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Night view of the skyline of Hong Kong, which has over 500 skyscrapers.

The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. For the purposes of this article, a skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that is taller than 150 m (492 ft).[1][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]

Hong Kong is the city with the most skyscrapers, defined as buildings taller than 150 m (492 ft), in the world, with a total of 564 such buildings as of 2025. Historically, New York City was the city with the most skyscrapers from the development of early skyscrapers until 2003, when it was overtaken by Hong Kong. With the exception of New York City, the ten cities with the most skyscrapers are located in Asia; five of them are in mainland China.

New York City, with 317 skyscrapers, remains the city with the most in North America. Melbourne has the largest number of skyscrapers out of any city in Oceania, with 77. Moscow is the city with the largest skyline in Europe, having 56 skyscrapers, while the Brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú has the most in South America, with 30. The city with the most skyscrapers in Africa is Johannesburg, with five such buildings. As of 2025, there are 18 cities with at least 100 skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft). The first city to reach this milestone was New York City, and the most recent to do so was Singapore in 2025.

List of cities with the most skyscrapers

This list ranks cities with the most completed skyscrapers that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of July 2025. Cities with over 30 completed skyscrapers are shown. Unless indicated otherwise, the number of skyscrapers is given according to the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).[3]

Rank City Country/territory Image Number of skyscrapers
1 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 567
2 Shenzhen  China 444
3 New York City  United States 317
4 Dubai  United Arab Emirates
269
5 Guangzhou  China 204
6 Shanghai  China 197
7 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 193
8 Wuhan  China 193
9 Tokyo  Japan 175
10 Chongqing  China 149
11 Chicago  United States 137
12 Bangkok  Thailand 127
13 Chengdu  China 127
14 Jakarta  Indonesia 117
15 Mumbai  India Bom747land 106
16 Toronto  Canada 103
17 Shenyang  China 101
18 Singapore  Singapore 100
19 Nanning  China 93
20 Hangzhou  China 90
21 Seoul  South Korea 86
22 Changsha  China 85
23 Nanjing  China 80
24 Busan  South Korea 77
25 Melbourne  Australia 77
26 Tianjin  China 76
27 Miami  United States 72
28 Beijing  China 70
29 Panama City  Panama 67
30 Zhuhai  China 60
31 Dalian  China 59
32 Istanbul  Turkey 57
33 Moscow  Russia 56
34 Doha  Qatar 55
35 Makati  Philippines 55
36 Sydney  Australia 51[A]
37 Hefei  China 50
38 Incheon  South Korea 50
39 Osaka  Japan 46
40 Suzhou  China 46
41 Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 45
42 London  United Kingdom 42
43 Jinan  China 41
44 Houston  United States
40
45 Qingdao  China 40
46 Foshan  China 39
47 Taipei  Taiwan 39[B]
48 Nanchang  China 38
49 Penang[C]  Malaysia 38
50 Xiamen  China 38
51 Guiyang  China 36
52 Johor Bahru  Malaysia 33
53 Macau  Macau 33
54 Kunming  China 32
55 Ningbo  China 32
56 Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 30
57 Los Angeles  United States 30
58 Wuxi  China 30
  1. ^ The CTBUH counts Sydney and Parramatta as separate cities. This figure is obtained from combining its figure for Sydney (46) and Parramatta (5).
  2. ^ This figure is from the linked page of Taipei's tallest buildings, which includes skyscrapers in both the municipalities of Taipei City and New Taipei City. The two municipalities form a contiguous urban area. The CTBUH's figure for each city is 15 and 12 respectively, for a combined total of 27.
  3. ^ Penang is a state that is composed of two cities – George Town and Seberang Perai. The city of George Town may sometimes be confusingly referred to as 'Penang', as it is on the CTBUH website, instead of the state as a whole.[4]

List of cities with the most skyscrapers under construction

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 June 2025. Values without a citation or a link to the city's corresponding Wikipedia page indicate that the figure was obtained from the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[a][b]

Rank City Country No. of skyscrapers under construction
1 Mumbai  India >300
2 Hyderabad  India >100
3 Moscow  Russia ≥90
4 Shenzhen  China ≥65
5 Wuhan  China ≥45
6 Guangzhou  China ≥36
7 Xi'an  China 31
8 Dubai  United Arab Emirates ≥28
9 Chengdu  China 27
10 Hangzhou  China 26
11 Changsha  China 22
12 Toronto  Canada 21
13 Shanghai  China 18
14 Suzhou  China 18
15 Zhuhai  China 18
16 Miami  United States 15
17 New York City  United States 13
18 Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 12
19 Dongguan  China 12
20 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 12
21 Shenyang  China 12
22 Chongqing  China 11
23 Jinan  China 11
24 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 10
25 Sydney  Australia 10
  1. ^ The CTBUH’s "Explore Data" search function limits outputs to 25 buildings for free users. Figures higher than 25 skyscrapers were obtained by conducting separate queries of buildings under construction based on their intended purpose.
  2. ^ CTBUH figures without a "greater than" sign (≥) should still be taken as minimum values, as the CTBUH may not catalogue every skyscraper taller than 150 m (492) under construction.

Cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300 m (980 ft)

This is a list which ranks cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300 m (980 ft).[5]

City ≥600m ≥500m ≥400m ≥300m
Dubai[6] 1 1 3 31
Shenzhen[7] — 1 2 21
New York City[8] — 1 6 17
Guangzhou[9] — 1 2 11
Shanghai[10] 1 1 3 7
Chicago[11] — — 2 7
Wuhan[12] — — 2 7
Nanjing[13] — — 1 7
Kuala Lumpur[14] 1 1 4 6
Hong Kong[15] — — 2 6
Nanning[16] — — 1 6
Moscow[17] — — — 6
Changsha — — 1 5
Chongqing[18] — — 1 5
Busan — — 1 4
Abu Dhabi — — — 4
Riyadh — — — 4
Tianjin[19] — 1 1 3
Guiyang — — 1 3
Kuwait City — — 1 3
Bangkok — — — 3
Doha — — — 3
Jinan — — — 3
Beijing — 1 1 2
Seoul — 1 1 2
Suzhou — — 1 2
Jakarta — — — 2
Los Angeles — — — 2
Houston[20] — — — 2
Mecca 1 1 1 1
Taipei — 1 1 1
Dongguan — — 1 1
Ho Chi Minh City — — 1

1

Saint Petersburg — — 1 1
Atlanta — — — 1
Astana — — — 1
Gold Coast — — — 1
Hanoi — — — 1
Incheon — — — 1
Kaohsiung — — — 1
London — — — 1
Melbourne — — — 1
Monterrey — — — 1
Mumbai — — — 2
New Administrative Capital — — — 1
Osaka — — — 1
Philadelphia — — — 1
San Francisco — — — 1
Santiago — — — 1
Tokyo — — — 1
Warsaw — — — 1
Istanbul — — — 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Skyscraper". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul; Stone, Sally (2008). The Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Switzerland: AVA Publishing SA. p. 233. ISBN 978-2-940373-54-3.
  3. ^ "Cities by Number of 150m+ Buildings - The Skyscraper Center". Skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ Tennant, Paul (March 1973). "The Abolition of Elective Local Government in Penang". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 4 (1): 72–87. doi:10.1017/S0022463400016428. ISSN 1474-0680. S2CID 159521756.
  5. ^ "Cities by Number of 150m+ Buildings - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ "CTBUH Tall Building Database". The Skyscraper Center. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  7. ^ "Shenzhen". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "New York City". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Guangzhou". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Shanghai". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Chicago". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Wuhan". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Nanjing". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Kuala Lumpur". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  15. ^ "CTBUH Tall Building Database". The Skyscraper Center. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  16. ^ "Nanning". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Moscow". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Chongqing". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Tianjin". CTBUH. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  20. ^ "List of cities with the most skyscrapers". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
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