List of cities with the most skyscrapers explained

The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors[1] and is taller than approximately 1500NaN0.[2] Historically, the term first referred to buildings with 10 to 20 floors in the 1880s. The definition shifted with advancing construction technology during the 20th century which allowed for taller buildings to be constructed.[1]

List of cities by number of completed skyscrapers taller than 1500NaN0

This list ranks cities with the most completed skyscrapers that are taller than 1500NaN0, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[3] Cities with over 30 completed skyscrapers are shown.

RankCityCountry/territoryImageNumber of skyscrapers
1Hong Kong558
2Shenzhen413
3New York City318
4Dubai263
5Shanghai194
6Guangzhou193
7Tokyo176
8Kuala Lumpur173
9Wuhan169
10Chongqing145
11Chicago138
12Chengdu127
13Bangkok115
14Jakarta114
15Mumbai101
16Shenyang100
17Singapore98
18Toronto95
19Hangzhou84
20Seoul83
21Nanning82
22Busan77
23Melbourne77
24Tianjin76
25Nanjing73
26Beijing67
27Panama City67
28Changsha65
29Miami62
30Dalian59
31Zhuhai57
32Istanbul56
33Makati55
34Doha52
35Incheon50
36Moscow50
37Sydney49
38Hefei46
39Osaka45
40Abu Dhabi44
41Suzhou44
42Houston41
43Foshan39
44Jinan39
45Qingdao39
46London37
47Xiamen37
48Nanchang35
49Penang35
50Taipei35
51Johor Bahru33
52Macau33
53Guiyang31
54Kunming30
55Los Angeles30
56Ningbo30
57Wuxi30

List of cities by number of skyscrapers under construction taller than 1500NaN0

This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 skyscrapers under construction that are taller than 1500NaN0 as of January 2024.[4]

RankCityCountryNo. of skyscrapers under construction
1Shenzhen>46
2Guangzhou>31
3Shanghai>31
4Wuhan>29
5Changsha29
6Hangzhou29
7Tokyo28 (as of August 2024)
8Xi'an26
9Toronto23
10Kuala Lumpur22
11Hong Kong17
12Shenyang17
13Sydney16
14Mumbai15
15Nanjing15
16New York City14
17Chongqing13
18Miami13
19Bangkok12
20Moscow12
21Dubai11
22Foshan10
23Jinan10
24Tel Aviv (Gush Dan)10
25Metro Manila10
265[5]

Cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300m (1,000feet)

This is a list which ranks cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300m (1,000feet).[6]

City ≥600m ≥500m ≥400m ≥300m
Dubai[7] 1 1 3 31
Shenzhen[8] — 1 2 20
New York City[9] — 1 6 17
Guangzhou[10] — 1 2 11
Chicago[11] ——27
Wuhan[12] ——27
Kuala Lumpur[13] 1 1 4 6
Hong Kong[14] ——26
Nanjing[15] — — 2 6
Nanning[16] — — 1 6
Moscow[17] — — — 6
Shanghai[18] 1135
Changsha——15
Chongqing[19] ——15
Busan——14
Abu Dhabi———4
Riyadh———4
Tianjin[20] —113
Guiyang— — 1 3
Kuwait City — — 1 3
Bangkok — — — 3
Doha — — — 3
Jinan———3
Beijing—112
Seoul — 1 1 2
Suzhou——12
Jakarta — — — 2
Los Angeles — — — 2
Houston472">— — — 2
Mecca 1 1 1 1
Taipei— 1 1 1
Dongguan——11
Ho Chi Minh City — — 1 1
Saint Petersburg— — 1 1
Atlanta — — — 1
Astana — — — 1
Gold Coast———1
Hanoi———1
Incheon — — — 1
Kaohsiung———1
London — — — 1
Melbourne———1
Monterrey———1
Mumbai — — — 1
New Administrative Capital———1
Osaka — — — 1
Philadelphia———1
San Francisco———1
Santiago———1
Tokyo———1
Warsaw———1

Notes

Greater Taipei is a metropolitan city, which includes Taipei City and New Taipei. The metropolis encompasses an area of 1,140 square kilometers, which is more comparable to the areas covered by other cities on the list such as Suzhou, Wuhan, and Barcelona. This is not to be confused with Taipei City which is only 271.80 square kilometers and is the downtown core that governs the whole metropolis, like the City of London and Greater London all contained by London.[21] Also, in terms of population, Greater Taipei has a population of 7,034,084 as of 2019, which is more comparable to other cities in the list such as Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Madrid and Kuala Lumpur; whereas Taipei City only has a population of 2,480,681 in 2022.[22]

Manila is a metropolitan city composed of 17 administrative areas (16 cities and 1 municipality), also known as Metro Manila, making it one of the largest megacities in the world. Formally called the National Capital Region, the city encompasses an area of 613.14 square kilometers, which is comparable to the areas covered by other cities on the list such as Seoul, Singapore, and Mumbai. This is not to be confused with the City of Manila which is only 42.88 square kilometers and is the historic core that formerly governed the whole metropolis, like the City of London in London. Its number of completed skyscrapers is 125 as of January 2024,[23] [24] which would make it rank 13th if counted as a single city.

Metro Vancouver is a metropolitan city and a regional district composed of 23 municipalities. The area is also known as Greater Vancouver. The city encompasses an area of 2,882.68 km2, comparable to the areas of other cities included on this list such as Moscow, Hanoi, and Tokyo. This is not to be confused with the City of Vancouver, which is only 115 square kilometers and contains the central business district of the city. Also population wise, the City of Vancouver only has a population of 675,218, compared with the more metropolitan figure of 2,737,698 in Metro Vancouver.[25] Due to building height restrictions, the majority of Metro Vancouver's skyscrapers are situated in the municipality of Burnaby, which is also where the administrative offices of Metro Vancouver are located. As of May 2022, Metro Vancouver contains 15 completed and topped out skyscrapers and 8 under construction.[26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

Gush Dan, or Greater Tel Aviv, is a metropolitan area that includes over 40 municipalities. It covers an area of 1,516 square kilometers, comparable to the areas covered by other cities on the list. This is not to be confused with Tel Aviv-Yafo, which is only 52 square kilometers in size, housing about 450,000 residents, and constitutes the core of the metropolis. Cities in the metropolitan containing skyscrapers are: Tel Aviv-Yafo,[31] Ramat Gan,[32] Bnei Brak,[33] Ashdod,[34] Bat Yam,[35] Petah Tikva[36] and Givatayim.[37]

Penang is a state that is composed of two cities - George Town and Seberang Perai. The city of George Town may sometimes be confusingly referred to as 'Penang', as it is on the CTBUH website, instead of the state as a whole.[38]

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Notes and References

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  17. Web site: Moscow . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151221/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/compare-data/submit?type%5B%5D=building&status%5B%5D=COM&status%5B%5D=UC&status%5B%5D=UCT&status%5B%5D=STO&base_region=0&base_country=0&base_city=1439&base_height_range=3&base_company=All&base_min_year=0&base_max_year=9999&comp_region=0&comp_country=0&comp_city=0&comp_height_range=0&comp_company=All&comp_min_year=0&comp_max_year=9999&skip_comparison=on&output%5B%5D=list&dataSubmit=Show+Results . 19 March 2018 . 25 August 2020 . CTBUH . dmy-all.
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