25 Cities with Tallest Buildings in the World

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In this article, we will look at the 25 cities with tallest buildings in the world. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to the 5 Cities with Tallest Buildings in the World.

An Overview of the Global Construction Industry

The construction industry is critical in determining a country's economic outlook as it moves various related industries, including the construction materials, commercial, and residential sectors. According to a report by Next Move Strategy Consulting, the global construction market was valued at $2.32 trillion in 2023. The market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.9% during the forecasted period to reach $3.58 trillion by 2030. Economic expansion is one of the leading factors driving growth in the industry.

The Asia-Pacific region is growing strongly due to heavy infrastructural investment from emerging economies, including India and China. On February 29, Reuters reported India, the 2nd fastest-growing economy in Asia, grew 8.4% from October 2023 to December 2023, beating the estimated growth of 6.6% for the quarter. The growth was mainly attributed to the country's strong manufacturing and construction activity. Moreover, in another report by Reuters on February 1, the Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the interim budget, unveiled the government's plan to invest $134 billion in infrastructure development and long-term reforms to drive growth. This allocation was up by 11.1% year on year compared to the last budget.

Tallest buildings in the World

Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world. It is situated in Dubai and is 828 meters high. The construction of Burj Khalifa was completed in 2010; before its construction, the TAIPEI 101 in Taipei, a city in Taiwan, held the title of the tallest building in the world with a height of 508 meters. Moreover, one of our previous articles about cities with the most skyscrapers in the world found Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, to be the city of skyscrapers, with 554 fully constructed 150 meters plus buildings.

New York is among the top cities with the tallest buildings in the world, with 317 buildings having a height of more than 150 meters. Currently, the One World Trade Center is the city's tallest building, with a height of approximately 541 meters. On January 27, CNN reported while New York and Chicago are recognized to have the ten tallest buildings in the US, a group of developers have proposed to build America's tallest building in Oklahoma City. The proposed 'Legends Tower' will be approximately 581 meters high and more than double the height of the current tallest building in Oklahoma City, which is Devon Energy Center and is only 257 meters high. If you want to read about skyscrapers, you can look at the 20 Countries With the Most Skyscrapers.