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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 2011 rankings [#] are added in the 1st column for comparison.
See Emporis.com's skyline ranking
for a similar list made with slightly different rules. Of course, we believe our list is better.
See the rules.
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Update
Aug 2012: Updated top 53 cities.
Quite a few new buildings were included but the city rankings did not change much.
Main climbers this year: Abu Dhabi, Incheon, Istanbul, London.
For the latest news, rumours and discussion see
Skyscrapercity.com.
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Ranking [old] | Points | CITY update 2007-2010, 2011, 2012 | Country | Buildings >90 m | highest scoring building (height) | |
[1] 1 | 91383 | Hong Kong | China | 3124 | International Commerce Centre (484m) | |
[2] 2 | 37259 | New York (inc Jersey City, Fort Lee, Guttenburg, W New York) | USA | 897 | One World Trade Center (541m, u/c) | |
[3] 3 | 23668 | Shanghai | China | 822 | Shanghai World Financial Center (492m) | |
[4] 4 | 23078 | Tokyo (inc Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, Ichikawa) | Japan | 697 | Mid Town Tower (248m) | |
[5] 5 | 22947 | Dubai | UAE | 358 | Burj Khalifa (828m) | |
[6] 6 | 16884 | Chicago | USA | 351 | Willis Tower (442m) | |
[8] 7 | 16529 | Guangzhou | China | 436 | Guangzhou International Finance Center (440m) | |
[7] 8 | 15936 | Bangkok | Thailand | 513 | Baiyoke Tower II (304m) | |
[9] 9 | 14096 | Shenzhen | China | 343 | KK 100 Development (442m) | |
[11] 10 | 11340 | Singapore | Singapore | 413 | United Overseas Bank Plaza One (280m) | |
[10] 11 | 11197 | Chongqing | China | 379 | Yingli International Finance Centre (288m, u/c) | |
[12] 12 | 10512 | Seoul | South Korea | 319 | Three International Finance Center (284m) | |
[13] 13 | 9290 | Kuala Lumpur (inc Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya) | Malaysia | 260 | Petronas Tower 1 (452m) | |
[14] 14 | 9026 | Manila (metro inc. Makati, Mandaluyong, Ortigas, Quezon City) | Philippines | 227 | Philippine Bank of Communications (259m) | |
[15] 15 | 8481 | Panama City | Panama | 203 | Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower (293m) | |
[17] 16 | 8011 | Toronto (inc Mississauga) | Canada | 273 | First Bank Tower (298m) | |
[16] 17 | 8005 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 218 | Wisma 46 (262m) | |
[18] 18 | 6649 | Beijing | China | 271 | China World Trade Center Tower 3 (330m) | |
[20] 19 | 6132 | Nanjing | China | 119 | Zifeng Tower (450m) | |
[19] 20 | 6028 | Osaka (inc. Sakai, Amagasaka) | Japan | 165 | Osaka World Trade Center (256m) | |
[21] 21 | 5626 | Moscow | Russia | 183 | Moscow, City of Capitals (302m) | |
[22] 22 | 5462 | Busan | South Korea | 93 | Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower A (300m) | |
[23] 23 | 5028 | Miami (inc Miami Beach) | USA | 111 | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower (240m) | |
[24] 24 | 4997 | Houston (inc Pasadena) | USA | 118 | JPMorganChase Tower (305m) | |
[25] 25 | 4899 | Sydney (inc. N. Sydney) | Australia | 142 | Citigroup Centre (243m) | |
[29] 26 | 4867 | Tianjin | China | 95 | Tianjin Global Financial Center (337m) | |
[37] 27 | 4833 | Abu Dhabi | UAE | 63 | The Domain (381m, u/c) | |
[26] 28 | 4628 | Mumbai | India | 153 | The Imperial Tower 1 (256m) | |
[28] 29 | 4478 | Dalian | China | 118 | Dalian Futures Square 1 (243m) | |
[27] 30 | 4303 | São Paulo | Brazil | 309 | Mirante do Vale (170m) | |
[45] 31 | 4013 | Incheon (Seoul metro) | South Korea | 82 | Northeast Asia Trade Tower (305m) | |
[40] 32 | 4012 | Istanbul | Turkey | 118 | Sapphire (261m) | |
[30] 33 | 3994 | Wuhan | China | 171 | Minsheng Bank Building (331m) | |
[32] 34 | 3870 | Macau | China | 140 | Grand Lisboa (258m) | |
[36] 35 | 3866 | Doha | Qatar | 66 | Aspire Tower (300m) | |
[31] 36 | 3826 | Los Angeles (inc Burbank, El Segundo, W Hollywood) | USA | 88 | US Bank Tower (310m) | |
[38] 37 | 3809 | Chengdu | China | 134 | Tianfu Times Tower (180m) | |
[33] 38 | 3790 | Melbourne | Australia | 110 | Eureka Tower (297m) | |
[34] 39 | 3597 | Atlanta (inc Vinnings, North Atlanta) | USA | 90 | Bank of America Plaza (317m) | |
[42] 40 | 3429 | Qingdao | China | 83 | Qingdao International Finance Center (249m) | |
[35] 41 | 3419 | San Francisco | USA | 102 | Transamerica Pyramid (260m) | |
[39] 42 | 3369 | Taipei (inc Chungho, Panchou, Yungho) | Taiwan | 121 | Taipei 101 (508m) | |
[43] 43 | 3209 | Mexico City | Mexico | 119 | Torre Mayor (225m) | |
[41] 44 | 2916 | Las Vegas | USA | 61 | Fontainebleau Resort Hotel (T/O on hold) (224m) | |
[44] 45 | 2858 | Dallas (inc Las Colinas of Irving) | USA | 69 | Bank of America Plaza (281m) | |
[46] 46 | 2643 | Philadelphia (inc Camden) | USA | 70 | Comcast Center (297m) | |
[46] 47 | 2638 | Paris (inc La Defense & périphérique suburbs) | France | 113 | Tour First (231m) | |
[48] 48 | 2607 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 119 | Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta - Torre Cavia (173m) | |
[49] 49 | 2469 | Calgary | Canada | 70 | The Bow (236m) | |
[50] 50 | 2360 | Boston (inc Cambridge) | USA | 58 | Hancock Place (241m) | |
[51] 51 | 2202 | Seattle | USA | 52 | Columbia Center (285m) | |
[52] 52 | 2191 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 92 | Tunex Sky Tower (348m) | |
[60] 53 | 2177 | London | UK | 55 | The Shard (306m, u/c) | |
[53] 54 | 2165 | Hangzhou | China | 68 | Zhejiang Fortune Financial Center West Tower (258m) | |
[54] 55 | 2109 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 39 | Al Hamra Tower (413m, u/c) | |
[55] 56 | 2097 | Xiamen | China | 94 | Fortune Center (192m) | |
[56] 57 | 1893 | Frankfurt | Germany | 39 | Commerzbank Tower (259m) | |
[57] 58 | 1872 | Brisbane | Australia | 60 | Aurora (207m) | |
[58] 59 | 1850 | Tel Aviv (inc Ramat Gan, Givataiym, Bnei Brak) | Israel | 59 | City Gate Ramat Gan (244m) | |
[59] 60 | 1828 | Sharjah (Dubai metro) | UAE | 37 | Al Ayaan Sharjah Gate Tower (224m) | |
[61] 61 | 1804 | Shenyang | China | 68 | Shenyang Royal Wan Xin International Mansion Tower A (219m) | |
[62] 62 | 1686 | Vancouver (inc Burnaby, N. Vancouver) | Canada | 107 | Living Shangri-La (201m) | |
[63] 63 | 1658 | Rio de Janeiro (inc Niterói) | Brazil | 99 | Rio Sul Center (163m) | |
[64] 64 | 1653 | Montreal (inc Longueuil) | Canada | 59 | Le 1250 Boulevard René-Lévesque (226m) | |
[65] 65 | 1614 | Gold Coast (Surfer's Paradise) | Australia | 69 | Q1 Tower (323m) | |
[66] 66 | 1610 | Caracas | Venezuela | 74 | Parque Central Torre Este (225m) | |
[67] 67 | 1582 | Minneapolis | USA | 35 | IDS Tower (241m) | |
[68] 68 | 1573 | Honolulu, HI | USA | 89 | First Hawaiian Center (131m) | |
[69] 69 | 1569 | Suzhou (Shanghai metro) | China | 44 | SPG Global Tower A (286m) | |
[70] 70 | 1502 | Denver (inc. Glendale) | USA | 45 | Republic Plaza (218m) | |
[71] 71 | 1489 | Daegu | South Korea | 42 | Suseong Leader's View 1 (225m) | |
[72] 72 | 1486 | Guiyang | China | 57 | Kempinski Hotel (212m) | |
[73] 73 | 1429 | Makkah (Mecca) | Saudi Arabia | 7 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel (601m, u/c) | |
[74] 74 | 1377 | Yokohama (Tokyo metro) | Japan | 54 | Yokohama Landmark Tower (296m) | |
[75] 75 | 1340 | Fuzhou | China | 39 | Fujian Power Dispatching and Communication Building (196m) | |
[76] 76 | 1336 | Detroit (inc Southfield, Windsor) | USA | 42 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (221m) | |
[77] 77 | 1322 | Wuxi | China | 29 | Run Hua International Building (258m) | |
[78] 78 | 1304 | Pittsburgh | USA | 33 | U.S. Steel Tower (256m) | |
[79] 79 | 1293 | Recife | Brazil | 102 | Freguesia de Casa Forte (131m) | |
[80] 80 | 1245 | Songnam (Seoul metro) | South Korea | 49 | NHN Green Factory (135m) | |
[80] .. | 1245 | Kobe (Osaka metro) | Japan | 42 | Kansai Electric Power Company Kobe Branch (170m) | |
[82] 82 | 1182 | Shijiazhuang | China | 50 | Shijiazhuang No.2 Telecommunication Hub Building (213m) | |
[83] 83 | 1168 | Jinan | China | 43 | Pearl Int'l Business Mansion (188m) | |
[84] 84 | 1155 | Cairo | Egypt | 44 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs (143m) | |
[85] 85 | 1102 | Charlotte | USA | 22 | Bank of America Corporate Center (265m) | |
[86] 86 | 1094 | Nanchang | China | 31 | International Finance Center (239m, u/c) | |
[87] 87 | 1092 | Sunny Isles Beach (Miami metro) | USA | 22 | Jade Beach (175m) | |
[88] 88 | 1026 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 36 | Bitexco Financial Tower (269m) | |
[89] 89 | 1007 | Xian | China | 47 | Shaanxi Information Mansion (228m) | |
[90] 90 | 984 | Ulsan | South Korea | 24 | Taehwa-River Iaan Exodium Tower 1 (201m) | |
[91] 91 | 981 | Ankara | Turkey | 56 | Portakal Cicegi Tower (160m) | |
[92] 92 | 978 | Changsha | China | 23 | Changsha No.2 Telecom Hinge Building (218m) | |
[93] 93 | 972 | San Diego | USA | 33 | One America Plaza (152m) | |
[94] 94 | 964 | Harbin | China | 46 | Harbin Exhibition Center Hotel (170m) | |
[95] 95 | 952 | Nagoya | Japan | 22 | Midland Square (247m) | |
[96] 96 | 941 | Madrid | Spain | 18 | Torre de Cristal (249m) | |
[97] 97 | 934 | Taiyuan | China | 30 | Golden Port Hotel (179m) | |
[98] 98 | 917 | Ningbo | China | 31 | Chamber of Commerce International Trade Center (207m) | |
[98] .. | 917 | Manama | Bahrain | 14 | Dual Tower 1 (260m) | |
[100] 100 | 904 | Taichung | Taiwan | 27 | Shr-Hwa International Tower (192m) | |
608196 | WORLD TOTAL | 18808 |
created: 1998-05-20 last update: 2012-08-20 |