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] The lists within this article uses the above definition and complements the list of cities with the most high-rise buildings.

Skyline of Hong Kong at night, which has 480 skyscrapers.

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

This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 completed skyscrapers as of January 2021 that are taller than 150 m (492 ft)[3]

Rank City Country Image Number of skyscrapers
1 Hong Kong  People's Republic of China 482
2 Shenzhen  People's Republic of China 297
3 New York City  United States 290
4 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 215
5 Shanghai  People's Republic of China 166
6 Tokyo  Japan 160
7 Chicago  United States 130
8 Chongqing  People's Republic of China 127
9 Guangzhou  People's Republic of China 121
10 Wuhan  People's Republic of China 101
11= Shenyang  People's Republic of China 94
11= Singapore  Singapore 94
13 Bangkok  Thailand 92
14 Jakarta  Indonesia 91
15 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 84
16= Seoul  South Korea 82
16= Chengdu  People's Republic of China 82
18 Toronto  Canada 68
19 Busan  South Korea 62
20 Nanjing  People's Republic of China 60
21= Nanning  People's Republic of China 55
21= Melbourne  Australia 55
21= Mumbai  India 55
24= Tianjin  People's Republic of China 54
24= Miami  United States 54
24= Panama City  Panama 54
27 Changsha  People's Republic of China 49
28 Istanbul  Turkey 47
29= Makati, Metro Manila  Philippines 45
29= Moscow  Russia 45
31= Osaka  Japan 43
31= Beijing  People's Republic of China 43
33 Dalian  People's Republic of China 41
34 Incheon  South Korea 40
35= Houston  United States 39
35= Hangzhou  People's Republic of China 39
37 Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 38
38 Sydney  Australia 37
39 Doha  Qatar 36
40 Macau  People's Republic of China 32
41 Nanchang  People's Republic of China 31
42= Suzhou  People's Republic of China 29
42= Xiamen  People's Republic of China 29
44 Zhuhai  People's Republic of China 28
45= Jinan  People's Republic of China 27
45= Los Angeles  United States 27
47 San Francisco  United States 26
48 London  United Kingdom 25
49 Mexico City  Mexico 24
50 Liuzhou  People's Republic of China 23
51= Ningbo  People's Republic of China 22
51= Qingdao  People's Republic of China 22
51= Seattle  United States 22
51= Hefei  People's Republic of China 22
55= Dallas  United States 21
55= Wuxi  People's Republic of China 21
57 Boston  United States
20
58 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 19
59= Kunming  People's Republic of China
18
59= Calgary  Canada 18
61= Taiyuan  People's Republic of China
17
61= Kuwait City  Kuwait 17
61= Frankfurt am Main  Germany 17
61= Atlanta  United States 17
61= Fuzhou  People's Republic of China 17
66= Jersey City  United States 16
66= Xi'an  People's Republic of China 14
66= Mandaluyong, Metro Manila  Philippines 16
66= Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam
16
69= Guiyang  People's Republic of China 15
69= Brisbane  Australia 15
69= São Paulo  Brazil 15
69= Taichung  Taiwan 15
69= Tel Aviv  Israel 15
74= Pyongyang  North Korea 14
74= Goyang  South Korea 14
74= Las Vegas  United States 14
74= Philadelphia  United States 14
74= Balneario Camboriu  Brazil 14
74= Taipei  Taiwan 14
80= Lanzhou  People's Republic of China 13
80= Courbevoie, Grand Paris  France 13
80= Manama  Bahrain 13
83= Bogotá  Colombia 12
83= Sharjah  United Arab Emirates 12
83= Pattaya  Thailand 12
83= Kolkata  India 12
88= Nagoya  Japan 11
88= Buenos Aires  Argentina 11
88= Sunny Isles Beach  United States 11
88= Ankara  Turkey 11
88= Montreal  Canada 11
88= Zhengzhou  People's Republic of China 11
88= Dongguan  People's Republic of China 11
95= Kawasaki  Japan 10
95= Daejeon  South Korea 10
95= Colombo  Sri Lanka 10
95= Taguig, Metro Manila  Philippines 10
95= Pittsburgh  United States 10
95= Minneapolis  United States 10

    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 September 2020.[4]

    Rank City Country Image No. of skyscrapers under construction
    1 Shenzhen  People's Republic of China 81
    2 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 46
    3 Mumbai  India 46
    4 Metro Manilaα  Philippines 36
    5= New York City  United States 34
    5= Guangzhou  People's Republic of China 34
    6 Wuhan  People's Republic of China 33
    7 Tel Aviv  Israel 31
    8= Toronto  Canada 30
    8= Shenyang  People's Republic of China 30
    9 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 29
    10 Nanning  People's Republic of China 21
    11= Shanghai  People's Republic of China 21
    11= Melbourne  Australia 19
    11= Guiyang  People's Republic of China 19
    12 London  United Kingdom 17
    13= Jakarta  Indonesia 16
    13= Chongqing  People's Republic of China 16
    14= Bangkok  Thailand 15
    14= Nanjing  People's Republic of China 15
    15= Chicago  United States 13
    15= Ningbo  People's Republic of China 13
    15= Hangzhou  People's Republic of China 13
    16= Sydney  Australia 12
    16= Busan  South Korea 12
    17= Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 11
    17= Xi'an  People's Republic of China 11
    17= Changsha  People's Republic of China 11
    18= Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 10
    18= Miami  United States 10

    Cities with at least 50 skyscrapers above 150m

    Included in this chart are cities with skyscrapers of known heights that are completed or under construction, as of August 2020.

    Rank City ≥800m ≥700m ≥600m ≥500m ≥450m ≥400m ≥350m ≥300m ≥250m ≥200m ≥150m
    1 Shenzhen[5] — — — 1 1 2 12 25 51 144 370
    2 Hong Kong[6] — — — — 1 2 4 6 16 67 356
    3 New York City[7] — — — 1 2 5 8 19 36 103 316
    4 Dubai[8] 1 1 1 1 1 3 15 34 71 126 247
    5 Shanghai[9] — — 1 1 2 3 4 10 28 71 184
    6 Tokyo[10] — — — — — — — 1 3 33 166
    7 Guangzhou[11] — — — 1 1 2 5 15 29 54 152
    8 Metro Manila[12] — — — — — — — 2 12 91 151
    9 Chongqing[13] — — — — 1 2 4 8 23 56 142
    10 Chicago[14] — — — — — 2 3 7 17 37 133
    11 Wuhan[15] — — — — — 2 2 6 13 50 131
    12 Shenyang[16] — — — — — — 1 5 8 40 115
    13 (=) Kuala Lumpur[17] — — 1 1 3 4 5 11 22 60 107
    13 (=) Jakarta[18] — — — — — — 1 4 20 53 107
    13 (=) Bangkok[19] — — — — — 1 1 4 13 30 107
    14 (=) Mumbai[20] — — — — — — 1 1 19 50 97
    14 (=) Toronto[21] — — — — — — — 1 7 31 97
    15 Singapore[22] — — — — — — — — 8 34 95
    16 Chengdu[23] — — — — 1 1 1 3 5 27 92
    17 Seoul[24] — — — 1 1 1 1 2 6 20 83
    18 Melbourne[25] — — — — — — — 1 8 29 75
    19 (=) Nanning[26] — — — — — 1 2 8 10 31 74
    19 (=) Busan[27] — — — — — 1 1 4 11 24 74
    20 Nanjing[28] — — — — 2 3 4 13 18 41 73
    21 Tel Aviv — — — — — — — 3 4 13 62
    22 Miami[29] — — — — — — — — 1 9 62
    23 Tianjin[30] — — — 1 1 1 1 4 11 29 60
    24 Panama City[31] — — — — — — — — 4 24 56
    25 (=) Hangzhou[32] — — — — — — — 2 15 23 52
    25 (=) Sydney[33] — — — — — — — — 2 16 52
    26 Moscow[34] — — — — — 1 3 7 15 22 51

    Cities with at least 1 skyscraper above 300m

    This is a list which ranks cities with at least 1 skyscraper (under construction and on-hold inclusive) above 300m (i.e. about 75–80 floors).

    City≥700m≥600m≥500m≥450m≥400m≥350m≥300m
    Dubai[35]111131534
    Shenzhen[5]——1121021
    New York City[7]——1261019
    Guangzhou[11]——212410
    Kuala Lumpur—113569
    Tianjin[30]——12338
    Shanghai[9]—113446
    Hong Kong[36]——11246
    Chongqing[13]———1126
    Chicago[14]——11226
    Mecca—111111
    Jeddah1111234
    Riyadh—————24
    Kuwait City—————25
    Jakarta[37]—————14
    Moscow—————26
    San Francisco——————1
    Abu Dhabi—————16
    Gold Coast——————1
    Incheon——————1
    Bangkok————114
    Doha——24445
    Santiago——————1
    Seoul——11112
    Busan——11112
    Paris[38]——————2
    Astana—————11
    Houston[39]——————2
    Los Angeles——————2
    London——————1
    Mexico City——————1
    Monterrey——————2
    Osaka——————1
    Colombo————112
    Philadelphia——————1
    Atlanta——————1
    Melbourne——————1
    Mumbai————125
    Taipei ——11112
    Metro Manila ——————2
    Pyongyang ——————1
    Toronto ——————1
    Karachi ——————1
    Taichung ——————1

    Notes
    ^α 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.[40] 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 combined is 89 (44 in Makati, 16 in Mandaluyong, 10 in Taguig, 8 in Pasig, 7 in the City of Manila, 2 in Quezon City[41] and 2 in San Juan[42]) tied at 13th with Singapore.

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