Top 20 Tallest Buildings

Note that London is not in the top 100. The list is almost entirely in Asia and the United States. This is to do with money and energy levels and also building controls in Europe.

1. 1. Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), Dubai, The United Arab Emirates built 2010
   160 stories 828 m 2,716 feet
2. 2. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan built 2004
   101 stories 508 1,667
3. 3. World Financial Center, Shanghai, China built 2008
   101 stories 492 1,614
4. 4. Petronas Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia built 1998
   88 stories 452 1,483
5. 5. Petronas Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia built 1998
   88 stories 452 1,483
6. 6. Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China built 2009
   66 stories 450 1,476
7. 7. Sears Tower, Chicago built 1974
   110 stories 442 1,451
8. 8. Guangzhou West Tower, Guangzhou, China built 2009
   103 stories 438 1,435
9. 9. Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China built 1999
   88 stories 421 1,381
10. 10. Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong built 2003
    88 stories 415 1,362
11. 11. Trump International Hotel, Chicago, U.S. built 2009
    96 stories 415 1,362
12. 12. CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China built 1996
    80 stories 391 1,283
13. 13. Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China built 1996
    69 stories 384 1,260
14. 14. Empire State Building, New York built 1931
    102 stories 381 1,250
15. 15. Central Plaza, Hong Kong built 1992
    78 stories 374 1,227
16. 16. Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong built 1989
    70 stories 367 1,205
17. 17. Bank of America Tower, New York City, U.S. built 2009
    54 stories 366 1,200
18. 18. Almas Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates built 2009
    68 stories 363 1,191
19. 19. Emirates Tower One, Dubai, United Arab Emirates built 1999
    54 stories 355 1,165
20. 20. Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan built 1997
    85 stories 348 1,140