Tallest Buildings in the World

Willis Building (Sears Tower) was the tallest building in the world 1973 tallest in the world for 25 years.  Now number 11.

Chicago has 4 out of tallest 40 buildings

Trump Tower Chicago 15th

AON Center (Standard Oil)

John Hancock

Tallest skyscrapers in the world[edit]

Buildings that have been the tallest in the world are shown in bold. The list includes the tallest 300 (completed and topped out) buildings in the world.

Rank	Building[A][6]	City	Country	Height (m)[1]	Height (ft)	Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	828 m	2,717 ft	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower[7]	Shanghai	China	632 m	2,073 ft	121	2014[B]
3	Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel	Makkah	Saudi Arabia	601 m[8]	1,971 ft	120	2012
4	One World Trade Center	New York City	USA	541.3 m	1,776 ft	104	2013
5	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	509 m[9]	1,670 ft	101	2004
6	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
7	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2010
8	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
8	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
10	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2010
11	Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower)	Chicago	USA	442 m	1,450 ft	108	1973
12	Kingkey 100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011
13	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	440 m	1,440 ft	103	2010
14	Marina 101	Dubai	UAE	432 m	1,417 ft	101	2014[B]
15	Trump International Hotel and Tower[10]	Chicago	USA	423 m	1,389 ft	98	2009
16	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1999
17	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	414 m	1,358 ft[11]	101	2012
18	Al Hamra Firdous Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	413 m	1,354 ft	77	2011
19	2 International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	412 m	1,352 ft	88	2003
20	23 Marina	Dubai	UAE	395 m	1,296 ft	89	2012
21	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
22	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
23	Central Market Project	Abu Dhabi	UAE	381 m	1,251 ft	88	2012
24	Empire State Building	New York City	USA	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
25	Elite Residence	Dubai	UAE	380.5 m	1,247 ft	87	2012
26	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	378 m	1,240 ft	85	1997
27	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
28	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	367 m	1,205 ft	70	1990
29	Bank of America Tower	New York City	USA	366 m	1,200 ft	54	2009
30	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2009
31	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	China	360 m	1,181 ft	60	2012
32	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	China	356 m	1,168 ft	70	2000
33	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2012
33	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2013
35	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
36	Aon Center	Chicago	USA	346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
37	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
38	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	Vietnam	345 m	1,132 ft	72	2011
39	John Hancock Center	Chicago	USA	344 m	1,128 ft	100	1969