List of cities with the most skyscrapers
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 and is taller than approximately.
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. The lists within this article uses the above definition and complements the list of cities with the most high-rise buildings.
List of cities by number of completed skyscrapers taller than
This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 completed skyscrapers that are taller than as of December 2019.| Rank | City | Country | Image | Number of skyscrapers |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 355 | ||
| 2 | Shenzhen | 289 | ||
| 3 | New York City | 284 | ||
| 4 | Dubai | 199 | ||
| 5 | Shanghai | 163 | ||
| 6 | Tokyo | 155 | ||
| 7 | Chongqing | 127 | ||
| 8 | Chicago | 126 | ||
| 9 | Guangzhou | 115 | ||
| 10 | Wuhan | 96 | ||
| 11 | Bangkok | 92 | ||
| 12 | Jakarta | 91 | ||
| 13= | Metro Manila | 90 | ||
| 13= | Singapore | 89 | ||
| 14 | Shenyang | 85 | ||
| 15 | Chengdu | 81 | ||
| 16 | Mumbai | 80 | ||
| 17 | Seoul | 78 | ||
| 18 | Kuala Lumpur | 75 | ||
| 19 | Toronto | 72 | ||
| 20 | Busan | 61 | ||
| 21 | Nanjing | 58 | ||
| 22 | Tianjin | 54 | ||
| 23= | Miami | 53 | ||
| 25 | Nanning | 53 | ||
| 25= | Melbourne | 52 | ||
| 25= | Panama City | 52 | ||
| 27 | Istanbul | 46 | ||
| 28= | Beijing | 43 | ||
| 28= | Moscow | 43 | ||
| 30= | Osaka | 41 | ||
| 30= | Dalian | 41 | ||
| 32 | Sydney | 40 | ||
| 33= | Hangzhou | 39 | ||
| 33= | Houston | 39 | ||
| 35 | Abu Dhabi | 38 | ||
| 36 | Doha | 35 | ||
| 37= | Incheon | 32 | ||
| 37= | Macau | 32 | ||
| 39 | Changsha | 31 | ||
| 40 | London | 30 | ||
| 41= | Nanchang | 29 | ||
| 41= | Xiamen | 29 | ||
| 43 | Suzhou | 27 | ||
| 44 | Los Angeles | 26 | ||
| 45 | San Francisco | 25 | ||
| 46= | Jinan | 24 | ||
| 46= | Zhuhai | 24 | ||
| 48 | Mexico City | 23 | ||
| 49 | Qingdao | 22 | ||
| 50= | Boston | 21 | ||
| 50= | Hefei | 21 | ||
| 50= | Ningbo | 21 | ||
| 50= | Seattle | 21 | ||
| 50= | Wuxi | 21 | ||
| 55= | Dallas | 20 | ||
| 55= | Liuzhou | 20 | ||
| 57= | Calgary | 18 | ||
| 57= | Kunming | 18 | ||
| 57= | Tel Aviv | 18 | ||
| 57= | Riyadh | 18 | ||
| 60= | Atlanta | 17 | ||
| 60= | Fuzhou | 17 | ||
| 60= | Kuwait City | 17 | ||
| 60= | Taiyuan | 17 | ||
| 64= | Ho Chi Minh City | 16 | ||
| 65= | Brisbane | 15 | ||
| 65= | Frankfurt am Main | 15 | ||
| 65= | Goyang | 14 | ||
| 65= | Las Vegas | 14 | ||
| 65= | Pyongyang | 14 | ||
| 65= | Taipei | 14 | ||
| 65= | Xi'an | 14 | ||
| 72= | Surabaya | 13 | ||
| 72= | Manama | 13 | ||
| 72= | Paris-Courbevoie | 13 | ||
| 72= | Philadelphia | 13 | ||
| 72= | São Paulo | 13 | ||
| 72= | Taichung | 13 | ||
| 72= | Balneario Camboriu | 13 | ||
| 80= | Bogotá | 12 | ||
| 80= | Kolkata | 12 | ||
| 80= | Pattaya | 12 | ||
| 80= | Sharjah | 12 | ||
| 84= | Buenos Aires | 11 | ||
| 84= | Guiyang | 11 | ||
| 84= | Jersey City | 11 | ||
| 84= | Lanzhou | 11 | ||
| 84= | Nagoya | 11 | ||
| 84= | Zhengzhou | 11 | ||
| 90= | Daejeon | 10 | ||
| 90= | Dongguan | 10 | ||
| 90= | Kawasaki | 10 | ||
| 90= | Montreal | 10 | ||
| 90= | Pittsburgh | 10 |
List of cities by number of skyscrapers under construction taller than
This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 skyscrapers under construction that are taller than as of November 2019.| Rank | City | Country | Image | No. of skyscrapers under construction |
| 1 | Shenzhen | 71 | ||
| 2 | Mumbai | 50 | ||
| 3 | Dubai | 49 | ||
| 4 | Metro Manila | 40 | ||
| 5 | Toronto | 36 | ||
| 6 | New York City | 32 | ||
| 7 | Shenyang | 30 | ||
| 8 | Wuhan | 28 | ||
| 9 | Guangzhou | 24 | ||
| 10 | Chongqing | 23 | ||
| 11= | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | ||
| 11= | Melbourne | 22 | ||
| 11= | Nanning | 22 | ||
| 12 | Guiyang | 21 | ||
| 13 | Shanghai | 18 | ||
| 14= | Sydney | 17 | ||
| 14= | Bangkok | 17 | ||
| 15= | Jakarta | 16 | ||
| 15= | Balneário Camboriú | 16 | ||
| 15= | London | 16 | ||
| 16 | Nanjing | 15 | ||
| 17 | Busan | 14 | ||
| 18 | Ningbo | 13 | ||
| 19= | Hangzhou | 12 | ||
| 19= | Riyadh | 12 | ||
| 19= | Tokyo | 12 | ||
| 19= | Xi'an | 12 | ||
| 20 | Hefei | 11 | ||
| 21= | Changsha | 10 | ||
| 21= | Miami | 10 |
Cities with at least 50 skyscrapers above 150m (under construction inclusive)
Included in this chart are cities with skyscrapers of known heights that are completed or under construction.| Rank | City | ≥800m | ≥700m | ≥600m | ≥500m | ≥450m | ≥400m | ≥350m | ≥300m | ≥250m | ≥200m | ≥150m |
| 1 |  Shenzhen | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 139 | 362 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 356 |
| 3 |  New York City | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 102 | 311 |
| 4 |  Dubai | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 70 | 121 | 242 |
| 5 | Shanghai | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 70 | 182 |
| 6 |  Tokyo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 33 | 167 |
| 7 |  Jakarta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 67 | 148 |
| 8 | Chongqing | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 141 |
| 9 | Guangzhou | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 140 |
| 10 | Chicago | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 131 |
| 11 | Wuhan | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 129 |
| 12 | Shenyang | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 115 |
| 13 |  Bangkok | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 107 |
| 14 |  Kuala Lumpur | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 102 |
| 15 |  Mumbai | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 51 | 100 |
| 16 |  Toronto | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 33 | 99 |
| 17 |  Singapore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 34 | 91 |
| 18 | Chengdu | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 89 |
| 19 |  Seoul | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 85 |
| 20 | Nanning | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 73 |
| 21 | Busan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 72 |
| 22 | Nanjing | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 70 |
| 23 |  Melbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 25 | 67 |
| 24 | Miami | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 63 |
| 25 | Tianjin | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 59 |
| 26 |  Makati | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 53 |
| =27 | Sydney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 52 |
| =27 |  Panama City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 52 |
| =29 | Hangzhou | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 24 | 51 |
| =29 |  Moscow | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 51 |