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Which Cities Have the Most Skyscrapers?

Hong Kong has the most completed buildings of 150 m or taller (569); Shenzhen has the most of 200 m or taller (200). 13 of the top 25 cities are in China.

Data year 2026

The ranking

RankCityCountry150 m+200 m+300 m+
1Hong KongChina5691026
2ShenzhenChina47220022
3New York CityUnited States32410218
4DubaiUnited Arab Emirates28913434
5GuangzhouChina2126914
6WuhanChina209768
7ShanghaiChina206769
8Kuala LumpurMalaysia201747
9TokyoJapan180411
10ChongqingChina156646
11ChicagoUnited States137387
12ChengduChina136500
13BangkokThailand129363
14JakartaIndonesia117512
15MumbaiIndia113511
16TorontoCanada109320
17SingaporeSingapore103350
18ShenyangChina101303
19HangzhouChina99372
20NanningChina94376

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How this is measured

Completed buildings only, counted by CTBUH city boundaries. The live CTBUH database changes as buildings complete; figures are as read on the check date. CTBUH lists Hong Kong as a city of China.

Compiled by PreeChina. Chinese cities in the top 25 by 150 m+ buildings (compiled by PreeChina): 13.

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Checked 24 October 2026

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PreeChina, "Which Cities Have the Most Skyscrapers?", China by the Numbers, https://www.preechina.com/first-time-china/china-by-the-numbers/cities-with-the-most-skyscrapers/, checked 24 October 2026. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Original data: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

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