A supertall building, or simply a supertall, is a skyscraper exceeding 300 meters in height. It is taller than the common definition of "skyscraper" of at least 150 meters in height, but shorter than a "megatall" building of at least 600 meters in height. [1] As of 2024, there are currently 235 completed supertall buildings in the world.
China is the country with the most supertall buildings at 109 entries, followed by the United Arab Emirates and the United States with 35 and 31 supertall buildings respectively. The city with the most supertall buildings is Dubai at 31 entries, followed by Shenzhen and New York City with 20 and 17 supertall buildings respectively.
As of 2024, there are 68 cities across the world with at least one supertall building.
Different organizations from the United States and Europe define skyscrapers generally as buildings at least 150m in height or taller. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The first supertall skyscraper to be completed was the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1930, which was 319 meters (1,047 feet) tall. This was followed a year later by the Empire State Building, which rose to a height of 381 meters (1,250 feet). No supertall buildings would be constructed for 38 years until the completion of the John Hancock Center in Chicago in 1969. The John Hancock Center was the first supertall to be built outside of New York City. Supertalls remained the purview of New York City and Chicago until the completion of the JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston.
The Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong was the first supertall skyscraper to be built outside of the United States in 1990. This preceded a rise in the construction of supertall skyscrapers internationally, which accelerated in the 2010s.
This list includes completed skyscrapers that stand between 300 and 600 meters (984 and 1,968 feet) tall. based on standard height measurements. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. This list does not include topped out buildings that have not been fully completed.
This list skips the four tallest buildings in the world: the Burj Khalifa, Merdeka 118, Shanghai Tower, and The Clock Towers, which are over 600 meters and classified as "megatall".
This list includes skyscrapers under construction that are planned to be between 300 and 600 meters (984 and 1,968 feet) tall. based on standard height measurements. The "year" column indicates the expected year of completion. This list does not include buildings whose construction has been suspended indefinitely, which are listed in the "On Hold" table below. [11]
Building | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year |
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Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences | Dubai | UAE | 595 | 1,952 | 105 | 2026 |
The Line | Neom | Saudi Arabia | 500 | 1,640 | ? | ? |
China International Silk Road Center | Xi'an | China | 498 | 1,634 | 101 | ? |
Panda Tower - Tianfu Center | Chengdu | China | 488.9 | 1,604 | 95 | 2026 |
Rizhao Center | Rizhao | China | 485 | 1,591 | 94 | 2028 |
North Bund Tower | Shanghai | China | 480 | 1,575 | 97 | 2027 |
Torre Rise | Monterrey | Mexico | 475 | 1,559 | 88 | 2026 |
Wuhan CTF Finance Center | Wuhan | China | 475 | 1,558 | 84 | 2029 |
Suzhou Center North Tower | Suzhou | China | 460 | 1,509 | 100 | 2027 |
China Resources Land Center | Dongguan | China | 450 | 1,476 | 98 | ? |
Marina 106 | Dubai | UAE | 445 | 1,460 | 106 | 2026 |
One Bangkok O4H4 | Bangkok | Thailand | 436.1 | 1,431 | 92 | 2030 |
Burj Almasa | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 432 | 1,417 | 93 | 2027 |
Haikou Tower 1 | Haikou | China | 428 | 1,404 | 94 | 2027 |
Shandong IFC | Jinan | China | 428 | 1,404 | 88 | 2024 |
Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1 | Nanjing | China | 426 | 1,398 | 88 | 2025 |
JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters | New York City | United States | 423 | 1,388 | 60 | 2025 |
Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1 | Ningbo | China | 409 | 1,342 | 80 | 2024 |
Great River Center | Wuhan | China | 400 | 1,312 | 82 | 2025 |
Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1 | Hangzhou | China | 399.8 | 1,312 | 83 | ? |
Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1 | Shenzhen | China | 394 | 1,293 | 78 | 2027 |
Haiyun Plaza Tower 1 | Rizhao | China | 390 | 1,280 | 86 | 2024 |
China Merchants Bank Global HQ | Shenzhen | China | 387.4 | 1,271 | 77 | ? |
Tour F | Abidjan | Ivory Coast | 385.8 | 1,266 | 64 | ? |
Tokyo Torch | Tokyo | Japan | 385 | 1,263 | 62 | 2028 |
Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre | Shenzhen | China | 379.9 | 1,246 | 83 | ? |
Guangdong Business Center | Guangzhou | China | 375.5 | 1,232 | 60 | 2024 |
China Merchants Prince Bay Tower | Shenzhen | China | 374 | 1,227 | 59 | 2028 |
Xujiahui Center Tower 1 | Shanghai | China | 370 | 1,214 | 67 | 2024 |
Lucheng Square | Wenzhou | China | 369 | 1,211 | 75 | ? |
Ciel Tower | Dubai | UAE | 365.5 | 1,199 | 82 | 2024 |
Taipei Twin Towers - Tower 1 | Taipei | Taiwan | 360 | 1,181 | 70 | 2027 |
Wanda One | Xi'an | China | 360 | 1,181 | 86 | 2026 |
City Tower 1 | Dubai | UAE | 358 | 1,175 | 94 | 2025 |
Naga 3 Tower A | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 358 | 1,175 | 75 | 2026 |
Greenland Group Suzhou Center | Suzhou | China | 358 | 1,175 | 77 | 2024 |
Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2 | Shenzhen | China | 355.7 | 1,167 | 68 | 2027 |
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey | Istanbul | Turkey | 352 | 1,155 | 59 | 2024 |
Baolixian Village Old Reform Project Main Building | Guangzhou | China | 350 | 1,148 | 70 | 2024 |
China Resources Huafu Tower | Shenzhen | China | 350 | 1,148 | 65 | ? |
Guohong Center | Wenzhou | China | 350 | 1,148 | 71 | 2025 |
Al Habtoor Tower | Dubai | UAE | 345 | 1,132 | 82 | 2026 |
SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge | Toronto | Canada | 344.9 | 1,132 | 105 | 2025 |
Mercedes-Benz Places Binghatti | Dubai | UAE | 341 | 1,119 | 71 | ? |
Dau House | Moscow | Russia | 340 | 1,115 | 87 | ? |
Zhonghai City Plaza | Tianjin | China | 339.9 | 1,115 | 75 | ? |
Oxley Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 339 | 1,111 | 84 | 2024 |
Junkang Center | Wenzhou | China | 339 | 1,111 | 71 | 2024 |
Guangjian Financial Center | Guangzhou | China | 333 | 1,093 | ? | 2027 |
Shenzhen Urban Construction & Tower | Shenzhen | China | 333 | 1,093 | 72 | 2024 |
Regalia | Dubai | UAE | 331 | 1,086 | 70 | 2024 |
Green Energy Superblock Oasis Central Sudirman Tower 2 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 331 | 1,086 | 75 | 2028 |
Meixi Lake Changsha Jinmao Building | Changsha | China | 330 | 1,083 | 64 | 2024 |
Jiulong Lake Knowledge Tower | Guangzhou | China | 330 | 1,083 | 53 | 2025 |
Jinqiao Sub-Center Block C1 Tower 1 | Shanghai | China | 330 | 1,083 | ? | 2026 |
Golden Corridor 22-1 Project Tower 1 | Shenyang | China | 330 | 1,083 | 71 | ? |
Yuexiu Global Financial Center | Wuhan | China | 330 | 1,083 | 68 | 2024 |
The One | Toronto | Canada | 328.4 | 1,077 | 91 | 2025 |
CITIC Pacific Plaza | Jinan | China | 326 | 1,070 | 64 | ? |
Qingqing New Village Landmark Tower | Shenzhen | China | 325.5 | 1,068 | 80 | 2026 |
740 8th Avenue (The Torch) | New York City | United States | 325.1 | 1,067 | 52 | 2027 |
Azrieli Spiral Tower | Tel Aviv | Israel | 323 | 1,060 | 91 | 2025 |
Sumo Tower 1 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 322 | 1,056 | 70 | ? |
Beibin Lu Main Tower | Chongqing | China | 320 | 1,050 | ? | 2024 |
Guangzhou International Cultural Center | Guangzhou | China | 320 | 1,050 | 54 | 2024 |
Junchao Plaza | Guangzhou | China | 320 | 1,050 | 67 | 2024 |
Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower A | Hangzhou | China | 320 | 1,050 | 61 | ? |
Mong Kok East Station Redevelopment - Tower 2 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 320 | 1,050 | 70 | 2027 |
Palais Royale | Mumbai | India | 320 | 1,050 | 88 | 2024 |
Jiangbei New Financial Center Phase I | Nanjing | China | 320 | 1,050 | 63 | 2024 |
Suhewan Huaxing New City Tower 1 | Shanghai | China | 320 | 1,050 | 67 | 2028 |
Zhangjiang Science Gate Tower 1 | Shanghai | China | 320 | 1,050 | 60 | 2024 |
Zhangjiang Science Gate Tower 2 | Shanghai | China | 320 | 1,050 | 60 | 2024 |
Jiuzhou Bay Tower | Zhuhai | China | 318.5 | 1,045 | 64 | 2024 |
China Resources Metropolitan City Center Landmark Tower | Wenzhou | China | 318 | 1,043 | 60 | ? |
South Taihu CBD Tower | Huzhou | China | 318 | 1,043 | 66 | ? |
Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami | Miami | United States | 317.3 | 1,041 | 98 | 2026 |
Hong Plaza Main Tower (CBD Central Plaza) | Jinan | China | 317 | 1,040 | 62 | ? |
Beyond | Giv'atayim | Israel | 313 | 1,027 | 72 | 2024 |
CIIC Financial Center Tower 1 | Shenzhen | China | 312 | 1,024 | 62 | 2024 |
Waterline | Austin | United States | 311.2 | 1,021 | 74 | 2026 |
Hengyu Jinrong Center Block A | Shenzhen | China | 310 | 1,017 | 66 | 2024 |
Kempinski Hotel & Residences Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 308.5 | 1,013 | 72 | 2024 |
Xiangmi Lake Financial Tower | Shenzhen | China | 308 | 1,010 | 64 | 2026 |
Nanshan Science and Technology Union Building | Shenzhen | China | 307.2 | 1,013 | 67 | ? |
Aradhya Avan | Mumbai | India | 306.6 | 1,006 | 80 | ? |
8 Shenton Way | Singapore | Singapore | 305 | 1,001 | 64 | 2028 |
Wuhan Yangtze River Center Tower 2 | Wuhan | China | 305 | 1,001 | 65 | ? |
520 Fih Avenue | New York City | United States | 304.8 | 1,000 | 76 | 2025 |
Wynn Al Marjan Island Resort | Ras Al Khaimah | UAE | 304.8 | 1,000 | ? | 2027 |
Suzhou ICC | Suzhou | China | 303.2 | 995 | 68 | 2024 |
Al Wasl Tower | Dubai | UAE | 300.6 | 986 | 64 | 2024 |
Concord Sky | Toronto | Canada | 300.2 | 985 | 85 | 2027 |
Jiefangbei Book City | Chongqing | China | 300 | 984 | 63 | 2024 |
Cavalli Tower | Dubai | UAE | 300 | 984 | 71 | 2026 |
Alamein Iconic Tower | El Alamein | Egypt | 300 | 984 | 68 | ? |
Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 2 | Hangzhou | China | 300 | 984 | 68 | ? |
Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower B | Hangzhou | China | 300 | 984 | 68 | ? |
Supernova Spira | Noida | India | 300 | 984 | 80 | 2024 |
Cipriani Ocean Resort & Club Residences | Punta del Este | Uruguay | 300 | 984 | 75 | 2025 |
Greenland Bund Centre Tower 1 | Shanghai | China | 300 | 984 | 64 | 2024 |
Shimao Riverside Block D2b | Wuhan | China | 300 | 984 | 53 | 2025 |
Yangzhou Keyne Center | Yangzhou | China | 300 | 984 | 60 | 2024 |
This list includes unfinished buildings with no construction activity that were planned to be supertall skyscrapers. The height column indicates the intended height.
Building | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Construction began | Construction stopped | Notes |
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Goldin Finance 117 | Tianjin | China | 596.6 | 1,957 | 128 | 2008 | 2015 | Topped-out |
Dalian Greenland Center | Dalian | China | 518 | 1,699 | 88 | 2014 | 2018 | |
Evergrande Hefei Center T1 | Hefei | China | 518 | 1,699 | 112 | 2016 | 2020 | |
Pentominium | Dubai | UAE | 516 | 1,693 | 122 | 2008 | 2011 | |
Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center | Nanjing | China | 499.8 | 1,640 | 102 | 2019 | 2022 | |
Suzhou Zhongnan Center | Suzhou | China | 499.2 | 1,638 | 103 | 2020 | 2023 | |
HeXi Yuzui Tower A | Nanjing | China | 498.8 | 1,636 | 85 | 2021 | 2023 | |
Chushang Building | Wuhan | China | 475 | 1,558 | 111 | 2019 | 2022 | |
R&F Guangdong Building | Tianjin | China | 468 | 1,535 | 91 | 2012 | 2015 | |
Chengdu Greenland Tower | Chengdu | China | 468 | 1,535 | 101 | 2014 | 2023 | |
Evergrande City Light | Ningbo | China | 453.3 | 1,488 | 88 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Tianshan Gate of the World Plots 27 and 28 | Shijiazhuang | China | 450 | 1,476 | 106 | 2019 | 2021 | |
Marina 106 | Dubai | UAE | 445 | 1,460 | 104 | 2009 | 2017 | |
Dubai Towers Doha | Doha | Qatar | 436.5 | 1,432 | 91 | 2007 | 2010 | |
Chongqing Tall Tower | Chongqing | China | 431 | 1,414 | 101 | 2017 | 2020 | |
Greenland Center Tower 1 | Kunming | China | 428 | 1,404 | ? | 2018 | 2021 | |
Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower | Nanjing | China | 419.8 | 1,377 | 99 | 2011 | 2014 | |
Eye of Spring Trade Center | Kunming | China | 407 | 1,335 | 100 | 2017 | 2020 | |
One Tower | Moscow | Russia | 405.3 | 1,330 | 108 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Icon Tower 1 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 384 | 1,260 | 77 | 2015 | 2017 | |
SUNAC A-ONE Tower 4 | Chongqing | China | 349 | 1,145 | 89 | 2020 | 2022 | |
Yuetai Zhuxi Financial Center | Jiangmen | China | 336 | 1,102 | 71 | 2022 | 2022 | |
IBN Bukit Bintang | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 330 | 1,083 | 68 | 2019 | 2023 | |
Ryugyong Hotel | Pyongyang | North Korea | 330 | 1,080 | 105 | 1987 | 2012 | Topped-out |
The One Ritz-Carlton Tower | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 326 | 1,070 | 80 | 2017 | 2021 | |
Zhongtian Future Ark Global Valley | Guiyang | China | 322 | 1,056 | 62 | 2018 | 2022 | |
Indonesia-1 North Tower | Jakarta | Indonesia | 306 | 1,004 | 63 | 2015 | 2020 | |
Indonesia-1 South Tower | Jakarta | Indonesia | 304 | 996 | 63 | 2015 | 2020 | |
Shimao Pingshan Center | Shenzhen | China | 302 | 991 | 62 | 2019 | 2022 |
Building | City | Country | Height (m) | Height () | Floors | Year completed | Year destroyed |
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1 World Trade Center | New York City | United States | 417 | 1,368 | 110 | 1972 | 2001 |
2 World Trade Center | New York City | United States | 417 | 1,368 | 110 | 1973 | 2001 |
This list is inclusive of megatall buildings (buildings above 600 meters in height).
City | Number of supertalls |
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Dubai | 31 |
Shenzhen | 20 |
New York City | 17 |
Guangzhou | 11 |
Chicago | 7 |
Wuhan | 7 |
Hong Kong | 6 |
Kuala Lumpur | 6 |
Moscow | 6 |
Nanjing | 6 |
Nanning | 6 |
Changsha | 5 |
Chongqing | 5 |
Shanghai | 5 |
Abu Dhabi | 4 |
Busan | 4 |
Kuwait City | 4 |
Riyadh | 4 |
Shenyang | 4 |
Bangkok | 3 |
Doha (inc. Lusail) | 3 |
Guiyang | 3 |
Jinan | 3 |
Kunming | 3 |
Tianjin | 3 |
Wuxi | 3 |
Zhuhai | 3 |
Beijing | 2 |
Dalian | 2 |
Hangzhou | 2 |
Jakarta | 2 |
Houston | 2 |
Los Angeles | 2 |
Nanchang | 2 |
Seoul | 2 |
Suzhou | 2 |
Astana | 1 |
Atlanta | 1 |
Changzhou | 1 |
Dongguan | 1 |
Fuzhou | 1 |
Gold Coast | 1 |
Hanoi | 1 |
Ho Chi Minh City | 1 |
Huaxi Village | 1 |
Incheon | 1 |
Kaohsiung | 1 |
Lanzhou | 1 |
Liuzhou | 1 |
London | 1 |
Mecca | 1 |
Melbourne | 1 |
Monterrey | 1 |
Mumbai | 1 |
New Administrative Capital | 1 |
Osaka | 1 |
Philadelphia | 1 |
Qingdao | 1 |
Saint Petersburg | 1 |
San Francisco | 1 |
Santiago | 1 |
Taipei | 1 |
Tokyo | 1 |
Warsaw | 1 |
Xi'an | 1 |
Yantai | 1 |
Zhenjiang | 1 |
Zhongshan | 1 |
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least 100 meters (330 ft) or 150 meters (490 ft) in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise buildings. Historically, the term first referred to buildings with between 10 and 20 stories when these types of buildings began to be constructed in the 1880s. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces.
The tallest building in the world, as of 2024, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The title of "world's tallest building" has been held by various buildings in modern times, including the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, and the Empire State Building and the original World Trade Center, both in New York City.
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