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| About this list Most of this list was compiled by Paul Kazmierczak. Consulted websites:emporis.con,skyscraperpage.com,skyscrapercity.com,www.skyscrapercenter.com,gaoloumi.com.The 2014 rankings[#] are added in the 1st column for comparison.SeeEmporis.com's skyline rankingfor a similar list made with slightly different rules. Of course, we believe our list is better.Seethe rules. | Update Dec 2020: after 5 years, update of the top 30 cities (except #1).Biggest surprises: Shenzhen overtaking New York and Wuhan rocketing to #5.For news, rumours and discussion about aktscrapers and cities, seeSkyscrapercity.com. | Video | Country color codes America (North, Central, South) Asia (South+East ex. Russia) Middle East, South-west-Asia Europe (inc. Russia, Turkey) Africa , Australia, Oceania | World map of skylines | XML main data of all cities in XML |
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| Ranking [old] | Points | CITY update2007-2014,2015,2020 | Country | Buildings >90 m | highest scoring building (height) | |
| 1 | 92628 | ![]() ![]() | Hong Kong | China | 3266 | International Commerce Centre (484m) |
| [6]▲ 2 | 59166 | ![]() ![]() | Shenzhen | China | 1568 | Ping An Finance Center (599m) |
| [2]▼ 3 | 56945 | ![]() ![]() | New York (inc Jersey City, Fort Lee, Guttenburg, W New York) | USA | 1066 | One World Trade Center (541m) |
| 4 | 32579 | ![]() ![]() | Dubai | UAE | 504 | Burj Khalifa (828m) |
| [27]▲ 5 | 31894 | ![]() ![]() | Wuhan | China | 635 | Wuhan Center Tower (438m) |
| [10]▲ 6 | 30795 | ![]() ![]() | Chongqing | China | 1573 | Raffles City Chongqing (347m) |
| [5]▼ 7 | 29948 | ![]() ![]() | Tokyo (inc Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, Ichikawa) | Japan | 854 | Toranomon Hills Mori Tower (256m) |
| [7]▼ 8 | 27921 | ![]() ![]() | Guangzhou | China | 851 | The CTF Guangzhou (530m) |
| [3]▼ 9 | 27271 | ![]() ![]() | Shanghai | China | 833 | Shanghai Tower (632m) |
| [8]▼ 10 | 24786 | ![]() ![]() | Bangkok | Thailand | 736 | Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 (315m) |
| [12]▲ 11 | 23596 | ![]() ![]() | Singapore | Singapore | 725 | Guoco Tower (284m) |
| [11]▼ 12 | 20361 | ![]() ![]() | Manila (inc Makati, Mandaluyong, Ortigas, Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Muntinlupa) | Philippines | 470 | Philippine Bank of Communications (259m) |
| [9]▼ 13 | 19803 | ![]() ![]() | Chicago | USA | 410 | Willis Tower (442m) |
| 14 | 19708 | ![]() ![]() | Kuala Lumpur (inc Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya) | Malaysia | 603 | Petronas Tower 1 (452m) |
| [13]▼ 15 | 18134 | ![]() ![]() | Seoul | South Korea | 702 | Lotte World Tower (554m) |
| [15]▼ 16 | 16834 | ![]() ![]() | Jakarta | Indonesia | 366 | Azure Tower (288m,u/c) |
| [16]▼ 17 | 16435 | ![]() ![]() | Toronto (inc Mississauga) | Canada | 466 | First Canadian Bank (298m) |
| [23]▲ 18 | 15591 | ![]() ![]() | Busan | South Korea | 580 | LCT Landmark Tower (411m) |
| [29]▲ 19 | 14763 | ![]() ![]() | Mumbai | India | 349 | Lodha The Park 1 (268m) |
| 20 | 14672 | ![]() ![]() | Tianjin | China | 289 | Goldin Finance 117 (597m,u/c) |
| [19]▼ 21 | 12538 | ![]() ![]() | Shenyang | China | 210 | Forum 66 Tower 1 (351m) |
| [17]▼ 22 | 11780 | ![]() ![]() | Panama City | Panama | 319 | JW Marriott Panama (284m) |
| [21]▼ 23 | 11464 | ![]() ![]() | Moscow | Russia | 320 | Federation Towers (374m) |
| 24 | 11164 | ![]() ![]() | Beijing | China | 491 | CITIC Tower (528m) |
| [18]▼ 25 | 10756 | ![]() ![]() | Chengdu | China | 200 | Chengdu International Finance Square Tower 1 (247m) |
| [22]▼ 26 | 10508 | ![]() ![]() | Nanjing | China | 165 | Zifeng Tower (450m) |
| [31]▲ 27 | 10148 | ![]() ![]() | Xiamen | China | 244 | Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B (295m) |
| [30]▲ 28 | 9594 | ![]() ![]() | Dalian | China | 190 | Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 (383m) |
| [25]▼ 29 | 8103 | ![]() ![]() | Osaka (inc Sakai, Amagasaka) | Japan | 215 | Abeno Harukas (300m) |
| [28]▼ 30 | 7230 | ![]() ![]() | Abu Dhabi | UAE | 121 | World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Residences (381m) |
| [26]▼ 31 | 6684 | ![]() ![]() | Miami (inc Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach) | USA | 147 | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower (240m) |
| 32 | 5836 | ![]() ![]() | Istanbul | Turkey | 167 | Sapphire (261m) |
| 33 | 5646 | ![]() ![]() | São Paulo (inc São Bernardo do Campo) | Brazil | 395 | Palácio W. Zarzur (170m) |
| 34 | 5477 | ![]() ![]() | Sydney (inc N. Sydney) | Australia | 155 | Chifley Tower (244m) |
| 35 | 5468 | ![]() ![]() | Incheon (Seoul metro) | South Korea | 108 | Northeast Asia Trade Tower (305m) |
| 36 | 5293 | ![]() ![]() | Houston (inc Pasadena) | USA | 124 | JPMorganChase Tower (305m) |
| 37 | 5005 | ![]() | Melbourne | Australia | 147 | Eureka Tower (297m) |
| 38 | 4853 | ![]() ![]() | Taipei (inc Chungho, Panchou, Yungho) | Taiwan | 159 | Taipei 101 (508m) |
| 39 | 4826 | ![]() ![]() | Doha | Qatar | 79 | Aspire Tower (300m) |
| 40 | 4385 | ![]() ![]() | Qingdao | China | 98 | Qingdao International Finance Center (249m) |
| 41 | 4329 | ![]() ![]() | Wuxi | China | 97 | Wuxi International Finance Square (339m) |
| 42 | 4319 | ![]() ![]() | Mexico City | Mexico | 141 | Torre Reforma (244m,u/c) |
| 43 | 4211 | ![]() ![]() | Macau | China | 148 | Grand Lisboa (258m) |
| 44 | 4196 | ![]() ![]() | Hangzhou | China | 94 | Zhejiang Fortune Financial Center Tower 1 (258m) |
| 45 | 3858 | ![]() ![]() | Los Angeles (inc Burbank, El Segundo, W Hollywood) | USA | 90 | US Bank Tower (310m) |
| 46 | 3791 | ![]() ![]() | San Francisco | USA | 112 | Transamerica Pyramid (260m) |
| 47 | 3779 | ![]() ![]() | Nanchang | China | 67 | Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza 1 (303m) |
| 48 | 3597 | ![]() ![]() | Atlanta (inc Vinnings, North Atlanta) | USA | 90 | Bank of America Plaza (317m) |
| 49 | 3301 | ![]() ![]() | Shijiazhuang | China | 167 | Kai Yuan World Center (246m) |
| 50 | 3050 | ![]() ![]() | Suzhou (Shanghai metro) | China | 79 | Gate of the Orient (302m) |
| 51 | 2967 | ![]() ![]() | Hanoi | Vietnam | 116 | Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower (329m) |
| 52 | 2916 | ![]() ![]() | Las Vegas | USA | 61 | Fontainebleau Resort Hotel (T/O on hold) (381m) |
| 53 | 2899 | ![]() ![]() | Paris (inc La Defense & périphérique suburbs) | France | 116 | Tour First (231m) |
| 54 | 2885 | ![]() ![]() | Tel Aviv (inc Ramat Gan, Givataiym, Bnei Brak, Bat Yam) | Israel | 95 | City Gate Ramat Gan (244m) |
| 55 | 2858 | ![]() ![]() | Dallas (inc Las Colinas of Irving) | USA | 69 | Bank of America Plaza (281m) |
| 56 | 2848 | ![]() ![]() | Changsha | China | 42 | Huayuan Center Tower 7 (270m,u/c) |
| 57 | 2810 | ![]() ![]() | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 126 | Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta - Torre Cavia (173m) |
| 58 | 2738 | ![]() ![]() | Philadelphia (inc Camden) | USA | 78 | Comcast Center (297m) |
| 59 | 2737 | ![]() ![]() | Calgary | Canada | 77 | The Bow (236m) |
| 60 | 2714 | ![]() ![]() | London | UK | 72 | The Shard (306m) |
| 61 | 2676 | ![]() ![]() | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 47 | Al Hamra Tower (413m) |
| 62 | 2469 | ![]() ![]() | Seattle | USA | 58 | Columbia Center (284m) |
| 63 | 2456 | ![]() ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 81 | Bitexco Financial Tower (263m) |
| 64 | 2449 | ![]() ![]() | Fuzhou | China | 52 | Shimao International Office Tower (273m) |
| 65 | 2419 | ![]() ![]() | Nanning | China | 55 | Diwang International Commerce Center (276m) |
| 66 | 2372 | ![]() ![]() | Brisbane | Australia | 67 | Infinity (249m) |
| 67 | 2356 | ![]() ![]() | Boston (inc Cambridge) | USA | 60 | Hancock Place (241m) |
| 68 | 2324 | ![]() ![]() | Guiyang | China | 68 | Hunter Douglas International Plaza (250m) |
| 69 | 2304 | ![]() ![]() | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 93 | Tunex Sky Tower (413m) |
| 70 | 2272 | ![]() ![]() | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 37 | Capital Market Authority Tower (385m,u/c) |
| 71 | 2201 | ![]() ![]() | Daegu | South Korea | 97 | Suseong Leader's View 1 (225m) |
| 72 | 2082 | ![]() ![]() | Ningbo | China | 66 | Global Shipping Plaza (257m) |
| 73 | 2006 | ![]() | Frankfurt | Germany | 40 | Commerzbank Tower (259m) |
| 74 | 1963 | ![]() ![]() | Sharjah (Dubai metro) | UAE | 40 | Al Ayaan Sharjah Gate Tower (224m) |
| 75 | 1952 | ![]() ![]() | Vancouver (inc Burnaby, N. Vancouver) | Canada | 121 | Living Shangri-La (201m) |
| 76 | 1839 | ![]() ![]() | Montreal (inc Longueuil) | Canada | 66 | Le 1250 Boulevard René-Lévesque (226m) |
| 77 | 1820 | ![]() ![]() | Hefei | China | 44 | Anhui New Broadcasting & TV Center (245m) |
| 78 | 1814 | ![]() ![]() | Jinan | China | 52 | Greenland Puli Center (303m) |
| 79 | 1808 | ![]() ![]() | Recife | Brazil | 131 | Freguesia de Casa Forte (138m,u/c) |
| 80 | 1798 | ![]() ![]() | Gold Coast (Surfer's Paradise) | Australia | 71 | Q1 Tower (323m) |
| 81 | 1732 | ![]() ![]() | Taichung | Taiwan | 85 | Shr-Hwa International Tower (192m) |
| 82 | 1699 | ![]() ![]() | Honolulu, HI | USA | 92 | 801 South Street Building A (137m) |
| 83 | 1695 | ![]() ![]() | Ankara | Turkey | 76 | Türk Telekom Tower (192m) |
| 84 | 1672 | ![]() ![]() | Rio de Janeiro (inc Niterói) | Brazil | 100 | Rio Sul Center (163m) |
| 85 | 1653 | ![]() ![]() | Zhengzhou | China | 39 | Greenland Zhengzhou Central Plaza (284m,u/c) |
| 86 | 1611 | ![]() ![]() | Minneapolis | USA | 37 | IDS Tower (241m) |
| 87 | 1610 | ![]() ![]() | Caracas | Venezuela | 74 | Parque Central Torre Este (225m) |
| 88 | 1608 | ![]() ![]() | Taiyuan | China | 59 | Moi Tiandi (210m,u/c) |
| 89 | 1584 | ![]() ![]() | Goyang (Seoul metro) | South Korea | 51 | Tanhyun Doosan We've the Zenith 105 (230m) |
| 90 | 1564 | ![]() ![]() | Yokohama (Tokyo metro) | Japan | 56 | Yokohama Landmark Tower (296m) |
| 91 | 1527 | ![]() ![]() | Goiania | Brazil | 57 | Premier Vision (148m) |
| 92 | 1502 | ![]() ![]() | Denver (inc Glendale) | USA | 45 | Republic Plaza (218m) |
| 93 | 1473 | ![]() ![]() | Kunming | China | 32 | Wanda Plaza (307m,u/c) |
| 94 | 1386 | ![]() ![]() | Pittsburgh | USA | 33 | U.S. Steel Tower (256m) |
| 95 | 1385 | ![]() ![]() | Makkah (Mecca) | Saudi Arabia | 8 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel (601m) |
| 96 | 1379 | ![]() ![]() | Kobe (Osaka metro) | Japan | 45 | City Tower Kobe Sannomiya (190m) |
| 97 | 1336 | ![]() ![]() | Detroit (inc Southfield, Windsor) | USA | 42 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (221m) |
| 98 | 1325 | ![]() ![]() | Harbin | China | 51 | Agricultural Science and Technology International Center (226m) |
| 99 | 1282 | ![]() ![]() | Songnam (Seoul metro) | South Korea | 91 | NHN Green Factory (135m) |
| 100 | 1268 | ![]() ![]() | Manama | Bahrain | 22 | Four Seasons Hotel (270m) |
| 972848 | WORLD TOTAL | 28414 |
![]() ![]() | created: 1998-05-20 last update: 2020-12-29 |