List of Cities with Most Skyscrapers

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Post last modified:December 19, 2022
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Skyscrapers are the most cost-effective solution to the problem of rising urban land prices. Also common in urban areas are skyscrapers. Even though there are thousands of skyscrapers around the globe, the vast majority can be found in a handful of major metropolitan areas. Below is a table displaying the number of cities with a significant skyscraper population.

Skyscrapers in Hong Kong, Image by Jude Joshua from Pixabay

Cities in the World with most Skyscraper above 100m

Rank	City	Country	No of Buildings
1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2354
2	New York City	United States	794
3	Tokyo	Japan	556
4	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	403
5	Shanghai	China	430
6	Mumbai	India	355
7	Chicago	United States	341
8	Guangzhou	China	295
9	Seoul	South Korea	282
10	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	244
11	Singapore	Singapore	238
12	Shenzhen	China	235
13	Chongqing	China	226
14	Toronto	Canada	216
15	Panama City	Panama	185
16	Manila	Philippines	186
17	Jakarta	Indonesia	170
18	Sao Paulo	Brazil	194
19	Osaka	Japan	172
20	Beijing	China	172
21	Macau	Macau	131
22	Moscow	Russia	132
23	Tianjin	China	131
24	Nanjing	China	131
25	Bangkok	Thailand	118
26	Miami	USA	137
27	Buenos Aires	Argentina	122
28	Sydney	Australia	102
29	Mexico City	Mexico	114
30	Dalian	China	93
31	Houston	United States	86
32	Doha	Qatar	78
33	Istanbul	Turkey	90
34	Honolulu	United States	104
35	San Francisco	USA	88
36	Wuhan	China	79
37	Busan	South Korea	64
38	Shenyang	China	76
39	Atlanta	USA	73
40	Chengdu	China	81