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, Mumbai, and Dubai. 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 20 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 323 skyscrapers, remains the city with the most in North America. Melbourne has the largest skyline out of any city in Oceania, with 77 skyscrapers. Moscow has the most skyscrapers in Europe, with 60. The Brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú has the most in South America, with 30, 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 February 2026. A main source for this article is the 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. In this article, figures from the linked Wikipedia pages are used instead for Bangkok, Hyderabad, Miami, Moscow, Mumbai, Taipei, Thane, Tokyo, and Toronto.

Rank	City	Country	No. of skyscrapers
1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	569
2	Shenzhen	China	468
3	New York City	United States	324
4	Mumbai	India	278
5	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	269
6	Guangzhou	China	210
7	Wuhan	China	209
8	Shanghai	China	205
9	Bangkok	Thailand	204
10	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	201
11	Tokyo	Japan	200
12	Chongqing	China	155
13	Chicago	United States	137
14	Chengdu	China	136
15	Jakarta	Indonesia	117
16	Toronto	Canada	108
17	Shenyang	China	101
18	Hangzhou	China	100
19	Moscow	Russia	100
20	Singapore	Singapore	100
21	Nanning	China	94
22	Changsha	China	92
23	Seoul	South Korea	86
24	Nanjing	China	82
25	Melbourne	Australia	79
26	Tianjin	China	79
27	Busan	South Korea	77
28	Beijing	China	70
29	Miami	United States	69
30	Panama City	Panama	68
31	Zhuhai	China	62
32	Dalian	China	59
33	Makati	Philippines	58
34	Doha	Qatar	57
35	Istanbul	Turkey	57
36	Suzhou	China	54
37	Sydney	Australia	53
38	Incheon	South Korea	50
39	Hefei	China	49
40	Hyderabad	India	48
41	Jinan	China	46
42	Osaka	Japan	46
43	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	45
44	Foshan	China	43
45	London	United Kingdom	43
46	Nanchang	China	41
47	Xiamen	China	41
48	Houston	United States	40
49	Qingdao	China	40
50	Guiyang	China	39
51	Penang	Malaysia	38
52	Thane	India	36
53	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	35
54	Kunming	China	35
55	Macau	Macau	33
56	Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	32
57	Los Angeles	United States	32
58	Ningbo	China	32
59	Xi'an	China	32
60	Mexico City	Mexico	30
61	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	30
62	Wuxi	China	30

Metropolitan areas with the most skyscrapers

This list ranks metropolitan areas with the most completed skyscrapers that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of January 2026^[update]. 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).

Rank	Metropolitan area	Country	Skyscrapers	Cities included (number of skyscrapers)
1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	569	Hong Kong (569)
2	Shenzhen	China	468	Shenzhen (468)
3	New York City	United States	346	New York City (324), Jersey City (20), Fort Lee (2)
4	Mumbai	India	331	Mumbai (278), Thane (36), Navi Mumbai (17)
5	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	296	Dubai (269), Sharjah (26), Ajman (1)
6	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	243	Kuala Lumpur (201), Petaling Jaya (13), Ampang Jaya (12), Shah Alam (6), Cyberjaya (4), Subang Jaya (4), Putrajaya (3)
7	Tokyo	Japan	230	Tokyo (200), Kawasaki (10), Yokohama (9), Chiba (6), Saitama (2), Hachioji (1), Ichikawa (1), Kawaguchi (1)
8	Guangzhou	China	210	Guangzhou (210)
9	Bangkok	Thailand	209	Bangkok (204), Nonthaburi (5)
10	Wuhan	China	209	Wuhan (209)
11	Shanghai	China	205	Shanghai (205)
12	Seoul	South Korea	167	Seoul (86), Incheon (50), Goyang (14), Gwangmyeong (6), Hwaseong (4), Anyang (2), Bucheon (2), Suwon (2), Seongnam (1)
13	Chongqing	China	155	Chongqing (155)
14	Chicago	United States	137	Chicago (137)
15	Chengdu	China	136	Chengdu (136)
16	Manila	Philippines	129	Makati (57), Taguig (19), Mandaluyong (18), Pasig (14), Quezon City (10), Manila (9), San Juan (2)
17	Jakarta	Indonesia	124	Jakarta (117), Tangerang (5), Bekasi (2)
18	Toronto	Canada	122	Toronto (108), Vaughan (8), Mississauga (6)
19	Shenyang	China	101	Shenyang (101)
20	Hangzhou	China	100	Hangzhou (100)
21	Moscow	Russia	100	Moscow (100)
22	Singapore	Singapore	100	Singapore (100)
23	Nanning	China	94	Nanning (94)
24	Changsha	China	92	Changsha (92)
25	Miami	United States	91	Miami (69), Sunny Isles Beach (17), Miami Beach (3), Fort Lauderdale (1), Hallandale Beach (1)
26	Busan	South Korea	82	Busan (77), Ulsan (5)
27	Nanjing	China	82	Nanjing (82)
28	Melbourne	Australia	79	Melbourne (79)
29	Tianjin	China	79	Tianjin (79)
30	Beijing	China	70	Beijing (70)
31	Panama City	Panama	68	Panama City (68)
32	Zhuhai	China	62	Zhuhai (62)
33	Dalian	China	59	Dalian (59)
34	Doha	Qatar	57	Doha (57)
35	Istanbul	Turkey	57	Istanbul (57)
36	Suzhou	China	54	Suzhou (54)
37	Osaka	Japan	53	Osaka (46), Kobe (6), Izumisano (1)
38	Sydney	Australia	53	Sydney (53)
39	Hefei	China	49	Hefei (49)
40	Hyderabad	India	48	Hyderabad (48)
41	Jinan	China	46	Jinan (46)
42	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	45	Abu Dhabi (45)
43	Foshan	China	43	Foshan (43)
44	London	United Kingdom	43	London (43)
45	Tel Aviv	Israel	42	Tel Aviv (24), Ramat Gan (6), Bnei Brak (5), Petah Tikva (4), Givatayim (2), Bat Yam (1)
46	Nanchang	China	41	Nanchang (41)
47	Xiamen	China	41	Xiamen (41)
48	Houston	United States	40	Houston (40)
49	Qingdao	China	40	Qingdao (40)
50	Guiyang	China	39	Guiyang (39)
51	Taipei	Taiwan	39	New Taipei City (23), Taipei (16)
52	Penang	Malaysia	38	Penang (38)
53	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	35	Johor Bahru (35)
54	Kunming	China	35	Kunming (35)
55	Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	33	Balneário Camboriú (32), Itapema (1)
56	Macau	Macau	33	Macau (33)
57	Los Angeles	United States	32	Los Angeles (32)
58	Mexico City	Mexico	32	Mexico City (30), Huixquilucan (2)
59	Ningbo	China	32	Ningbo (32)
60	Xi'an	China	32	Xi'an (32)
61	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	30	Riyadh (30)
62	Vancouver	Canada	30	Burnaby (17), Vancouver (7), Coquitlam (4). New Westminster (1), Surrey (1)
63	Wuxi	China	30	Wuxi (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 the lack of space on the upper map.

New York City

Dubai

Kuala Lumpur

Tokyo

Chicago

Bangkok

Jakarta

Mumbai

Toronto

Singapore

Melbourne

Panama City

Miami

Doha

Istanbul

Moscow

Makati

Sydney

Osaka

Abu Dhabi

London

Houston

Penang

Johor Bahru

Balneário Camboriú

Los Angeles

Tel Aviv

Taipei

Mexico City

Hyderabad

Vancouver

Riyadh

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Cities with at least 30 skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of 2026

Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Guangzhou

Shanghai

Wuhan

Tokyo

Chongqing

Chengdu

Mumbai

Shenyang

Nanning

Hangzhou

Seoul

Changsha

Nanjing

Busan

Tianjin

Beijing

Zhuhai

Dalian

Hefei

Incheon

Osaka

Suzhou

Jinan

Foshan

Qingdao

Nanchang

Xiamen

Guiyang

Macau

Kunming

Ningbo

Wuxi

Xi'an

Taipei

Hyderabad

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Cities in East Asia with at least 30 skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of 2026

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 150 m (492 ft) 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 Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Rank	City	Country	Skyscrapers under construction
1	Mumbai	India	>200
2	Hyderabad	India	181
3	Gurgaon	India	170
4	Moscow	Russia	≥90
5	Thane	India	79
6	Shenzhen	China	≥73
7	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	≥38
8	Guangzhou	China	≥32
9	Wuhan	China	≥30
10	Xi'an	China	31
11	Tokyo	Japan	29^{[citation needed]}
12	Navi Mumbai	India	27
13	Chengdu	China	20
14	Hangzhou	China	20
15	Toronto	Canada	20
16	Changsha	China	17
17	Zhuhai	China	16
18	Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	14
19	Miami	United States	13
20	Suzhou	China	13
21	Shanghai	China	12
22	Shenyang	China	12
23	Sydney	Australia	11
24	New York City	United States	11
25	Dongguan	China	10
26	Jinan	China	10

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	Hong Kong	569	102	6	2
2	Shenzhen	China	468	200	22	2
3	New York City	United States	324	102	18	6
4	Mumbai	India	276	85	2	0
5	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	269	129	32	3
6	Guangzhou	China	210	68	13	2
7	Wuhan	China	209	76	8	2
8	Shanghai	China	205	76	9	3
9	Bangkok	Thailand	204	43	3	0
10	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	201	74	7	4
11	Tokyo	Japan	200	42	1	0
12	Chongqing	China	155	64	6	0
13	Chicago	United States	137	38	7	2
14	Chengdu	China	136	50	0	0
15	Jakarta	Indonesia	117	51	2	0
16	Toronto	Canada	106	31	0	0
17	Shenyang	China	101	30	3	0
18	Hangzhou	China	100	38	2	0
19	Moscow	Russia	100	25	6	0
20	Singapore	Singapore	100	34	0	0
21	Nanning	China	94	37	6	1
22	Changsha	China	92	50	6	1
23	Seoul	South Korea	86	21	2	1
24	Nanjing	China	82	39	8	1
25	Melbourne	Australia	79	29	1	0
26	Tianjin	China	79	36	3	1
27	Busan	South Korea	77	25	4	1
28	Beijing	China	70	27	2	1
29	Miami	United States	69	9	0	0
30	Panama City	Panama	68	25	0	0
31	Zhuhai	China	62	23	3	0
32	Dalian	China	59	30	2	0
33	Doha	Qatar	57	30	3	0
34	Istanbul	Turkey	57	12	1	0
35	Makati	Philippines	55	19	0	0
36	Suzhou	China	54	28	3	1
37	Sydney	Australia	53	17	0	0
38	Incheon	South Korea	50	8	1	0
39	Hefei	China	49	27	0	0
40	Hyderabad	India	48	3	0	0
41	Jinan	China	46	17	3	0
42	Osaka	Japan	46	5	1	0
43	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	45	23	4	0
44	Foshan	China	43	17	0	0
45	London	United Kingdom	43	12	1	0
46	Nanchang	China	41	24	2	0
47	Xiamen	China	41	19	1	0
48	Houston	United States	40	16	2	0
49	Qingdao	China	40	17	1	0
50	Guiyang	China	39	29	3	1
51	Taipei	Taiwan	39	8	1	1
52	Penang	Malaysia	38	3	0	0
53	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	35	5	0	0
54	Kunming	China	35	20	3	0
55	Macau	Macau	33	2	0	0
56	Balneário Camboriú	Brazil	32	6	0	0
57	Thane	India	32	0	0	0
58	Los Angeles	United States	32	13	2	0
59	Ningbo	China	32	8	1	1
60	Xi'an	China	32	16	1	0
61	Mexico City	Mexico	30	8	0	0
62	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	30	15	4	0
63	Wuxi	China	30	15	4	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, starting from 1910. This includes demolished skyscrapers such as the Singer Building in New York City and the Morrison Hotel in Chicago. Unless indicated otherwise, all data is taken from the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU). There are a number of skyscrapers in the CVU database for which the year of completion is unknown; such buildings are excluded from the figures below.

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
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–

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