A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150m (490feet) tall and has more than 40 storeys.[1] [2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list.
The following is a list of the top 50 countries with the most completed buildings over 150m (490feet) tall, .
| Rank | Country | Number of skyscrapers | Tallest city | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 200 m+ | 300 m+ | ||||
| 1 | 3,259 | 1,153 | 118 | Hong Kong | ||
| 2 | 1,025 | 256 | 34 | New York | ||
| 3 | 336 | 156 | 35 | Dubai | ||
| 4 | 304 | 70 | 6 | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 5 | 283 | 52 | 2 | Tokyo | ||
| 6 | 281 | 80 | 7 | Seoul | ||
| 7 | 162 | 42 | 0 | Toronto | ||
| 8 | 161 | 61 | 2 | Melbourne | ||
| 9 | 136 | 50 | 2 | Jakarta | ||
| 10 | 131 | 29 | 3 | Bangkok | ||
| 11 | 128 | 41 | 0 | Makati | ||
| 12 | 123 | 43 | 1 | Mumbai | ||
| 13 | 98 | 34 | 0 | Singapore | ||
| 14 | 76 | 15 | 0 | Istanbul | ||
| 15 | 72 | 4 | 0 | Balneário Camboriú | ||
| 16 | 71 | 12 | 2 | Taipei | ||
| 17 | 67 | 25 | 0 | Panama City | ||
| 18 | 55 | 30 | 3 | Doha | ||
| 18 | 55 | 23 | 7 | Moscow | ||
| 20 | 53 | 13 | 1 | Mexico City | ||
| 21 | 46 | 13 | 1 | London | ||
| 22 | 44 | 26 | 5 | Riyadh | ||
| 23 | 42 | 8 | 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| 24 | 32 | 4 | 0 | Tel Aviv | ||
| 25 | 27 | 4 | 0 | Courbevoie | ||
| 26 | 25 | 3 | 0 | Bogotá | ||
| 27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | Frankfurt | ||
| 28 | 19 | 8 | 0 | Manama | ||
| 29 | 18 | 10 | 4 | Kuwait City | ||
| 30 | 17 | 6 | 0 | Pyongyang | ||
| 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | Warsaw | ||
| 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | Madrid | ||
| 31 | 13 | 3 | 0 | Colombo | ||
| 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Buenos Aires | ||
| 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Astana | ||
| 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Baku | ||
| 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Milan | ||
| 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Rotterdam | ||
| 39 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Phnom Penh | ||
| 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Johannesburg | ||
| 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Caracas | ||
| 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Beirut | ||
| 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Auckland | ||
| 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Dar es Salaam | ||
| 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Vienna | ||
| 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Nairobi | ||
| 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Santiago | ||
| 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Santo Domingo | ||
| 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Batumi | ||
| 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Amman | ||
| 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Karachi | ||
| 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Malmö | ||
| 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Basel | ||
| Sources:[3] [4] [5] | ||||||