# List of tallest buildings in Beijing

This list of tallest buildings in Beijing ranks skyscrapers in Beijing by height. The tallest building in Beijing is currently the 109-storey China Zun at 528 metres (1,732 ft) tall, surpassing the 330 metres (1,083 ft) China World Trade Centre Tower III upon completion in 2018. The third tallest building as of 2020 is China World Trade Center Phase 3B at 295.6 metres (970 ft). Currently there are 63 buildings taller than 150 meters in Beijing.

## History

The history of skyscrapers in Beijing began in 1959 with the completion of the Minzu Hotel. Beijing's skyline gradually expanded upward at a modest rate for three decades. The completion of the China World Trade Center Tower 1 in 1989 marked the beginning of Beijing's first building boom that lasted ten years. During this time period, four skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft) were completed, including the 208 m (682 ft) Jing Guang Centre, which stood as the tallest building in Beijing from 1990–2006. A second, much larger boom began in 2004 and continues into the present, where twelve skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft) were finished. Many of the skyscrapers completed during both building booms are located in Chaoyang District, including the Beijing TV Centre, Park Tower and Fortune Plaza Office Building 1, all of which served as the tallest building in the city for a time. In December 2008, the number of completed highrise buildings were increased to 895 in Beijing.
Another famous project in the city is the 234 m (768 ft), 51-storey CCTV Headquarters building, nicknamed "Big Shorts". The skyscraper is not a traditional tower, but a continuous loop of five horizontal and vertical sections, creating an irregular grid on the building’s facade with an open center. With 389,079 square metres (4,188,010 sq ft) of office space, the skyscraper is the largest office building in China and the second-largest in the world, after the Pentagon. In December 2008, there were 45 projects under construction and proposed in Beijing.

## Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Beijing skyscrapers that stand at least 120 m (394 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
| Rank | Name | Height m / ft | Floors | Year | Notes |
| 01.01 | China Zun | 527.7 / 1,732 | 109 | 2018 | The 10th-tallest building in the world as of 2025. |
| 01.0- | Central Radio & TV Tower | 410.5/ 1,347 | n/a | 1992 | Not an actual building since it doesn't include habitable floors. |
| 02.02 | China World Trade Center Tower III | 330 / 1,083 | 74 | 2009 | Tallest building in Beijing between 2009 and 2018. |
| 3 | China World Trade Center Phase 3B | 295.6 / 970 | 70 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Fortune Financial Center III | 265 / 869 | 63 | 2014 | This is the 95th-tallest building in the world. |
| 5 | Beijing Greenland Center | 260 / 853 | 63 | 2016 | |
| 5= | Samsung China Headquarters | 260 / 853 | 57 | 2018 | |
| 7 | Park Tower | 250 / 820 | 63 | 2007 | This is the 125th-tallest building in the world. This building is also known as Beijing Yintai Center - Tower 2. |
| - | Olympic Park Observation Tower | 243 / 797 | n/a | 2014 | A set of observation towers, not considered actual buildings. |
| 8 | Beijing TV Centre | 239 / 784 | 41 | 2006 | This is the 179th-tallest building in the world. |
| 9 | Z14 Plot Development 1 | 238 / 781 | 48 | 2018 | Also known as Zhengda International Center. |
| 9= | Z14 Plot Development 2 | 238 / 781 | 48 | 2018 | Also known as the Center of International Chinese Merchants |
| 11 | CCTV Headquarters | 234 / 768 | 51 | 2009 | This building is the 9th tallest in the city. This building is nicknamed "Big Shorts". |
| 12 | Tsinghua University Campus - Z1 Lot | 231 / 758 | 50 | 2018 | Site of the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University. |
| 13 | Kuntai Center | 226 / 741 | 50 | 2017 | Also referred to as Meirui Taifu Center, the tallest building of Kuntai Center complex. |
| 14 | Kuntai Zhonghang Center Tower A | 216 / 708 | 44 | 2017 | The second tallest building of Kuntai Center complex. |
| 14= | Taikang Mansion | 216 / 708 | 45 | 2019 | |
| 16 | Kuntai Zhonghang Center Tower B | 210 / 688 | 42 | 2017 | The third tallest building of Kuntai Center complex. |
| 17 | Jing Guang Center | 208 / 682 | 53 | 1989 | This is the tallest building completed in Beijing before 2000; opened in December 1989. |
| 18 | Leeza SOHO | 207 / 679 | 46 | 2019 | Tallest twisting atrium in the world (198m/623 ft). |
| 19 | Noble Center | 200 / 656 | 41 | 2015 | |
| 19= | Wangjing SOHO Tower 3 | 200 / 656 | 45 | 2014 | |
| 21 | Fortune Heights | 199.9 / 656 | 60 | 2008 | |
| 22 | Pangu Plaza Office Building | 192 / 629 | 39 | 2008 | |
| 23 | China Life Insurance Financial Center | 188 / 616 | 38 | 2019 | |
| 24 | Yintai Office Tower | 186 / 610 | 42 | 2007 | This building is also known as Silvertie Center Tower 1. |
| 24= | PICC Office Tower | 186 / 610 | 42 | 2007 | This building is also known as the Park Hyatt Hotel at Silvertie Center. |
| 26 | Capital Mansion | 183 / 602 | 52 | 1990 | |
| 26= | Guorui Kingdom Tower A | 183 / 600 | 38 | 2016 | |
| 26= | Guorui Kingdom Tower B | 183 / 600 | 38 | 2016 | |
| 29 | China Construction Group Financial Center | 180 / 590 | 37 | 2017 | |
| 29= | People's Daily New Headquarters | 180 / 590 | 33 | 2014 | |
| 29= | Jiazhaoye Plaza | 180 / 590 | 39 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Radiance Tower B | 176 / 590 | 37 | 2017 | Also known as Jinhui Mansion. |
| 33 | China Central Place Tower 1 | 167 / 548 | 36 | 2006 | This building is also known as Huamao Center Tower 1. |
| 34 | Beijing Nexus Center | 163.9 / 538 | 37 | 2009 | |
| 35 | Poly International Center Tower A | 161 / 528 | 43 | 2017 | |
| 36 | Alibaba Tower | 160 / 524 | 41 | 2017 | The least tallest of Kuntai Center complex. |
| 37 | Beijing Jinmao Westin Hotel | 159 / 522 | 34 | 2008 | |
| 37= | Beijing Television Cultural Center | 159 / 522 | 33 | 2009/2012 | Destroyed by fire in 2009, rebuilt in 2012. Also known by the name of its main occupant, Mandarin Oriental Hotel. |
| 39 | Fortune Plaza Office Building II | 155 / 509 | 46 | 2005 | |
| 39= | China World Trade Center Tower II | 155 / 509 | 39 | 1999 | |
| 39= | China World Trade Center Tower I | 155 / 509 | 39 | 1989 | |
| 39= | North Star Times Tower Plaza | 155 / 509 | 30 | 2008 | |
| 18.039= | Central International Trade Center - Tower A | 155 / 509 | 36 | 2005 | |
| 18.039= | Central International Trade Center - Tower B | 155 / 509 | 36 | 2005 | |
| 45 | Posco Center | 154 / 505 | 35 | 2015 | |
| 46 | Beijing IFC West Tower A | 153 / 502 | 36 | 2008 | |
| 46= | Beijing IFC West Tower B | 153 / 502 | 36 | 2008 | |
| 48 | Beijing Goldfield Plaza-Tower 1 | 151.4 / 497 | 35 | 2008 | |
| 49 | China Central Place Tower 2 | 151 / 495 | 32 | 2007 | This building is also known as Huamao Center Tower 2. |
| 17.050 | Zhongguancun Financial Center | 150 / 492 | 37 | 2006 | |
| 18.050= | Beijing International Center Tower 1 | 150 / 492 | 38 | 2009 | Also known as Taikang Financial Tower. |
| 18.050= | Tianyuanxiangtai Tower 1 | 150 / 492 | 38 | 2017 | |
| 18.050= | Tianyuanxiangtai Tower 2 | 150 / 492 | 38 | 2017 | |
| 18.050= | Zhonghai Plaza | 150 / 492 | 35 | 2009 | |
| 18.050= | Sinosteel Plaza | 150 / 492 | 35 | 2004 | |
| 18.050= | China Merchants Tower | 150 / 492 | 34 | 1997 | |
| 18.050= | Greenland Alibaba Center | 150 / 492 | 34 | 2015 | |
| 18.050= | Tongying Center InterContinental Hotel | 150 / 492 | 36 | 2016 | |
| 19.050= | R&F Center Apartments | 150 / 492 | 44 | 2018 | |
| 19.050= | R&F Center Apartments | 150 / 492 | 44 | 2018 | |
| 19.050= | Damei Center Tower A | 150 / 492 | 34 | 2015 | |
| 19.050= | Damei Center Tower B | 150 / 492 | 34 | 2015 | |
| 19.050= | Shouchuang Center Tower B | 150 / 492 | 31 | 2017 | |
| 20.064 | LG Twin Tower 1 | 141 / 461 | 30 | 2005 | |
| 21.064= | LG Twin Tower 2 | 141 / 461 | 30 | 2005 | |
| 22.066 | Central International Trade Center - Tower A | 139 / 455 | 34 | 2005 | |
| 23.067 | Crown Tower A | 138 / 453 | 38 | 2004 | |
| 24.068 | Central International Trade Center - Tower D | 136 / 445 | 33 | 2005 | |
| 25.069 | China Central Place Tower 3 | 135 / 443 | 28 | 2007 | This building is also known as Huamao Center Tower 3. |
| 26.070 | Anzhen Building | 131 / 430 | 30 | 1999 | |
| 27.071 | Beijing World Financial Center | 131 / 429 | 32 | 1998 | |
| 28.072 | Wangjing SOHO Tower 2 | 127 / 415 | 26 | 2014 | |
| 29.073 | Cyber Tower A | 125 / 410 | 28 | 2001 | |
| 30.074 | Kerry Centre North Tower | 124 / 405 | 31 | 1998 | |
| 31.074= | Kerry Centre South Tower | 124 / 405 | 31 | 1998 | |
| 32.076 | Fortune Plaza Apartments I | 123 / 404 | 40 | 2005 | |
| 33.076= | Beijing Tengda Building | 123 / 404 | 33 | 2000 | |
| 34.078 | Jinggang City Plaza | 121 / 397 | 34 | 1995 | |
| 35.079 | SOHO Tower A | 120 / 394 | 42 | 2001 | |
| 35.080 | Wangjing SOHO Tower 1 | 118 / 417 | 25 | 2014 | |
| 35.081 | China Central Television | 111.9 / 267 | 27 | 1986 | |
| 35.082 | Embassy House | 110 / 361 | 32 | 2002 | |
* Indicates still under construction, but has been topped out.

## Tallest under construction and proposed

This lists skyscrapers that are under construction and proposed in Beijing and planned to rise over 120 m (394 ft), but are not yet completed structures.
| Name | Height m / ft | Floors* | Year* | Status | Notes |
| Z6 Plot | 405 / 1,328 | 76 | unknown | Proposed | Also known as Anbang Tower. Groundbreaking was in 2016. |
| Z10 Plot | 368 / 1,181 | | unknown | Proposed | |
| Fan Hai International Center Tower 3 | 338 / 1,109 | 80 | unknown | Proposed | |
| Tongzhou Tower | 318 / 1,043 | | unknown | Proposed | |
| The Rainbow Gate Tower 1 | 315 / 1,034 | 70 | unknown | Proposed | |
| Z8 Plot | 300 / 984 | 68 | unknown | Proposed | |
| Everbright Center | 299.9 / 984 | | unknown | Proposed | New headquarter for China Everbright Bank. |
| Smart Grid Research Center 1 | 280 / 919 | 66 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| Canal ONE | 249.9 / 819 | 55 | 2023 | Under Construction | |
| Sunshine Insurance Headquarters | 205 / 673 | 42 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| China Railway Materials Center Tower A | 203 / 666 | 50 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| China Railway Materials Center Tower A | 203 / 666 | 50 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| Ping'an Financial Center Tower A | 200 / 656 | 42 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| Ping'an Financial Center Tower B | 200 / 656 | 42 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| Tongyong Times Tower A | 200 / 656 | 43 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| Jujie Financial Tower | 200 / 656 | 43 | 2020 | Under Construction | |
| 8 Chang'An Avenue | 180 / 591 | 43 | | N/A | |
| Yao Hui International City | 165 / 541 | 38 | 2008 | Proposed | |
| Beijing R&F Edinburgh Plaza | 164 / 538 | 37 | 2008 | Construction suspended | - |
| Beijing Greenland Center Office Tower 2 | 150 / 492 | - | - | Proposed | |
| Intercontinental Hotel at Fortune Plaza | 120 / 394 | 33 | 2008 | On Hold | |
*Table entries without text indicate that information regarding floor count or dates of completion has not yet been released.

## Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Beijing.
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height m / ft | Floors |
| National Minority Hotel | 51 Fuxingmennei Avenue | 1959—1964 | 49 / 161 | 12 |
| ACAAC Office Building | 15 West Chang'an Avenue | 1964—1974 | 61 / 200 | 15 |
| Beijing Hotel East Wing | 33 East Chang'an Avenue | 1974—1984 | 77 / 253 | 20 |
| Xiyuan Hotel | 1 Sanlihe Road | 1984—1985 | 93 / 305 | 27 |
| CITIC Building | 19 Jianguomenwai Avenue | 1985—1986 | 101 / 331 | 29 |
| China Central Television | 11 Fuxin Road | 1986—1989 | 112 / 367 | 27 |
| China World Trade Center Tower 1 | 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue | 1989—1990 | 155 / 509 | 39 |
| Jing Guang Center | Corner of Hu Jia Lou and Chao Yang Qu | 1990—2006 | 208 / 682 | 53 |
| Beijing TV Centre | Chang An Street | 2006—2007 | 239 / 784 | 41 |
| Park Tower | 2 Jianguomenwai Avenue | 2007—2008 | 250 / 820 | 63 |
| Fortune Plaza Office Building 1 | Corner of East Third Ring Road and Chaoyangmenwai Avenue | 2008 | 260 / 853 | 63 |
| China World Trade Center Tower 3 | 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue | 2008—2018 | 330 / 1,083 | 74 |
| China Zun | Z15 plot Guanghua Road | 2018–present | 527 / 1,732 | 109 |