Population
Source: Demographia World Urban Areas
24,150,000 (2013)
Area
6,341 km²
2,448 mi²
Density
3808.5 people per km²
9864.1 people per mi²
# of 150m+ buildings
180 Completed • 30 Under Construction
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Most Common Function*
Office (69%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (52%)
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
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 |
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1 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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2 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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3 |
420.5 m / 1,380 ft |
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4 |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
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5 |
333.3 m / 1,094 ft |
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6 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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7 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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8 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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9 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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10 |
300 m / 984 ft |
Logo
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Name
|
City
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Level
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# of 150m+ buildings
|
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Platinum |
373 |
CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
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Platinum |
59 |
CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • BMNT • COST • ENGO • GEO • MEP |
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Platinum |
9 |
STRC • FAC |
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Platinum |
210 |
MATR • VERC • VERS |
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Platinum |
51 |
CON |
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Platinum |
1 |
ARCH • DEV • FIN • CON • OWN • PROP |
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Platinum |
339 |
CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
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Platinum |
144 |
CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
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Platinum |
1 |
ACAD • RES |
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Platinum |
117 |
CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
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Gold |
99 |
INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH |
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Gold |
37 |
CIV • STRC • URB • WIND • BACS • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • OTHR • SEC • SEIS • TRAN • VERC |
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Gold |
77 |
ARCH • ENGM • ENGO |
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Gold |
47 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
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East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI) |
Gold |
144 |
STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • GEO • MEP • RES |
|
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Gold |
6 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
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Gold |
83 |
PMNG • COST • SURV |
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Gold |
308 |
WIND • ENVE • ENGO |
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Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research (Co., Ltd.) |
Gold |
29 |
STRC • URB • ARCH • PMNG • COST • MEP • SEIS |
|
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Gold |
43 |
DEV • FIN • OWN • PROP |
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Gold |
19 |
CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • MEP |
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Silver |
0 |
ARCH |
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Silver |
6 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
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Silver |
5 |
|
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Silver |
21 |
FAC |
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Silver |
23 |
INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN |
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Silver |
0 |
INTR • URB • ARCH • HIST |
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Silver |
26 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
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Silver |
36 |
FAC |
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Silver |
3 |
ARCH • ENGO |
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Silver |
6 |
OWN |
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Silver |
89 |
ENVE • FAC • MATR |
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Silver |
31 |
INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH |
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Silver |
27 |
URB • DEV • PROP |
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Silver |
10 |
ENGO • MEP |
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Silver |
42 |
MATR |
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Silver |
11 |
DEV • CON |
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Silver |
1 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
||
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Silver |
8 |
INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH |
||
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Silver |
0 |
ARCH |
||
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Silver |
70 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
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