Tallest Buildings & Towers in the World

By Matt Baker email   Updated 8 Jan 2013

This chart shows the sixteen tallest freestanding structures in the world, arranged by pinnacle height.

Burj Khalifa Tokyo Sky Tree Abraj Al Bait Towers Guangzhou Tower CN Tower Ostankini Tower Willis Tower Taipei 101 Shanghai WFC ICC Tower Oriental Pearl Tower John Hancock Center Petronas Towers Zifeng Tower Empire State Building

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Burj Khalifa Tokyo Sky Tree Abraj Al Bait Towers Canton Tower CN Tower Ostankini Tower Willis Tower Taipei 101 Shanghai WFC ICC Tower Oriental Pearl Tower John Hancock Center Petronas Towers Zifeng Tower Empire State Building
Dubai, UAE Tokyo, Japan Mecca, Saudi Arabia Guangzhou, China Toronto, Canada Moscow, Russia Chicago, USA Taipei, Taiwan Shanghai, China Hong Kong Shanghai, China Chicago, USA Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nanjing, China New York, USA
828 m
2,717 ft		 634 m
2,080 ft		 601 m
1,972 ft		 600 m
1,969 ft		 553 m
1,815 ft		 540 m
1,772 ft		 527 m
1,729 ft		 509 m
1,671 ft		 492 m
1,614 ft		 484 m
1,590 ft		 469 m
1,538 ft		 457 m
1,500 ft		 452 m
1,483 ft		 450 m
1,476 ft		 449 m
1,474 ft