# List of cities with the most skyscrapers

The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft). Historically, the term first referred to buildings with 10 to 20 floors in the 1880s. The definition shifted with advancing construction technology during the 20th century which allowed for taller buildings to be constructed.

## List of cities by number of completed skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft)

This list ranks cities with the most completed skyscrapers that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of February 2025, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Cities with over 30 completed skyscrapers are shown.
| Rank | City | Country/territory | Number of skyscrapers |
| 1 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 564 |
| 2 | Shenzhen | China | 443 |
| 3 | New York City | United States | 319 |
| 4 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 265 |
| 5 | Guangzhou | China | 203 |
| 6 | Shanghai | China | 195 |
| 7 | Wuhan | China | 192 |
| 8 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 187 |
| 9 | Tokyo | Japan | 176 |
| 10 | Chongqing | China | 150 |
| 11 | Chicago | United States | 138 |
| 12 | Chengdu | China | 127 |
| 13 | Bangkok | Thailand | 124 |
| 14 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 117 |
| 15 | Toronto | Canada | 106 |
| 15 | Mumbai | India | 106 |
| 17 | Shenyang | China | 101 |
| 18 | Singapore | Singapore | 98 |
| 19 | Nanning | China | 93 |
| 20 | Hangzhou | China | 90 |
| 21 | Seoul | South Korea | 86 |
| 22 | Changsha | China | 85 |
| 23 | Nanjing | China | 80 |
| 24 | Busan | South Korea | 77 |
| 25 | Melbourne | Australia | 77 |
| 26 | Tianjin | China | 76 |
| 27 | Beijing | China | 70 |
| 28 | Panama City | Panama | 67 |
| 29 | Miami | United States | 64 |
| 30 | Zhuhai | China | 60 |
| 31 | Dalian | China | 59 |
| 32 | Istanbul | Turkey | 57 |
| 33 | Doha | Qatar | 55 |
| 34 | Makati | Philippines | 55 |
| 35 | Moscow | Russia | 52 |
| 36 | Sydney | Australia | 51 |
| 37 | Hefei | China | 50 |
| 38 | Incheon | South Korea | 50 |
| 39 | Osaka | Japan | 46 |
| 40 | Suzhou | China | 46 |
| 41 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 44 |
| 42 | Houston | United States | 41 |
| 43 | Jinan | China | 41 |
| 44 | London | United Kingdom | 40 |
| 45 | Qingdao | China | 40 |
| 46 | Foshan | China | 39 |
| 47 | Nanchang | China | 38 |
| 48 | Penang | Malaysia | 38 |
| 49 | Xiamen | China | 38 |
| 50 | Guiyang | China | 36 |
| 51 | Taipei | Taiwan | 35 |
| 52 | Johor Bahru | Malaysia | 33 |
| 53 | Macau | Macau | 33 |
| 54 | Kunming | China | 32 |
| 55 | Ningbo | China | 32 |
| 56 | Los Angeles | United States | 30 |
| 57 | Wuxi | China | 30 |

## List of cities by number of skyscrapers under construction taller than 150 m (492 ft)

This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 skyscrapers under construction that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of October 2024 according to the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and other sources.
| Rank | City | Country | No. of skyscrapers under construction |
| 1 | Tokyo | Japan | 29 |
| =2 | Changsha | China | ≥25 |
| =2 | Chengdu | China | ≥25 |
| =2 | Guangzhou | China | ≥25 |
| =2 | Hangzhou | China | ≥25 |
| =2 | Toronto | Canada | ≥25 |
| =2 | Shenzhen | China | ≥25 |
| =2 | Wuhan | China | ≥25 |
| =2 | Xi'an | China | ≥25 |
| =2 | Zhuhai | China | ≥25 |
| 11 | Shanghai | China | 23 |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 22 |
| 13 | Suzhou | China | 18 |
| =14 | Miami | United States | 17 |
| =14 | Shenyang | China | 17 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 16 |
| 17 | Mumbai | India | 15 |
| =18 | Dongguan | China | 13 |
| =18 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 13 |
| =18 | Jinan | China | 13 |
| =18 | Nanjing | China | 13 |
| =18 | New York City | United States | 13 |
| =23 | Chongqing | China | 12 |
| =23 | Moscow | Russia | 12 |
| =23 | Sydney | Australia | 12 |
| 26 | Bangkok | Thailand | 11 |
| =27 | Foshan | China | 10 |
| =27 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | Israel | 10 |

## Cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300 m (980 ft)

This is a list which ranks cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300 m (980 ft).
| City | ≥600m | ≥500m | ≥400m | ≥300m |
| Dubai | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| Shenzhen | — | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| New York City | — | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| Guangzhou | — | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Shanghai | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Chicago | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Wuhan | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Nanjing | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| Nanning | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Moscow | — | — | — | 6 |
| Changsha | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Chongqing | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Busan | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Abu Dhabi | — | — | — | 4 |
| Riyadh | — | — | — | 4 |
| Tianjin | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Guiyang | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Kuwait City | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Bangkok | — | — | — | 3 |
| Doha | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jinan | — | — | — | 3 |
| Beijing | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Seoul | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Suzhou | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Jakarta | — | — | — | 2 |
| Los Angeles | — | — | — | 2 |
| Houston | — | — | — | 2 |
| Mecca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Taipei | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dongguan | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Saint Petersburg | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Atlanta | — | — | — | 1 |
| Astana | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gold Coast | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hanoi | — | — | — | 1 |
| Incheon | — | — | — | 1 |
| Kaohsiung | — | — | — | 1 |
| London | — | — | — | 1 |
| Melbourne | — | — | — | 1 |
| Monterrey | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mumbai | — | — | — | 2 |
| New Administrative Capital | — | — | — | 1 |
| Osaka | — | — | — | 1 |
| Philadelphia | — | — | — | 1 |
| San Francisco | — | — | — | 1 |
| Santiago | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tokyo | — | — | — | 1 |
| Warsaw | — | — | — | 1 |