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The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors [1] and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft). [2] Historically, the term first referred to buildings with 10 to 20 floors in the 1880s.
The city with the most supertall buildings is Dubai at 31 entries, followed by Shenzhen and New York City with 20 and 18 supertall buildings respectively. As of 2025, there are 70 cities across the world with at least one supertall building, and 250 completed supertall buildings in the world.
This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding 190 metres (623 ft). For decades, only a few major cities, such as Milan , Moscow , Istanbul , London , Paris , Frankfurt , Warsaw contained skyscrapers.
Hong Kong. A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys. [1] [2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers.
Tallest buildings in the United States by pinnacle height, including all antennas, poles, whether architectural or not as of 2020 This lists ranks completed and topped out buildings in the United States that stand at least 800 feet (244 m) tall based on pinnacle height measurement, which includes antenna masts.
Of the 120 buildings in this list, 38 (33%) are in New York City. A further 15 are in Chicago, while Canada has the largest number of buildings outside of the United States at 10 (7 being in Toronto). American cities contain the majority of buildings on the list, having 92 buildings over 235 meters in height.
Skyscrapers are rarely seen in small cities and they are characteristic of large cities, because of the critical importance of high land prices for the construction of skyscrapers. Usually only office, commercial and hotel users can afford the rents in the city center and thus most tenants of skyscrapers are of these classes.
Sydney is home to the most high-rise buildings in the country. Melbourne is home to the most skyscrapers in the country with a height of over 150 metres.. Australia was one of the first countries in the world to play host to the skyscraper boom along with the United States and Canada.