List of cities with the most skyscrapers

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This list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of buildings higher than various thresholds, complementing the list of cities with the most high-rise buildings, which uses a 150m cutoff. Since the first skyscraper was built in the United States in the 1800s the United States and its cities have the most skyscrapers total of any country.

List of all cities by number of completed or topped out skyscrapers

This is a list of cities by number of completed or topped out skyscrapers. The majority of international organizations, such as the CTBUH and Emporis, define a skyscraper as a building that reaches or exceeds the height of 150 metres.[1]

Rank City Country/region Image No. of skyscrapers
1 Hong Kong  Hong Kong Overlook Hong Kong Island north coast, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon from middle section of Lugard Road at daytime (enlarged version and better contrast, revised).jpg 315
2 New York City  United States WestsideManhattanPanorama.jpg 241
3 Dubai  United Arab Emirates Dubai banner 2.jpg 152
4 Shanghai  China Shanghai Pudong Panorama Jan 2 2014.jpg 130
5 Tokyo  Japan Tokyo View from Mori Tower.jpg 121
6 Chicago  United States Chicago Skyline from Lake Michigan.jpg 116
7 Chongqing  China SkylineOfChongqing.jpg 102
8 Shenzhen  China Shenzhen Skyline.jpg 100
9 Guangzhou  China 125px 98
10 Metro Manila  Philippines Makati skyline mjlsha.jpg 88
11 Jakarta  Indonesia SCBD, Jakarta.jpg 86[2]
12 Singapore  Singapore 1 bishan park panorama 2012.jpg 80[3]
13 Shenyang  China Shenyang Qingnian Street.JPG 72
14 Chengdu  China Jiuyanqiao.jpg 70
Seoul  South Korea Downtown Seoul.jpg 70
15 Mumbai  India Mumbai 03-2016 10 skyline of Lotus Colony.jpg 56
16 Bangkok  Thailand Si Lom panorama.jpg 53[4]
17 Tianjin  China Tianjin Skyline 2009 Sep 11 by Nangua 2.jpg 50
18 Busan  South Korea Busan harbour.jpg 49
19 Panama City  Panama Panama city.png 49
20 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia Moonrise over kuala lumpur.jpg 48
21 Nanjing  China Nanjing Skyline 2012.jpg 46
22 Toronto  Canada Toronto skyline toronto islands b.JPG 42
23 Miami  United States Downtown Miami Panorama from the Rusty Pelican photo D Ramey Logan.jpg 37
24 Osaka  Japan Central Osaka.jpg 36
25 Istanbul  Turkey Modern Istanbul skyline.jpg 33
Moscow  Russia 155px 35
26 Melbourne  Australia Melbourne Night Panorama.jpg 32
Incheon  South Korea Incheon Cityscape.jpg 32
27 Sydney  Australia Sydney Panorama.jpg 31
Houston  United States Panoramic Houston skyline.jpg 31
28 Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Corniche Beach.jpg 30
29 Dalian  China DalianSkyline.JPG 27
30 Doha  Qatar Doha Qatar skyline at night Sept 2012.jpg 26
Wuhan  China WuhanSkyline.jpg 26
31 Los Angeles  United States Los Angeles Skyline at Night.jpg 25
32 Beijing  China 125px 24
33 Nanning  China Nanning skyline 2008.JPG 22
San Francisco  United States San Francisco (Evening).jpg 22
34 Hangzhou  China Qianjiang guoji shidai plaza 09.jpg 21
35 Dallas  United States Dallas Downtown and Uptown Panorama.jpg 19
36 Xiamen  China 仙岳山上看滨北 - panoramio.jpg 19
37 Paris/La Défense  France Tour Eiffel 360 Panorama.jpg 19
38 Boston  United States Panoramic Boston.jpg 19
39 London  United Kingdom London from a hot air balloon.jpg 17
Mexico City  Mexico Ciudad.de.Mexico.City.Distrito.Federal.DF.Paseo.Reforma.Skyline.jpg 17
40 Atlanta  United States Atlanta Skyline from Buckhead.jpg 15
Macau Macau Vistas de Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 02.jpg 16
Wuxi  China Wuxi.jpg 16
41 Calgary  Canada Calgary Skyline 2015 2.png 15
São Paulo  Brazil São Paulo city (Bela Vista).jpg 15
Nanchang  China 125px 15
Qingdao  China 125px 15
Taipei  Taiwan Taipei 101 from afar.jpg 15
42 Changsha  China 长沙市解放西路酒吧一条街.jpg 14
Philadelphia  United States GardenStreetBridgeSchuylkillRiverSkylinePhiladelphiaPennsylvania.jpg 13
Frankfurt  Germany 125px 14
Las Vegas  United States Las Vegas 89.jpg 14
Seattle  United States Space Needle002.jpg 16
43 Fuzhou  China Wusi Hualin Road Intersection CBD.jpg 13
Kuwait City  Kuwait Kuwait City cropped.jpg 13
44 Milan  Italy Milano skyline 02.jpg 12
45 Hefei  China Hefeiskyline.jpg 11
Manama  Bahrain Manama, Bahrain Decembre 2014.jpg 11
Warsaw  Poland Warsaw at night.jpg 11
Suzhou  China Gate of the Orient 东方之门 dong fang zhi men Suzhou photo Christian Gänshirt 2015.JPG 11
46 Brisbane  Australia Brisbane May 2013.jpg 10
Daejeon  South Korea Daejeon southern cityscape from Gyejoksan.jpg 10
Jinan  China Jinanfromqianfoshan.jpg 10
Taichung  Taiwan 125px Taichung skyline on a clear day.JPG 10
47 Kolkata  India South City Towers, Kolkata.JPG 9
Buenos Aires  Argentina Buenos Aires Cityline at Night - Irargerich.jpg 9
Denver  United States DenverCP.JPG 9
Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam Vista de Ciudad Ho Chi Minh desde Bitexco Financial Tower, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 08.JPG 9[5]
Minneapolis  United States 2008-0712-MPLS-panorama.JPG 10
Pittsburgh  United States Pittsburgh skyline panorama daytime.jpg 10
Harbin  China 10
Sharjah  United Arab Emirates Sharjah (3).jpg 9
48 Detroit  United States DetroitSkyline.jpg 8
Goyang  South Korea 8
49 Dongguan  China 7
Gold Coast  Australia Gold Coast skyline 2012.jpg 7
Jersey City  United States 2013 Jersey City skyline 2.jpg 7
Mecca  Saudi Arabia 7
Montreal  Canada Montreal skyline September 2013.jpg 7
Nagoya  Japan 7
Shijiazhuang  China 7
Yokohama  Japan Minato Mirai In Blue.jpg 7
50 Banqiao  Taiwan 6
Bogota  Colombia Colpatria at Night.jpg 6
Charlotte  United States 6
Daegu  South Korea 6
Kaohsiung  Taiwan 6
Kawasaki  Japan 6
Kobe  Japan 6
Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 6
Surabaya  Indonesia 6[6]
Tel Aviv  Israel Tel Aviv Skyline At Night.jpg 6
Xi'an  China 6
51 Jeddah  Saudi Arabia 5
Columbus  United States 5
Madrid  Spain 5
Huizhou  China 5
Pattaya  Thailand 5
Perth  Australia Perth Skyline night.jpg 5
Rotterdam  Netherlands 5
Sunny Isles Beach  United States 5
Ulsan  South Korea 5
52 Balneário Camboriú  Brazil 4
Caracas  Venezuela Vistaoestecaracas.jpg 4
Chiba  Japan 4
Cleveland  United States 4
Foshan  China 4
Guiyang  China 4
Haikou  China 4
Ha noi  Vietnam 4
Hwaseong  South Korea 4
Kunming  China 4
Monterrey  Mexico 4
New Orleans  United States 4
Ningbo  China 4
Tampa  United States 4
Tangerang  Indonesia 4
Tulsa  United States 4
Zhengzhou  China 4
53 Ankara  Turkey 3
Astana  Kazakhstan 3
Austin  United States 3
Baku  Azerbaijan City of Baku 2011.jpg 3
Beirut  Lebanon 3
Baltimore  United States 3
Benidorm  Spain 3
Changzhou  China 3
Cincinnati  United States 3
Fort Worth  United States 3
Hartford  United States 3
Indianapolis  United States 3
Johannesburg  South Africa Hillbrow Tower2.jpg 3
Lanzhou  China 3
Liuzhou  China 3
Oklahoma City  United States 3
Penang  Malaysia Pg2.jpg 3
Portland  United States 3
Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Vista aérea Centro do Rio de Janeiro RJ.jpg 3
St. Louis  United States 3
San Diego  United States 3
Vienna  Austria 3
Taiyuan  China 3
Wenzhou  China 3
Yantai  China 3
54 Al Fujayrah  United Arab Emirates 2
Anyang  South Korea 2
Atlantic City  United States 2
Auckland  New Zealand Auckland waterfront at night.jpg 2
Barcelona  Spain 2
Bucheon  South Korea 2
Cartagena  Colombia 2
Changwon  South Korea 2
Chatswood  Australia 2
Colombo  Sri Lanka 2
Curitiba  Brazil CuritibaTradeCenterSkyline.jpg 2
Da Nang  Vietnam 2
Dar es Salaam  Tanzania 2
Huzhou  China 2
Hyderabad  India 2
İzmir  Turkey 2
Jacksonville  United States 2
Kansas City  United States 2
Louisville  United States 2
Luoyang  China 2
Lyon  France La Part-Dieu By Night.JPG 2
Medellín  Colombia 2
Miami Beach  United States 2
Milwaukee  United States 2
Mississauga  Canada 2
Nantong  China 2
Nha Trang  Vietnam 2
Quanzhou  China 2
Ramat Gan  Israel 2
Saitama  Japan 2
Sandy Springs  United States 2
Santiago  Chile 2
Turin  Italy 2
Vancouver  Canada 2
Wuhu  China 2
Yekaterinburg  Russia 2
Zhongshan  China 2
55 Umhlanga  South Africa 1
Athens  Greece 1
Cali  Colombia Panoramic view Cali, Col.jpg 1
Pretoria  South Africa 1
Wrocław  Poland 2015 Sky Tower we Wrocławiu.jpg 1
Malmö  Sweden Turning torso by night1.jpg 1

Cities with at least 100 completed / topped-out skyscrapers above 150m

Some skyscraper definitions draw the lower limit at 150 metres (492 ft).[7] The following list includes all cities with at least 100 completed or topped-out skyscrapers and freestanding towers according to this definition:

City ≥800m ≥700m ≥600m ≥500m ≥450m ≥400m ≥350m ≥300m ≥250m ≥200m ≥150m
Hong Kong Hong Kong[8] 1 2 4 6 15 63 315
United States New York City[9] 1 1 2 4 7 17 58 241
United Arab Emirates Dubai[10] 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 22 38 68 159
China Shanghai[11] 1 1 2 3 3 5 16 48 131
United States Chicago[12] 2 2 6 12 27 119
Japan Tokyo[13] 1 27 125

Cities with at least 50 skyscrapers above 150m (i.e. about 35–40 floors) (under construction inclusive)

Only skyscrapers of known height are recorded on the chart. Skyscrapers of unknown height but are known to be at least 35 floors high will still be count for the city's skyscraper tally but will not appear on the chart.

City ≥800m ≥700m ≥600m ≥500m ≥450m ≥400m ≥350m ≥300m ≥250m ≥200m ≥150m
Hong Kong Hong Kong[8] 1 2 4 6 17 65 315
United States New York City[9] 1 2 4 6 10 20 62 247
United Arab Emirates Dubai[10] 1 1 1 1 1 2 8 18 40 73 153
China Shanghai[11] 1 1 2 3 3 5 22 57 146
China Shenzhen[14] 1 1 2 7 18 34 95 143
China Chongqing[15] 1 1 3 6 20 46 123
Japan Tokyo[13] - 24 117
United States Chicago[12] 2 2 6 12 28 116
China Guangzhou[16] 1 1 2 4 11 20 34 113
China Shenyang[17] 1 1 1 5 7 31 105
Indonesia Jakarta[18] 1 4 31 45 86
Singapore Singapore[19] 6 29 86
China Chengdu[20] 1 1 1 1 22 83
South Korea Seoul[21] 1 1 1 1 1 5 15 71
China Tianjin[22] 1 2 3 3 6 14 39 66
China Nanjing[23] - - 1 2 3 8 10 25 58
Thailand Bangkok[24] - 1 1 2 3 13 57
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur[25] - - 2 1 3 14 17 26 57
Canada Toronto[26] 1 7 20 57
Panama Panama City[27] 4 12 25 48

Cities with at least 1 skyscraper above 300m (i.e. about 75–80 floors) (under construction and on-hold inclusive)

City ≥700m ≥600m ≥500m ≥450m ≥400m ≥350m ≥300m
United Arab Emirates Dubai[10] 1 - - 1 4 10 22
China Shenzhen[14] 1 1 2 7 14
United States New York City[9] 1 2 4 7 12
China Guangzhou[16] 1 1 2 4 10
China Tianjin[22] 1 2 3 3 8
China Shanghai[11] 1 1 3 4 4 6
Hong Kong Hong Kong[8] 1 1 2 4 6
China Chongqing[15] 1 1 2 6
United States Chicago[12] 1 2 2 6
Saudi Arabia Mecca - 1 1 1 1 1 1
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - - - 2 4 7 13
Saudi Arabia Jeddah 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
Saudi Arabia Riyadh - - - 7 - 2 4
Kuwait Kuwait City - - - - 1 2 5
Indonesia Jakarta - - 1 - - 1 4
Russia Moscow - - - - - 2 6
United States San Francisco - - - - - - 1
North Korea Pyongyang - - - - - - 1
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi - - - - - 1 6
Australia Gold Coast - - - - - - 1
South Korea Incheon - - - - - - 1
Thailand Bangkok - - - - 1 1 4
Qatar Doha - - 2 4 4 4 5
Chile Santiago - - - - - - 1
South Korea Seoul - - 1 1 1 1 2
South Korea Busan - - 1 1 1 1 2
Kazakhstan Astana - - - - - 1 1
United States Houston[28] - - - - - - 2
United States Los Angeles - - - - - - 2
United Kingdom London - - - - - - 1
Japan Osaka - - - - - - 1
Philippines ManilaA - 1 - - 1 - 2
Sri Lanka Colombo - - - - 1 1 2
United States Philadelphia - - - - - - 1
Australia Melbourne - - - - - - 1

List of cities with the most buildings taller than 100m

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This is a ranking of the cities with at least 10 buildings above 100m.[29]

Rank City Country Buildings Combined Heights (m)
1 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1327[30] 333,836
2 New York City  United States 794 109,720
11 Shanghai  China 275[31] >146,300
3 Tokyo  Japan 556 73,008
4 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 403 66,248
5 Bangkok  Thailand 355 48,737
6 Chicago  United States 341 48,441
7 Seoul  South Korea 282 39,308
8 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 244 34,035
9 Jakarta  Indonesia 750
12 Singapore  Singapore 238 33,735
13 Toronto  Canada 216 27,867
14 Sao Paulo  Brazil 211 22,794
15 Manila  Philippines 186 26,307
16 Panama City  Panama 185 27,478
17 Shenzhen  China 205[32] 33,435
18 Guangzhou  China 220[33] 42,865
19 Osaka  Japan 172 22,754
20 Miami  United States 137 18,385
21 Moscow  Russia 132 18,504
22 Macau Macau 131 19,597
23 Tianjin  China 131 18,259
24 Chongqing  China 1353[34] >150,000
25 Buenos Aires  Argentina 122 15,254
26 Karachi  Pakistan 119 14,631
27 Mexico City  Mexico 114 13,862
28 Beijing  China 98 22,192
29 Nanjing  China 89[35] 16,784
30 Honolulu  United States 104 11,855
31 Sydney  Australia 102 13,933
32 Istanbul  Turkey 97 11,897
33 Dalian  China 73 12,803
34 San Francisco  United States 88 11,582
35 Houston  United States 86 12,614
36 Chengdu  China 81 10,453
37 Wuhan  China 79 11,236
38 Doha  Qatar 78 12,254
39 Melbourne  Australia 99[36] 14,003
40 Shenyang  China 76 10,479
41 Atlanta  United States 73 10,471
42 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 73 8,867
43 Los Angeles  United States 70
44 Paris  France 69 9,558
45 Qingdao  China 68 9,404
46 Xiamen  China 66 8,584
47 Busan  South Korea 64 10,556
48 Hangzhou  China 62 8,463
49 Las Vegas  United States 59 8,241
50 Tel Aviv  Israel 59 7,679
51 Brisbane  Australia 55 7,250
51 Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 55[37]
52 Ankara  Turkey 54 8,887
53 Calgary  Canada 54[citation needed] 6,984
54 Dallas  United States 53 7,879
55 Islamabad  Pakistan 51 7,214
56 Montreal  Canada 50 6,998
57 London  United Kingdom 47[38] 5,689
58 Caracas  Venezuela 46[38] 5,678
59 Hanoi  Vietnam 41[39] 4,919
60 Seattle  United States 40[40] 4,182
62 Denver  United States 34[citation needed]
63 Kiev  Ukraine 31[41]
64 Frankfurt  Germany 30[42]
65 San Diego  United States 29[citation needed] 3,654
66 Colombo  Sri Lanka 28[citation needed]
67 Philadelphia  United States 27[citation needed] 4,346
68 Boston  United States 27[citation needed] 4,318
69 Minneapolis  United States 27[43] 3,967
70 Detroit  United States 27[citation needed]
71 Vancouver  Canada 26[44] 5,751
72 Pittsburgh  United States 25[citation needed] 3,566
73 Lahore  Pakistan 24[citation needed]
74(tie) Surabaya  Indonesia 22 [45] 2,862
74(tie) Cairo  Egypt 22[citation needed] 2,728
75 New Orleans  United States 22
76 Rotterdam  Netherlands 21[46] 2,612
77 Bogota  Colombia 20[47]
78 Mississauga  Canada 20[citation needed] 2,253
79 Milan  Italy 19[48] 2,516
80 Colombo  Sri Lanka 19[citation needed]
81 Monterrey  Mexico 19[49] 2,349
82 Bangalore  India 18
83 Delhi  India 18
83 Durban  South Africa 18List of tallest buildings in South Africa 2116
84 Baltimore  United States 18[citation needed]
85 (tie) Cleveland  United States 17[50] 2,423
85 (tie) Phoenix  United States 17 6,305
86 Belgrade  Serbia 16
Charlotte  United States 16[citation needed] 2,531
88 Warsaw  Poland 16[51] 2,168
89 Santiago  Chile 15[52] 1,970
90 Edmonton  Canada 15[citation needed] 1,824
91 Barcelona  Spain 15[citation needed] 1,538
92 Nagoya  Japan 14[citation needed] 2,172
93 Austin  United States 19[citation needed] 1,824
94 Auckland  New Zealand 14 1,755
95 Perth  Australia 14[53] 2,199
96 Cincinnati  United States 13[citation needed]
97 İzmir  Turkey 13 [54] 1,620
98 Johannesburg  South Africa 13[citation needed] 1,790
99 Madrid  Spain 13
100 Durban  South Africa 12[citation needed] 1,483
101 Taipei  Taiwan 11[55] 1,972
Brussels  Belgium 11[citation needed] 1,276
Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 11
104 St. Louis  United States 10[56] 1,372
Vienna  Austria 10 1,349
Phnom Penh  Cambodia 10 1,306
Beirut  Lebanon 10 1285
Louisville  United States 10 1,219
Naples  Italy 10[48] 1,214
Cologne  Germany 10[citation needed] 1,200
Berlin  Germany 10[citation needed] 1,099

See also

Notes

^A Metro Manila.

References

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