Beijing

China

Facts

Population

20,462,610 (2022)

Area

1,368 km² • 528 mi²

Density

14,958.0 people per km²

38,741.2 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
27

Tallest City in

the World

#
21

Tallest City in

Asia
#
13

Tallest City in

China

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 CITIC Tower
527.7 m / 1,731  ft
2 China World Tower
330 m / 1,083  ft
3 China World Trade Center Phase 3B
295.6 m / 970  ft
4 Xingguang Center Tower 1
275 m / 902  ft
5 Fortune Financial Center
267 m / 876  ft
6 Samsung China Headquarters
260 m / 853  ft
7 Beijing Greenland Center
260 m / 853  ft
8 Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower
250 m / 820  ft
9 Tongzhou Transportation Hub Tower 1
240 m / 787  ft
10 Beijing Television Center
239 m / 784  ft

CTBUH People & Events

Healthy & Sustainable City Development

12 November 2020

Post-Pandemic High-Rise Operation & Development

16 June 2020

Videos

10 April 2019

Reconnecting the City Grid With a Porous Urban Space

The pedestrian-oriented Linked Hybrid complex, sited adjacent to the old city wall of Beijing, was among the first new-build projects to counter the predominant trend...

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Research

16 May 2023

World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height

This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...

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Global News

10 November 2022

Beijing Planning to Raise Pork in High-Rise Buildings

Within it's 26 stories, a planned high-rise is going to host an unlikely occupant: pigs. As part of an effort to get more into vertical...

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