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List of cities with the most skyscrapers

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 150 m (492 ft).[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]

Skyline of Hong Kong at night, which has over 500 skyscrapers.

List of cities by number of completed skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft)

This list ranks cities with the most completed skyscrapers that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of August 2024, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[3] Cities with over 30 completed skyscrapers are shown.

Rank City Country/territory Image Number of skyscrapers
1 Hong Kong   Hong Kong   558
2 Shenzhen   China   414
3 New York City   United States   318
4 Dubai   United Arab Emirates   263
5 Shanghai   China   194
6 Guangzhou   China   193
7 Tokyo   Japan   176
8 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia   174
9 Wuhan   China   169
10 Chongqing   China   145
11 Chicago   United States   138
12 Chengdu   China   127
13 Bangkok   Thailand   115
14 Jakarta   Indonesia   114
15 Mumbai   India   101
16 Shenyang   China   100
17 Singapore   Singapore   98
18 Toronto   Canada   95
19 Hangzhou   China   84
20 Seoul   South Korea   83
21 Nanning   China   82
22 Busan   South Korea   77
23 Melbourne   Australia   77
24 Tianjin   China   76
25 Nanjing   China   73
26 Beijing   China   67
27 Panama City   Panama   67
28 Changsha   China   66
29 Miami   United States   62
30 Dalian   China   59
31 Zhuhai   China   57
32 Istanbul   Turkey   56
33 Makati   Philippines   55
34 Doha   Qatar   52
35 Incheon   South Korea   50
36 Moscow   Russia   50
37 Sydney   Australia   49
38 Hefei   China   46
39 Osaka   Japan   45
40 Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates   44
41 Suzhou   China   44
42 Houston   United States   41
43 London   United Kingdom   40
44 Foshan   China   39
45 Jinan   China   39
46 Qingdao   China   39
47 Xiamen   China   37
48 Nanchang   China   35
49 Penangε   Malaysia   35
50 Taipeiα   Taiwan   35
51 Johor Bahru   Malaysia   33
52 Macau   China   33
53 Guiyang   China   31
54 Kunming   China   30
55 Los Angeles   United States   30
56 Ningbo   China   30
57 Wuxi   China   30

List of cities by number of skyscrapers under construction taller than 150 m (492 ft)

This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 skyscrapers under construction that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of January 2024.[4]

Rank City Country No. of skyscrapers under construction
1 Shenzhen   China >46
2 Guangzhou   China >31
3 Shanghai   China >31
4 Wuhan   China >29
5 Changsha   China 29
6 Hangzhou   China 29
7 Tokyo   Japan 28 (as of August 2024)
8 Xi'an   China 26
9 Toronto   Canada 23
10 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 22
11 Hong Kong   China 17
12 Shenyang   China 17
13 Sydney   Australia 16
14 Mumbai   India 15
15 Nanjing   China 15
16 New York City   United States 14
17 Chongqing   China 13
18 Miami   United States 13
19 Bangkok   Thailand 12
20 Moscow   Russia 12
21 Dubai   United Arab Emirates 11
22 Foshan   China 10
23 Jinan   China 10
24 Tel Aviv (Gush Dan)   Israel 10
25 Metro Manila[1]   Philippines 10
26 New Alamein   Egypt 5[5]

Cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300 m (980 ft)

This is a list which ranks cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300 m (980 ft).[6]

City ≥600m ≥500m ≥400m ≥300m
  Dubai[7] 1 1 3 31
  Shenzhen[8] — 1 2 21
  New York City[9] — 1 6 17
  Guangzhou[10] — 1 2 11
  Shanghai[11] 1 1 3 7
  Chicago[12] — — 2 7
  Wuhan[13] — — 2 7
  Nanjing[14] — — 1 7
  Kuala Lumpur[15] 1 1 4 6
  Hong Kong[16] — — 2 6
  Nanning[17] — — 1 6
  Moscow[18] — — — 6
  Changsha — — 1 5
  Chongqing[19] — — 1 5
  Busan — — 1 4
  Abu Dhabi — — — 4
  Riyadh — — — 4
  Tianjin[20] — 1 1 3
  Guiyang — — 1 3
  Kuwait City — — 1 3
  Bangkok — — — 3
  Doha — — — 3
  Jinan — — — 3
  Beijing — 1 1 2
  Seoul — 1 1 2
  Suzhou — — 1 2
  Jakarta — — — 2
  Los Angeles — — — 2
  Houston[21] — — — 2
  Mecca 1 1 1 1
  Taipei — 1 1 1
  Dongguan — — 1 1
  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

^α 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.[22] 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.[23]
^β 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,[24][25] which would make it rank 13th if counted as a single city.
^γ 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.[26] 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.[27][28][29][30][31]
^δ 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,[32] Ramat Gan,[33] Bnei Brak,[34] Ashdod,[35] Bat Yam,[36] Petah Tikva[37] and Givatayim.[38]
^ε 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.[39]

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