List of supertall skyscrapers

A supertall building, or simply a supertall, is a skyscraper exceeding 300 meters in height. It is taller than the common definition of "skyscraper" of at least 150 meters in height, but shorter than a "megatall" building of at least 600 meters in height.^[1] As of 2024, there are currently 235 completed supertall buildings in the world.

China is the country with the most supertall buildings at 109 entries, followed by the United Arab Emirates and the United States with 35 and 31 supertall buildings respectively. The city with the most supertall buildings is Dubai at 31 entries, followed by Shenzhen and New York City with 20 and 17 supertall buildings respectively.

As of 2024, there are 68 cities across the world with at least one supertall building.

Different organizations from the United States and Europe define skyscrapers generally as buildings at least 150m in height or taller.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "CTBUH Height Criteria: Tall, Supertall, and Megatall Buildings". CTBUH. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Which World City Has The Most Skyscrapers?". The Urban Developer. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018. "The majority of international organisations, such as the CTBUH and Emporis, define a skyscraper as a building that reaches or exceeds the height of 150 metres."
^ "Huge New Rogers Skyscraper Proposed". skyscrapernews.com. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2007. ...their eleventh proper skyscraper, that is by definition buildings above 150 etres
^ Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul; Stone, Sally (2008). The Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Switzerland: AVA Publishing SA. p. 233. ISBN 978-2-940373-54-3. Skyscraper: A tall, multi-storey building. Skyscrapers are different from towers or masts because they are habitable. The term was first applied during the late-nineteenth century, as the public marvelled at the elevated, steel-frame buildings being erected in Chicago and New York, USA. Modern skyscrapers tend to be constructed from reinforced concrete. As a general rule, a building must be at least 150 metres high to qualify as a skyscraper.
^ Data Standards: skyscraper (ESN 24419), Emporis Standards, accessed on line July 2020. "A skyscraper is defined on Emporis as a multi-story building whose architectural height is at least 100 meters. This definition falls midway between many common definitions worldwide, and is intended as a metric compromise which can be applied across the board worldwide"

[1] "CTBUH Height Criteria: Tall, Supertall, and Megatall Buildings". CTBUH. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[2] "Which World City Has The Most Skyscrapers?". The Urban Developer. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018. "The majority of international organisations, such as the CTBUH and Emporis, define a skyscraper as a building that reaches or exceeds the height of 150 metres."

[3] "Huge New Rogers Skyscraper Proposed". skyscrapernews.com. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2007. ...their eleventh proper skyscraper, that is by definition buildings above 150 etres

[4] Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul; Stone, Sally (2008). The Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Switzerland: AVA Publishing SA. p. 233. ISBN 978-2-940373-54-3. Skyscraper: A tall, multi-storey building. Skyscrapers are different from towers or masts because they are habitable. The term was first applied during the late-nineteenth century, as the public marvelled at the elevated, steel-frame buildings being erected in Chicago and New York, USA. Modern skyscrapers tend to be constructed from reinforced concrete. As a general rule, a building must be at least 150 metres high to qualify as a skyscraper.

[5] Data Standards: skyscraper (ESN 24419), Emporis Standards, accessed on line July 2020. "A skyscraper is defined on Emporis as a multi-story building whose architectural height is at least 100 meters. This definition falls midway between many common definitions worldwide, and is intended as a metric compromise which can be applied across the board worldwide"

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