List of future tallest buildings
This list of future tallest buildings ranks the tallest buildings in the world which are proposed, approved or under construction. It includes buildings 396-m or 1,300ft or taller but not other structures such as towers, poles, and antennae cables. Heights are indicated by structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas. All height values and the definitions of proposed and under construction are according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[1] Only proposed and under construction buildings are included here. All vision buildings are listed at List of visionary tall buildings and structures.
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Please do not add any buildings that are already built or visionary buildings (Jeddah Tower is there for comparison purposes only). Also all proposed and under construction buildings should fulfil the CTBUH criteria for 'proposed' and 'under construction'.
Rank |
Building | City | Country |
Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors |
Year of completion |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burj Mubarak al-Kabir | Kuwait | Kuwait | 1001 m | 3,284 ft | 234 | 2030 | Will become the tallest building in Kuwait. The skyscraper has been at the proposal stage since 2007.[2] |
2 | Jeddah Tower | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 1000 m | 3,281+ ft | 167 | ? | Will become the tallest building in the world. Has been on hold as the major funder of the project has been jailed.[3] |
3 | Dubai One Tower | Dubai | UAE | 711 m | 2,333 ft | 161 | — | This skyscraper has been at the proposal stage since 2015. [4] |
4 | Uptown Dubai Tower 1 | Dubai | UAE | 711 m | 2,333 ft | 115 | 2028 | [5] |
5 | Tower M | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 700 m | 2,297 ft | 145 | 2030 | Will become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.[6] |
6 | Merdeka 118 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 644 m | 2,113 ft | 118 | 2022 | Will become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Also known as "Merdeka PNB118".[7] |
7 | Shenzhen Tower | Shenzhen | China | 642 m | 2,106 ft | 128 | ? | Has been in proposal stage in 2016.[8] |
8 | Signature Tower Jakarta | Jakarta | Indonesia | 638 m | 2,093 ft | 113 | — | Will become the tallest building in Indonesia.[9] |
9 | Changchun World Trade Center | Changchun | China | 631 m | 2,070 ft | 126 | — | [10] |
10 | Al-Aman World Capital Center | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 625 m | 2,051 ft | 117 | — | Will become the tallest building in Sri Lanka.[11] |
11 | Grand Rama 9 | Bangkok | Thailand | 615 m | 2,018 ft | 125 | — | Originally called Rama IX Super Tower. Will become the tallest building in Thailand.[12] |
12 | Tradewinds Square Tower A | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 608 m | 1,995 ft | 110 | — | [13] |
13 | Goldin Finance 117 | Tianjin | China | 597 m | 1,957 ft | 128 | 2022 | [14] |
14 | Nexus Tower | Shenzhen | China | 595 m | 1,952 ft | 124 | ? | [15] |
15 | Rose Rock International Finance Center | Tianjin | China | 588 m | 1,929 ft | 100+ | — | [16] |
16 | Baoneng Binhu Center Tower 1 | Hefei | China | 588 m | 1,929 ft | 119 | — | [17] |
17 | Entisar Tower | Dubai | UAE | 570 m | 1,870 ft | 121 | ? | Started construction but was put on hold[18] |
18 | Hyundai Global Business Center | Seoul | South Korea | 569 m | 1,867 ft | 105 | 2026 | Will become the tallest building in South Korea.[19] |
19 | Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 561 m | 1,837 ft | 133 | 2025 | Will become the tallest building(s) in Cambodia and the tallest twin towers in the world.[20] |
20 | Burj Jumeirah | Dubai | UAE | 550 m | 1,800 ft | 112 | ? | [21] |
21 | Alpha Towers | Dubai | UAE | 545 m | 1,788 ft | 110 | — | [22] |
22 | Al Noor Tower | Casablanca | Morocco | 540 m | 1,772 ft | 114 | ? | Will become the tallest building in Morocco and Africa.[23] |
23 | Pertamina Tower | Jakarta | Indonesia | 523 m | 1,716 ft | 99 | — | [24] |
24 | Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower | Guiyang | China | 521 m | 1,709 ft | 109 | ? | [25] |
25 | Wanda One | Xian | China | 519 m | 1,703 ft | ? | ? | [26] |
26 | Jinan IFC Landmark Tower | Jinan | China | 518 m | 1,699 ft | 135 | — | [27] |
27 | Shimao Fuzhou Tower | Fuzhou | China | 518 m | 1,699 ft | 108 | — | [28] |
28 | Evergrande Hefei Center T1 | Hefei | China | 518 m | 1,699 ft | 112 | 2025 | Construction started since 2016 put was put on hold in late 2019[29] |
29 | Dalian Greenland Center | Dalian | China | 518 m | 1,699 ft | 88 | ? | Began construction but put on hold[30] |
30 | Pentominium | Dubai | UAE | 516 m | 1,693 ft | 122 | ? | Began construction but put on hold[31] |
31 | Qatar National Bank Tower | Doha | Qatar | 510 m | 1,673 ft | 101 | ? | |
32 | 175 Park Avenue | New York | United States | 502 m | 1,646 ft | 89 | 2030 | |
33 | Caiwuwei Center | Shenzhen | China | 500 m [32] | 1,640 ft | 110 | ? | [33] |
34 | HeXi Yuzui Tower A | Nanjing | China | 500 m | 1,640 ft | ? | 2025 | [34] |
35 | Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center | Nanjing | China | 500 m | 1,640 ft | 102 | 2025 | [35] |
36 | Tower 120 | Ramat Gan | Israel | 500 m | 1,640 ft | 120 | ? | [36] |
37 | Suzhou Zhongnan Center | Suzhou | China | 499 m[37] | 1,637 ft | 103 | ? | Will become the tallest building in China. |
38 | Bay Area Star | Zhongnan | China | 498 m[38] | 1,634 ft | 108 | ? | Will become the tallest building in Zhongnan |
39 | Greenland Centre | [=[Xian]] | China | 498 m[39] | 1,634 ft | 101 | 2024 | [40] |
40 | Al Quds Endowment Tower | Doha | Qatar | 495 m | 1,624 ft | 100 | ? | Began construction but put on hold |
41 | Tianfu Center | Chengdu | China | 490 m | 1,608 ft | 105 | 2025 | [41] |
42 | Jumeirah Business Bay Tower | Dubai | UAE | 485 m | 1,591 ft | 100 | — | [42] |
43 | Houjie International Home Furniture Center Building | Dongguan | China | 480 m | 1,575 ft | 102 | [43] | |
44 | Kunshan Centre | Suzhou | China | 480 m | 1,575 ft | ? | ? | [44] |
45 | North Bund | Shanghai | China | 480 m | 1,575 ft | — | — | |
46 | Wuhan Greenland Center | Wuhan | China | 476 m | 1,562 ft | 97 | 2022 | [45] |
47 | Chushang Building | Wuhan | China | 475 m | 1,558 ft | 111 | 2025 | [46] |
48 | Wuhan Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre | Wuhan | China | 475 m | 1,558 ft | 84 | 2026 | [47] |
49 | Tower Fifth | New York | United States | 474 m | 1,556 ft | 96 | — | [48] |
50 | SRG Tower | Dubai | UAE | 473 m | 1,552 ft | 111 | — | [49] |
51 | Tianjin R&F Guangdong Tower | Tianjin | China | 468 m | 1,535 ft | 91 | ? | [50] |
52 | Chengdu Greenland Tower | Chengdu | China | 468 m | 1,535 ft | 101 | 2022 | [51] |
53 | ASE Center R6 | Chongqing | China | 468 m | 1,535 ft | 93 | ? | [52] |
54 | Legacy Tower | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 465 m | 1,528 ft | 96 | — | Will become the tallest building in Bangladesh and South Asia.[53] |
55 | Baoneng Binhu Center Tower 2 | Hefei | China | 465 m | 1,526 ft | 96 | 2028 | [54] |
56 | Corporate Avenue 1 | Chongqing | China | 458 m | 1,503 ft | 99 | 2022 | [55] |
57 | Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center | Shenyang | China | 453 m | 1,486 ft | ? | — | Began construction but put on hold.[56] |
58 | Tianshan Gate of the World Plots 27 and 28 | Shijiazhuang | China | 450 m | 1,476 ft | 106 | 2025 | [57] |
59 | Circle 36 | Bangkok | Thailand | 447 m | 1,467 ft | 110 | — | [58] |
60 | Marina 106 | Dubai | UAE | 445 m | 1,463 ft | 104 | ? | Began construction but put on hold[59] |
61 | One Tower | Moscow | Russia | 442.8 m | 1,453 ft | 109 | 2024 | [60] |
62 | 350 Park Avenue | New York | United States | 442 m | 1,450 ft | 72 | 2027 | [61] |
63 | Rise Tower | Monterrey | Mexico | 440 m | 1,443 ft | 92 | 2024 | It will be the tallest building in Mexico and Latin America |
64 | Dubai Towers Doha | Doha | Qatar | 437 m | 1,434 ft | 91 | — | Began construction but put on hold |
65 | One Bangkok O4H4 | Bangkok | Thailand | 436 m | 1,430 ft | 92 | 2025 | [62] |
66 | Riverview Plaza | Wuhan | China | 436 m | 1,430 ft | 73 | 2021 | [63] |
67 | Tribune East Tower | Chicago | United States | 433 m | 1,422 ft | 113 | 2025 | [64] |
68 | Diamond Tower | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 432 m | 1,417 ft | 93 | — | Began construction but put on hold[65] |
69 | Asia Plaza | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 431 m | 1,414 ft | 103 | 2024 | Proposed but currently on hold.[66] |
69= | Chongqing Tall Tower | Chongqing | China | 431 m | 1,414 ft | 101 | — | Began construction but put on hold[67] |
70 | Greenland Shandong International Financial Center | Jinan | China | 428 m | 1,404 ft | 88 | 2022 | [68] |
71 | Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1 | Nanjing | China | 426 m | 1,348 ft | 88 | ? | [69] |
72 | 270 Park Avenue | New York | United States | 423 m | 1,388 ft | 63 | 2024 | It will replace the old building 270 Park Avenue[70] |
73 | Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower | Nanjing | China | 420 m | 1,379 ft | 99 | ? | [71] |
74 | Ningbo Center | Ningbo | China | 409 m | 1,342 ft | 80 | 2023 | [72] |
75 | Eye of Spring Trade Center 1 | Kunming | China | 407 m | 1,336 ft | 100 | — | Began construction but put on hold[73] |
Tallest by country
This section lists the total number of future tallest buildings by country.
34 | China |
9 | UAE |
5 | USA |
3 | Malaysia |
3 | Thailand |
2 | South Korea |
2 | Saudi Arabia |
1 | Bangladesh |
1 | Russia |
1 | Cambodia |
1 | India |
1 | Indonesia |
1 | Israel |
1 | Kuwait |
1 | Mexico |
1 | Morocco |
1 | Pakistan |
1 | Sri Lanka |
1 | Taiwan |
Tallest by city
Listed here are the cities with multiple future tallest buildings in the world.
9 | Dubai |
4 | New York City |
3 | Kuala Lumpur |
3 | Suzhou |
3 | Tianjin |
2 | Hefei |
Tallest by continent
The following table is a list of the future tallest buildings by each continent or geographic region (Oceania). Buildings included are either under construction, on hold or proposed.
Continent | Building | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Built | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia (see: list[74]) | Jeddah Tower | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 1,000 m | 3,281 ft | 167 | ? | On hold[75] |
North America (see: list) | Central Park Tower | New York | United States | 472 m | 1,550 ft | 98 | 2020 | Completed |
Europe (see: list) | Akhmat Tower | Grozny | Russia | 435 m | 1,427 ft | 102 | 2020 | On hold |
Africa (see: list) | Al Noor Tower | Casablanca | Morocco | 540 m | 1,772 ft | 114 | ? | Proposed |
Oceania (see: list) | Southbank by Beulah Tower 1 | Melbourne | Australia | 366 m | 1,200 ft | 102 | ? | Approved |
South America (see: list) | Forza Tower | Bogota | Colombia | 460 m | 1,509 ft | 116 | ? | Proposed |
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