Buildings Taller Than the Empire State Building (2024 Update)

The Empire State Building (381 m / 1,250 ft to roof, 443 m / 1,454 ft with antenna) has been surpassed by 118+ completed buildings as of 2024 (per CTBUH). The current top 10:

1. Burj Khalifa (Dubai) — 828 m (2,717 ft)
2. Merdeka 118 (Kuala Lumpur) — 679 m (2,227 ft)
3. Shanghai Tower (Shanghai) — 632 m (2,073 ft)
4. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower (Mecca) — 601 m (1,972 ft)
5. Ping An Finance Centre (Shenzhen) — 599 m (1,965 ft)
6. Lotte World Tower (Seoul) — 555 m (1,821 ft)
7. One World Trade Center (NYC) — 541 m (1,776 ft)
8. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre (Guangzhou) — 530 m (1,739 ft)
9. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre (Tianjin) — 530 m (1,739 ft)
10. China Zun (Beijing) — 528 m (1,732 ft)

China dominates with >60 supertalls (>300 m). The US has ~15. Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Mecca, Seoul, Moscow, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Beijing, Wuhan, Changsha, Nanjing, Chongqing, Dalian, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco all host supertalls.

For the latest count, check CTBUH Skyscraper Center—the authoritative database.