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List of countries with the most skyscrapers

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China is the country with the most skyscrapers (Hong Kong pictured)
The United States has the second-most skyscrapers (New York City pictured)
The United Arab Emirates has the third-most skyscrapers (Dubai pictured) and home to the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa

A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys.[1][2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list. A country's tallest city is its city proper with the greatest cumulative height of such buildings.

List of countries by number of completed skyscrapers

The following is a list of the top 50 countries with the most completed buildings over 150 metres (492 ft) tall, as of July 2025.[3][4][5]

Rank Country Number of skyscrapers Tallest city
Total 200 m+ 300 m+
1 China 3,421 1,259 120 Hong Kong
2 United States 909 247 31 New York City
3 United Arab Emirates 345 159 37 Dubai
4 Malaysia 319 73 6 Kuala Lumpur
5 Japan 283 51 2 Tokyo
6 South Korea 281 80 7 Seoul
7 Canada 178 46 0 Toronto
8 Australia 163 61 2 Melbourne
9 Thailand 144 40 3 Bangkok
10 Indonesia 139 52 2 Jakarta
11 Philippines 130 42 0 Makati
12 India 127 46 1 Mumbai
13 Singapore 100 34 0 Singapore
14 Turkey 79 16 1 Istanbul
15 Taiwan 76 12 2 Taipei
16 Brazil 73 5 0 Balneário Camboriú
17 Panama 67 25 0 Panama City
18 Russia 61 24 7 Moscow
19 Qatar 57 30 3 Doha
20 Mexico 52 13 1 Mexico City
21 United Kingdom 49 13 1 London
22 Saudi Arabia 47 26 5 Riyadh
23 Vietnam 43 9 2 Ho Chi Minh City
24 Israel 41 5 0 Tel Aviv
25 France 27 4 0 Courbevoie
26 Colombia 25 3 0 Bogotá
27 Germany 21 5 0 Frankfurt
28 Bahrain 19 8 0 Manama
29 Kuwait 18 10 4 Kuwait City
North Korea 18 7 0 Pyongyang
31 Poland 15 6 1 Warsaw
Sri Lanka 15 5 0 Colombo
33 Spain 13 4 0 Madrid
34 Argentina 11 1 0 Buenos Aires
35 Kazakhstan 9 1 1 Astana
36 Azerbaijan 8 1 0 Baku
Egypt 8 1 1 Cairo
Italy 8 3 0 Milan
Netherlands 8 1 0 Rotterdam
40 Cambodia 6 4 0 Phnom Penh
South Africa 6 2 0 Johannesburg
42 Venezuela 5 3 0 Caracas
43 Austria 4 2 0 Vienna
Lebanon 4 0 0 Beirut
New Zealand 4 0 0 Auckland
Tanzania 4 0 0 Dar es Salaam
47 Cyprus 3 0 0 Limassol
Kenya 3 1 0 Nairobi
Sweden 3 1 0 Gothenburg
50 Chile 2 1 1 Santiago
Dominican Republic 2 0 0 Santo Domingo
Georgia 2 1 0 Batumi
Iran 2 0 0 Tabriz
Iraq 2 0 0 Erbil
Jordan 2 0 0 Amman
Pakistan 2 0 0 Karachi
Serbia 2 0 0 Belgrade
 Switzerland 2 1 0 Basel

References

  1. ^ "Skyscraper". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Cortese, Dan (18 July 2018). "What is a Skyscraper?". The B1M. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Countries". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Skyscraper Center Map of Taiwan
  5. ^ Skyscraper Center - Ethiopia