2025 Trends & Forecasts

Published: February 4, 2025

Key Takeaways:

Iconic Tower, Cairo, 393.8 meters, was the tallest completion of 2024 and became the first supertall building on the African continent.
China continues to dominate with 90 out of 130 completions in 2024.
Buildings in Egypt and Türkiye joined the World’s 100 Tallest for the first time.
The total number of buildings 200 meters and higher (2,434) has doubled since 2017.
A record number of stalled projects portends a lower number of completions in 2025.

After 2023 set a new tall building record with 186 completions, 2024 saw a steep 30.1 percent drop-off, with 130 buildings of 200 meters or greater in height completing.

Globally, the world has completed a total of 2,434 two-hundred-meter-plus (200m+) buildings and 241 supertall (300m+) buildings through 2024. The number of 200m+ buildings worldwide has now doubled since 2017, and another 483 are currently under construction.

NOTE: This report reflects completion statistics as of the end of 2024. Data will be continuously updated as CTBUH confirms more building completions throughout 2025. The last building to be updated on this page was on February 26, 2025.

Completions Timeline

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The tallest building to complete in 2024 was Iconic Tower, in Cairo, at 393.8 meters. This is the first time that Cairo has completed the tallest building of the year, and it nearly triples Cairo’s previous tallest building height record (last set in 1994 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, 143 meters).

The 130 completions in 2024, while significantly lower than the prior year, still mark the 11th year in a row with over 100 such completions.

2024 Completions List

Rank	Name	City	Floors	m	ft
1	Iconic Tower	Cairo, Egypt	77	393.8	1292
2	Ciel Tower	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	82	365.5	1199
3	Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey	Istanbul, Türkiye	59	352	1155
4	Hilton Wenzhou City Center	Wenzhou, China	71	339	1112
5	Shenzhen Urban Construction & Tower	Shenzhen, China	72	333	1093
= 6	Zhangjiang Science Gate Tower 1	Shanghai, China	60	319.9	1050
= 6	Zhangjiang Science Gate Tower 2	Shanghai, China	60	319.9	1050
8	Meixi Lake Changsha Jinmao Building	Changsha, China	62	318.1	1044
9	Wasl Tower	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	64	300.6	986
10	Xinchu Qingtian Plaza Tower 1	Changsha, China	58	299.9	984
11	OCT Yibin Center	Yibin, China	59	288	945
12	Grand Tower	Moscow, Russia	62	283	928
13	Alibaba Central China Headquarters Tower 1	Wuhan, China	52	272.5	894
14	Pengrui Zhuao Bay Century Center Tower 1	Zhuhai, China	63	260.4	854
15	Pavilion Damansara Heights Crown Residences	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	66	260	853
= 16	Rustomjee Crown Tower A	Mumbai, India	69	259.1	850
= 16	Rustomjee Crown Tower B	Mumbai, India	69	259.1	850
= 18	Hengyu Jinrong Center Block B	Shenzhen, China	52	258	846
= 18	Hengyu Jinrong Center Block C	Shenzhen, China	52	258	846
20	EVOC International Financial Center	Suzhou, China	56	257	843
21	iCity Space Tower	Moscow, Russia	61	256	840
22	Aston Martin Residences	Miami, United States	65	250.2	821
23	Pacific New World Tower 1	Shanghai, China	49	250	820
= 24	Yunda Central Plaza Phase 3 Tower 1	Changsha, China	65	249	817
= 24	Yunda Central Plaza Phase 3 Tower 2	Changsha, China	65	249	817
26	Four Seasons Private Residences	Mumbai, India	62	248.1	814
27	One Sydney Harbour Tower 1	Sydney, Australia	72	247	810
28	1000M	Chicago, United States	73	245.4	805
= 29	Karlatornet	Göteborg, Sweden	73	245	804
= 29	Central Boulevard Tower	Singapore, Singapore	46	245	804
= 31	One Bangkok Tower 4	Bangkok, Thailand	51	243	797
= 31	One Bangkok Tower 3	Bangkok, Thailand	50	243	797
33	Lingxi Center Tower 1	Shenyang, China	47	242.1	794
34	Vanyue Lingyun	Qingdao, China	64	241.9	794
= 35	Marina Central Tower	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	55	240	787
= 35	TD Terrace	Toronto, Canada	48	240	787
37	Jinling Central Tower 1	Nanjing, China	44	235	771
38	Queen's Wharf Tower 4	Brisbane, Australia	63	231.1	758
= 39	OCT Baochen Tower	Shenzhen, China	52	230	755
= 39	Guangdong Development Bank Headquarters	Guangzhou, China	48	230	755
= 39	Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 1	Shanghai, China	47	230	755
42	One Sydney Harbour Tower 2	Sydney, Australia	68	229.9	754
43	China Life Insurance Headquarters	Guangzhou, China	47	229.8	754
44	Huangpu International Center	Wuhan, China	47	229.1	752
45	China Resources MixC Tower 1	Changsha, China	54	228.7	750
46	Hi Tower	Givatayim, Israel	58	226.7	744
47	Sky City at Borivali Tower E	Mumbai, India	66	226	741
= 48	Wuhan Royal Lake Hanyin 1#	Wuhan, China	60	225.9	741
= 48	Wuhan Royal Lake Hanyin 2#	Wuhan, China	60	225.9	741
50	Altimus	Mumbai, India	46	225.4	740
51	Evergrande Royal Dragon H2	Chongqing, China	68	225.3	739
52	Sapphire Residences	Colombo, Sri Lanka	55	225	738
= 53	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Building 7A	Shenzhen, China	62	223	732
= 53	Marriott Penang	Penang, Malaysia	55	223	732
55	830 Brickell	Miami, United States	55	220.7	724
= 56	China Merchants One River Jingcheng Tower 1	Wuhan, China	47	220	722
= 56	Seoul Hall TP Tower	Seoul, South Korea	42	220	722
58	China Resources Hubei Center Plot A4 Block E	Shenzhen, China	63	218.9	718
59	Sunac Wangjiang Mansion Tower 11	Wuhan, China	43	217.5	714
60	Baoxin Wealth Center Tower A	Changchun, China	44	216.9	712
61	One Bangkok Ritz Carlton / One89 Wireless	Bangkok, Thailand	52	216.4	710
= 62	Fengda International Hotel	Nanjing, China	52	216	709
= 62	Greenland Chaoyang Center	Nanchang, China	48	216	709
= 62	Baoxin Wealth Center Tower B	Changchun, China	48	216	709
= 65	Two Gilmore Place	Burnaby, Canada	64	215.8	708
= 65	Aspen at Consort Place	London, United Kingdom	67	215.8	708
67	Poly Overseas Headquarters	Zhuhai, China	44	215	705
68	Taixin Building	Xi’an, China	37	214.4	703
69	606 The Address Residential Tower	Colombo, Sri Lanka	63	213.4	700
70	Greenland ZY Plaza Block D	Hefei, China	45	213.2	699
= 71	Qianhai Upper Bay Tower 1	Shenzhen, China	54	213	699
= 71	Jointown Pharmaceutical Headquarters	Wuhan, China	47	213	699
= 71	BBK Star City Tower 1	Changsha, China	–	213	699
= 71	Future Ark G7 Building 3	Guiyang, China	60	213	699
75	Damei World Center	Changsha, China	–	212.5	697
= 76	Pazhou Vanke Exhibition Building	Guangzhou, China	47	212	696
= 76	Yuexiu Centre 1-1	Kunming, China	47	212	696
= 76	UBTECH Headquarters	Shenzhen, China	41	212	696
79	Zhongding Commercial Center Tower 1	Wenzhou, China	42	211.7	695
80	CCCC International Free Trade Center	Haikou, China	44	211.6	694
81	Greenland New Metropolis Longxi Building	Jinan, China	48	211.4	694
82	Agile Bukit Bintang Building B	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	53	211	692
83	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Building 1A	Shenzhen, China	58	210.6	691
84	Nimit Langsuan	Bangkok, Thailand	55	210.4	690
= 85	Hopewell Centre II	Hong Kong, China	55	210	689
= 85	Hanyin Plaza	Guangzhou, China	48	210	689
= 85	TCC Hangzhou	Hangzhou, China	47	210	689
= 85	Chensheng International Center Tower 1	Wuhan, China	46	210	689
89	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Center Building	Shenzhen, China	58	209	686
90	Rongqiao Tianyu Centre	Wuhan, China	43	208.5	684
91	Jianghua Global Center Tower 1	Guiyang, China	42	208	682
92	Zhonghai Building	Suzhou, China	53	207.6	681
93	Joy City	Sanya, China	41	207.5	681
94	Baiwai Education Group Building	Shenzhen, China	44	207.4	680
95	Huijin International Center	Bengbu, China	53	207	679
96	Nanshan Innovation Technology Center Tower 2	Shenzhen, China	43	206.4	677
97	AROM Wongamat	Pattaya, Thailand	55	206.2	677
98	Emerald Bay Tower 1	Changsha, China	45	205.8	675
99	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Building 1B	Shenzhen, China	59	205.7	675
100	Cheung Kong Center II	Hong Kong, China	41	205.5	674
= 101	Evergrande Junyue Residences Tower 1	Changsha, China	50	205	673
= 101	Baoshan Times Building	Shenzhen, China	46	205	673
103	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Southwest Building	Shenzhen, China	65	204.6	671
= 104	China Merchants Zhaoping Business Centre	Kunming, China	46	204	669
= 104	Greenland Central Plaza	Nanning, China	44	204	669
= 104	Sany IROOTECH Headquarters Tower 1	Guangzhou, China	43	204	669
= 107	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Building 1C	Shenzhen, China	56	203.9	669
= 107	Future Ark G7 Building 4	Guiyang, China	57	203.9	669
109	China Resources Hubei Center Plot A4 Block C	Shenzhen, China	63	203.7	668
= 110	The Exchange Square	Pasig, Philippines	51	203.5	668
= 110	Hubei Radio & Television Media Centre	Wuhan, China	40	203.5	668
112	Chengwang Cullinan International Center	Nanning, China	39	203.3	667
113	Weixing Blue Coast 10#	Wuhu, China	63	203	666
114	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Building 1E	Shenzhen, China	58	202.6	665
= 115	Duta Park Residences B	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	59	202	663
= 115	New Binkai Han City Tower K3-1	Wuhan, China	59	202	663
= 115	Maestria Tour B	Montreal, Canada	58	202	663
= 115	Yitian Yulong Tiandi Building 6	Shenzhen, China	56	202	663
= 115	Prince Bay Grand Sea Building	Shenzhen, China	50	202	663
= 115	Wyatt Hotel	Xiamen, China	41	202	663
121	Pengrui Zhuao Bay Century Center Tower 2	Zhuhai, China	56	201.3	660
122	Zhongnan Research and Design Center	Wuhan, China	43	200.5	658
123	Ningbo EVOC Center	Ningbo, China	43	200.4	657
124	Weixing Blue Coast 9#	Wuhu, China	62	200.3	657
125	Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 2	Shanghai, China	39	200.2	657
= 126	Agile Bukit Bintang Building C	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	60	200	656
= 126	Azure Tower	Jakarta, Indonesia	55	200	656
= 126	China Resources Metropolitan City Center Tower 2	Wenzhou, China	46	200	656
= 126	Mega International Commercial Bank	Hangzhou, China	40	200	656
= 126	National Financial Information Building	Beijing, China	39	200	656

As of the end of 2024, 210 cities in 41 countries have at least one complete 200m+ building. An additional 23 cities in three countries have at least one under-construction 200m+ building.

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Country Completions, 2024

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Even amidst a nationwide slowdown in tall building construction, China continues to lead annual 200m+ completions. Of the 2,434 such buildings in the world, 1,262 are in China.

City Completions, 2024

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City Records

Eight cities got a new tallest building, as shown below. The number of cities completing a 200-meter-plus building (55) was down from 2023's sixty cities, a decrease of 8.3 percent from 2023, and down from a peak of 68 cities in 2017.

Rank	Name	City	Floors	m	ft
1	Iconic Tower	Cairo, Egypt	77	393.8	1292
2	Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey	Istanbul, Türkiye	59	352	1155
3	Hilton Wenzhou City Center	Wenzhou, China	71	339	1112
4	OCT Yibin Center	Yibin, China	59	288	945
5	Karlatornet	Göteborg, Sweden	73	245	804
6	Hi Tower	Givatayim, Israel	58	226.7	744
7	Two Gilmore Place	Burnaby, Canada	64	215.8	708
8	Huijin International Center	Bengbu, China	53	207	679

Impact on the World's 100 Tallest

World's 100 Tallest by Region

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With the completion of Iconic Tower, Africa has re-entered the World’s 100 Tallest for the first time since 1985. Asia (excluding the Middle East) dipped slightly from its record high of 63 out of 100 buildings, set in 2023. The Middle East gained one more entrant into the 100 Tallest, and Europe and North America held steady at five and 14 buildings, respectively.

World's 100 Tallest by Function

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Two more all-hotel buildings joined the 100 Tallest in 2024, displacing two other mixed-use projects. The number of all-office and all-residential buildings stayed the same compared to 2023, at 36 and 10, respectively.

World's 100 Tallest by Material

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There were no changes in the material makeup of the 100 Tallest between 2023 and 2024. Composite buildings still represent the largest share of this group (62), with all-concrete (26), all-steel (7), and mixed-structure (5) buildings comprising the remainder.

World's 100 Tallest Average Building Height

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The average height of all completions in 2024 was 229.7 meters—a 5.1 percent descrease from 2023, which had an average completion height of 242.1 meters. Despite this decrease, 2024's new additions to the World's 100 Tallest increased the average height of that group to 410.5 meters in 2024. A total of four buildings entered the 100 tallest in 2024: Iconic Tower, Cairo, at 393.8 meters; Ciel Tower, Dubai, at 365.5 meters; Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Istanbul, at 352 meters; and Hilton Wenzhou City Center, Wenzhou, at 339 meters.

Predictions for 2025

As CTBUH surveys the tall building landscape for 2025, there are a record number of 200m+ projects on hold globally (259). Of these, 191 are in China, where curtailed financing has led to the high-profile difficulties for real estate developers in the past two years. As many of these projects have made substantial upward progress, they will likely complete eventually, but the outlook for 2025 thus far is characteristic of 2024—a decrease in overall completions from the peak in 2023.

There are 483 buildings over 200 meters that are currently under construction or topped-out, and 86 of those are supertalls. One megatall (600 meters or taller) building, Jeddah Tower, 1,000 meters, restarted construction late in 2024, and is approximately one-third complete. Given the growing number of stalled tall building projects, CTBUH conservatively estimates at least 135 buildings of 200 meters and higher to complete in 2025; of these, we expect between 12 and 20 to be supertalls.