The city of Shanghai, China has one of the largest skylines in the world, with 193 completed skyscrapers that reach a height of 150 metres (492 feet) as of 2025, making it the city with the sixth-most skyscrapers in the world. It also has the third most skyscrapers in mainland China, after Shenzhen and Guangzhou. As the largest urban area in China, with an urban area population of over 21.9 million residents as of 2020, Shanghai is home to some of China's tallest buildings.

Shanghai's first high-rise building boom occurred in the 1920s and 1930s, during the city's heyday as a multinational center of business and finance. The city's international concessions permitted foreign investment, and with it came architectural styles influenced by the West, as seen today in areas such as the French Concession and the Bund. After the Communist takeover in 1949, Shanghai's urban development was stifled, punished for its earlier capitalist excesses.

Following economic reforms in the late 1980s, Shanghai became one of the first Chinese cities to build skyscrapers. The area of Lujiazui, in the district of Pudong, was designated as a new central business district (CBD), and gradually became the focal point of the skyline. From the late 1990s, skyscrapers began to be built at a rapid pace. The City of Shanghai reported in 2004 that 6,704 buildings of 11 stories or more were completed since 1990; by 2011, there are over 20,000 buildings at least 11 stories tall and more than 1,000 buildings exceeding 30 stories in Shanghai.

Lujiazui forms the central portion of Shanghai's skyline, and contains its three tallest buildings. The third tallest, the postmodern Jin Mao Tower, was China's first supertall skyscraper. It was the tallest building in Shanghai from 1990 until 2008, when Shanghai World Financial Center was completed. Since 2015, the tallest building in Shanghai has been the 632 m (2,073 ft) tall, 128-story Shanghai Tower, one of only four megatall skyscrapers. At the time of its completion, it was the second-tallest building in the world; it is currently the third tallest. While not a habitable building, the Oriental Pearl Tower, also in Lujiazui, has been a significant landmark in the skyline since its completion in 1994. Besides Lujiazui, many skyscrapers are found throughout the central areas of Shanghai, such as in Huangpu, Hongkou, and Xuhui.

Shanghai has seven supertall skyscrapers, and is tied with Chicago, Nanjing, and Wuhan as the city with the fifth-most supertall buildings. Since the 2010s, an increasing number of supertall skyscrapers have been built outside of Lujiazui, such as Sinar Mas Center 1 to the north of the Bund in 2017 and the Zhangjiang Science Gate towers in 2024; the latter are the tallest twin towers in Shanghai. Four more supertall skyscrapers are under construction, all located outside of Lujiazui; the tallest of these, North Bund Tower, will reach a height of 480 m (1,575 ft) and be the city's third tallest building upon completion in 2030.

Tallest buildings This list ranks skyscrapers in Shanghai that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name Image Height Floors Year Completed Notesmft 1 Shanghai Tower 632 2073 128 2015 Tallest building in China 3rd tallest building in the world Tallest twisted building in the world (total rotation – 120°) Houses the J hotel 2 Shanghai World Financial Center 492 1614 101 2008 Tallest building in the world with a hole Houses Park Hyatt Shanghai. 3 Jin Mao Tower 421 1380 88 1999Houses a Grand Hyatt hotel4Xujiahui Center Tower 13701214702025 5 Shimao International Plaza 333 1094 60 2006 Has a Conrad Hotel as of 2022 6Sinar Mas Center 320 1050 67 2017Also known as White Magnolia Plaza7=Zhangjiagang Science Gate Tower 132010496020247=Zhangjiagang Science Gate Tower 23201049602024 9 Plaza 66 288 945 66 2001 10 Lumina Shanghai 286 935 61 202110=Zhenru Center28593553202310=Axiom One285935502023 13 Tomorrow Square 285 934 55 2003 Has a JW Marriott hotel 14 Qiantan Center 280 919 56 2020 15 Hong Kong New World Tower 278 913 50 2004 Now known as K11 16 Shanghai SK Group Tower 275 902 59 2019 17 Shanghai Wheelock Square 271 887 58 2010 18 One Lujiazui 269 883 47 2008 One Lujiazui, Shanghai - SkyscraperPage.com 19= Raffles City The Bund East Tower 263 863 50 2018Also known as Star Harbor International Center East Tower 19= Raffles City The Bund West Tower 263 863 50 2018Also known as Star Harbor International Center West Tower 21 66 Tower 1 262 860 54 2005 Also known as Grand Gateway Tower 1 22 66 Tower 2 Also known as Grand Gateway Tower 2 23= Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 2 260 853 58 201323= Shanghai IFC North Tower 260853 56 2010 Also known as Two IFC or HSBC Building25 CITIC Ruibo Tower 1 256840 55 2017 26 Bank of Shanghai Headquarters 252827 46 2005 27=Pacific New World Tower 1250820492024 27= Shanghai IFC South Tower 250 820 48 2009 Contains a Ritz-Carlton hotel 27=HKRI Centre One250820512016 30One Museum Place249816542018 31Global Harbor North Tower245804452014 32Global Harbor South Tower 33Maxdo Centre 241792 55 200234Greenland Bund Center Tower 3240787452022 35= Cloud Nine 238 781 60 2006 Also known as Longemont, Cloud Nine Shopping Mall or Shanghai Summit Shopping Citycontains Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel 35=CITIC Ruibo Tower 2 238 781 52 201737Huamin Emperor Hotel235846602013 38AI W Tower 235 771 56 2020Also known as West Bund International AI Towers and Plaza Tower 1 39International Ocean Shipping Building 232 762 50 2000 40BOCOM Financial Towers23075650199941Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 1230755472024 42=Plaza 66 Tower 2 228 749 46 2006 42=CITIC Plaza 228 749 47 2010 44Pullman Shanghai Skyway Hotel 226 742 52 2007 Also known as Oasis Skyway Garden Hotel 45Bank of China Tower 226 741 53 2000 46Raffles Square Tower 222 728 49 2003 47=Zhongrong Jasper Tower 220 722 48 200847=Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1220722402022 49The Longemont Shanghai 218 715 53 2005 Also known as the Regent Shanghai 50 Shanghai Dong Hai Plaza (The Exchange–SOHO) 217 712 52 2004 51=Riviera TwinStar Square 121670849201051=Riviera TwinStar Square 221670849201053Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1215705322020 54= World Finance Tower 212 696 43 1997 54= King Tower 212 696 38 1996 Also known as Xinjinqiao Mansion 56 Pudong International Information Port 211 692 40 2001 57 No.1 Shanghai 211 691 34 2016 58 21st Century Mansion* 210 689 49 2009 59= Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World 208 682 46 2005 59= Taiping Financial Tower 208 682 38 2011 59= China Merchants Bank Mansion 208 682 37 2011 62Golden Bell Mansion208656461998 63DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Shanghai–Pudong 207 679 47 2002 64Golden Landmark 206 676 41 2008 65=Nan Zheng Building 205 673 49 1998 65=Suhe Center205673422022 67 Lippo Plaza 204 669 38 1998 68Hang Seng Bank Tower 203 667 46 199869BM Plaza Office Tower20366650200970Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 220065739202471COFCO Shanghai Joy City Phase 2200656422021

Tallest under construction There are twelve skyscrapers that are under construction in Shanghai that are expected to be at least 200 m (656 ft) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. NameEstimated heightm / feetEstimated floorsEstimated year of completion* Notes North Bund Tower 480 / 1575 97 2030 Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 2 370 / 1213 70 2025 Greenland Bund Centre Tower 1 300 / 984 64 2025 Axiom Two 250 / 820 - 2025 Jinqiao One Center 248 / 814 46 2025 Shangxianfang 210 / 689 43 2026 Binjiang Business District Tower 1 202 / 663 42 2025 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 1 200 / 656 40 2026 Bank of China Financial Center Tower 1 200 / 656 39 2025 Bank of China Financial Center Tower 2 200 / 656 39 2025

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Shanghai when measured to roof (excluding spire, but including clock tower in the case of the Customs House). When measured to height of structural or architectural top, the Shanghai Exhibition Centre (at 110.4 metres tall to top of spire) held the title from completion in 1955 until overtaken by the Jin Jiang Tower in 1988.

Name Street address Years as tallestHeightmetres / ft Floors ReferenceLonghua Pagoda2853 Longhua Rd977-191641 / 1326Union Building3 The Bund1916-192746 / 1516 Customs House, Shanghai 13 The Bund 1927–1934 82 / 269 8 Park Hotel 170 Nanjing West Road 1934–1983 84 / 275 22 Shanghai Hotel 505 Wulumuqi Road North 1983–1985 91 / 299 27 Union Friendship Tower 100 East Yan'an Road 1985–1987 106 / 348 30 China Telecom Building 333 Wusheng Road 1987-1988 123 / 403 24 Jin Jiang Tower 161 Changle Road 1988–1990 153 / 502 46 The Portman Ritz-Carlton 1376 Nanjing West Road 1990–1995 165 / 541 48 China Merchants Tower Lujiazui Central Business District 1995–1996 186 / 610 38 King Tower Xin Jin Qiao Road 1996–1998 212 / 696 38 Jin Mao Tower 88 Century Boulevard 1998–2007 421 / 1,380 88 Shanghai World Financial Center 100 Century Boulevard 2007–2015 492 / 1,614 101 Shanghai Tower 501 Yincheng Middle Road 2015–present 632 / 2,093 128

See also

List of cities with most skyscrapers

References

External links

Diagram of Shanghai skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage