Ranking · Occupied Height
We rank the world's tallest buildings by where humans can actually stand, not by how much decorative steel the architect glued on top.
The standard ranking of the world's tallest buildings is decided by architectural top - the highest structural element, including spires and decorative steel that no occupant reaches. The Honest 100 uses the highest occupied floor instead. The same 100 buildings. A different order. The delta between the two ranks is the Vanity Ratio.
The Honest 100, drawn to scale - tallest left to shortest right
Each silhouette drawn to scale. Silver = the height humans actually reach. Amber = the decorative steel above it.
29.3%
vanity ratio · +243m
585m
honest
828m
“official”
#1
honest
#1
“official”
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
7.7%
vanity ratio · +49m
584m
honest
632m
“official”
#2
honest
#3
“official”
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai
7.3%
vanity ratio · +44m
555m
honest
599m
“official”
#3
honest
#5
“official”
Ping An Finance Centre
Shenzhen
1.1%
vanity ratio · +6m
522m
honest
528m
“official”
#4
honest
#10
“official”
CITIC Tower (China Zun)
Beijing
25.9%
vanity ratio · +176m
503m
honest
679m
“official”
#5
honest
#2
“official”
Merdeka 118
Kuala Lumpur
10.1%
vanity ratio · +56m
499m
honest
555m
“official”
#6
honest
#6
“official”
Lotte World Tower
Seoul
6.4%
vanity ratio · +34m
496m
honest
530m
“official”
#7
honest
#8
“official”
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou
18.6%
vanity ratio · +113m
494m
honest
607m
“official”
#8
honest
#4
“official”
Abraj Al-Bait (Clock Tower)
Mecca
1.7%
vanity ratio · +8m
476m
honest
484m
“official”
#9
honest
#13
“official”
International Commerce Centre
Hong Kong
3.7%
vanity ratio · +18m
474m
honest
492m
“official”
#10
honest
#12
“official”
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai
1.3%
vanity ratio · +6m
470m
honest
476m
“official”
#11
honest
#14
“official”
Wuhan Greenland Center
Wuhan
17.1%
vanity ratio · +91m
439m
honest
530m
“official”
#12
honest
#9
“official”
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Tianjin
13.8%
vanity ratio · +70m
438m
honest
508m
“official”
#13
honest
#11
“official”
Taipei 101
Taipei
8.6%
vanity ratio · +41m
432m
honest
472m
“official”
#14
honest
#15
“official”
Central Park Tower
New York City
4.7%
vanity ratio · +21m
431m
honest
452m
“official”
#15
honest
#20
“official”
Changsha IFS Tower T1
Changsha
6.2%
vanity ratio · +28m
430m
honest
458m
“official”
#16
honest
#18
“official”
International Land-Sea Center
Chongqing
3.4%
vanity ratio · +15m
428m
honest
443m
“official”
#17
honest
#25
“official”
Wuhan Center
Wuhan
3.4%
vanity ratio · +15m
427m
honest
442m
“official”
#18
honest
#27
“official”
KK100
Shenzhen
3.0%
vanity ratio · +13m
415m
honest
428m
“official”
#19
honest
#30
“official”
Shandong International Financial Center
Jinan
5.4%
vanity ratio · +24m
415m
honest
439m
“official”
#20
honest
#28
“official”
Guangzhou International Finance Centre
Guangzhou
6.7%
vanity ratio · +30m
412m
honest
442m
“official”
#21
honest
#26
“official”
Willis Tower
Chicago
10.7%
vanity ratio · +48m
405m
honest
454m
“official”
#22
honest
#19
“official”
The Exchange 106
Kuala Lumpur
3.0%
vanity ratio · +13m
404m
honest
417m
“official”
#23
honest
#37
“official”
Nanjing Financial City Phase II C T1
Nanjing
11.3%
vanity ratio · +51m
399m
honest
450m
“official”
#24
honest
#24
“official”
Suzhou IFS
Suzhou
3.9%
vanity ratio · +16m
393m
honest
409m
“official”
#25
honest
#42
“official”
Ningbo Central Plaza
Ningbo
7.8%
vanity ratio · +33m
392m
honest
426m
“official”
#26
honest
#32
“official”
432 Park Avenue
New York City
5.9%
vanity ratio · +24m
388m
honest
412m
“official”
#27
honest
#40
“official”
International Finance Centre 2
Hong Kong
28.6%
vanity ratio · +155m
387m
honest
541m
“official”
#28
honest
#7
“official”
One World Trade Center
New York City
9.0%
vanity ratio · +38m
385m
honest
423m
“official”
#29
honest
#35
“official”
270 Park Avenue
New York City
4.0%
vanity ratio · +16m
385m
honest
401m
“official”
#30
honest
#44
“official”
Guiyang International Financial Center T1
Guiyang
6.7%
vanity ratio · +28m
384m
honest
412m
“official”
#31
honest
#41
“official”
Haeundae LCT Landmark Tower
Busan
17.1%
vanity ratio · +79m
383m
honest
461m
“official”
#32
honest
#17
“official”
Landmark 81
Ho Chi Minh City
3.5%
vanity ratio · +14m
380m
honest
394m
“official”
#33
honest
#45
“official”
Iconic Tower
New Administrative Capital
2.3%
vanity ratio · +9m
379m
honest
388m
“official”
#34
honest
#51
“official”
Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1
Shenzhen
17.0%
vanity ratio · +77m
375m
honest
452m
“official”
#35
honest
#21
“official”
Petronas Tower 1
Kuala Lumpur
17.0%
vanity ratio · +77m
375m
honest
452m
“official”
#36
honest
#22
“official”
Petronas Tower 2
Kuala Lumpur
10.8%
vanity ratio · +46m
375m
honest
421m
“official”
#37
honest
#36
“official”
Jin Mao Tower
Shanghai
2.6%
vanity ratio · +10m
375m
honest
385m
“official”
#38
honest
#53
“official”
Public Investment Fund Tower
Riyadh
7.1%
vanity ratio · +28m
374m
honest
403m
“official”
#39
honest
#43
“official”
Guangxi China Resources Tower
Nanning
1.7%
vanity ratio · +7m
374m
honest
381m
“official”
#40
honest
#60
“official”
Elite Residence
Dubai
0.0%
vanity ratio · +0m
374m
honest
374m
“official”
#41
honest
#65
“official”
Federation Tower East (Vostok)
Moscow
2.1%
vanity ratio · +8m
373m
honest
381m
“official”
#42
honest
#59
“official”
Empire State Building
New York City
3.9%
vanity ratio · +15m
373m
honest
388m
“official”
#43
honest
#50
“official”
Citymark Centre
Shenzhen
5.3%
vanity ratio · +21m
372m
honest
393m
“official”
#44
honest
#46
“official”
China Merchants Bank Global HQ
Shenzhen
12.7%
vanity ratio · +54m
371m
honest
425m
“official”
#45
honest
#33
“official”
Marina 101
Dubai
11.1%
vanity ratio · +46m
368m
honest
414m
“official”
#46
honest
#38
“official”
Al Hamra Tower
Kuwait City
3.7%
vanity ratio · +14m
367m
honest
381m
“official”
#47
honest
#58
“official”
Burj Mohammed bin Rashid
Abu Dhabi
4.3%
vanity ratio · +16m
365m
honest
381m
“official”
#48
honest
#57
“official”
Logan Century Center 1
Nanning
4.0%
vanity ratio · +15m
361m
honest
376m
“official”
#49
honest
#63
“official”
Guangdong Business Center
Guangzhou
3.9%
vanity ratio · +15m
359m
honest
374m
“official”
#50
honest
#66
“official”
Hengfeng Guiyang Center T1
Guiyang
1.9%
vanity ratio · +7m
358m
honest
365m
“official”
#51
honest
#74
“official”
St. Regis Chicago
Chicago
22.8%
vanity ratio · +105m
357m
honest
462m
“official”
#52
honest
#16
“official”
Lakhta Center
Saint Petersburg
13.6%
vanity ratio · +57m
357m
honest
413m
“official”
#53
honest
#39
“official”
Princess Tower
Dubai
4.0%
vanity ratio · +15m
355m
honest
370m
“official”
#54
honest
#67
“official”
Dalian International Trade Center
Dalian
4.0%
vanity ratio · +15m
355m
honest
370m
“official”
#55
honest
#69
“official”
Shanghai International Trade Center T1
Shanghai
0.1%
vanity ratio · +0m
354m
honest
354m
“official”
#56
honest
#90
“official”
OKO South Tower
Moscow
1.3%
vanity ratio · +5m
350m
honest
355m
“official”
#57
honest
#88
“official”
Raffles City Chongqing T3N
Chongqing
1.3%
vanity ratio · +5m
350m
honest
355m
“official”
#58
honest
#89
“official”
Raffles City Chongqing T4N
Chongqing
8.8%
vanity ratio · +34m
350m
honest
383m
“official”
#59
honest
#55
“official”
Eton Place Dalian Tower 1
Dalian
20.5%
vanity ratio · +89m
346m
honest
435m
“official”
#60
honest
#29
“official”
111 West 57th Street
New York City
4.0%
vanity ratio · +14m
346m
honest
360m
“official”
#61
honest
#76
“official”
Ping An Finance Center Tower 1 (Jinan)
Jinan
12.1%
vanity ratio · +48m
345m
honest
393m
“official”
#62
honest
#48
“official”
China Resources Tower
Shenzhen
3.0%
vanity ratio · +11m
345m
honest
356m
“official”
#63
honest
#84
“official”
Il Primo Tower
Dubai
4.0%
vanity ratio · +14m
345m
honest
359m
“official”
#64
honest
#77
“official”
Huiyun Center
Shenzhen
3.9%
vanity ratio · +14m
344m
honest
358m
“official”
#65
honest
#80
“official”
City Tower 1
Dubai
4.0%
vanity ratio · +14m
344m
honest
358m
“official”
#66
honest
#79
“official”
Greenland Group Suzhou Center
Suzhou
7.0%
vanity ratio · +26m
343m
honest
369m
“official”
#67
honest
#70
“official”
Haitian Center T2
Qingdao
4.0%
vanity ratio · +14m
342m
honest
356m
“official”
#68
honest
#82
“official”
Galaxy World Tower 1
Shenzhen
4.0%
vanity ratio · +14m
342m
honest
356m
“official”
#69
honest
#83
“official”
Galaxy World Tower 2
Shenzhen
19.6%
vanity ratio · +83m
340m
honest
423m
“official”
#70
honest
#34
“official”
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago
12.2%
vanity ratio · +47m
340m
honest
387m
“official”
#71
honest
#52
“official”
30 Hudson Yards
New York City
3.9%
vanity ratio · +14m
337m
honest
351m
“official”
#72
honest
#93
“official”
Forum 66 Tower 1
Shenyang
8.7%
vanity ratio · +32m
336m
honest
368m
“official”
#73
honest
#71
“official”
Golden Eagle Tiandi Tower A
Nanjing
4.0%
vanity ratio · +14m
336m
honest
350m
“official”
#74
honest
#95
“official”
Xi'an Glory International Financial Center
Xi'an
12.2%
vanity ratio · +46m
330m
honest
376m
“official”
#75
honest
#61
“official”
Riverview Plaza
Wuhan
6.2%
vanity ratio · +22m
330m
honest
352m
“official”
#76
honest
#92
“official”
CBRT Tower
Istanbul
10.8%
vanity ratio · +39m
320m
honest
359m
“official”
#77
honest
#78
“official”
Hanking Center
Shenzhen
16.5%
vanity ratio · +63m
320m
honest
383m
“official”
#78
honest
#56
“official”
Autograph Tower
Jakarta
29.7%
vanity ratio · +134m
317m
honest
450m
“official”
#79
honest
#23
“official”
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing
20.2%
vanity ratio · +79m
314m
honest
393m
“official”
#80
honest
#47
“official”
23 Marina
Dubai
1.4%
vanity ratio · +4m
312m
honest
317m
“official”
#81
honest
#97
“official”
Australia 108
Melbourne
27.2%
vanity ratio · +116m
311m
honest
427m
“official”
#82
honest
#31
“official”
One Vanderbilt
New York City
18.3%
vanity ratio · +69m
307m
honest
376m
“official”
#83
honest
#62
“official”
Dabaihui Plaza
Shenzhen
14.7%
vanity ratio · +52m
300m
honest
352m
“official”
#84
honest
#91
“official”
Marina Torch
Dubai
20.0%
vanity ratio · +75m
299m
honest
374m
“official”
#85
honest
#64
“official”
Central Plaza
Hong Kong
16.1%
vanity ratio · +57m
298m
honest
355m
“official”
#86
honest
#85
“official”
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1
Dubai
16.1%
vanity ratio · +57m
298m
honest
355m
“official”
#87
honest
#86
“official”
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2
Dubai
22.4%
vanity ratio · +86m
298m
honest
384m
“official”
#88
honest
#54
“official”
Shun Hing Square
Shenzhen
23.9%
vanity ratio · +93m
297m
honest
390m
“official”
#89
honest
#49
“official”
CITIC Plaza
Guangzhou
1.7%
vanity ratio · +5m
292m
honest
297m
“official”
#90
honest
#102
“official”
Eureka Tower
Melbourne
2.8%
vanity ratio · +8m
290m
honest
298m
“official”
#91
honest
#101
“official”
First Canadian Place
Toronto
21.5%
vanity ratio · +79m
288m
honest
367m
“official”
#92
honest
#72
“official”
Bank of China Tower
Hong Kong
4.0%
vanity ratio · +12m
288m
honest
300m
“official”
#93
honest
#100
“official”
Abeno Harukas
Osaka
10.6%
vanity ratio · +33m
281m
honest
314m
“official”
#94
honest
#98
“official”
King Power Mahanakhon
Bangkok
22.4%
vanity ratio · +81m
279m
honest
360m
“official”
#95
honest
#75
“official”
Almas Tower
Dubai
6.5%
vanity ratio · +19m
277m
honest
296m
“official”
#96
honest
#103
“official”
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Yokohama
22.4%
vanity ratio · +80m
276m
honest
356m
“official”
#97
honest
#81
“official”
Gevora Hotel
Dubai
25.7%
vanity ratio · +95m
275m
honest
370m
“official”
#98
honest
#68
“official”
Kempinski The Boulevard Dubai
Dubai
24.4%
vanity ratio · +86m
265m
honest
350m
“official”
#99
honest
#94
“official”
The Pinnacle
Guangzhou
4.5%
vanity ratio · +12m
259m
honest
271m
“official”
#100
honest
#104
“official”
Crown Sydney
Sydney
21.2%
vanity ratio · +66m
244m
honest
310m
“official”
#101
honest
#99
“official”
The Shard
London
32.3%
vanity ratio · +115m
240m
honest
355m
“official”
#102
honest
#87
“official”
Emirates Office Tower
Dubai
27.1%
vanity ratio · +88m
235m
honest
323m
“official”
#103
honest
#96
“official”
Q1
Gold Coast
36.0%
vanity ratio · +132m
234m
honest
366m
“official”
#104
honest
#73
“official”
Bank of America Tower
New York City
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1
“official” #1
Burj Khalifa
Dubai · AE
Vanity Ratio
29.3%
2
“official” #3
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai · CN
Vanity Ratio
7.7%
3
“official” #5
Ping An Finance Centre
Shenzhen · CN
Vanity Ratio
7.3%
4
“official” #10
CITIC Tower (China Zun)
Beijing · CN
Vanity Ratio
1.1%
5
“official” #2
Merdeka 118
Kuala Lumpur · MY
Vanity Ratio
25.9%
6
“official” #6
Lotte World Tower
Seoul · KR
Vanity Ratio
10.1%
7
“official” #8
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou · CN
Vanity Ratio
6.4%
8
“official” #4
Abraj Al-Bait (Clock Tower)
Mecca · SA
Vanity Ratio
18.6%
9
“official” #13
International Commerce Centre
Hong Kong · HK
Vanity Ratio
1.7%
10
“official” #12
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai · CN
Vanity Ratio
3.7%
Ranks 11-104 · Confirmed occupied height
Wuhan Greenland Center
Wuhan · CN
470m
1.3% vanity
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Tianjin · CN
439.4m
17.1% vanity
Taipei 101
Taipei · TW
438m
13.8% vanity
Central Park Tower
New York City · US
431.9m
8.6% 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
Willis Tower
Chicago · US
412.4m
6.7% vanity
The Exchange 106
Kuala Lumpur · MY
405.4m
10.7% 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
432 Park Avenue
New York City · US
392.1m
7.8% vanity
International Finance Centre 2
Hong Kong · HK
387.6m
5.9% vanity
One World Trade Center
New York City · US
386.5m
28.6% vanity
270 Park Avenue
New York City · US
385m
9.0% vanity
Guiyang International Financial Center T1
Guiyang · CN
385m
4.0% vanity
Haeundae LCT Landmark Tower
Busan · KR
384m
6.7% vanity
Landmark 81
Ho Chi Minh City · VN
382.7m
17.1% vanity
Iconic Tower
New Administrative Capital · EG
380m
3.5% vanity
Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1
Shenzhen · CN
379.1m
2.3% vanity
Petronas Tower 1
Kuala Lumpur · MY
375m
17.0% vanity
Petronas Tower 2
Kuala Lumpur · MY
375m
17.0% vanity
Jin Mao Tower
Shanghai · CN
375m
10.8% vanity
Public Investment Fund Tower
Riyadh · SA
375m
2.6% vanity
Guangxi China Resources Tower
Nanning · CN
374.3m
7.1% vanity
Elite Residence
Dubai · AE
374m
1.7% vanity
Federation Tower East (Vostok)
Moscow · RU
373.7m
0.0% vanity
Empire State Building
New York City · US
373.1m
2.1% vanity
Citymark Centre
Shenzhen · CN
373m
3.9% vanity
China Merchants Bank Global HQ
Shenzhen · CN
372m
5.3% vanity
Marina 101
Dubai · AE
371m
12.7% vanity
Al Hamra Tower
Kuwait City · KW
368m
11.1% vanity
Burj Mohammed bin Rashid
Abu Dhabi · AE
367m
3.7% 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
St. Regis Chicago
Chicago · US
358m
1.9% vanity
Lakhta Center
Saint Petersburg · RU
357m
22.8% vanity
Princess Tower
Dubai · AE
356.9m
13.6% vanity
Dalian International Trade Center
Dalian · CN
355.4m
4.0% vanity
Shanghai International Trade Center T1
Shanghai · CN
355.2m
4.0% vanity
OKO South Tower
Moscow · RU
354m
0.1% 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
111 West 57th Street
New York City · US
346m
20.5% vanity
Ping An Finance Center Tower 1 (Jinan)
Jinan · CN
345.6m
4.0% vanity
China Resources Tower
Shenzhen · CN
345m
12.1% vanity
Il Primo Tower
Dubai · AE
345m
3.0% vanity
Huiyun Center
Shenzhen · CN
344.8m
4.0% vanity
City Tower 1
Dubai · AE
344m
3.9% 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
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago · US
340.1m
19.6% vanity
30 Hudson Yards
New York City · US
340m
12.2% 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
CBRT Tower
Istanbul · TR
330m
6.2% vanity
Hanking Center
Shenzhen · CN
320m
10.8% vanity
Autograph Tower
Jakarta · ID
319.9m
16.5% vanity
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing · CN
316.5m
29.7% vanity
23 Marina
Dubai · AE
313.5m
20.2% vanity
Australia 108
Melbourne · AU
312.4m
1.4% vanity
One Vanderbilt
New York City · US
310.9m
27.2% vanity
Dabaihui Plaza
Shenzhen · CN
306.9m
18.3% vanity
Marina Torch
Dubai · AE
300.1m
14.7% vanity
Central Plaza
Hong Kong · HK
299m
20.0% vanity
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1
Dubai · AE
298.1m
16.1% vanity
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2
Dubai · AE
298.1m
16.1% vanity
Shun Hing Square
Shenzhen · CN
298m
22.4% vanity
CITIC Plaza
Guangzhou · CN
296.9m
23.9% vanity
Eureka Tower
Melbourne · AU
292.3m
1.7% vanity
First Canadian Place
Toronto · CA
289.9m
2.8% vanity
Bank of China Tower
Hong Kong · HK
288.3m
21.5% vanity
Abeno Harukas
Osaka · JP
288m
4.0% vanity
King Power Mahanakhon
Bangkok · TH
281m
10.6% vanity
Almas Tower
Dubai · AE
279.3m
22.4% vanity
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Yokohama · JP
277m
6.5% vanity
Gevora Hotel
Dubai · AE
276.3m
22.4% vanity
Kempinski The Boulevard Dubai
Dubai · AE
275m
25.7% vanity
The Pinnacle
Guangzhou · CN
264.7m
24.4% vanity
Crown Sydney
Sydney · AU
259m
4.5% vanity
The Shard
London · GB
244m
21.2% vanity
Emirates Office Tower
Dubai · AE
240.4m
32.3% vanity
Q1
Gold Coast · AU
235m
27.1% vanity
Bank of America Tower
New York City · US
234m
36.0% vanity