- We ranked the tallest completed buildings in the world right now using data from The Skyscraper Center.
- At 2,716 feet, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai has reigned as the world’s tallest building since 2010.
- The shortest building on the list is the Vincom Landmark 81 tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, at 1,513 feet.
- Only one US skyscraper, One World Trade Center in New York City, made the top 15.
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For nearly half a century, from 1931 through 1972, the 1,454-foot Empire State Building held the title for being the tallest building in the world.
The world has come a long way since then – in the rankings of today’s tallest man-made structures, the Empire State Building doesn’t even crack the top 40.
We ranked the 15 tallest completed buildings in the world right now using data from The Skyscraper Center, a database maintained by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
The world’s current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, soars 2,716 into the sky, and more and more skyscrapers across Asia and the Middle East are rising each year. Eight of the top 15 tallest buildings are in China.
Only one US skyscraper made the list: One World Trade Center in New York City, which stands at 1,776 feet.
Here are the 17 tallest buildings in the world right now, ranked. Note that the list begins with a three-way tie.
Jack Sommer contributed to an earlier version of this story.
T15. Petronas Twin Tower 2
Height: 1,483 feet
Floors: 88
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Completion date: 1998
T15. Petronas Twin Tower 1
Height: 1,483 feet
Floors: 88
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Completion date: 1998
T15. Changsha IFS Tower T1
Height: 1,483 feet
Floors: 94
Location: Changsha, China
Completion date: 2018
14. Vincom Landmark 81
Height: 1,513 feet
Floors: 81
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Completion date: 2018
13. Lakhta Center
Height: 1,516 feet
Floors: 87
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Completion date: 2019
12. International Commerce Centre
Height: 1,588 feet
Floors: 108
Location: Hong Kong, China
Completion date: 2010
11. Shanghai World Financial Center
Height: 1,614 feet
Floors: 101
Location: Shanghai, China
Completion date: 2008
10. TAIPEI 101
Height: 1,667 feet
Floors: 101
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Completion date: 2004
9. CITIC Tower
Height: 1,731 feet
Floors: 109
Location: Beijing, China
Completion date: 2018
T8. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Height: 1,739 feet
Floors: 97
Location: Tianjin, China
Completion date: Expected in 2019
T8. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Height: 1,739 feet
Floors: 111
Location: Guangzhou, China
Completion date: 2016
6. One World Trade Center
Height: 1,776 feet
Floors: 94
Location: New York City, US
Completion date: 2014
5. Lotte World Tower
Height: 1,819 feet
Floors: 123
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Completion date: 2017
4. Ping An Finance Center
Height: 1,965 feet
Floors: 115
Location: Shenzhen, China
Completion date: 2017
3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower
Height: 1,972 feet
Floors: 120
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Completion date: 2012
2. Shanghai Tower
Height: 2,073 feet
Floors: 128
Location: Shanghai, China
Completion date: 2015
1. Burj Khalifa
Height: 2,716 feet
Floors: 163
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion date: 2010
