# The tallest buildings in the world

From Dubai's Burj Khalifa to Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka 118 and the Shanghai Tower: the world's tallest completed buildings, by architectural height. Which one would you most like to go up?

- 0 votes · 26 items
- Feb 25, 2025 · Huiling Lim
- https://even.best/en/l/2333/the-tallest-buildings-in-the-world

## Top 26

1. **Burj Khalifa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dubai, 828 m, the world's tallest since 2010.
2. **Merdeka 118** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kuala Lumpur, 678.9 m, the second tallest in the world.
3. **Shanghai Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shanghai, 632 m, China's tallest building.
4. **Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mecca, 601 m, topped by a giant clock.
5. **Ping An Finance Centre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shenzhen, 599.1 m.
6. **Lotte World Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Seoul, 554.5 m, the tallest in South Korea.
7. **One World Trade Center** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — New York, 541.3 m, the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
8. **Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Guangzhou, 530 m.
9. **Tianjin CTF Finance Centre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tianjin, 530 m, the tallest completed building in Tianjin.
10. **CITIC Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Beijing, 527.7 m, the tallest in Beijing.
11. **Taipei 101** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Taipei, 508 m, once the tallest in the world.
12. **Shanghai World Financial Center** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shanghai, 492 m, famous for its "bottle opener" top.
13. **International Commerce Centre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hong Kong, 484 m, the tallest in Hong Kong.
14. **Wuhan Greenland Center** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wuhan, 475.6 m, the tallest in Hubei.
15. **Central Park Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — New York, 472.4 m, one of the world's tallest residential towers.
16. **Lakhta Center** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Saint Petersburg, 462 m, the tallest in Europe.
17. **Landmark 81** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ho Chi Minh City, 461.2 m, the tallest in Vietnam.
18. **International Land-Sea Center** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chongqing, 458 m.
19. **The Exchange 106** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kuala Lumpur, 453.6 m.
20. **Changsha IFS Tower T1** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Changsha, 452.1 m.
21. **Petronas Tower 1** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kuala Lumpur, 451.9 m, once the tallest in the world.
22. **Petronas Tower 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — As tall as Tower 1, joined to it by a skybridge.
23. **Zifeng Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nanjing, 450 m.
24. **Suzhou IFS** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Suzhou, 450 m, the tallest in Jiangsu.
25. **Wuhan Center** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wuhan, 443.1 m.
26. **Willis Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chicago, 442.1 m, formerly the Sears Tower.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.