List of cities with the most skyscrapers

Hong Kong is the city with the most skyscrapers taller than 150 metres (492 ft), with 569 as of 2026^[update], followed by Shenzhen, New York City, Dubai, and Guangzhou. With the exception of New York City, the ten cities with the most skyscrapers are all in Asia; four of them are in mainland China. Shenzhen has the most skyscrapers taller than 200 metres (656 ft), and Dubai the most supertall skyscrapers (taller than 300 m (984 ft)). New York City had the most skyscrapers from the development of early skyscrapers until the early 2000s, when it was overtaken by Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]}

Cities with the most completed skyscrapers

This list includes the top 50 cities by number of completed skyscrapers taller than 150 metres (492 ft), as of 15 April 2026^[update], according to the Skyscraper Center database, managed by the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU).^[1] The CVU defines "Completed" as structurally and architecturally topped out, fully clad, and open for business, or at least partially occupiable.^[2] The CVU measures a building’s height from the level of its lowest significant open-air pedestrian entrance to its architectural top, including spires, but excluding antennae, signage, flagpoles or other functional-technical equipment.^[2] The CVU figures may also undercount a city's actual number of skyscrapers because the Skyscraper Center database represents only a majority of buildings above 200 metres (656 ft) in height and lacks comprehensive coverage of skyscrapers across all cities in the world.^[3]

Cities by number of completed tall buildings^[1]
City	Country	≥150 m (492 ft)	≥200 m (656 ft)	≥300 m (984 ft)
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	569	102	6
Shenzhen	China	469	200	22
New York City	United States	324	102	18
Dubai	United Arab Emirates	269	129	32
Guangzhou	China	210	68	13
Wuhan	China	209	76	8
Shanghai	China	205	76	9
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	201	74	7
Tokyo	Japan	178	40	1
Chongqing	China	155	64	6
Chicago	United States	137	38	7
Chengdu	China	136	50	0
Bangkok	Thailand	129	36	3
Jakarta	Indonesia	117	51	2
Mumbai	India	113	51	1
Toronto	Canada	108	31	0
Shenyang	China	101	30	3
Singapore	Singapore	101	35	0
Hangzhou	China	100	38	2
Nanning	China	94	37	6
Changsha	China	92	50	6
Seoul	South Korea	86	21	2
Nanjing	China	82	39	8
Melbourne	Australia	79	30	1
Tianjin	China	79	36	3
Busan	South Korea	77	25	4
Beijing	China	70	27	2
Miami	United States	68	9	0
Panama City	Panama	68	25	0
Zhuhai	China	62	23	3
Moscow	Russia	60	25	6
Dalian	China	59	30	2
Makati	Philippines	59	21	0
Doha	Qatar	57	30	3
Istanbul	Turkey	57	12	1
Suzhou	China	54	28	3
Incheon	South Korea	50	8	1
Hefei	China	49	27	0
Sydney	Australia	47	15	0
Jinan	China	46	17	3
Osaka	Japan	46	5	1
Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	45	23	4
Foshan	China	43	17	0
London	United Kingdom	43	12	1
Nanchang	China	41	24	2
Xiamen	China	41	19	1
Houston	United States	40	16	2
Qingdao	China	40	17	1
Guiyang	China	39	29	3
Penang^[a]	Malaysia	38	3	0

Cities with the most skyscrapers by year

The following tables list the ten cities with the most skyscrapers taller than 150 metres (492 ft) by the end of the first year of every decade, according to the CVU. This includes demolished skyscrapers such as the Singer Building in New York City and the Morrison Hotel in Chicago. Skyscrapers that lack a year of completion in the CVU database were excluded.

New York City in the early 1930s
Postcard of Chicago during the 1930s
Cincinnati in the 1960s
Pittsburgh in 1968
New York City in 1982
Hong Kong in 1988

1910

1920

1930

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	2
2	Philadelphia	1
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Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	6
2	Boston	1
3	Cincinnati	1
4	Hartford	1
5	Philadelphia	1
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Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	28
2	Chicago	11
3	Detroit	2
4	Baltimore	1
5	Boston	1
6	Cincinnati	1
7	Cleveland	1
8	Columbus	1
9	Hartford	1
10	Philadelphia	1

1940

1950

1960

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	44
2	Chicago	12
3	Cincinnati	2
4	Detroit	2
5	Pittsburgh	2
6	Baltimore	1
7	Boston	1
8	Cleveland	1
9	Columbus	1
10	Hartford	1

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	45
2	Chicago	12
3	Boston	2
4	Cincinnati	2
5	Detroit	2
6	Pittsburgh	2
7	Baltimore	1
8	Cleveland	1
9	Columbus	1
10	Dallas	1

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	51
2	Chicago	13
3	Moscow	5
4	Pittsburgh	3
5	Boston	2
6	Cincinnati	2
7	Dallas	2
8	Detroit	2
9	Baltimore	1
10	Cleveland	1

1970

1980

1990

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	83
2	Chicago	20
3	Boston	5
4	Moscow	5
5	Pittsburgh	5
6	San Francisco	4
7	Dallas	4
8	Houston	3
9	Montreal	3
10	São Paulo	3

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	116
2	Chicago	36
3	Houston	13
4	Boston	11
5	San Francisco	10
6	Tokyo	9
7	Los Angeles	8
8	Singapore	8
9	Detroit	7
10	Dallas	6

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	167
2	Chicago	66
3	Hong Kong	37
4	Houston	27
5	Los Angeles	19
6	Singapore	19
7	Dallas	18
8	San Francisco	18
9	Boston	15
10	Tokyo	13

2000

2010

2020

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	New York City	183
2	Hong Kong	137
3	Chicago	76
4	Shanghai	45
5	Singapore	35
6	Tokyo	35
7	Kuala Lumpur	31
8	Houston	28
9	Bangkok	22
10	Los Angeles	22

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	Hong Kong	436
2	New York City	222
3	Dubai	129
4	Shanghai	117
5	Chicago	110
6	Tokyo	107
7	Guangzhou	85
8	Shenzhen	65
9	Singapore	59
10	Bangkok	52

Rank	City	Skyscrapers
1	Hong Kong	535
2	Shenzhen	323
3	New York City	290
4	Dubai	232
5	Shanghai	172
6	Tokyo	162
7	Guangzhou	161
8	Chongqing	135
9	Chicago	130
10	Kuala Lumpur	130

Notes

^ Penang is a state that is composed of two cities – George Town and Seberang Perai. The city of George Town may sometimes be confusingly referred to as 'Penang', as it is on The Skyscraper Center website, instead of the state as a whole.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cities by Number of 150m+ Buildings - The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Tall Building Criteria - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ "Frequently Asked Questions - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
^ Tennant, Paul (March 1973). "The Abolition of Elective Local Government in Penang". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 4 (1): 72–87. doi:10.1017/S0022463400016428. ISSN 1474-0680. S2CID 159521756.

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[Penang-5] Penang is a state that is composed of two cities – George Town and Seberang Perai. The city of George Town may sometimes be confusingly referred to as 'Penang', as it is on The Skyscraper Center website, instead of the state as a whole.^[4]

[CVU-1] "Cities by Number of 150m+ Buildings - The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

[:0-2] "Tall Building Criteria - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[3] "Frequently Asked Questions - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

[4] Tennant, Paul (March 1973). "The Abolition of Elective Local Government in Penang". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 4 (1): 72–87. doi:10.1017/S0022463400016428. ISSN 1474-0680. S2CID 159521756.

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