The 16 Cities With The Largest Number Of Highrises
Published 08/31/2026
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Explore cities with extensive high-rise skylines and the different urban settings behind them.
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Building counts offer one perspective on vertical growth, distinct from the height of a city's single tallest tower.
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1Toronto, Canada
2Mumbai, India
3Jakarta, Indonesia
4Chengdu, China
5Bangkok, Thailand
AuthorVoyajeBoard Editors
Published08/31/2026
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A skyline shows where a city has built upward. It does not, by itself, explain how well that city houses its residents. This comparison separates a count of completed tall buildings from questions about affordability, empty offices, or the height of a single landmark.
A 2023 report about New York office vacancies and the Citizens Budget Commission’s housing analysis address different questions from a global building count. Neither establishes why every city builds towers.
The table records the Skyscraper Center city ranking checked on November 1, 2026. It counts completed buildings at least 150 meters tall, not every building described as a high-rise. The 200m+ and 300m+ columns are overlapping subsets of 150m+, so they must not be added to produce a total.
Source: Skyscraper Center city table, checked November 1, 2026. Its completion and height criteria exclude a merely topped-out project from the completed category. Counts can change as the database is updated.
City profiles below retain the original edition’s section order; the table shows the verified rank. Building heights are rounded from each profile’s facts panel. They do not establish public access, ticket availability, or the status of every project in a city.
Toronto, Canada
The Toronto profile lists First Canadian Place as its tallest completed building, at about 298 meters.
Mumbai, India
The Mumbai profile lists Lokhandwala Minerva as its tallest completed building, at about 301 meters.
Jakarta, Indonesia
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Chengdu, China
The Chengdu profile lists Tiantou International Business Center 1 as its tallest completed building, at about 284 meters.
Bangkok, Thailand
The Bangkok profile lists Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 as its tallest completed building, at about 315 meters.
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Chongqing, China
The Chongqing profile lists Raffles City Chongqing T3N as its tallest completed building, at about 354 meters.
Tokyo, Japan
Wuhan, China
The Wuhan profile lists Wuhan Greenland Center as its tallest completed building, at about 476 meters.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Kuala Lumpur profile lists Menara Merdeka Maybank as its tallest completed building, at about 679 meters.
Shanghai, China
Guangzhou, China
The Guangzhou profile lists Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre as its tallest completed building, at about 530 meters.
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New York City, United States
The New York City profile lists One World Trade Center as its tallest completed building, at about 541 meters.
Shenzhen, China
The Shenzhen profile lists Ping An Finance Center as its tallest completed building, at about 599 meters.
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Hong Kong, China
The Hong Kong profile lists International Commerce Centre as its tallest completed building, at about 484 meters.
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Takeaways
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Check the definition of a high-rise and the date of a count before comparing rankings.
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Use the city profiles to choose architectural interests, not as a permanent league table of buildings under construction.
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