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This is a list of all megatall skyscrapers, which are skyscrapers that are at least 600 m (approximately 1,968 feet) tall.^[1] As of June 2025, only four completed buildings are 'megatall'. Although dozen of such buildings have been proposed, currently only three are under construction, Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, Oblisco Capitale in Egypt, and the Burj Azizi in United Arab Emirates. All of the buildings on this list have well over 100 floors.

Megatall skyscrapers

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height	Floors	Completed	Observation deck
1	Burj Khalifa^[2]	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	828 m (2,717 ft)	163	2010	555 m (1,821 ft)^[3]
2	Merdeka 118	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	679 m (2,228 ft)	118	2023	502 m (1,647 ft)
3	Shanghai Tower^[4]	Shanghai	China	632 m (2,073 ft)	128	2015	562 m (1,844 ft)^[5]
4	Makkah Royal Clock Tower^[6]	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m (1,972 ft)	120	2012	484.4 m (1,589 ft)^[7]

Proposed megatall skyscrapers

Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Floors	Progress
Sky Mile Tower	Tokyo	Japan	1,700 m (5,600 ft)	421	Proposed
Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1,008 m (3,307 ft)	167	Under construction^[8]
Burj Mubarak Al Kabir	Madinat al-Hareer	Kuwait	1,001 m (3,284 ft)	234	Proposed
Oblisco Capitale	New Administrative Capital	Egypt	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	210	Under construction^[9]
Tradewinds Square	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	775 m (2,543 ft)	150	Proposed
Burj Azizi	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	725 m (2,379 ft)	132	Under construction
Uptown Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	711 m (2,333 ft)	146	Proposed
Lakhta Center II	Saint Petersburg	Russia	703 m (2,306 ft)	150	Proposed
Tower M	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	700 m (2,300 ft)	145	Proposed
Signature Tower Jakarta	Jakarta	Indonesia	638 m (2,093 ft)	113	Proposed

Cancelled megatall skyscrapers

Building	City	Country	Planned Height (m)	Planned Floors	Year Cancelled
Nakheel Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	1,136 m (3,727 ft)	226	2009
One Dubai Tower A	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	1,010 m (3,310 ft)	201	2009
One Dubai Tower B	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	874 m (2,867 ft)	176	2009
Sky City	Changsha	China	838 m (2,749 ft)	202	2016
Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou	China	729 m (2,392 ft)	138	2019
Dubai One Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	711 m (2,333 ft)	161	2021
India Tower	Mumbai	India	707.5 m (2,321 ft)	126	2015
One Dubai Tower C	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	685 m (2,247 ft)	154	2009
Tianfu Center	Chengdu	China	677 m (2,221 ft)	157	2020
Ping An Finance Centre	Shenzhen	China	660 m (2,170 ft)	115	2015
Russia Tower	Moscow	Russia	612 m (2,008 ft)	119	2009
Chicago Spire	Chicago	United States	610 m (2,000 ft)	150	2008^[10]

References

^ Günel, M. H.; Ilgin, H. E. (2014). Tall Buildings: Structural Systems and Aerodynamic Form. Taylor & Francis. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-317-69073-3. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Al-Kodmany, K. (2017). Understanding Tall Buildings: A Theory of Placemaking. Taylor & Francis. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-317-60866-0. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Burj Khalifa – The Skyscraper Center
^ Spray, S. (2018). Awesome Engineering Skyscrapers. Capstone Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-5435-1339-4. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Shanghai Tower – The Skyscraper Center
^ Bennett, Jay (November 14, 2017). "More Skyscrapers Were Built in 2015 Than Any Other Year". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Makkah Royal Clock Tower – The Skyscraper Center
^ "Kingdom Holding CEO: Saudi Arabia is full of potential investments - CNN Video". CNN. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
^ Wood, Drew (2024-10-31). "This One-Kilometer-Tall Building Is Under Construction, but It Won't Be the Tallest". 24/7 Wall St. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
^ "Hole at failed Chicago Spire site is being filled". WGN-TV.

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