List of cities with the most skyscrapers

This is a list of cities with most skyscrapers. For the purposes of this article, a skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that is taller than 150 meters (492 feet). 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.

Hong Kong is the city with the most skyscrapers, with a total of 569 such buildings as of 2026, followed by Shenzhen, New York City, Dubai, and Mumbai. Historically, New York City was the city with the most skyscrapers from the development of early skyscrapers until the early 2000s, when it was overtaken by Hong Kong. The country with the most cities that have at least 30 skyscrapers is China, with 28, followed by the United States, with five. 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.

The title of the city with the most skyscrapers changes if alternative definitions for skyscraper are used. For example, when measured by the number of buildings taller than 200 m (656 ft), Shenzhen and Dubai rank higher than Hong Kong. The ranking also depends on whether the wider metropolitan areas are counted; some metropolitan areas, such as Metro Manila, have many skyscrapers spread across several cities. There are 21 cities with at least 100 skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft). The first city to reach this milestone was New York City, and the most recent to do so was Moscow in 2025. If metropolitan areas are counted, Seoul and Metro Manila also surpass 100 skyscrapers.

New York City, with 324 skyscrapers, remains the city with the most in North America. Moscow has the most skyscrapers in Europe, with 100. Melbourne has the largest skyline out of any city in Oceania, with 79 skyscrapers. The Brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú has the most in South America, with 32, although São Paulo is the city with the most high-rises on the continent. The city with the most skyscrapers in Africa is Johannesburg, with five such buildings.

Cities with the most skyscrapers This list includes every city with more than 30 skyscrapers taller than 150 metres (492 ft), as of October 2026. Unless noted, the source for each figure is from Skyscraper Center database, which is managed by the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU). The CVU's figures may undercount a city's actual number of skyscrapers, and are unreliable for many non-Western cities due to incomplete data on high-rise buildings.

Rank CityCountry Image No. ofskyscrapers 1 Hong Kong 569 2Shenzhen471 3New York City324 4 Dubai 2895Mumbai 2476Guangzhou2127Wuhan2098Shanghai2069Bangkok20410Kuala Lumpur20111Tokyo200 12Chongqing15613 Singapore 140 14 Chicago 13715Chengdu136 16Jakarta11717Toronto11118Moscow108 19 Shenyang 10120Hangzhou10021Nanning9422Changsha9223Seoul8624Nanjing8225Melbourne7926Tianjin79 27Busan7728Miami7329Beijing70 30Panama City6831Hyderabad6532Zhuhai6233Dalian5934Makati5935Doha5736Istanbul5737Suzhou5438Sydney53 39 Incheon 5040Hefei4941Jinan4642Osaka46 43Abu Dhabi 4544Foshan4345London4346Nanchang4147Xiamen4148Houston4049Qingdao4050Guiyang3951Penang3852Thane36 53 Johor Bahru 3554Kunming35 55Mexico City35 56Macau 33 57Balneário Camboriú3258Los Angeles3259Ningbo3260Xi'an3061Riyadh3062Wuxi30

Metropolitan areas with the most skyscrapers This list ranks metropolitan areas with the most completed skyscrapers that are taller than . Metropolitan areas with over 50 skyscrapers are shown. Unless indicated in the above list or otherwise, the number of skyscrapers is given by the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU). RankMetropolitan area CountryImage No. ofskyscrapersCities included(with nos. of skyscrapers) 1 Hong Kong 569Hong Kong (569) 2Shenzhen471Shenzhen (471) 3New York City348New York City (324), Jersey City (22), Fort Lee (2)4Dubai316Dubai (289), Sharjah (26), Ajman (1)5Mumbai300Mumbai (247), Thane (36), Navi Mumbai (17)6Kuala Lumpur243Kuala Lumpur (201), Petaling Jaya (13), Ampang Jaya (12), Shah Alam (6), Cyberjaya (4), Subang Jaya (4), Putrajaya (3)7Tokyo230Tokyo (200), Kawasaki (10), Yokohama (9), Chiba (6), Saitama (2), Hachioji (1), Ichikawa (1), Kawaguchi (1)8Guangzhou212Guangzhou (212)9Bangkok209Bangkok (204), Nonthaburi (5)10Wuhan209Wuhan (209)11Shanghai206Shanghai (206)12Seoul167Seoul (86), Incheon (50), Goyang (14), Gwangmyeong (6), Hwaseong (4), Anyang (2), Bucheon (2), Suwon (2), Seongnam (1)13Chongqing156Chongqing (156)14Chicago137Chicago (137)15Chengdu136Chengdu (136)16Manila131Makati (59), Taguig (19), Mandaluyong (18), Pasig (14), Quezon City (10), Manila (9), San Juan (2)17Toronto126Toronto (111), Vaughan (8), Mississauga (7)18Jakarta124Jakarta (117), Tangerang (5), Bekasi (2)19Moscow108Moscow (108)20Shenyang101Shenyang (101)21Hangzhou100Hangzhou (100)22Singapore100Singapore (100)23Miami97Miami (72), Sunny Isles Beach (17), Miami Beach (4), Fort Lauderdale (3), Hallandale Beach (1)24Nanning94Nanning (94)25Changsha92Changsha (92)26Busan82Busan (77), Ulsan (5)27Nanjing82Nanjing (82)28Melbourne79Melbourne (79)29Tianjin79Tianjin (79)30Beijing70Beijing (70)31Panama City68Panama City (68)32Hyderabad65Hyderabad (65)33Zhuhai62Zhuhai (62)34Dalian59Dalian (59)35Doha57Doha (57)36Istanbul57Istanbul (57)37Suzhou54Suzhou (54)38Osaka53Osaka (46), Kobe (6), Izumisano (1)39Sydney53Sydney (53)40Hefei49Hefei (49)41Jinan46Jinan (46)42Abu Dhabi45Abu Dhabi (45)43Foshan43Foshan (43)44London43London (43)45Tel Aviv42Tel Aviv (24), Ramat Gan (6), Bnei Brak (5), Petah Tikva (4), Givatayim (2), Bat Yam (1)46Nanchang41Nanchang (41)47Xiamen41Xiamen (41)48Houston40Houston (40)49Qingdao40Qingdao (40)50Guiyang39Guiyang (39)51Taipei39New Taipei City (23), Taipei (16)52Penang38Penang (38)53Johor Bahru35Johor Bahru (35)54Kunming35Kunming (35)55Balneário Camboriú33Balneário Camboriú (32), Itapema (1)56Macau33Macau (33)57Los Angeles32Los Angeles (32)58Mexico City32Mexico City (30), Huixquilucan (2)59Ningbo32Ningbo (32)60Xi'an32Xi'an (32)61Riyadh30Riyadh (30)62Vancouver30Burnaby (17), Vancouver (7), Coquitlam (4). New Westminster (1), Surrey (1)63Wuxi30Wuxi (30)

Map of cities with the most skyscrapers The following maps shows the location of every city and urban area with over 30 skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft). Cities with over 100 skyscrapers are indicated by blue dots. Labels in italics indicate metropolitan areas with over 30 skyscrapers, but without any individual city that reaches that number. Cities in China and South Korea are labelled on the lower map due to the lack of space on the upper map.

Cities with the most skyscrapers under construction

This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 skyscrapers under construction that are taller than as of September 2025. Values without a citation or a link to the city's corresponding Wikipedia page indicate that the figure was obtained from the Council on Vertical Urbanism. Rank City Country Skyscrapers under construction1Mumbai>3002Hyderabad2303Gurgaon1704Moscow≥905Thane796Shenzhen≥737Baghdad ≥428Dubai≥389Guangzhou≥3210Wuhan≥3011Xi'an3112Singapore2713Tokyo2914Navi Mumbai2715Chengdu2016Hangzhou2017Toronto2018Changsha1719Zhuhai1620Balneário Camboriú1421Miami1322Suzhou1323Shanghai1224Shenyang1225Sydney1126New York City1127Dongguan1028Jinan10

Cities with the most skyscrapers by height

The ranking of cities with the most skyscrapers depends on the height used for the definition of a skyscraper. The following table lists the number of skyscrapers in a city that stands above 150 meters (492 ft), 200 meters (656 ft), and 300 meters (984 ft), as of January 2026. When using a definition of 200 meters (656 ft), Shenzhen is the city with the most skyscrapers, followed by Dubai, Hong Kong, and New York City. Dubai is the city with the most supertall skyscrapers, followed by Shenzhen and New York City. Rank City Country/region ≥150 m (492 ft)≥200 m (656 ft)≥300 m (984 ft)≥400 m (1,312 ft) 1 Hong Kong 56910262 2Shenzhen471200222 3New York City324102186 4 Dubai 289134343 5Mumbai2478720 6Metro Manila2151510 7Guangzhou21269142 8Wuhan2097682 9Shanghai2057693 10Bangkok2044330 11Kuala Lumpur2017474 12Tokyo2004210 13Chongqing1566460 14 Chicago 1373872 15Chengdu1365000 16Jakarta1175120 17Toronto1063100 18 Shenyang 1013030 19Hangzhou1003820 20Moscow1002560 21 Singapore 1003400 22Nanning943761 23Changsha925061 24Seoul862121 25Nanjing823981 26Melbourne792910 27Tianjin793631 28Busan772541 29Beijing702721 30Miami69900 31Panama City68250032Hyderabad65500 33Zhuhai622330 34Dalian593020 35Doha573030 36Istanbul57121037Suzhou542831 38Sydney531700 39 Incheon 50810 40Hefei49270041Jinan461730 42Osaka46510 43Abu Dhabi 452340 44Foshan431700 45London431210 46Nanchang41242047Xiamen411910 48Houston401620 49Qingdao401710 50Guiyang392931 51Taipei39811 52Penang38300 53 Johor Bahru 3550054Kunming352030 55Macau 3320056Balneário Camboriú32600 57Thane3200058Los Angeles321320 59Ningbo3281160Xi'an321610 61Mexico City3080062Riyadh301540 63Wuxi301540

List of cities with the most skyscrapers

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