2 Telecom Hinge Building (218m) | |
| [82] 93 | 972 | San Diego | USA | 33 | One America Plaza (152m) | |
| [121] 94 | 964 | Harbin | China | 46 | Harbin Exhibition Center Hotel (170m) | |
| [80] 95 | 952 | Nagoya | Japan | 22 | Midland Square (247m) | |
| [81] 96 | 941 | Madrid | Spain | 18 | Torre de Cristal (249m) | |
| [168] 97 | 934 | Taiyuan | China | 30 | Golden Port Hotel (179m) | |
| [97] 98 | 917 | Ningbo | China | 31 | Chamber of Commerce International Trade Center (207m) | |
| [87] .. | 917 | Manama | Bahrain | 14 | Dual Tower 1 (260m) | |
| [92] 100 | 904 | Taichung | Taiwan | 27 | Shr-Hwa International Tower (192m) | |
| 574341 | WORLD TOTAL | 18120 |
![]() ![]() | created: 1998-05-20 last update: 2011-09-08 |