List of future tallest buildings in the world

Jeddah Tower under construction in January 2016

This list of future tallest buildings in the world ranks the tallest buildings in the world which are currently under construction. For comparison a limited selection of completed buildings are included. The Jeddah Tower at 1,000 m (3,300 ft) will become the tallest building in the world when completed in 2019.

Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current tallest building in the world

Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel in Mecca, the current 3rd tallest building in the world

One World Trade Center in New York City, the current 4th tallest building in the world

Taipei 101 in Taipei, the 6th tallest building in the world and tallest from 2004 to 2010

Shanghai Tower the 2nd tallest building in the world

Future tallest

This is a list of the future tallest buildings in the world. Heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas. All measurements are according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. In order for this list to remain manageable only the future tallest 50 buildings in the world are included.

Denotes building is currently topped out

Denotes building is currently under construction

Denotes building was the tallest in the world

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year of Completion
1	Kingdom Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1000 m	3280 ft	205	2019
2	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	828 m	2717 ft	162	2010
3	KL118	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	644 m	2112 ft	118	2020
4	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	China	636 m	2087 ft	125	2017
5	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	632 m	2073 ft	128	2015
6	Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m	1972 ft	120	2012
7	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	China	600 m	1968 ft	115	2016
8	Goldin Finance 117	Tianjin	China	596.5 m	1957 ft	114	2018
9	Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center	Shenyang	China	568 m	1864 ft	128	2016
10	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	South Korea	555 m	1819 ft	123	2016
11	One World Trade Center	New York City	USA	541 m	1776 ft	104	2014
12	CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	China	530 m	1739 ft	111	2016
	Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center	Tianjin	China	530 m	1739 ft	97	2018
13	Zhongguo Zun	Beijing	China	528 m	1732 ft	108	2018
14	Dalian Greenland Center	Dalian	China	518 m	1699 ft	88	2018
15	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	508 m	1667 ft	101	2004
16	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	492 m	1614 ft	101	2008
17	Hengqin Headquarters Tower 2	Zhuhai	China	490 m	1608 ft	106	2017
18	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	China	484 m	1588 ft	108	2010
19	Central Park Tower	New York City	USA	472 m	1586 ft	99	2018
20	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	China	468 m	1535 ft	100	2018
	International Commerce Center 1	Chongqing	China	468 m	1535 ft	100	2017
	Guangdong Building	Tianjin	China	468 m	1535 ft	91	2018
21	Lakhta Center	Saint Petersburg	Russia	463 m	1517 ft	86	2018
22	Landmark 81	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	462 m	1514 ft	81	2018
23	Riverview Plaza A1	Wuhan	China	460 m	1509 ft	82	2017
24	Changsha IFS Tower T1	Changsha	China	452 m	1483 ft	88	2017
25	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1483 ft	88	1998
	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1483 ft	88	1998
26	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	China	450 m	1476 ft	95	2017
	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	1476 ft	66	2010
27	China Resources Centre Block A	Nanning	China	445 m	1461 ft	90	2018
28	Willis Tower	Chicago	USA	442 m	1451 ft	108	1974
	World One	Mumbai	India	442 m	1450 ft	117	2016
29	KK100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1449 ft	100	2011
30	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	439 m	1439 ft	103	2010
31	111 West 57th Street	New York City	USA	438 m	1438 ft	82	2017
32	Wuhan Center	Wuhan	China	438 m	1437 ft	88	2016
33	106 Tower	Dubai	UAE	433 m	1421 ft	107	2018
34	Dongguan International Trade Center 1	Dongguan	China	427 m	1401 ft	88	2018
35	Marina 101	Dubai	UAE	427 m	1399 ft	101	2015
36	432 Park Avenue	New York City	USA	426 m	1397 ft	85	2015
37	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago	USA	423 m	1389 ft	98	2009
38	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	1380 ft	88	1999
39	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	413 m	1356 ft	101	2012
40	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	413 m	1354 ft	80	2011
41	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	China	412 m	1352 ft	88	2003
42	LCT Landmark Tower	Busan	South Korea	412 m	1350 ft	101	2018
43	GIFT Diamond Tower	Ahmedabad	India	410 m	1345 ft	87	2017
44	Huaguoyuan Tower 1	Guiyang	China	406 m	1332 ft	64	2017
	Huaguoyuan Tower 2	Guiyang	China	406 m	1332 ft	64	2017

Statistics

China will be home to 27 of the world's tallest 50 skyscrapers by 2020, with Shanghai being home to China's current tallest building

Dubai will have five buildings in the world's future tallest 50 buildings, including the world's current tallest

New York City will have three buildings in the world's future tallest 50 buildings, with two of these currently under construction

Kuala Lumpur will have three buildings in the world's future tallest 50 buildings

This section lists the total number of skyscrapers in each country or city featured in the future world's 50 tallest building. Only cities with more than one building featured in the world's future 50 tallest buildings are included in the 'tallest by city' section.

Tallest by country

28

China

6	United States

4	United Arab Emirates

3

Malaysia

2

India

2	Saudi Arabia

2	South Korea

1

Kuwait

1

Russia

1

Taiwan

Tallest by city

4

Dubai

4	New York City

3	Kuala Lumpur

3

Shanghai

3

Tianjin

3

Wuhan

2

Chicago

2

Guangzhou

2

Guiyang

2

Hong Kong

2

Shenzhen

Tallest by continent

The following table is a list of the future tallest buildings by each continent. Buildings included are either completed, topped out, under construction, or proposed.

Continent	Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Built	Status
Middle East (see: list)	Kingdom Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1050 m	3445 ft	189	2019	Under Construction
Southeast Asia (lists: China, South Asia)	KL118	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	644 m	2112 ft	118	2019	Under Construction
North America (lists: Canada, U.S., Mexico)	One World Trade Center	New York City	United States	541 m	1776 ft	104	2013	Built
Europe (see: list)	Lakhta Center	Saint Petersburg	Russia	463 m	1517 ft	86	2018	Under Construction
Oceania (see: list)	Q1 Tower	Gold Coast	Australia	323 m	1058 ft	78	2005	Built
South America (see: list)	Gran Torre Santiago	Santiago	Chile	300 m	984 ft	62	2013	Built
Africa (see: list)	Carlton Centre	Johannesburg	South Africa	223m	732ft	50	1973	Built

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the World
• List of tallest buildings in Asia
• List of tallest buildings in Europe
• List of tallest buildings in China
• List of the tallest buildings of all time

References

• Skyscraper Center (Detailed information on specific buildings)
• SkyscraperPage