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    William Dalrymple (historian)

    China is the country with the most skyscrapers (Hong Kong pictured)
    The United States has the second-most skyscrapers (New York City pictured)
    The United Arab Emirates has the third-most skyscrapers (Dubai pictured) and home to the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa
    Malaysia has the fourth-most skyscrapers (Kuala Lumpur pictured) and home to the world's tallest twin building, Petronas Twin Towers
    Japan has the fifth-most skyscrapers (Tokyo pictured) and home to the world's tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree

    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. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list. A country's tallest city is its city proper with the greatest cumulative height of such buildings.

    List of countries by number of completed skyscrapers

    The following is a list of the top 50 countries with the most completed buildings over 150 metres (492 ft) tall, as of April 2025.

    Rank Country Number of skyscrapers Tallest city
    Total 200 m+ 300 m+
    1  China 3,406 1,255 120 Hong Kong
    2  United States 904 246 31 New York City
    3  United Arab Emirates 340 158 37 Dubai
    4  Malaysia 319 73 6 Kuala Lumpur
    5  Japan 283 51 2 Tokyo
    6  South Korea 281 80 7 Seoul
    7  Canada 171 42 0 Toronto
    8  Australia 163 61 2 Melbourne
    9  Thailand 144 40 3 Bangkok
    10  Indonesia 139 52 2 Jakarta
    11  Philippines 130 42 0 Makati
    12  India 127 46 1 Mumbai
    13  Singapore 98 34 0 Singapore
    14  Turkey 78 16 1 Istanbul
    15  Brazil 72 4 0 Balneário Camboriú
    16  Taiwan 67 12 2 Taipei
    17  Panama 67 25 0 Panama City
    18  Russia 61 24 7 Moscow
    19  Qatar 55 30 3 Doha
    20  Mexico 52 13 1 Mexico City
    21  United Kingdom 49 13 1 London
    22  Saudi Arabia 44 26 5 Riyadh
    23  Vietnam 43 9 2 Ho Chi Minh City
    24  Israel 38 5 0 Tel Aviv
    25  France 27 4 0 Courbevoie
    26  Colombia 25 3 0 Bogotá
    27  Germany 21 5 0 Frankfurt
    28  Bahrain 19 8 0 Manama
    29  Kuwait 18 10 4 Kuwait City
    29  North Korea 18 7 0 Pyongyang
    31  Poland 15 6 1 Warsaw
    31  Sri Lanka 15 5 0 Colombo
    33  Spain 13 4 0 Madrid
    34  Argentina 11 1 0 Buenos Aires
    35  Kazakhstan 9 1 1 Astana
    36  Azerbaijan 8 1 0 Baku
    36  Italy 8 3 0 Milan
    36  Netherlands 8 1 0 Rotterdam
    39  Cambodia 6 4 0 Phnom Penh
    39  South Africa 6 2 0 Johannesburg
    40  Iran 5 0 1 Tehran
    41  Venezuela 5 3 0 Caracas
    42  Austria 4 2 0 Vienna
    42  Lebanon 4 0 0 Beirut
    42  New Zealand 4 0 0 Auckland
    42  Tanzania 4 0 0 Dar es Salaam
    46  Kenya 3 1 0 Nairobi
    46  Sweden 3 1 0 Gothenburg
    48  Chile 2 1 1 Santiago
    48  Dominican Republic 2 0 0 Santo Domingo
    48  Georgia 2 1 0 Batumi
    48  Jordan 2 0 0 Amman
    48  Pakistan 2 0 0 Karachi
    48  Serbia 2 0 0 Belgrade
    48   Switzerland 2 1 0 Basel
    Sources:[3][4][5]

    References

    1. ^ "Skyscraper". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
    2. ^ Cortese, Dan (18 July 2018). "What is a Skyscraper?". The B1M. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
    3. ^ "Countries". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
    4. ^ Skyscraper Center Map of Taiwan
    5. ^ Skyscraper Center - Ethiopia
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_the_most_skyscrapers

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