Country Guide · Honest Height Rankings
In Honest 100
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Rank pending
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Tallest (honest)
583.5m
Best ratio
1.1%
China dominates the Honest 100 with 45 buildings - almost half the list. The range of performance is wide: CITIC Tower (China Zun) in Beijing scores a 1.1% Vanity Ratio (5.7 metres of unoccupied height above 522 metres of office floors), while buildings like CITIC Plaza in Guangzhou reach 23.9%. The median Vanity Ratio across confirmed Chinese buildings is approximately 8% - meaning the typical Chinese supertall is genuinely more honest than the global average. Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, and Guangzhou each have multiple entries in the confirmed rankings. Dozens more Chinese buildings have unconfirmed occupied floor data.
Buildings ranked by Honest Height - the elevation of the highest occupied floor, not architectural top. The gap is the Vanity Ratio. See the full methodology.
Buildings in China, drawn to scale
Each silhouette drawn to scale. Silver = the height humans actually reach. Amber = the decorative steel above it.
584m
honest
632m
“official”
+49m vanity
7.7% ratio
#2
honest
#3
“official”
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai
555m
honest
599m
“official”
+44m vanity
7.3% ratio
#3
honest
#5
“official”
Ping An Finance Centre
Shenzhen
522m
honest
528m
“official”
+6m vanity
1.1% ratio
#4
honest
#10
“official”
CITIC Tower (China Zun)
Beijing
496m
honest
530m
“official”
+34m vanity
6.4% ratio
#7
honest
#8
“official”
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou
474m
honest
492m
“official”
+18m vanity
3.7% ratio
#10
honest
#12
“official”
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai
470m
honest
476m
“official”
+6m vanity
1.3% ratio
#11
honest
#14
“official”
Wuhan Greenland Center
Wuhan
439m
honest
530m
“official”
+91m vanity
17.1% ratio
#12
honest
#9
“official”
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Tianjin
431m
honest
452m
“official”
+21m vanity
4.7% ratio
#15
honest
#20
“official”
Changsha IFS Tower T1
Changsha
430m
honest
458m
“official”
+28m vanity
6.2% ratio
#16
honest
#18
“official”
International Land-Sea Center
Chongqing
428m
honest
443m
“official”
+15m vanity
3.4% ratio
#17
honest
#25
“official”
Wuhan Center
Wuhan
427m
honest
442m
“official”
+15m vanity
3.4% ratio
#18
honest
#27
“official”
KK100
Shenzhen
415m
honest
428m
“official”
+13m vanity
3.0% ratio
#19
honest
#30
“official”
Shandong International Financial Center
Jinan
415m
honest
439m
“official”
+24m vanity
5.4% ratio
#20
honest
#28
“official”
Guangzhou International Finance Centre
Guangzhou
404m
honest
417m
“official”
+13m vanity
3.0% ratio
#23
honest
#37
“official”
Nanjing Financial City Phase II C T1
Nanjing
399m
honest
450m
“official”
+51m vanity
11.3% ratio
#24
honest
#24
“official”
Suzhou IFS
Suzhou
393m
honest
409m
“official”
+16m vanity
3.9% ratio
#25
honest
#42
“official”
Ningbo Central Plaza
Ningbo
385m
honest
401m
“official”
+16m vanity
4.0% ratio
#30
honest
#44
“official”
Guiyang International Financial Center T1
Guiyang
379m
honest
388m
“official”
+9m vanity
2.3% ratio
#34
honest
#51
“official”
Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1
Shenzhen
375m
honest
421m
“official”
+46m vanity
10.8% ratio
#37
honest
#36
“official”
Jin Mao Tower
Shanghai
374m
honest
403m
“official”
+28m vanity
7.1% ratio
#39
honest
#43
“official”
Guangxi China Resources Tower
Nanning
373m
honest
388m
“official”
+15m vanity
3.9% ratio
#43
honest
#50
“official”
Citymark Centre
Shenzhen
372m
honest
393m
“official”
+21m vanity
5.3% ratio
#44
honest
#46
“official”
China Merchants Bank Global HQ
Shenzhen
365m
honest
381m
“official”
+16m vanity
4.3% ratio
#48
honest
#57
“official”
Logan Century Center 1
Nanning
361m
honest
376m
“official”
+15m vanity
4.0% ratio
#49
honest
#63
“official”
Guangdong Business Center
Guangzhou
359m
honest
374m
“official”
+15m vanity
3.9% ratio
#50
honest
#66
“official”
Hengfeng Guiyang Center T1
Guiyang
355m
honest
370m
“official”
+15m vanity
4.0% ratio
#54
honest
#67
“official”
Dalian International Trade Center
Dalian
355m
honest
370m
“official”
+15m vanity
4.0% ratio
#55
honest
#69
“official”
Shanghai International Trade Center T1
Shanghai
350m
honest
355m
“official”
+5m vanity
1.3% ratio
#57
honest
#88
“official”
Raffles City Chongqing T3N
Chongqing
350m
honest
355m
“official”
+5m vanity
1.3% ratio
#58
honest
#89
“official”
Raffles City Chongqing T4N
Chongqing
350m
honest
383m
“official”
+34m vanity
8.8% ratio
#59
honest
#55
“official”
Eton Place Dalian Tower 1
Dalian
346m
honest
360m
“official”
+14m vanity
4.0% ratio
#61
honest
#76
“official”
Ping An Finance Center Tower 1 (Jinan)
Jinan
345m
honest
393m
“official”
+48m vanity
12.1% ratio
#62
honest
#48
“official”
China Resources Tower
Shenzhen
345m
honest
359m
“official”
+14m vanity
4.0% ratio
#64
honest
#77
“official”
Huiyun Center
Shenzhen
344m
honest
358m
“official”
+14m vanity
4.0% ratio
#66
honest
#79
“official”
Greenland Group Suzhou Center
Suzhou
343m
honest
369m
“official”
+26m vanity
7.0% ratio
#67
honest
#70
“official”
Haitian Center T2
Qingdao
342m
honest
356m
“official”
+14m vanity
4.0% ratio
#68
honest
#82
“official”
Galaxy World Tower 1
Shenzhen
342m
honest
356m
“official”
+14m vanity
4.0% ratio
#69
honest
#83
“official”
Galaxy World Tower 2
Shenzhen
337m
honest
351m
“official”
+14m vanity
3.9% ratio
#72
honest
#93
“official”
Forum 66 Tower 1
Shenyang
336m
honest
368m
“official”
+32m vanity
8.7% ratio
#73
honest
#71
“official”
Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A
Nanjing
336m
honest
350m
“official”
+14m vanity
4.0% ratio
#74
honest
#95
“official”
Xi'an Glory International Financial Center
Xi'an
330m
honest
376m
“official”
+46m vanity
12.2% ratio
#75
honest
#61
“official”
Riverview Plaza
Wuhan
320m
honest
359m
“official”
+39m vanity
10.8% ratio
#77
honest
#78
“official”
Hanking Center
Shenzhen
317m
honest
450m
“official”
+134m vanity
29.7% ratio
#79
honest
#23
“official”
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing
307m
honest
376m
“official”
+69m vanity
18.3% ratio
#83
honest
#62
“official”
Dabaihui Plaza
Shenzhen
298m
honest
384m
“official”
+86m vanity
22.4% ratio
#88
honest
#54
“official”
Shun Hing Square
Shenzhen
297m
honest
390m
“official”
+93m vanity
23.9% ratio
#89
honest
#49
“official”
CITIC Plaza
Guangzhou
265m
honest
350m
“official”
+86m vanity
24.4% ratio
#99
honest
#94
“official”
The Pinnacle
Guangzhou
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Top 5 in China · Confirmed occupied height
2
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai · CN
Vanity
7.7%
3
Ping An Finance Centre
Shenzhen · CN
Vanity
7.3%
4
CITIC Tower (China Zun)
Beijing · CN
Vanity
1.1%
7
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou · CN
Vanity
6.4%
10
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai · CN
Vanity
3.7%
Ranks 6-47 in China
Wuhan Greenland Center
Wuhan · CN
470m
1.3% vanity
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Tianjin · CN
439.4m
17.1% vanity
Changsha IFS Tower T1
Changsha · CN
431m
4.7% vanity
International Land-Sea Center
Chongqing · CN
429.8m
6.2% vanity
Wuhan Center
Wuhan · CN
428m
3.4% vanity
KK100
Shenzhen · CN
427m
3.4% vanity
Shandong International Financial Center
Jinan · CN
415.2m
3.0% vanity
Guangzhou International Finance Centre
Guangzhou · CN
415.1m
5.4% vanity
Nanjing Financial City Phase II C T1
Nanjing · CN
404m
3.0% vanity
Suzhou IFS
Suzhou · CN
399.1m
11.3% vanity
Ningbo Central Plaza
Ningbo · CN
393m
3.9% vanity
Guiyang International Financial Center T1
Guiyang · CN
385m
4.0% vanity
Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1
Shenzhen · CN
379.1m
2.3% vanity
Jin Mao Tower
Shanghai · CN
375m
10.8% vanity
Guangxi China Resources Tower
Nanning · CN
374.3m
7.1% vanity
Citymark Centre
Shenzhen · CN
373m
3.9% vanity
China Merchants Bank Global HQ
Shenzhen · CN
372m
5.3% vanity
Logan Century Center 1
Nanning · CN
365m
4.3% vanity
Guangdong Business Center
Guangzhou · CN
360.5m
4.0% vanity
Hengfeng Guiyang Center T1
Guiyang · CN
359m
3.9% vanity
Dalian International Trade Center
Dalian · CN
355.4m
4.0% vanity
Shanghai International Trade Center T1
Shanghai · CN
355.2m
4.0% vanity
Raffles City Chongqing T3N
Chongqing · CN
350m
1.3% vanity
Raffles City Chongqing T4N
Chongqing · CN
350m
1.3% vanity
Eton Place Dalian Tower 1
Dalian · CN
349.5m
8.8% vanity
Ping An Finance Center Tower 1 (Jinan)
Jinan · CN
345.6m
4.0% vanity
China Resources Tower
Shenzhen · CN
345m
12.1% vanity
Huiyun Center
Shenzhen · CN
344.8m
4.0% vanity
Greenland Group Suzhou Center
Suzhou · CN
343.7m
4.0% vanity
Haitian Center T2
Qingdao · CN
342.9m
7.0% vanity
Galaxy World Tower 1
Shenzhen · CN
341.8m
4.0% vanity
Galaxy World Tower 2
Shenzhen · CN
341.8m
4.0% vanity
Forum 66 Tower 1
Shenyang · CN
337m
3.9% vanity
Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A
Nanjing · CN
336m
8.7% vanity
Xi'an Glory International Financial Center
Xi'an · CN
336m
4.0% vanity
Riverview Plaza
Wuhan · CN
330.3m
12.2% vanity
Hanking Center
Shenzhen · CN
320m
10.8% vanity
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing · CN
316.5m
29.7% vanity
Dabaihui Plaza
Shenzhen · CN
306.9m
18.3% vanity
Shun Hing Square
Shenzhen · CN
298m
22.4% vanity
CITIC Plaza
Guangzhou · CN
296.9m
23.9% vanity
The Pinnacle
Guangzhou · CN
264.7m
24.4% vanity
China built more supertalls in the last 20 years than the rest of the world combined. The honest data shows this was largely done without the excessive spire inflation common in other markets. The median Vanity Ratio sits below 10%. When Chinese towers do have vanity in the design, it tends to be architectural crown rather than broadcast spire - which produces shorter but more proportionate gaps. The outliers exist (CITIC Plaza at 23.9%) but are the exception, not the rule.