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 April 2024, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[3] Cities with over 30 completed skyscrapers are shown.

RankCityCountry/territoryImageNumber of skyscrapers
1Hong Kong  Hong Kong 554
2Shenzhen  China 410
3New York City  United States 317
4Dubai  United Arab Emirates 263
5Guangzhou  China 191
6Shanghai  China 189
7Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 173
8Tokyo  Japan 173
9Wuhan  China 168
10Chongqing  China 145
11Chicago  United States 137
12Chengdu  China 127
13Bangkok  Thailand 115
14Jakarta  Indonesia 114
15Mumbai  India 100
16Shenyang  China 100
17Singapore  Singapore 97
18Toronto  Canada 91
19Hangzhou  China 85
20Nanning  China 82
21Seoul  South Korea 82
22Busan  South Korea 77
23Melbourne  Australia 76
24Tianjin  China 76
25Nanjing  China 73
26Panama City  Panama 67
27Beijing  China 65
28Changsha  China 65
29Miami  United States 61
30Dalian  China 59
31Zhuhai  China 57
32Istanbul  Turkey 56
33Makati  Philippines 55
34Doha  Qatar 52
35Incheon  South Korea 50
36Moscow  Russia 49
37Sydney  Australia 47
38Hefei  China 46
39Osaka  Japan 45
40Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 44
41Suzhou  China 44
42Houston  United States 41
43Qingdao  China 39
44Jinan  China 38
45Foshan  China 37
46London  United Kingdom 37
47Xiamen  China 36
48Nanchang  China 35
49Penangε  Malaysia 35
50Taipeiα  Taiwan 35
51Johor Bahru  Malaysia 33
52Macau  China 33
53Guiyang  China 30
54Kunming  China 30
55Los Angeles  United States 30
56Ningbo  China 30
57Wuxi  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]

RankCityCountryNo. of skyscrapers under construction
1Shenzhen  China>46
2Guangzhou  China>31
3Shanghai  China>31
4Wuhan  China>29
5Changsha  China29
6Hangzhou  China29
7Xi'an  China26
8Toronto  Canada23
9Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia22
10Hong Kong  China17
11Shenyang  China17
12Sydney  Australia16
13Mumbai  India15
14Nanjing  China15
15New York City  United States14
16Chongqing  China13
17Miami  United States13
18Bangkok  Thailand12
19Moscow  Russia12
20Dubai  United Arab Emirates11
21Foshan  China10
22Jinan  China10
23Tel Aviv (Gush Dan)  Israel10
24Metro Manila[1]  Philippines10
25New Alamein  Egypt5[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]11331
Shenzhen[8]1220
New York City[9]1617
Guangzhou[10]1211
Chicago[11]27
Wuhan[12]27
Kuala Lumpur[13]1146
Hong Kong[14]26
Nanjing[15]26
Nanning[16]16
Moscow[17]6
Shanghai[18]1135
Changsha15
Chongqing[19]15
Busan14
Abu Dhabi4
Riyadh4
Tianjin[20]113
Guiyang13
Kuwait City13
Bangkok3
Doha3
Jinan3
Beijing112
Seoul112
Suzhou12
Jakarta2
Los Angeles2
Houston[21]2
Mecca1111
Taipei111
Dongguan11
Ho Chi Minh City1

1

Saint Petersburg11
Atlanta1
Astana1
Gold Coast1
Hanoi1
Incheon1
Kaohsiung1
London1
Melbourne1
Monterrey1
Mumbai1
New Administrative Capital1
Osaka1
Philadelphia1
San Francisco1
Santiago1
Tokyo1
Warsaw1

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.[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]
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.
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]
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]
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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