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Cities with the Most Skyscrapers

Try to name the cities that have the most buildings over 150 meters in height.
Source: Skyscaper Center. December 2024.
City proper, not urban area
Quiz by Ahawkshadow
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First submittedApril 13, 2012
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Continent
City
558
Asia
Hong Kong
415
Asia
Shenzhen
319
N. America
New York City
263
Asia
Dubai
195
Asia
Guangzhou
194
Asia
Shanghai
179
Asia
Kuala Lumpur
176
Asia
Tokyo
169
Asia
Wuhan
145
Asia
Chongqing
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Continent
City
138
N. America
Chicago
127
Asia
Chengdu
116
Asia
Bangkok
114
Asia
Jakarta
102
Asia
Mumbai
100
Asia
Shenyang
98
Asia
Singapore
95
N. America
Toronto
91
Asia
Nanning
86
Asia
Seoul
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Continent
City
84
Asia
Hangzhou
77
Asia
Busan
77
Oceania
Melbourne
76
Asia
Tianjin
73
Asia
Nanjing
67
Asia
Beijing
67
N. America
Panama City
66
Asia
Changsha
64
N. America
Miami
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102 Recent Comments
Ithabise
+3
Level 27
Aug 25, 2014
Arghh! How could I forget China!
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Feb 2, 2021
BUt China is not a city
Jakub
+8
Level 68
Mar 25, 2021
Man, this is a cities quiz, it's clear they just forgot a Chinese city or two.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Feb 16, 2023
OKay I didn't know that thanks for your help!!!
Kyle72211
+31
Level 58
Aug 25, 2014
Mostly Asian cities....wonder if they are compensating for something?
OneMoreDown
+79
Level 49
Aug 25, 2014
They are rightfully compensating for population density.
NicSal14
+7
Level 63
Aug 25, 2014
I can't decide which comment I love more
nosa25
+11
Level 45
Aug 26, 2014
Lol there needs to be a like button on this site.
Criticawesome
+7
Level 50
May 26, 2023
looks like they really took that into consideration haha
Lomeo
+1
Level 51
Aug 5, 2023
Yeah, notice there's no Sub-Saharan African city ;)
reverendmeat
+2
Level 84
Dec 25, 2024
There's no European city either
Flamedab
+1
Level 21
Jan 17, 2025
dont know why you only mentioned sub saharan africa. There's no african cities here at all.
Coyuznik
+26
Level 84
Aug 25, 2014
Panama City is the only one on that list that surprises me.
SpencerGT
+4
Level 68
Jan 4, 2023
Ahead of Miami!
hmael
+4
Level 65
Aug 25, 2014
wow. my home city kuala lumpur is here.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Feb 2, 2021
That's my home city too! 🇲🇾
baconandeggs
+11
Level 49
May 26, 2016
these chinese cities keep killing me in almost every quiz
loganite
+8
Level 91
Jun 9, 2016
Yep, and most of the ones I've memorized from other quizzes (Qingdao, Xian, Urumqi, etc.) didn't help me here!
Algernon
+3
Level 73
Dec 21, 2020
Yup. These quizzes are just a list of Chinese cities that I have never heard of. Bar the obvious three and ehhh Wuhan.
parkave
+4
Level 57
Feb 1, 2021
Unfortunately heard way too much about Wuhan this year
JackintheBox
+3
Level 80
Feb 2, 2021
You mean last year 😁
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jul 27, 2016
Can't believe I forgot Singapore. The other few I missed were all in China which is what I was expecting.
OfTheMountain
+5
Level 62
Jul 27, 2016
Surprised Beijing isn't on the list. I was there a few months ago and at the rate they are constructing, they wont be off for long. Also, I am not even kidding when I say China will probably encompass the entire list at some point in the future, assuming this quiz includes high rise apartment complexes.
relessness
+2
Level 46
Jul 27, 2016
Most high rises aren't 150m tall
PrinceEric
+5
Level 56
Jun 8, 2018
Building height regulations are very strict in Beijing, given the proximity to government buildings. Any skyscraper too close to President Xi's estate could be a potential sniper's nest.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Feb 2, 2021
I hope not 😬
helenap13
+2
Level 66
Jul 27, 2016
I'm really surprised by this. I lived in downtown Moscow for 4 years and I didn't think there were that many skyscrapers at all. And yet here they are. I guess there aren't really that many large buildings in the world. Interesting.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Jul 28, 2016
I was just at Moscow City last night where according to Wikipedia they have the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th tallest buildings in Europe. Though... next to Dubai or Hong Kong or New York still not super impressive.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Aug 26, 2017
for those that don't know "Moscow City" is not the city but a small cluster of buildings in a planned commercial/business/financial/high-end shopping district.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Feb 2, 2021
Europe isn't really well-known for their abundant skyscrapers.
InfiniteInsanity999
+1
Level 42
Jul 28, 2016
I forget Manila, Tianjin and a heap of Chinese cities that I didn't even know existed. xD
Zefyrinus
+3
Level 72
Jul 31, 2016
152 in Dubai?? They are crazy! And the Panamans too. õ.Ô
ponnuki
+2
Level 58
Aug 4, 2016
I gave up on trying more Chinese cities when Beijing was not on the list. Well, except for Tianjin, which I might never learn the correct spelling of...
Findlay
+1
Level 81
Aug 23, 2016
Only missed Shenyang and Miami. By my count Melbourne also has 35 completed buildings of 150m or more (plus 4 more topped out and 11 currently under construction) - same as Moscow.
USAmazing
+2
Level 22
Apr 21, 2017
Sure Sao Paulo is not on that list?
USAmazing
+2
Level 22
Apr 21, 2017
Just checked wikipedia. Sao Paulo is #68: only 11 skyscrapers.That's surprising.
joeythelemur
+4
Level 82
May 7, 2018
My memory of Sao Paulo is flying into the domestic airport and seeing 20-30 story apartment buildings as far as the eye can see. Massive population and density, but all of those buildings are too short to count for a quiz like this.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 91
Dec 22, 2020
Definitely. If the threshold were lowered São Paulo would shoot way up in the list. It really is a staggering sea of tall buildings.
bridog8456
+2
Level 47
Aug 6, 2017
Some how missed Hong Kong, I thought I typed it. Guess not.
bridog8456
+2
Level 47
Aug 6, 2017
I never would have guessed Panama City.
Devvik2
+2
Level 74
Feb 27, 2018
Me too, Panama City isn't even that big.
SWATkun
+4
Level 59
Mar 2, 2018
I thought Taipei would be here because it has the Taipei 101. And what Panama is doing here ?
mynameisxyz
+3
Level 38
Apr 21, 2018
I really never expected Miami to be on the list. NEVER.
Lilylee
+3
Level 76
Apr 21, 2018
Metro Miami is huge, they can easily hide 37 buildings that are more than 150 metres tall there.
Lilylee
+2
Level 76
Apr 21, 2018
Ooops.. I just saw it's about city proper, now I am as baffled as you.
WolfCam
+7
Level 67
May 11, 2018
I was kind of expecting Vancouver, They have a ton of buildings, but probably not al enough to be considered skyscrapers.
smartguy2
+3
Level 68
Dec 18, 2018
Same here.
qcumber
+1
Level 45
May 27, 2018
silly me, thought it said countries, not cities...sigh
ausforming
+2
Level 51
Jun 7, 2018
I've visited Nanjing and Shenyang and didn't get both...
quizzling
+3
Level 55
Jun 7, 2018
I missed New York...
flhuluba
+2
Level 57
Jun 8, 2018
In the source Mumbai has 37 buildings
MyrmidonPantheon
+1
Level 50
Feb 14, 2025
Nah, it has way more than that. About 200. Says wikipedia and many other sources.
Vekoma
+1
Level 45
Jun 8, 2018
I got Nanjing, but ended up missing Singapore...
MDW
+1
Level 55
Jun 13, 2018
Your note says that the stats are for city proper, not metro area, but the stat in Wikipedia for manila is Metro Manila. It cant be both...
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jun 14, 2018
Metro Manila is a weird case, much like Greater London.
Coucou11
+1
Level 41
Nov 10, 2019
panama city !
Geopro
+1
Level 59
Aug 12, 2020
Only missed Shenzhen.
Geo1296
+1
Level 46
Sep 13, 2020
I know a lot of Chinese cities but I can't seem to remember how to spell them which makes this quiz hard in some parts
French2010
+5
Level 95
Dec 20, 2020
Anyone familiar enough with Panama City to comment on why they have so many skyscrapers? I'm just surprised that they are the only city south of Houston/Miami in this hemisphere that makes the list, given that the population is about a half million.
Freestatebear
+4
Level 86
Dec 20, 2020
A quick search points to several factors; 1) Panama is more seismically stable than its central American neighbors, 2) the Panama canal is an economic engine enriching the country, and 3) (controversially), the country is a haven for laundering drug money.
zupermaus
+1
Level 39
Feb 3, 2021
Not just drug money, money in general from many of the world's multinationals, celebs and 'respected' institutions -the Panama Papers scandal showed even the Queen stashed her cash there. It's another version of Switzerland/ Luxembourg/ Netherlands/ Monaco/ Cayman Islands/ Ireland/ Singapore -the world's parasites.
mf3
+2
Level 89
Dec 20, 2020
Considering the "city proper" qualification, I'm surprised Melbourne is on there. The way Australian cities are set up, "the city" itself is rather small, within a large metropolitan area. Cross a block and you're in another town.
comjag
+3
Level 89
Dec 20, 2020
Yes but all the relevant buildings are in the CBD and the entirety of the CBD is covered by the Melbourne City Council.
carrow
+1
Level 51
Jan 31, 2021
I'd guess quite a few of them are in Southbank and South Yarra, which are City of Port Philip and City of Stonnington respectively.
comjag
+1
Level 89
Jan 3, 2023
Fair comment. Forgot about St Kilda Road, and should have said most, not all.
colmaggio
+1
Level 67
Jan 15, 2025
To be fair, “City of Melbourne” is a tiny area. Most other cities on this list would easily include Port Phillip, Stonnington, etc.

Box Hill would be considered an outlier.

MichaelPeblo
+1
Level 45
Jan 31, 2021
How do I KEEP FORGETTING about South Korea 🤦🏼‍♂️... Only missed four, two of them there.
jennraven
+1
Level 67
Jan 31, 2021
I am 100% sure that I tried Tokyo, and I was shocked it wasn't on the list. Did I somehow manage to misspell it, or was there some kind of glitch?
90minutes
+1
Level 54
Feb 1, 2021
According to wikipedia, numbers of building changed
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Feb 1, 2021
wikepiedia is not trusted
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Feb 1, 2021
wikepiedia is not trusted
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Feb 1, 2021
Wuhan has so many skyscrapers, then how did the Coronavirus take so long to get out of China, when it has so may tall buildings full of people to clear out first?
zupermaus
+1
Level 39
Feb 3, 2021
A virus doesn't work methodically, it just takes one person to travel out by plane, train or automobile to spread it further -Wuhan airport alone flies out to 53 other countries. No brainer there, which is how an isolated farmstead in Kansas spread it to the rest of the world in the 1918 Spanish Flu. Also Wuhan (and Indian cities) had the world's strictest lockdowns, so it didn't work through the whole population anyway.
TrickyTags
+1
Level 66
Feb 1, 2021
Surprising that there's barely any European cities.
zupermaus
+5
Level 39
Feb 3, 2021
European cities have zoning forbidding highrises due to heritage + viewpoints. i.e London with a similar population/ business demand as NYC, lumped with 14 'viewing corridors' that stretch across great swathes of the city, protecting 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites plus 3 cathedrals and 6 palaces. When a pensioner hacked away a bush on Parliament Hill, restoring a 300 year old vista to St Paul's Cathedral, he took out plans for 4 skyscapers 8 miles away. Likewise Paris crams its skyscrapers in La Defense, just outside the city boundary. Additionally London is the worlds biggest airhub with 6 international airports, including one within the city proper -thus heights reduced even on the outskirts. Instead the city's 32 skyscrapers are crammed into 7 pocket skylines, similar to La Defense. The final nail in the coffin is that they're unpopular in Europe, after postwar monstrosities. 500 highrises were demolished by the 90s in London alone (though since rebuilt due to the population soaring)
Savio
+3
Level 66
Oct 2, 2022
Most major European cities were built centuries ago, when they didn't have the technology to make skyscrapers. Skyscrapers are more common in new world countries and eastern countries with cities that have dense, large, or growing populations. Some European countries want to preserve the view of major structures, so their buildings are generally lower.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 70
Feb 2, 2021
Guessed New Delhi and just gave up on India :(
lameloser
+1
Level 33
Feb 2, 2021
Interesting to see such a European aversion to things blocking their views.
Ryan088
+1
Level 32
Feb 3, 2021
What about shalalincomfamalamadingdongeflipityfloppity thats got 186.35542
cdguy24
+1
Level 51
Feb 5, 2021
Can't believe DC isn't included /s
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jan 7, 2023
Are you kidding or have you not been to DC? There's nothing taller than the Washington Monument there. A few tall buildings on the other side of the Potomac but that's not technically in DC anymore.
DIALKIA
+4
Level 72
Aug 5, 2023
uh sorry but I think you missed the /s
komaeda
+1
Level 48
Mar 25, 2021
i didn't notice that it said cities, so i spent the entire quiz typing in countries help
1fortuvalu
+1
Level 39
Nov 28, 2022
how is sao paulo not in here, i don't mean any criticism though

edit: i looked it up on google and there are only 18 buildings over 150m in height, but how out of the tens of thousands of tall buildings in sao paulo, are there not more?

edit edit: that is because of planning laws prohibiting the construction of really tall buildings.

MG17
+1
Level 43
Dec 6, 2022
São Paulo has only 18 skycrapers (>150m) but has 40-50 thousand high rise buildings (>35 blocks), the most in the world. After the great fires on the Edifício Andraus (1972) and on the Edifício Joelma (1974), the city limited a lot in the construction of skyscrapers, although they are being built back. The highest skyscrapers of Brazil are being built in Balneário Camboriú, at Santa Catarina. Their skyscrapers reach more than 200 meters long, and it’s currently being built one of 500 meters, and the shadow caused by the buildings caused the enlargement of the main beach of ‘Balneário’. It’s worth to mention that Balneário is not a big city, nor the capital of its state, but the tourism, its limited size and the purchase of high invests has made Balneário Camboriú to be come the Brazilian Dubai. You can also find some modern skyscrapers in Goiânia, capital of Goiás.

Not so fun fact: The Edifício Joelma’s Fire was the second deadliest fire in a skyscraper ever.

MG17
+1
Level 43
Dec 6, 2022
Edifício Joelma has such great and obscure stories, that a blog article about it would be worthy...
zupermaus
+1
Level 39
Dec 18, 2022
Sao Paulo has height limits due to proximity of the airport, right in the city
drlqnr
+1
Level 37
Jan 3, 2023
12 chinese cities. insane
Milo74
+1
Level 70
Jan 4, 2023
I can't believe I missed Singapore - kind of easy to forget, as it's not "part of India" or "part of China", etc. Or am I just making an excuse for myself?

Panama City - not too obvious. Easy to gloss over when thinking "North America" because it almost isn't North America, geographically.

Yeah, I missed 8 of 28. Unhappy at only getting 2 points.

One could say that I make the following point out of sour grapes for having missed so many, but nevertheless I do think that the following is an important point to make.

This could have been, instead of 28 cities, 23 urban agglomerations, instead.

I definitely think of Guangzhou, Shenzen, and Hong Kong as being one giant agglomeration. So that could make it 2 less. And I did get all of those.

Beijing and Tianjin are right next to each other, so that could make it 1 less.

Lastly, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai are all fairly close to each other, so that could make another 2 less (2 that I didn't get - ha!)

2+1+2 = 5. 28-5 = 2 ???

QuizApe
+2
Level 69
Jan 7, 2023
Why does nobody know that Panama has the most skyscrapers in Latin America?
TurkeyCookTime
+4
Level 82
Dec 24, 2024
Why would the average person know that? It's a pretty obscure fact.
Atzuul
+3
Level 43
Jan 7, 2023
dang i actually expected taipei in taiwan to be on the list
Nevson64
+1
Level 61
Dec 26, 2024
I second this
Criticawesome
+1
Level 50
May 26, 2023
happy to see miami here with less than half a million people hahaha
Bhanav
+2
Level 58
Aug 4, 2024
Any reason why Shenzen is considered different from Guangzhou for this quiz, while for most of the other quizzes they are considered the same?
ThEliGoogle
+1
Level 55
Feb 14, 2025
If you take a look at a map of Guangdong province (which includes many major cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, etc), you will realise that actually Guangzhou and Shenzhen aren't at all the same city.

Despite the Guangdong province being only relatively average sized and also covered by dense forest, it contains almost 130 million people.

This huge population comes from the extremely urbanised and populated metropolitan areas surrounding the Pearl river delta, where Guangdong is positioned on the northern part of the delta, and Shenzhen and Hong Kong on the South-Eastern.

These cities are not only geographically separated, but have vastly different major industries, with Shenzhen being one of the world's largest tech centres.

To give a definite answer to your question (finally), this quiz considers only the skyscrapers contained within the city propers, not the entire metropolitan area; thus, Shenzhen and Guangzhou cities are considered separate.

XXver2022
+2
Level 43
Dec 25, 2024
南宁牌面啊
LivinAWestLife
+2
Level 84
Dec 25, 2024
Residential skyscraper nerd here who got all of them :)
Nevson64
+2
Level 61
Dec 26, 2024
Not surprised about Melbourne….. Huge skyline these days
TheGeoGoat2
+1
Level 28
Jan 16, 2025
could someone make this kind of quiz NOT INCLUDING china. i dont know any chinese cities :(
Wachipunk
+1
Level 58
Jan 17, 2025
Montréal almost made the list with 62 skyscrapers !! ⚜️
ThEliGoogle
+1
Level 55
Feb 14, 2025
48% of this list is just China...
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