The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at 8280NaN0. Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electricity transmission towers, and bridge support towers. This list is organized by absolute height. See List of tallest buildings and structures, List of tallest freestanding structures and List of tallest buildings and List of tallest towers for additional information about these types of structures.
Terminological and listing criteria follow Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat definitions. Guyed masts are differentiated from towers – the latter not featuring any guy wires or other support structures; and buildings are differentiated from towers – the former having at least 50% of occupiable floor space although both are self-supporting structures.
These lists include structures with a minimum height of 500 metres (1640 feet). The lists of tallest structures from 400 to 500 metres and from 300 to 400 metres include shorter structures.
For all structures, the pinnacle height is given, so the height of skyscrapers may differ from the values at List of skyscrapers. Tension-leg platforms are not included.
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| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure type | Main use | Country | Town | Remarks | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burj Khalifa | 829.8m (2,722.4feet) | 2010 | Office, hotel, residential | Tallest human-built structure in the world Height includes 244m spire[1] | 25.1972°N 55.2741°W | ||||
| Merdeka 118 | 678.9m (2,227.4feet) | 2023 | Office, hotel, residential | Second tallest structure in the world | |||||
| 646.4m (2,120.7feet) | 1974 | LF transmission | Insulated; collapsed on August 8, 1991 during guy wire exchange. Several parts of the tower were repaired and used in other structures. | 52.3677°N 19.8024°W | |||||
| 640m (2,100feet) | 2000 | Oil drilling | (United States Exclusive Economic Zone) | 29.1083°N -87.9417°W | |||||
| 634m (2,080feet)[2] | 2012 | Observation, VHF-UHF transmission | Topped out on March 18, 2011, tallest tower in the world, tallest structure in Japan | ||||||
| 632m (2,073feet) | 2015 | Skyscraper | Residential, observation | Completed, topped out in August 2013. Tallest structure in China and third tallest skyscraper in the world. | 31.2355°N 121.501°W | ||||
| 627.8m (2,059.7feet) | 1998 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission |  United States | Rebuilt after collapses on February 14, 1968 and April 6, 1997 | 47.2792°N -97.3408°W | |||
| 624.5m (2,048.9feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in California, also known as "Sacramento Joint Venture Tower". | 38.2398°N -121.5016°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1965 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | was tallest structure in Arkansas, collapsed on January 11, 2008 | 34.4733°N -92.2031°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1965 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Iowa (equal)[3] | 42.5864°N -96.2325°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1969 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Demolished on September 20, 2012.[4] Was once the tallest structure in North Carolina | 34.5789°N -78.4367°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1972 | Guyed mast | VHF-TV, FM radio transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Iowa (equal) | 41.8092°N -93.6147°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1974 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Alleman, Iowa | Tallest structure in Iowa (equal) | 41.8097°N -93.6214°W | ||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1981 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in South Carolina (equal) | 34.3675°N -79.33°W | |||
| AFLAC Tower[5] | 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1984 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Iowa (equal) | 42.4006°N -91.8436°W | ||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1984 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in North Carolina (equal) | 35.3642°N -81.1867°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1987[6] | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Collapsed June 2, 1988 | 40.5297°N -92.4414°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Walnut Grove, California | 38.2645°N -121.4904°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1986 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Alabama | 33.4808°N -87.4008°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1986 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in South Carolina (equal) | 32.9247°N -79.6992°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1987 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Georgia | 30.6706°N -83.9406°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) (orig. 609.3 m) | 1991 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Rebuild of 2 masts which collapsed in December 1989 | 35.6764°N -78.5353°W | |||
| TV Alabama Tower | 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1996 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Windham Springs, Alabama | Tallest structure in Alabama | 33.48°N -87.4306°W | |
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 1998 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in South Dakota | 43.505°N -96.5564°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 2002 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Missouri; also called Rohn tower . | 38.6267°N -92.8678°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 2005 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Texas (equal)[7] | 29.9361°N -94.5109°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 2006 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Texas (equal) | 33.4849°N -97.4124°W | |||
| 609.6m (2,000feet) | 2012 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Wisconsin; original built in 1966, collapsed during ice & wind storm on March 22, 2011; replacement, still at 2,000 feet, began service January 4, 2012 | 44.6639°N -90.9614°W | |||
| Perry Broadcasting Tower | 609.5m (1,999.7feet) | 2004 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Oklahoma | 35.2511°N -98.6149°W | ||
| KY3 Tower[8] | 609.4m (1,999.3feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 37.1739°N -92.9411°W | |||
| SpectraSite Tower Thomasville | 609.4m (1,999.3feet) | 2002 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.6806°N -83.9724°W | |||
| Pegasus Broadcasting Tower | 609.4m (1,999.3feet) | ? | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.6811°N -83.9725°W | |||
| KLDE Tower | 609.3m (1,999feet) | 1986 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower, TX | 29.2881°N -95.2317°W | ||
| WCKW/KSTE-Tower | 609.3m (1,999feet) | 1988 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 29.9531°N -90.7239°W | |||
| American Towers Tower Elkhart | 609.3m (1,999feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 41.83°N -93.6152°W | |||
| Salem Radio Properties Tower | 609.3m (1,999feet) | 2002 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 33.5357°N -96.8319°W | |||
| Stowell Cumulus Broadcasting Tower[9] | 609.3m (1,999feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Built, although mentioned in FCC-list as granted | 29.6979°N -94.4026°W | ||
| WLBT Tower | 609m (1,998feet) | 1999 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Mississippi | 32.2139°N -90.3824°W | ||
| KYTV Tower 2 | 608.4m (1,996.1feet) | 1973 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as American Tower Management | 37.2193°N -92.9493°W | ||
| SpectraSite Tower Raymond | 608.4m (1,996.1feet) | ? | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.2033°N -90.393°W | |||
| 608.38m (1,996feet) | 2003 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Colorado | 39.9227°N -103.9723°W | |||
| Service Broadcasting Tower Decatur | 608.1m (1,995.1feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 33.3867°N -97.5661°W | |||
| WTVD Tower | 607.8m (1,994.1feet) | 1978 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.6683°N -78.5328°W | |||
| Channel 40 Tower | 607.8m (1,994.1feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 38.2726°N -121.506°W | |||
| Liberman Broadcasting Tower Devers | 607.7m (1,993.8feet) | 2006 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.0173°N -94.5466°W | |||
| KHYS Tower | 607.2m (1,992.1feet) | 1997 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Devers, Texas | Dismantled | 30.0519°N -94.5275°W | |
| Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Devers | 607m (1,991feet) | 1988 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Devers, Texas | 30.0517°N -94.5272°W | ||
| Media General Tower | 607m (1,991feet) | 1987 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.9403°N -79.6956°W | |||
| Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Tower | 606.2m (1,988.8feet) | 1980 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.1044°N -77.3364°W | |||
| WNCN Tower[10] | 606.2m (1,988.8feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.6747°N -78.5275°W | |||
| KELO TV Tower[11] | 605m (1,985feet) | 1974 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 43.5186°N -96.535°W | |||
| KVLY-TV mast | 605 m(1,984 ft) | 1963 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Blanchard, North Dakota | Tallest mast in the world until 2019, when it was reduced to 605m (1,985feet) following an antenna change. | 47.3422°N -97.2892°W | |
| WITN Tower | 605m (1,985feet) | 1979 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as Gray Television Tower | 35.3656°N -77.3936°W | ||
| Noe Corp Tower | 604.7m (1,983.9feet) | 1998 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in Louisiana | 32.1975°N -92.0706°W | ||
| Pappas Telecasting Tower | 603.6m (1,980.3feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 42.5867°N -96.2219°W | |||
| 602m (1,975feet) | 1992 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 29.5614°N -95.5014°W | ||||
| Richland Towers Tower Missouri City | 601.3m (1,972.8feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Missouri City, Texas | 29.5711°N -95.5106°W | ||
| 601m (1,972feet) | 2011 | Skyscraper | Hotel, residential | Tallest structure in Saudi Arabia | |||||
| 600.7m (1,970.8feet) | 1983 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Missouri City, Texas | 29.5764°N -95.5103°W | |||
| KTRK-TV Tower[12] | 600.5m (1,970.1feet) | 1982 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Missouri City, Texas | 29.5744°N -95.4939°W | ||
| Houston Tower Joint Venture Tower | 600.5m (1,970.1feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Missouri City, Texas | 29.5686°N -95.4994°W | ||
| American Towers Tower Missouri City | 600.5m (1,970.1feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Missouri City, Texas | 29.5625°N -95.5099°W | ||
| KRIV-TV Tower | 600.4m (1,969.8feet) | 1982 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Missouri City, Texas | 29.5747°N -95.4939°W | ||
| 600.4m (1,969.8feet) | 1987 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as SpectraSite Tower Bolding; tallest structure in Arkansas | 33.0781°N -92.2281°W | |||
| Mississippi Telecasting Tower | 6000NaN0 | 1982 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 33.3731°N -90.5403°W | |||
| WCNC-TV Tower[13] | 6000NaN0 | 1992 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Dallas, North Carolina | 35.3471°N -81.1706°W | ||
| Capstar Radio Tower | 6000NaN0 | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.8317°N -78.1469°W | |||
| 6000NaN0 | 2009 | Concrete tower | Observation, VHF-UHF transmission | 23.109°N 113.3192°W | |||||
| 6000NaN0 | 1980 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 34.3647°N -79.3303°W |
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure type | Main use | Country | Town | Remarks | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 599m (1,965feet) | 1969 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | | Collapsed on September 24, 2003 | 42.1725°N -103.2331°W | |||
| 599m (1,965feet) | 2017 | Skyscraper | Office | 22.5364°N 114.0506°W | |||||
| American Towers Tower Liverpool | 598.3m (1,962.9feet) | 1992 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 29.2991°N -95.2367°W | |||
| Media General Tower Dillon | 598m (1,962feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 34.3681°N -79.3222°W | |||
| Duffy-Shamrock Joint Venture Tower | 597.4m (1,960feet) | 1990 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.7263°N -97.99°W | |||
| AMFM Tower Collinsville | 597.4m (1,960feet) | 2002 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | | 33.5603°N -96.9597°W | |||
| KOLR/KOZK Tower | 597.3m (1,959.6feet) (orig. 609.6 m) | 1971 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | | Also known as KYTV Tower 1; collapsed on April 19, 2018 | 37.1697°N -92.9419°W | ||
| 597m (1,959feet) | 2015 | Unfinished skyscraper | Office | China | Skyscraper under construction | 39.0892°N 117.0803°W | |||
| Cosmos Broadcasting Tower Winnabow | 595.6m (1,954.1feet) | 1981 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 34.1317°N -78.1878°W | |||
| Spectra Site Communications Tower Robertsdale | 592.6m (1,944.2feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.6114°N -87.6073°W | |||
| CBC Real Estate Co. Inc Tower | 592.4m (1,943.6feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.3624°N -81.1551°W | |||
| Cosmos Broadcasting Tower Grady | 589.8m (1,935feet) | 1977 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 31.9747°N -86.1622°W | |||
| American Towers Tower Columbia | 587.9m (1,928.8feet) | 1986 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.0952°N -92.1762°W | |||
| Sonsinger Management Tower | 587.6m (1,927.8feet) | 1988 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as KKHT Radio Mast | 30.2317°N -95.1242°W | ||
| Cedar Rapids TV Tower | 587.3m (1,926.8feet) | 1974 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 42.3164°N -91.8586°W | |||
| Channel 6 Tower Eddy | 586.4m (1,923.9feet) | 1981 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 31.2736°N -97.2208°W | |||
| Entravision Texas Tower | 585.2m (1,919.9feet) | 1998 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 33.4369°N -97.485°W | |||
| Multimedia Associates Tower | 584m (1,916feet) | 1999 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 26.5172°N -98.6522°W | |||
| American Towers Tower Randleman | 583.4m (1,914feet) | 2004 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.8704°N -79.84°W | |||
| 581.8m (1,908.8feet) | 1988 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.9689°N -95.6156°W | ||||
| American Towers Tower Robertsdale | 579.9m (1,902.6feet) | 2004 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.6126°N -87.6449°W | |||
| 579.7m (1,901.9feet) | 1998 | Offshore platform | Oil drilling | High Seas (United States Exclusive Economic Zone) | Located about 1930NaN0 off Louisiana coast | ||||
| 579.42m (1,900.98feet) | 1978 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.92°N -85.7417°W | ||||
| 578.8m (1,899feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Redfield | 34.4419°N -92.2178°W | |||
| WFMY Tower[14] | 575.9m (1,889.4feet) | 2002 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.8704°N -79.84°W | |||
| Cox Radio Tower | 572.8m (1,879.3feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.5353°N -95.0181°W | |||
| Media General Tower Spanish Fort | 572.7m (1,878.9feet) | 1986 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.6892°N -87.8303°W | |||
| 571.1m (1,873.7feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 28.2793°N -81.0233°W | ||||
| Capstar Radio Tower[15] | 567.1m (1,860.6feet) | 1980 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Demolished, no longer in FCC list | |||
| 565.1m (1,854feet) | 1965 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 41.5411°N -97.6794°W | ||||
| Pinnacle Towers Tower Princeton | 561.3m (1,841.5feet) | 1993 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 25.5403°N -80.4683°W | |||
| 561.1m (1,840.9feet) | 1993 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Princeton, Florida | 25.5403°N -80.4683°W | |||
| Pappas Partnership Stations Tower Gretna | 559.6m (1,836feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 41.0711°N -96.2256°W | |||
| 559.02m (1,834.06feet) | 1965 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 33.0556°N -103.8206°W | ||||
| Tulsa Tower Joint Venture Tower Oneta | 559m (1,834feet) | 1984 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 36.0208°N -95.6758°W | |||
| KTBS Tower | 556.5m (1,825.8feet) | 2003 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Shreveport, Louisiana | 32.6853°N -93.9336°W | ||
| 555.7m (1,823.2feet) | 2016 | Skyscraper | Hotel, residential | 22.5364°N 114.0506°W | |||||
| 553m (1,814feet) | 1976 | Concrete tower | Observation, VHF-UHF transmission, restaurant |  Canada | Toronto, Ontario | Tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere | 43.6426°N -79.3871°W |
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure type | Main use | Country | Town | Remarks | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA Towers Tower Hayneville | 547.7m (1,796.9feet) | 1989 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.1417°N -86.745°W | |||
| Channel 32 Limited Partnership Tower | 547.7m (1,796.9feet) | 1990 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.1419°N -86.745°W | |||
| 546.6m (1,793.3feet) | 1978 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Collapsed in 2018 after plane crashed into tower | 30.0389°N -92.3708°W | |||
| Cosmos Broadcasting Tower Egypt | 546.5m (1,793feet) | 1981 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | KAIT-TV Tower. | 35.8894°N -90.9356°W | ||
| 546.2m (1,792feet) | 2013 | Skyscraper | Office, VHF-UHF transmission | United States | New York City | Tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere | 40.7117°N -74.0125°W | ||
| Raycom Media Tower Mooringsport | 545.8m (1,790.7feet) | 1975 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.6747°N -93.9336°W | |||
| Pinnacle Towers Tower Mooringsport | 542.8m (1,780.8feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Mooringsport, Louisiana | 32.6661°N -93.9331°W | ||
| Salem Radio Tower | 542.2m (1,778.9feet) | 2005 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 33.8673°N -83.8289°W | |||
| Branch Young Broadcasting Tower | 541m (1,775feet) | ? | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Branch, Louisiana | 30.3217°N -92.2828°W | ||
| 540.1m (1,772feet) | 1967 | Concrete tower | Observation, VHF-UHF transmission | 2000 fire led to renovation, tallest structure in Russia | |||||
| 540.1m (1,772feet) | 1970 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Maxie, Louisiana | 30.3225°N -92.3778°W | |||
| Cusseta Richland Towers Tower | 538.2m (1,765.7feet) | 2005 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Cusseta, Georgia | 32.3212°N -84.7912°W | ||
| Cox Radio Tower Braselton | 538m (1,765feet) | 1984 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 34.1256°N -83.8589°W | |||
| American Towers Tower Eglin | 537.7m (1,764.1feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Eglin | Elgin, South Carolina | Also known as WOLO TV Tower | 34.1162°N -80.7639°W |
| Alabama Telecasters Tower | 535.5m (1,756.9feet) | 1995 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Gordonsville, Alabama | 32.1494°N -86.7808°W | ||
| WIMZ-FM Tower | 534.01m (1,752feet) | 1963 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as WBIR TV mast, tallest structure in world, 1963 | 35.9957°N -83.9564°W | ||
| WUOT-FM Tower | 534m (1,752feet) | 2003 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Knoxville, Tennessee | 36.1349°N -83.7244°W | ||
| 533.1m (1,749feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Dismantled | 35.5125°N -78.9778°W | |||
| 533.1m (1,749feet) | 2000 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.5122°N -78.9781°W | ||||
| 533m (1,749feet) | 1962 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Also known as WTVM TV mast, tallest structure in world, 1962–1963 | 32.3236°N -84.7792°W | |||
| 532.6m (1,747.4feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Butler, Ohio | 40.5563°N -82.4448°W | |||
| 530.05m (1,739.01feet) | 1990 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 38.4564°N -85.4244°W | ||||
| 530.40NaN0 | 2017 | Skyscraper | Hotel, residential, office | China | 39.0217°N 117.6981°W | ||||
| 530m (1,740feet) | 2015 | Skyscraper | Hotel, residential, office | China | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Topped-out in 2014 | 23.1203°N 113.3206°W | ||
| Louisiana Television Broadcasting Tower Sunshine | 529.4m (1,736.9feet) | 1972 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.2969°N -91.1936°W | |||
| 529.1m (1,735.9feet) | 1989 | Offshore platform | Oil drilling | High Seas (United States Exclusive Economic Zone) | 27.8836°N -90.9011°W | ||||
| Pinnacle Towers Tower Addis | 528.8m (1,734.9feet) | 1986 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.3264°N -91.2767°W | |||
| 5280NaN0 | 2018 | Skyscraper | Hotel, residential, office | 39.9125°N 116.4661°W | |||||
| Richland Towers Tower Cedar Hill | 527.6m (1,731feet) | 2004 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.5841°N -96.9636°W | |||
| Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) | 527m (1,729feet) | 1974 | Skyscraper | Office, observation, VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Chicago, Illinois | Tallest building in world, 1974–1998 | 41.8789°N -87.6362°W | |
| World Trade Center, Tower 1 | 526.3m (1,726.7feet) | 1973 | Skyscraper | Office, VHF-UHF transmission | United States | New York City | 40.7117°N -74.0125°W | ||
| 525.8m (1,725.1feet) | 1965 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 30.3664°N -91.2131°W | ||||
| WAEO Tower | 524.5m (1,720.8feet) | 1966 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Destroyed on November 17, 1968 in aircraft collision | |||
| WTXL Tower | 522.5m (1,714.2feet) | 1999 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Fincher, Florida | 30.6686°N -83.9694°W | ||
| Orlando Hearst Argyle Television Tower | 522.5m (1,714.2feet) | 1980 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Height today 510.5 metres | 28.9378°N -81.3158°W | ||
| Pinnacle Towers Tower Moody | 522.4m (1,713.9feet) | 1988 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 31.315°N -97.3269°W | |||
| Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Rosinton | 520.3m (1,707feet) | 1981 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Rosinton, Alabama | |||
| Pacific and Southern Company Tower Lugoff | 520.2m (1,706.7feet) | 1985 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 34.0972°N -80.7639°W | |||
| Young Broadcasting Tower Garden City | 519.7m (1,705.1feet) | 1978 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 44.9656°N -97.5897°W | |||
| Gray Television Tower Carlos | 519.7m (1,705.1feet) | 1983 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Carlos, Texas | 30.5547°N -96.0311°W | ||
| South Dakota Public Broadcasting Network Tower | 516.7m (1,695.2feet) | 1974 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 45.0539°N -102.2636°W | |||
| Spectra Site Communications Tower Orange City | 516.6m (1,694.9feet) | 1984 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Orange City, Florida | Height reduced to 512.7 metres | 28.9198°N -81.3186°W | |
| Christmas Brown Road Tower | 516.6m (1,694.9feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Christmas, Florida | 28.61°N -81.0594°W | ||
| Gray Television Tower Madill | 516.3m (1,693.9feet) | 1984 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 34.0328°N -96.8003°W | |||
| American Tower Christmas | 513.3m (1,684.1feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 28.5814°N -81.0747°W | |||
| Richland Towers Bithlo | 512.7m (1,682.1feet) | 2002 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 28.5868°N -81.0826°W | |||
| Northland Television Tower Rhinelander | 512.6m (1,681.8feet) | 1979 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 45.6675°N -89.2081°W | |||
| 512m (1,680feet) | 2008 | Offshore platform | Oil drilling | High Seas (Angola Exclusive Economic Zone) | -5.4167°N 11.2167°W | ||||
| Gray Television Tower Moody | 511.8m (1,679.1feet) | 1978 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 31.3222°N -97.3175°W | |||
| 631.5m (2,071.9feet) | 1960 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | Tallest structure in the world 1960–1961 | 37.429°N -89.5038°W | |||
| 509.2m (1,670.6feet) | 2004 | Skyscraper | Office, observation, VHF-UHF transmission | Tallest building in the world 2004–2007 | 25.0336°N 121.5644°W | ||||
| Cox Radio Tower Verna | 508.1m (1,667feet) | 1994 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 27.4087°N -82.2498°W | |||
| 508.1m (1,667feet) | 2001 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 43.8456°N -70.7614°W | ||||
| American Towers Tower Cedar Hill | 506.2m (1,660.8feet) | 1999 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 32.5889°N -96.9683°W | |||
| American Towers Tower Oklahoma City | 502m (1,647feet) | 1999 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission | United States | 35.5978°N -97.4898°W |
Structures that are on hold or have been cancelled.
| Name | Height | Country | City | Const. start | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008m (3,307feet) | 2013 | on hold | ||||
| 838m (2,749feet) | 2013 | cancelled | ||||
| 828m (2,717feet)+ | 2016 | on hold | ||||
| 700m (2,300feet) | 2010 | cancelled | ||||
| 551m (1,808feet) | 2007 | cancelled | ||||
| 518m (1,699feet) | China | 2014 | on hold | |||
| 518m (1,699feet) | 2016 | on hold | ||||
| 516m (1,693feet) | 2009 | on hold | ||||
| 510.1m (1,673.6feet) | 2011 | cancelled | ||||
| 510m (1,670feet) | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 2006 | cancelled |
The following table is a list of the current tallest structures by each continent (listed by geographic size):
| Continent | Structure | Height | Year[16] | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 829.80NaN0 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | |
| Africa | 5120NaN0 | 2008 | Angola | |
| North America | 6400NaN0 | 2000 | United States | |
| South America | 3250NaN0 | 2015 | Brazil | |
| Europe | 540.10NaN0 | 1967 | Russia | |
| Australia | 3870NaN0 | 1967 | Australia | |
| Oceania | 4580NaN0 | 1972 | United States (Hawaii) | |
The following table is a list of the all time tallest structures by each continent (listed by geographic size):
| Continent | Structure | Height | Year | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 829.80NaN0 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| Africa | 5120NaN0 | 2008 | Angola | ||
| North America | 6400NaN0 | 2000 | United States | ||
| South America | 3660NaN0 | 1971 | Argentina | ||
| Europe | 6460NaN0 | 1974 | Poland | ||
| Oceania | 4320NaN0 | 1971 | Australia |