China has the largest number of skyscrapers in the world, surpassing that of the top eleven largest, the United States (870+), United Arab Emirates (310+), South Korea (270+), Japan (270+), Malaysia (260+), Australia (140+), Indonesia (130+), Canada (130+), Philippines (120+) and Thailand (120+) combined. As of 2023, China has more than 3,000 buildings above , of which 106 are supertall ( and above).
China is the location of five of the world's ten tallest buildings. 39 of the 76 completed buildings with a minimum height of worldwide are in China, while 44 out of 51 such buildings under construction in the world are also located in the country. China has also been a leader in construction technologies for skyscrapers, with 70 percent of the buildings over in the world being built by Chinese companies.
The tallest building in China is currently the Shanghai Tower, located in the namesake city at a height of ; it is the third tallest building in the world. The previous two tallest buildings in mainland China have also been in Shanghai. Hong Kong is the Chinese city with the most skyscrapers, while Shenzhen has the most number of supertalls.
In June 2020, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) imposed a ban on the construction of super high-rise buildings taller than , due to safety reasons and waste of resources. In October 2021, the Chinese government announced restrictions on the construction of supertall buildings. The country's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) said the action is driven by concerns on "issues such as costs, energy consumption, safety, and environmental impact".
Tallest buildings As it is impractical to list all of its skyscrapers, the table below is an incomplete list of skyscrapers in China, ranking buildings that stand at least tall, sorted by height. This list includes skyscrapers in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
This list does not include nonbuilding structures, such as the Canton Tower in Guangzhou, which despite being the second tallest structure in China, is actually an observation tower.
Of the 143 buildings in this list, 52 are in Shenzhen, 26 are in Guangzhou, 15 are in Shanghai, 9 are in Hong Kong, 2 are in Beijing, and 2 are in Tianjin.
Under construction, on-hold and proposed Under construction This list ranks buildings under construction in China that plan to stand at least tall.
Name City Height Floors Year (est.)Goldin Finance 117 Tianjin1172027Greenland Jinmao International Finance Center Nanjing1022028Hexi Yuzui Tower A Nanjing852028Tianfu Center Chengdu952027North Bund Centre Shanghai 992030Wuhan CTF Finance Center Wuhan842029Chengdu Greenland Tower Chengdu 101 2026Suzhou CSC Fortune Center Suzhou 100 2028China Resources Land Center Dongguan 98 2028Hainan Center Tower 1 Haikou 94 2027Tsingshan Holdings Group Global Headquarters Tower 1 Wenzhou Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre Shenzhen 83 2026Baoneng Binhu Center T2 Hefei 2028Great River Center Wuhan 82 2026Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1 Shenzhen 78 2027Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1 Hangzhou 83 China Merchants Group West Headquarters Chengdu 82 2028Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower B Shenzhen 81 2028Lucheng Square Wenzhou 79 2028Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center Shenyang 75 2027Guohua Financial Center Tower 1 Wuhan 67 2029China Merchants Prince Bay Tower Shenzhen 59 2028Bay Area Smart Plaza Tower A Shenzhen 652027Guohong Center Wenzhou 712028Zhonghai City Plaza Tianjin 752026Shimao-Hong Kong International Centre Tower 2 Shenzhen 68Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2 Shenzhen 632027Tianjin Kerry Center Tianjin 72 2027Guangjian Financial Center Guangzhou 2027Jiangbei New Financial Center Phase I Nanjing 632027Goldfinger Tower A Hangzhou 612026Qiya International Center Chengdu Taihu Lake Main Landmark Tower Huzhou662026CITIC Financial Center Tower 1 Shenzhen 622026Goldfinger Tower B Hangzhou 682026Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 7 Hangzhou 62
On hold This list ranks buildings on hold in China that plan to stand at least tall. Name City Height Floors Year (est.)Evergrande Hefei Center T1 Hefei 1122028Dalian Greenland Center Dalian 882030Xiangmi Lake New Financial Center Tower 1 Shenzhen 109 2026Suzhou Zhonghan Center Suzhou 103 2028China International Silk Road Center Xi'an 101 2027Rizhao Center Rizhao 94 2028Chushang Building Wuhan 111 2025Fosun Bund Center T1 Wuhan R&F Guangdong Building Tianjin 91 2026Evergrande City Light Ningbo 88 Tianshan Gate of the World Shijiazhuang 106 2030Greenland Center Tower 1 Kunming Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower Nanjing 99 Dongfeng Plaza Landmark Tower Kunming 100 2027Haiyun Plaza Rizhao 86 2026Forum 66 Tower 2 Shenyang 76 2027Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower Guiyang 92 Greenland Star City Light Tower Changsha 83 2027Nanchang Ping An Financial Center Nanchang 72 2026Xiangmi Lake New Financial Center Tower 2 Shenzhen 81 2026Xiangmi Lake New Financial Center Tower 3 Shenzhen 80 2026Kweichow Moutai Tower Guiyang Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1 Suzhou 2027Wanda One Xi'an 86 2028Sino Steel Tower Tianjin 83 Fosun Bund Center T2 Wuhan Guowei ZY Plaza Zhuhai 75 2026Baolixian Village Old Reform Project Main Building Guangzhou 70 2028Agricultural Development Center Tower 1 Harbin 2027Global Port Tower 1 Lanzhou Global Port Tower 2 Lanzhou SUNAC A-ONE Tower 4 Chongqing 89 2026Skyfame Center Landmark Tower Nanning 72 2026Wanling Global Center Zhuhai 70 2027Yuetai Zhuxi Financial Center Jiangmen 71 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 1 Guangzhou 64 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Tower A Chengdu 73 2026Jiujiang IFC Jiujiang 66 2026Huaguoyuan Zone D Guiyang 74 Huaguoyuan Zone N Guiyang 74 Jinqiao Sub-Center Block C1 Tower 1 Shanghai Global Financial Centre Tower 2 Shenyang 80 Dongfeng Plaza Tower 2 Kunming 722026Suhewan Huaxing New City Tower 1 Shanghai 2028Evergrande International Center A Nanning 68 Foshan Shuntie Holdings Tower Foshan 60 2028Jiuzhou Bay Tower Zhuhai 64 China South City Tower 1 Nanning 68 Shaoxing Longemont Tower Shaoxing 71 Yurun International Tower Huaiyin 75 Zhongtian Future Ark City Window Office Tower Guiyang 58 Chengdu Poly International Plaza Chengdu 56 Xiangmi Lake Financial Tower Shenzhen 80 2026Nanjing International Center 3 Nanjing 66 2026Wuhan Yangtze River Center Tower 2 Wuhan 65 2025Global Trade Center Xi'an 63 Greenland Center Tower 1 Xining 2025SUNAC A-ONE Tower 2 Chongqing 72 2026Shimao Pingshan Center Shenzhen 62 Greenland Center North TowerYinchuan58 Greenland Center South TowerYinchuan58Shimao SIC Tower 1 Nanjing 64 2027Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 2 Hangzhou 68Xiangmi Lake New Financial Center Tower 4 Shenzhen 64 2026Shimao Riverside Block D2b Wuhan 53 Runhua Global Center 1 Changzhou 63
Proposed This list ranks proposed buildings in China that plan to stand at least tall. Name City Height Floors Year (est.) Shenzhen 800 Landmark Tower Shenzhen 175 2030 Caiwuwei Center Shenzhen 169 2030 Shimao Shenzhen–Hong Kong International Centre Shenzhen 148 2029 Shenzhen Tower Shenzhen 130 2030 Baoneng Binhu Center Tower T1 Hefei 119 Jinan IFC Landmark Tower Jinan 135 2028 Fuyuan Zhongshan 108 IFC Zhongshan 108 2029 International Innovation Center Guangzhou 103 2030 Kunshan Centre Suzhou Wuhan Pan Hai Times Center Landmark Tower Wuhan 97 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 1 Chongqing 101 2030 Guohua Financial Center Tower 1 Wuhan 79 China Overseas Suzhou Supertall Project Suzhou 100 2027 Agile Shenzhong One Zhongshan Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower Guiyang 97 2027 Wuhan World Trade Center Wuhan 86 Xiaobailou Union Plaza Tower 1 Tianjin 82 Azure Coast Tower Qingdao Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower Wuhan Tianfu Center Headquarters Tower Chengdu 82 Fuhua Future World Main Tower Changchun COFCO Landmark Tower Tianjin 76 Chongqing Centre T1 Chongqing Eton Shenyang Center A2 Shenyang 97 Heart of the City Zhuhai 81 North Bund Tower 2 Shanghai Baoneng Binhu Center Tower T3 Hefei 78 2027 Shenglong Center Luoyang 88 Zhanjiang Center Zhanjiang 68 Z10 Plot Beijing Zhanjiang Business Center Zhanjiang 79 Shimao Fuzhou Tower Fuzhou Shimao Railway Station Tower 1 Wuxi Nanning Center East Tower Nanning 77 Nanning Center West Tower Nanning 77 Yuhe Shennan Tower Shenzhen 67 ASEAN Guangxi Mayors Tower Nanning 80 Dianchi Pearl Square Tower 1 Kunming HeXi Yuzui Tower C Nanjing Nanjing Nexus Tower 1 Nanjing SUNAC Center Tower 1 Wuhan 60 Eton Shenyang Center A1 Shenyang 86 Huafa Economic Headquarters Zhuhai 69 Mindian Tower Xiamen 76 Culture Tower Guangzhou Shimao Olympic Center Qingdao 75 Tongzhou Resort City-Landmark Tower 1 Beijing 80 Taiyuan International Finance Center Taiyuan 75 Shijiazhuang International Convention & Exhibition Center Shijiazhuang 82 Hengqin International Business Centre Zhuhai 60 COFCO Tower Shenzhen Chengdu E-Song Tower Chengdu Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1 Suzhou 65 Ankangyuan Tower 1 Shanghai Xiaoyaowan Greenland Center Dalian The Rainbow Gate Tower 1 Beijing 68 Walsin Centro 2 Nanjing 70 Haiyue World Wuhan 55 Nanshan Business & Cultural Centre Shenzhen Shimao Railway Station Tower 2 Wuxi Fanyue City Tower 1 Wuhan 63 Taiyuan Guohai Plaza Tower 1 Taiyuan 67 Baoneng International Trade Center Zhengzhou 70 Qiaokou Hang Lung Plaza Tower 1 Wuhan 62 Urban Lighthouse Nanjing 57 Changsha Fuxing World Financial Center T2 Changsha Z8 Plot Tower Beijing 68 Binjiang B7 Project Changsha Guangxi Nanning ASEAN Tower Nanning 79 Qianhai Prisma Residential Tower Shenzhen Suning Ruicheng Phase 3 Nanjing 62 Xintian Times Square Zhengzhou Suzhou Keyne Center Office and Hotel Suzhou 26 North Bund Tower 3 Shanghai Powerlong Plaza Zhongshan 2031 Greater Bay Area Technology Finance Innovation Center Guangzhou New Hope Global Holding Headquarters Chengdu Shimao Splendid Yangtze River International Financial Plaza Wuhan 52
Timeline of tallest buildings The following is a list of buildings that in the past held, or currently holds, the title of the tallest building in mainland China. This list includes high-rises and skyscrapers only, excluding pre-modern buildings such as the Liaodi Pagoda and TV or observation towers such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Canton Tower. NameImageCityHeightFloorsYear(s) as tallestUnion BuildingShanghai61916–1922Nanfang BuildingGuangzhou121922–1927Customs HouseShanghai81927–1929Peace HotelShanghai131929–1934Broadway MansionsShanghai191934–1934Park HotelShanghai241934–1968Guangzhou HotelGuangzhou271968–1976Baiyun HotelGuangzhou341976–1981Jinling HotelNanjing371981–1985Guomao BuildingShenzhen501985–1990Jing Guang CenterBeijing521990–1996King TowerShanghai381996–1996Shun Hing SquareShenzhen691996–1996CITIC PlazaGuangzhou801996–1999Jin Mao TowerShanghai881999–2008Shanghai World Financial CenterShanghai1012008–2015Shanghai TowerShanghai1282015–present
Cities with the most skyscrapers This list ranks Chinese cities that have at least 10 completed buildings taller than .