{"id":23513,"date":"2026-08-03T16:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/?p=23513"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:59:29","slug":"tallest-buildings-in-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/tallest-buildings-in-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the World’s Tallest Buildings in 2026: These Skyscrapers Touch the Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Skyscrapers continue to push the limits of engineering and design across the globe. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), this list of the world’s tallest buildings in 2026 ranks completed towers by their architectural height, including spires but excluding antennas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a closer look at the tallest building in the world!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

World’s Tallest Buildings in 2026: Top 20 List\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nBuilding<\/strong><\/td>\nCity<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry<\/strong><\/td>\nHeight<\/strong><\/td>\nFloors<\/strong><\/td>\nCompleted<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBurj Khalifa<\/td>\nDubai<\/td>\nUAE<\/td>\n828 m (2,717 ft)<\/td>\n163<\/td>\n2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMerdeka 118<\/td>\nKuala Lumpur<\/td>\nMalaysia<\/td>\n679 m (2,227 ft)<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nShanghai Tower<\/td>\nShanghai<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n632 m (2,073 ft)<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nMakkah Royal Clock Tower<\/td>\nMecca<\/td>\nSaudi Arabia<\/td>\n601 m (1,972 ft)<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPing An Finance Center<\/td>\nShenzhen<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n599 m (1,965 ft)<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nLotte World Tower<\/td>\nSeoul<\/td>\nSouth Korea<\/td>\n555 m (1,819 ft)<\/td>\n123<\/td>\n2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nOne World Trade Center<\/td>\nNew York City<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n541 m (1,776 ft)<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nGuangzhou CTF Finance Centre<\/td>\nGuangzhou<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n530 m (1,739 ft)<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nTianjin CTF Finance Centre<\/td>\nTianjin<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n530 m (1,739 ft)<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nCITIC Tower (China Zun)<\/td>\nBeijing<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n528 m (1,732 ft)<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nTaipei 101<\/td>\nTaipei<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n508 m (1,667 ft)<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nShanghai World Financial Center<\/td>\nShanghai<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n492 m (1,614 ft)<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nInternational Commerce Centre<\/td>\nHong Kong<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n484 m (1,588 ft)<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nWuhan Greenland Center<\/td>\nWuhan<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n476 m (1,562 ft)<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nCentral Park Tower<\/td>\nNew York City<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n472 m (1,550 ft)<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nLakhta Center<\/td>\nSaint Petersburg<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n462 m (1,516 ft)<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nLandmark 81<\/td>\nHo Chi Minh City<\/td>\nVietnam<\/td>\n461 m (1,513 ft)<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nThe Exchange 106<\/td>\nKuala Lumpur<\/td>\nMalaysia<\/td>\n454 m (1,489 ft)<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nChangsha IFS Tower T1<\/td>\nChangsha<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n452 m (1,483 ft)<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nPetronas Twin Towers<\/td>\nKuala Lumpur<\/td>\nMalaysia<\/td>\n452 m (1,483 ft)<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nNote: <\/b>The Petronas Twin Towers share the same architectural height and occupy the 20th position together.<\/p>\n

Interesting Facts About the World’s Tallest Buildings\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n