Cities in the Sky
01Tokyo 02Delhi 03Shanghai 04Dhaka 05São Paulo 06Cairo 07Mexico City 08Beijing 09Mumbai 10Osaka
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CITIES IN THE SKY

The five tallest buildings in each of the world’s ten largest cities — from Shanghai’s 632-metre giant to the towers rising over Dhaka.

10Mega-cities
50Skyscrapers
632mTallest of all
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Where the world reaches highest

The planet’s biggest cities are racing skyward. We ranked the ten largest urban areas on Earth by population, then gathered the five tallest completed buildings in each. Scroll on to climb through all fifty — with real photographs, heights and the stories behind them.

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Tap a city on the map — or pick one below — to jump straight to its towers. The brighter the dot, the bigger the city.

TokyoTokyoAzabudai Hills Mori JP Tower325 m · No.01 largest DelhiDelhiCyberthum Tower A214 m · No.02 largest ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai Tower632 m · No.03 largest DhakaDhakaShanta Pinnacle152 m · No.04 largest São PauloSão PauloPlatina 220172 m · No.05 largest CairoCairoIconic Tower394 m · No.06 largest Mexico CityMexico CityTorre Mitikah267 m · No.07 largest BeijingBeijingChina Zun528 m · No.08 largest MumbaiMumbaiLokhandwala Minerva301 m · No.09 largest OsakaOsakaAbeno Harukas300 m · No.10 largest
No.01TokyoJapan · 37.4MTallest 325 m No.02DelhiIndia · 32.9MTallest 214 m No.03ShanghaiChina · 29.2MTallest 632 m No.04DhakaBangladesh · 23.2MTallest 152 m No.05São PauloBrazil · 22.6MTallest 172 m No.06CairoEgypt · 22.6MTallest 394 m No.07Mexico CityMexico · 22.3MTallest 267 m No.08BeijingChina · 22.2MTallest 528 m No.09MumbaiIndia · 21.3MTallest 301 m No.10OsakaJapan · 19.0MTallest 300 m
01
No.01 largest city on Earth

Tokyo 🇯🇵

Japan

The world's largest metropolis fuses ultra-modern towers with centuries of tradition.

37.4Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityAzabudai Hills Mori JP Tower
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower
325 m1,066 ft

Japan's tallest building — a vertical 'city within a city' of offices, homes and gardens.

64 floorsCompleted 2023Rank #1 in city
#2Toranomon Hills Station Tower
Toranomon Hills Station Tower
266 m873 ft

Built directly atop a subway station, blending transit and skyline in one structure.

49 floorsCompleted 2023Rank #2 in city
#3Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
256 m840 ft

The anchor of Tokyo's Toranomon redevelopment, with a dramatic glass atrium base.

52 floorsCompleted 2014Rank #3 in city
#4Midtown Tower
Midtown Tower
248 m814 ft

Centerpiece of Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi, mixing offices, a hotel and art museum.

54 floorsCompleted 2007Rank #4 in city
#5Sunshine 60
Sunshine 60
240 m787 ft

Once Asia's tallest building, this Ikebukuro icon still defines the skyline.

60 floorsCompleted 1978Rank #5 in city
02
No.02 largest city on Earth

Delhi 🇮🇳

India

India's sprawling capital region grows skyward through Noida and Gurugram.

32.9Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityCyberthum Tower A
Cyberthum Tower A
214 m702 ft

Part of the twin towers that top the Delhi NCR skyline, in Noida's tech corridor.

50 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #1 in city
📍 Noida skyline (Delhi NCR)
#2Cyberthum Tower B
Cyberthum Tower B
214 m702 ft

The second of the matching Cyberthum twins, designed around a sky-bridge.

50 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #2 in city
📍 Noida skyline (Delhi NCR)
#3The Amaryllis Iconic Tower
The Amaryllis Iconic Tower
208 m682 ft

A luxury residential landmark rising in central Delhi near Karol Bagh.

49 floorsCompleted 2025Rank #3 in city
📍 New Delhi skyline
#4Trump Towers Tower 1
Trump Towers Tower 1
202 m663 ft

One of two branded luxury residential towers in Gurugram's Golf Course Road.

55 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #4 in city
📍 Gurugram skyline (Delhi NCR)
#5Trump Towers Tower 2
Trump Towers Tower 2
202 m663 ft

The twin of Tower 1, part of the same high-end Gurugram development.

55 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #5 in city
03
No.03 largest city on Earth

Shanghai 🇨🇳

China

China's financial capital and home to one of the most vertical skylines on Earth.

29.2Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityShanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower
632 m2,073 ft

China's tallest building and 2nd tallest worldwide, with a twisting 120° spiral form.

128 floorsCompleted 2015Rank #1 in city
#2Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai World Financial Center
492 m1,614 ft

Nicknamed 'the bottle opener' for the trapezoid void at its summit.

101 floorsCompleted 2008Rank #2 in city
#3Jin Mao Tower
Jin Mao Tower
421 m1,381 ft

A pagoda-inspired supertall whose number 8 motif recurs throughout its design.

88 floorsCompleted 1999Rank #3 in city
#4Xujiahui Centre (ITC)
Xujiahui Centre (ITC)
370 m1,214 ft

The crowning tower of the International Trade Centre in west Shanghai.

70 floorsCompleted 2025Rank #4 in city
📍 Xujiahui district, Shanghai
#5Shimao International Plaza
Shimao International Plaza
333 m1,093 ft

A faceted spire overlooking People's Square in the heart of the city.

60 floorsCompleted 2006Rank #5 in city
📍 People's Square, Shanghai
04
No.04 largest city on Earth

Dhaka 🇧🇩

Bangladesh

One of the world's densest megacities, now reaching for the sky.

23.2Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityShanta Pinnacle
Shanta Pinnacle
152 m499 ft

Dhaka's tallest building, a sleek commercial tower in the Tejgaon district.

40 floorsCompleted 2025Rank #1 in city
#2City Centre Dhaka
City Centre Dhaka
118 m387 ft

A landmark mixed-use tower in the Motijheel commercial heart of the city.

37 floorsCompleted 2012Rank #2 in city
#3Bangladesh Bank Building
Bangladesh Bank Building
115 m377 ft

The central bank's headquarters — the city's tallest for decades.

31 floorsCompleted 1985Rank #3 in city
#4Ahmed Tower
Ahmed Tower
112 m367 ft

A modern office tower in Dhaka's upscale Gulshan business district.

27 floorsCompleted 2017Rank #4 in city
📍 Dhaka skyline
#5Lilypond Center
Lilypond Center
112 m367 ft

A commercial high-rise rising over central Dhaka.

25 floorsCompleted 2019Rank #5 in city
📍 Dhaka skyline
05
No.05 largest city on Earth

São Paulo 🇧🇷

Brazil

The largest city in the Americas, an endless horizon of concrete towers.

22.6Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityPlatina 220
Platina 220
172 m564 ft

São Paulo's tallest building, a residential landmark in the Tatuapé district.

50 floorsCompleted 2022Rank #1 in city
#2Mirante do Vale
Mirante do Vale
170 m558 ft

A modernist giant downtown that reigned as the city's tallest for over 60 years.

51 floorsCompleted 1960Rank #2 in city
#3Figueira Altos do Tatuapé
Figueira Altos do Tatuapé
168 m551 ft

A twin-crowned residential tower wrapped around a preserved 100-year-old fig tree.

52 floorsCompleted 2021Rank #3 in city
#4Edifício Itália
Edifício Itália
165 m541 ft

A 1960s icon whose rooftop terrace offers the classic view over the city.

45 floorsCompleted 1965Rank #4 in city
#5Altino Arantes Building
Altino Arantes Building
161 m528 ft

The former Banespa tower, an Empire State–inspired Art Deco landmark.

35 floorsCompleted 1947Rank #5 in city
06
No.06 largest city on Earth

Cairo 🇪🇬

Egypt

An ancient capital building a brand-new skyline in its desert New Administrative Capital.

22.6Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityIconic Tower
Iconic Tower
394 m1,293 ft

The tallest building in Africa, centerpiece of Egypt's New Administrative Capital.

77 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #1 in city
#2NAC Tower D01
NAC Tower D01
196 m643 ft

One of the supertall office towers in the new capital's Central Business District.

49 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #2 in city
📍 New Administrative Capital CBD
#3NAC Tower D02
NAC Tower D02
176 m577 ft

A matching CBD tower in the cluster surrounding the Iconic Tower.

45 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #3 in city
📍 New Administrative Capital CBD
#4NAC Tower D03
NAC Tower D03
176 m577 ft

Part of the dense ring of skyscrapers anchoring Egypt's new government district.

45 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #4 in city
📍 New Administrative Capital CBD
#5NAC Tower C01
NAC Tower C01
174 m571 ft

Another of the New Administrative Capital's purpose-built CBD high-rises.

35 floorsCompleted 2024Rank #5 in city
📍 New Administrative Capital CBD
07
No.07 largest city on Earth

Mexico City 🇲🇽

Mexico

A high-altitude megacity where modern towers rise in an earthquake zone.

22.3Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityTorre Mitikah
Torre Mitikah
267 m876 ft

Mexico City's tallest building, the residential 'Sky Tower' in Coyoacán.

68 floorsCompleted 2022Rank #1 in city
#2Torre Reforma
Torre Reforma
246 m807 ft

A striking triangular tower whose concrete walls are engineered for earthquakes.

57 floorsCompleted 2016Rank #2 in city
#3Chapultepec Uno
Chapultepec Uno
241 m791 ft

A twin-crowned mixed-use tower beside Chapultepec Park on Paseo de la Reforma.

58 floorsCompleted 2019Rank #3 in city
#4Torre BBVA
Torre BBVA
235 m771 ft

The bank's distinctive louvered headquarters on the Reforma boulevard.

50 floorsCompleted 2015Rank #4 in city
#5Torre Mayor
Torre Mayor
225 m738 ft

Built to survive an 8.5 quake, it was Latin America's tallest for a decade.

55 floorsCompleted 2003Rank #5 in city
08
No.08 largest city on Earth

Beijing 🇨🇳

China

China's capital, where imperial history meets a strictly engineered modern skyline.

22.2Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityChina Zun (CITIC Tower)
China Zun (CITIC Tower)
528 m1,732 ft

Beijing's tallest building, shaped like an ancient ceremonial wine vessel.

109 floorsCompleted 2018Rank #1 in city
#2China World Trade Center III
China World Trade Center III
330 m1,083 ft

The long-standing anchor of Beijing's CBD before China Zun overtook it.

74 floorsCompleted 2010Rank #2 in city
#3China World Trade Center 3B
China World Trade Center 3B
296 m971 ft

An expansion tower extending the CWTC complex in the central business district.

70 floorsCompleted 2017Rank #3 in city
#4Fortune Financial Center
Fortune Financial Center
265 m869 ft

A sleek office tower in Beijing's CBD financial cluster.

63 floorsCompleted 2014Rank #4 in city
#5Beijing Greenland Center
Beijing Greenland Center
260 m853 ft

A tapered supertall anchoring the Dawangjing business district.

63 floorsCompleted 2016Rank #5 in city
09
No.09 largest city on Earth

Mumbai 🇮🇳

India

India's financial capital, building vertically on a crowded coastal peninsula.

21.3Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityLokhandwala Minerva
Lokhandwala Minerva
301 m988 ft

Mumbai's tallest completed tower, a slender residential spire in Mahalaxmi.

78 floorsCompleted 2022Rank #1 in city
#2Piramal Aranya Arav
Piramal Aranya Arav
282 m925 ft

A garden-themed luxury residential tower overlooking the Byculla botanical gardens.

83 floorsCompleted 2022Rank #2 in city
📍 South Mumbai skyline
#3World One
World One
280 m919 ft

The tallest of the World Towers trio in the Lower Parel mill district.

76 floorsCompleted 2020Rank #3 in city
#4World View
World View
278 m912 ft

A companion tower in the same Lower Parel World Towers complex.

73 floorsCompleted 2020Rank #4 in city
📍 World Towers, Lower Parel
#5Lodha Park (Kiara)
Lodha Park (Kiara)
267 m876 ft

One tower of the landscaped Lodha Park residential cluster in Worli.

78 floorsCompleted 2022Rank #5 in city
10
No.10 largest city on Earth

Osaka 🇯🇵

Japan

Japan's vibrant second metropolis, mixing bay-side towers and historic streets.

19.0Mmetro population
★ Tallest in the cityAbeno Harukas
Abeno Harukas
300 m984 ft

Japan's tallest building when completed — a department store, hotel and observatory in one.

60 floorsCompleted 2014Rank #1 in city
#2Osaka Pref. Sakishima Building
Osaka Pref. Sakishima Building
256 m840 ft

A bay-side government tower, also known as the Cosmo Tower, with a sky observatory.

55 floorsCompleted 1995Rank #2 in city
#3The Kitahama
The Kitahama
209 m686 ft

Osaka's tallest residential tower, rising beside the Nakanoshima riverfront.

54 floorsCompleted 2009Rank #3 in city
#4Osaka Bay Tower
Osaka Bay Tower
200 m656 ft

A landmark hotel-and-office tower (formerly ORC 200) in the bay district.

51 floorsCompleted 1993Rank #4 in city
#5X-Tower Osaka Bay
X-Tower Osaka Bay
200 m656 ft

A tall residential tower overlooking Osaka Bay near the Minato area.

54 floorsCompleted 2006Rank #5 in city
📍 Osaka Bay area

How they stack up

The single tallest building in each city, side by side (metres).

Shanghai
Shanghai Tower
632 m
Beijing
China Zun (CITIC Tower)
528 m
Cairo
Iconic Tower
394 m
Tokyo
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower
325 m
Mumbai
Lokhandwala Minerva
301 m
Osaka
Abeno Harukas
300 m
Mexico City
Torre Mitikah
267 m
Delhi
Cyberthum Tower A
214 m
São Paulo
Platina 220
172 m
Dhaka
Shanta Pinnacle
152 m
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