According to the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU), a supertall building is defined as a building between in height."Which World City Has The Most Skyscrapers?" . The Urban Developer. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018. "The majority of international organisations, such as the CTBUH and Emporis, define a skyscraper as a building that reaches or exceeds the height of 150 metres.", Emporis Standards, accessed on line July 2020. "A skyscraper is defined on Emporis as a multi-story building whose architectural height is at least 100 meters. This definition falls midway between many common definitions worldwide, and is intended as a metric compromise which can be applied across the board worldwide" Buildings taller than are called "megatall".

, there are 70 cities with at least one supertall or taller building, and 256 completed supertall or taller buildings. Most supertall skyscrapers are located in Asia. The city with the most supertall or taller buildings is Dubai at 33 entries, followed by Shenzhen and New York City with 22 and 18 respectively. China is the country with the most supertall or taller buildings at 138 entries, followed by the United Arab Emirates and the United States with 38 and 34 respectively.

History

North America The first supertall skyscraper to be completed was the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1930, which was tall. This was followed a year later by the Empire State Building, which rose to a height of . No supertall buildings would be constructed for 38 years until the completion of the John Hancock Center in Chicago in 1969. The John Hancock Center was the first supertall to be built outside New York City. Supertalls remained the purview of New York City and Chicago until the completion of the JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston. Two more American cities gained a supertall skyscraper in the 20th century: Atlanta with the Bank of America Plaza, and Los Angeles with the U.S. Bank Tower, both office buildings.

After the September 11 attacks, New York City was left with only two supertall buildings. This preceded a significant boom in the construction of supertall buildings, which began with The New York Times Building in 2007 and accelerated in the 2010s with the development of the Hudson Yards complex and residential supertall skyscrapers on Billionaires' Row. Currently, New York City has 17 supertall buildings, and 2 more under construction. In 2018, two more US cities gained their first supertall buildings: the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, and the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia, and in 2025, Austin gained its first ever supertall building, Waterline. Construction is ongoing on Waldorf Astoria Miami, which would become the first supertall building in Miami.

Mexico is the only country besides the United States to have a supertall building in North America – T.Op Torre 1 in Monterrey, which was built in 2020. Torre Rise is currently under construction in the same city, which would become the tallest building in all of Latin America if completed. While Canada has no completed supertall buildings, it has three under construction – One Bloor West, Skytower at Pinnacle One Yonge, and Concord Sky, all of which are in Toronto.

Asia The Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong was the first supertall skyscraper to be built outside of the United States in 1990. This preceded a rise in the construction of supertall skyscrapers internationally, which accelerated in the 2010s, especially in China.

East Asia has become a hotspot for building such tall skyscrapers. The first supertall buildings to be built in mainland China were CITIC Plaza in Guangzhou and Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen, both built in 1996. In the 2010s, China overtook the United States to become the country with the most supertall buildings. Other cities in China that have built multiple supertall buildings since 2000 include Guiyang, Nanjing, Nanning, Tianjin, and Wuhan. Taiwan completed its first supertall building, 85 Sky Tower, in the city of Kaohsiung in 1997. This was followed by Taipei 101 in Taiwan's capital of Taipei 7 years later, which became the tallest building in the world at the time. Japan and South Korea both constructed their first supertall buildings in the 2010s; Japan with Abeno Harukas in Osaka in 2014, and South Korea with the Northeast Asia Trade Tower in Incheon in 2012. In North Korea, construction of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang has been completed, but the hotel remains unopened as of .

Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok, Thailand became the first supertall building in Southeast Asia when it was completed in 1997. They were followed by the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998, which overtook the Sears Tower as the tallest buildings in the world at the time, and the World Trade Center as the tallest twin towers in the world. Vietnam received its first supertall building in 2012 upon the completion of Landmark 72 in Hanoi. Likewise, Indonesia completed its first supertall building, Autograph Tower in 2022.

South Asia currently has only one supertall building, Lokhandwala Minerva in Mumbai, India, which was built in 2023.

Middle East Dubai completed the Burj Al Arab hotel in 1999, the first supertall building in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East. Saudi Arabia became the next country in the Middle East with a supertall building with the construction of the Kingdom Centre in 2002. Qatar completed its first supertall building, Aspire Tower, in 2007, while Kuwait completed its first supertall skyscraper, Arraya Tower, two years later. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in Istanbul, currently under construction, will become the first supertall building in Turkey. Azrieli Spiral Tower in Tel Aviv and Beyond Tower in Givatayim, both in construction, will become the first supertall buildings in Israel.

Europe Europe currently has nine supertall buildings, all completed since 2010. With the exception of The Shard in London, United Kingdom and Varso Tower in Poland, the remainder are in Russia–six in Moscow and one, the Lakhta Centre, in Saint Petersburg. All supertall buildings in Moscow are located in Moscow International Business Centre. The first of these was Moscow Tower in the City of Capitals complex, which was built in 2010. After Brexit, Varso Tower remains the only supertall building in the European Union.

Other locations In Australia, supertall buildings have been built in Gold Coast and Melbourne, making Australia the only Oceanian country with supertall skyscrapers.

South America's sole supertall building is Gran Torre Costanera in Santiago, Chile. Similarly, Africa has only one supertall building, the Iconic Tower, located in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. Tour F, a supertall building in construction in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, will be the first such building in West Africa.

Supertall skyscrapers This list includes completed skyscrapers that stand between in height, based on standard height measurements. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. This list does not include topped out buildings that have not been fully completed.

This list does not include the four tallest buildings in the world: the Burj Khalifa, Merdeka 118, Shanghai Tower, and The Clock Towers, which are over 600 meters and classified as "megatall".

Supertall skyscrapers under construction This list includes skyscrapers under construction that are planned to be between tall. based on standard height measurements. The "year" column indicates the expected year of completion. This list does not include buildings whose construction has been suspended indefinitely, which are listed in the "On Hold" table below.

Building City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Height at the top completed (m/ft)Floors YearGoldin Finance 117Tianjin596.61,9571282027Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co ResidencesDubai5571,8271052027Senna TowerBalneário Camboriú5501,8041542030Tiger Sky TowerDubai5321,7251162029Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina (Pentominium)Dubai5171,6961222028HeXi Yuzui Tower ANanjing498.81,636852028Panda Tower - Tianfu CenterChengdu488.91,604952027Torre RiseMonterrey4841,588882027North Bund TowerShanghai4801,575972030Wuhan CTF Finance CenterWuhan4751,558842029Chengdu Greenland TowerChengdu4681,5351012029Suzhou CSC Fortune CenterSuzhou4601,5091002028China Resources Land CenterDongguan4501,476942028Aeternias Tower (Marina 106)Dubai4501,4761062027DWTN ResidencesDubai4451,4601102030Hainan Center Tower 1Haikou4281,404942027Tour FAbidjan4211,381752026Tsingshan Holdings Group Global Headquarters Tower 1Wenzhou4181,371??Luohu Friendship Trading CentreShenzhen4071,335832026MukaabRiyadh4001,312702040Wildberries Bagration Bridge TowerMoscow4001,312752030Great River CenterWuhan4001,312822026Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1Shenzhen4001,312782027Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 1Hangzhou399.81,31283?China Merchants Group West HeadquartersChengdu3961,299822028Shenzhen Bay Financial Center TowerShenzhen394.41,294812029Lucheng SquareWenzhou3891,276752028Shenyang International Center Tower 1Shenyang3881,273752027Torch TowerTokyo3851,263622028First Iraq TowerBaghdad3801,247802028OneMoscow3791,243902030Muraba VeliDubai3791,24273?China Merchants Prince Bay TowerShenzhen3741,227592028Bayz101Dubai3631,1911082028Bayz102Dubai3621,1881032029Taipei Twin Towers - Tower 1Taipei3601,181702027Bay Area Smart Plaza Tower AShenzhen358.11,175652027Binghatti SkybladeDubai3571,171662027Guohong CenterWenzhou3561,168712028SkyTower at Pinnacle One YongeToronto351.41,1531062026Trump International Hotel and Tower DubaiDubai3501,148802031Ethiopian Electric Power HeadquartersAddis Ababa3481,142662027Rixos Financial Center Road Dubai ResidencesDubai347.81,141872027Al Habtoor TowerDubai3451,132822026Busan Lotte TowerBusan3431,124672028Mercedes-Benz Places BinghattiDubai3411,119712026Dau HouseMoscow3401,11587?Safa Two de GrisogonoDubai3401,115852027Zhonghai City PlazaTianjin339.91,115752026Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2Shenzhen3361,102682027Guangjian Financial CenterGuangzhou3331,093?2027Green Energy Superblock Oasis Central Sudirman Tower 2Jakarta3311,086752028740 8th Avenue (The Torch)New York City325.11,067522027Mr. C. Residences DowntownDubai3231,060722026Highwealth Huiguo 90Taichung3231,060632028Azrieli Spiral TowerTel Aviv3231,060912027Cipriani TowerBaku3231,060652030Sumou Tower 1Jeddah3221,056702026Jiangbei New Financial Center Phase INanjing3201,050632027J-Tower 3Phrom Phong3201,050772029Goldfinger Tower AHangzhou3201,050612026Mong Kok East Station Redevelopment - Tower 2Hong Kong3201,050702027Taihu Lake Main Landmark TowerHuzhou3181,043662026Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences MiamiMiami317.31,041982028Como ResidencesDubai3171,040752027CIIC Financial Center Tower 1Shenzhen3121,024622026Sugee Empire TowerMumbai3111,02166?Slava 5 TowerMoscow3101,018652030Beyond Office TowerGiv'atayim308.31,011722026Aradhya AvanMumbai306.61,006802028Indonesia-1 North TowerJakarta3061,004632027Skywaters ResidencesSingapore3051,001632028Tuwaiq Traditional TowerRiyadh3051,001512027Wynn Al Marjan Island ResortRas Al Khaimah304.81,000752027Indonesia-1 South TowerJakarta304996632027Cypress PalmsGold Coast303995922028Concord SkyToronto300.2985852027Goldfinger Tower BHangzhou300984682026Hangzhou West Railway Station Hub Tower 7Hangzhou30098468?Cipriani Ocean Resort & Club ResidencesPunta del Este300984752029China Fortune Land CenterGuangzhou300984??

Supertall skyscrapers on hold This list includes unfinished buildings with no construction activity that were planned to be supertall skyscrapers. The height column indicates the intended height.