World's Tallest Buildings

The following table lists the tallest buildings in the world by height. The Burj Khalifa, completed in January 2010, tops the list. NOTE: This list includes only buildings.² For towers, see World's Tallest Towers. See also Skyscraper History, Skyscraper Facts, and America's Favorite Structures.

	Building, city	Year	Stories	Height
Rank				m	ft
1.	Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), Dubai, The United Arab Emirates	2010	160	828	2,716
2.	Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan	2004	101	508	1,667
3.	World Financial Center, Shanghai, China	2008	101	492	1,614
4.	Petronas Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	88	452	1,483
5.	Petronas Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	88	452	1,483
6.	Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China	2009	66	450	1,476
7.	Sears Tower, Chicago	1974	110	442	1,451
8.	Guangzhou West Tower, Guangzhou, China	2009	103	438	1,435
9.	Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China	1999	88	421	1,381
10.	Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong	2003	88	415	1,362
11.	Trump International Hotel, Chicago, U.S.	2009	96	415	1,362
12.	CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China	1996	80	391	1,283
13.	Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China	1996	69	384	1,260
14.	Empire State Building, New York	1931	102	381	1,250
15.	Central Plaza, Hong Kong	1992	78	374	1,227
16.	Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong	1989	70	367	1,205
17.	Bank of America Tower, New York City, U.S.	2009	54	366	1,200
18.	Almas Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2009	68	363	1,191
19.	Emirates Tower One, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1999	54	355	1,165
20.	Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	1997	85	348	1,140
21.	Aon Centre, Chicago	1973	80	346	1,136
22.	The Center, Hong Kong	1998	73	346	1,135
23.	John Hancock Center, Chicago	1969	100	344	1,127
24.	Rose Tower, Dubai	2007	72	333	1,093
25.	Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai	2006	60	333	1,093
26.	Minsheng Bank Building, Wuhan, China	2007	68	331	1,087
27.	Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, N. Korea	1995	105	330	1,083
28.	China World Trade Center, Beijing, China	2009	74	330	1,083
29.	The Index, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2009	80	328	1,076
30.	Q1, Gold Coast, Australia	2005	78	323	1,058
31.	Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai	1999	60	321	1,053
32.	Chrysler Building, New York	1930	77	319	1,046
33.	Nina Tower I, Hong Kong	2006	80	319	1,046
34.	New York Times Building, New York	2007	52	319	1,046
35.	Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta	1993	55	317	1,039
36.	U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles	1990	73	310	1,018
37.	Menara Telekom Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1999	55	310	1,017
38.	Emirates Tower Two, Dubai	2000	56	309	1,014
39.	AT&T Corporate Center, Chicago	1989	60	307	1,007
40.	The Address Downtown Burj Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.	2008	63	306	1,004
41.	JP Morgan Chase Tower, Houston	1982	75	305	1,002
42.	Baiyoke Tower II, Bangkok	1997	85	304	997
43.	Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago	1990	64	303	995
44.	Wells Fargo Plaza, Houston	1983	71	302	992
45.	Kingdom Centre, Riyadh	2002	41	302	992
46.	Aspire Tower, Doha	2006	36	300	984
47.	Arraya 2, Kuwait City, Kuwait	2009	56	300	984
48.	One Island East Centre, Hong Kong, China	2008	69	298	979
49.	First Bank Tower, Toronto	1975	72	298	978
50.	Shanghai Wheelock Square, Shanghai, China	2009	58	298	978
51.	Eureka Tower, Melbourne	2006	91	297	975
52.	Comcast Center, Philadelphia, U.S.	2008	57	297	975
53.	Landmark Tower, Yokohama, Japan	1993	73	296	971
54.	Emirates Crown, Dubai, U.A.E	2008	63	296	971
55.	311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago	1990	65	293	961
56.	SEG Plaza, Shenzhen, China	2000	71	292	957
57.	American International Building, New York	1932	67	290	952
58.	Key Tower, Cleveland	1991	57	289	947
59.	Plaza 66, Shanghai	2001	66	288	945
60.	One Liberty Place, Philadelphia	1987	61	288	945
61.	Columbia Center, Seattle, U.S.	1985	76	285	937
62.	Millennium Tower, Dubai	2006	59	285	935
63.	Sunjoy Tomorrow Square, Shanghai	2003	55	285	934
64.	Chongqing World Trade Center, Chongqing, China	2005	60	283	929
65.	Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong	1999	63	283	929
66.	The Trump Building, New York	1930	71	283	927
67.	Bank of America Plaza, Dallas	1985	72	281	921
68.	United Overseas Bank Plaza, Singapore	1992	66	280	919
69.	Republic Plaza, Singapore	1995	66	280	919
70.	Overseas Union Bank Centre, Singapore	1986	63	280	919
71.	Citigroup Center, New York	1977	59	279	915
72.	Hong Kong New World Tower, Shanghai	2002	61	278	913
73.	Diwang International Commerce Center, Nanning, China	2006	54	276	906
74.	Scotia Plaza, Toronto	1989	68	275	902
75.	Williams Tower, Houston	1983	64	275	901
76.	Moscow, Moscow	2009	73	274	900
77.	Wuhan World Trade Tower, Wuhan, China	1998	60	273	896
78.	Cullinan North Tower, Hong Kong	2007	68	270	886
79.	Cullinan South Tower, Hong Kong	2007	68	270	886
80.	Renaissance Tower, Dallas	1975	56	270	886
81.	China International Center Tower B, Guangzhou, China	2007	62	270	884
82.	Dapeng International Plaza, Guangzhou, China	2006	56	269	883
83.	One Luijiazui, Shanghai, China	2008	47	269	883
84.	21st Century Tower, Dubai	2003	55	269	883
85.	Naberezhnaya Tower C, Moscow	2007	61	268	881
86.	Al Faisaliah Center, Riyadh	2000	30	267	876
87.	900 North Michigan Ave., Chicago	1989	66	265	871
88.	Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte	1992	60	265	871
89.	SunTrust Plaza, Atlanta	1992	60	265	871
90.	Al Kazim Tower 1, Dubai, U.A.E	2008	53	265	871
91.	Al Kazim Tower 2, Dubai, U.A.E	2008	53	265	871
92.	BOCOM Financial Towers, Shanghai	1999	52	265	869
93.	120 Collins Street, Melbourne	1991	52	265	869
94.	Triumph Palace, Moscow	2005	57	264	866
95.	Tower Palace Three, Tower G, Seoul	2004	73	264	865
96.	Trump World Tower, New York	2001	72	262	861
97.	Shenzhen Special Zone Daily Tower, Shenzhen, China	1998	48	262	860
98.	Water Tower Place, Chicago	1976	74	262	859
99.	Grand Gateway Plaza I, Shanghai	2005	52	262	859
100.	Grand Gateway Plaza II, Shanghai	2005	52	262	859

NOTE: When a building is “topped out” (the point of construction when the structure has met its proposed structural top), the building is officially ranked and is placed on the list. UC indicates under construction: although the building has been “topped out,” construction has not been completed. Height is measured from sidewalk level of main entrance to structural top of building. This includes spires, but does not include antennas or flagpoles.

1. The World Trade Center twin towers of New York City ranked fifth and sixth (at 1,368 ft and 1,362 ft) on this list until their destruction on Sept. 11, 2001.

2. A building differs from a tower in that the former is considered to be a structure that is designed for residential, business, or manufacturing purposes. Also, an essential characteristic of a building is that it has floors.