List of cities with most skyscrapers

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 35m cutoff.

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

Some skyscraper definitions draw the lower limit at 150 metres (492 ft).^[1] The following list includes all cities with at least 100 completed or topped-out skyscrapers and freestanding towers according to this definition:

City	≥700m	≥600m	≥500m	≥450m	≥400m	≥350m	≥300m	≥250m	≥200m	≥150m
Hong Kong[2]	-	-	-	1	2	4	6	15	59	281
Tokyo[3]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	102
New York City[4]	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	10	52	226
Dubai[5]	1	1	1	1	1	7	16	29	52	128
Chicago[6]	-	-	-	-	2	2	6	12	27	110
Shanghai[7]	-	-	-	2	3	3	4	16	47	117

Cities with at least 100 skyscrapers above 150m (under construction inclusive)

City	≥700m	≥600m	≥500m	≥450m	≥400m	≥350m	≥300m	≥250m	≥200m	≥150m
Dubai[5]	1	1	1	1	4	10	23	39	62	141
Shanghai[7]	-	1	1	3	4	4	6	19	53	126
Tokyo[3]	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	24	107
New York City[4]	-	-	1	1	2	4	6	13	55	231
Hong Kong[2]	-	-	-	1	2	4	6	15	59	283
Chicago[6]	-	-			2	2	6	12	27	112

List of Cities with most buildings at least >100m

This is a ranking of cities based on the combined height of the building at least higher than 100 m, yields the following table^[8]: ^[9]

Rank	City	Country	Buildings	Combined Heights (m)
1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2354	333,836
2	New York City	United States	794	109,720
3	Tokyo	Japan	556	73,008
4	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	403	66,248
5	Shanghai	China	430	59,958
6	Bangkok	Thailand	355	48,737
7	Chicago	United States	341	48,441
8	Guangzhou	China	295	42,865
9	Seoul	South Korea	282	39,308
10	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	244	34,035
11	Singapore	Singapore	238	33,735
12	Shenzhen	China	235	33,435
13	Chongqing	China	226	31,475
14	Toronto	Canada	216	27,867
15	Panama City	Panama	185	27,478
16	Metro Manila	Philippines	186	26,307
17	Jakarta	Indonesia	170	23,674
18	Sao Paulo	Brazil	194	22,794
19	Osaka	Japan	172	22,754
20	Beijing	China	172	22,192
21	Macau	Macau	131	19,597
22	Moscow	Russia	132	18,504
23	Miami	United States	137	18,385
24	Tianjin	China	131	18,259
25	Nanjing	China	110	16,784
26	Mumbai	India	118	16,331
27	Buenos Aires	Argentina	122	15,254
28	Sydney	Australia	102	13,933
29	Mexico City	Mexico	114	13,862
30	Dalian	China	93	12,803
31	Houston	United States	86	12,614
32	Doha	Qatar	78	12,254
33	Istanbul	Turkey	90	11,897
34	Honolulu	United States	104	11,855
35	London	United Kingdom	48	11,582
36	Paris	France	47	10,502
37	San Francisco	United States	37	9,379
38	Warsaw	Poland	15	2,320
39	Karachi	Pakistan	13

See also

• List of cities with the most high-rise buildings
• List of tallest buildings in Dubai
• List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
• List of tallest buildings in New York City
• List of tallest buildings in Chicago
• List of tallest buildings in Shanghai
• List of tallest buildings in Tokyo
• List of tallest buildings in Toronto

References

1. ^ "Huge New Rogers Skyscraper Proposed". skyscrapernews.com. 3 December 2007. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1244. Retrieved 3 December 2007. "...their eleventh proper skyscraper, that is by definition buildings above 150 metres" 
2. ^ ^{a b} CTBUH - Hong Kong
3. ^ ^{a b} CTBUH - Tokyo
4. ^ ^{a b} CTBUH - New York City
5. ^ ^{a b} CTBUH - Dubai
6. ^ ^{a b} CTBUH - Chicago
7. ^ ^{a b} CTBUH - Shanghai
8. ^ M. Gerometta, P. Kazmierczak, M. lacey, P. Oldfield, A. Wood. Tall Buildings In Numbers. World's Tallest 50 Urban Agglomerations. CTBUH Journal, 2009, issue II. http://www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/TallestDatabase/50TallestAgglomerations/tabid/1006/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
9. ^ http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warszawskie_wieżowce

External Links

• Emporis.com
• CTBUH.com
• Skyscraperpage.com