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Most of this list was compiled from Emporis.com and other sites by Paul Kazmierczak. The 2006 ranking numbers [#] are added in the 1st column for comparison. (see Emporis.com's skyline ranking for a similar list made with slightly different rules)
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2007 highlights
The worldwide skyscraper boom continues, especially in the Middle East and most of Asia. Burj Dubai is getting more and more media attention while it is growing into unprecedented height. Chongqing (China), the "mountain city", entered the top 10, pushing out Kuala Lumpur. The Chicago Spire started construction.
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The countries are color coded by region:
America (North,
Central,
South),
Asia (South-east,
South-west),
Europe(inc. Russia, Turkey),
Africa,
Australia, Oceania
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| Ranking [old] | Points | CITY update 2005, 2006, 2007 | Country | Buildings >90 m | highest scoring building (height) | |
| [1] 1 | 86190 |  | Hong Kong | China | 3051 | International Commerce Centre (484m, u/c) |
| [2] 2 | 35781 | | New York (inc Jersey City, Fort Lee, Guttenburg) | USA | 863 | Freedom Tower(1 WTC) (541m, u/c) |
| [3] 3 | 21758 | | Dubai | UAE | 328 | Burj Dubai (808m, u/c) |
| [4] 4 | 20319 | | Tokyo (inc Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, Ichikawa) | Japan | 615 | Mid Town Tower (248m) |
| [5] 5 | 19228 | | Shanghai | China | 582 | Shanghai World Financial Center (492m, u/c) |
| [6] 6 | 17045 | | Chicago | USA | 333 | Chicago Spire (610m, u/c) |
| [7] 7 | 13433 | | Bangkok | Thailand | 445 | Baiyoke Tower II (304m) |
| [8] 8 | 10865 | | Guangzhou (Canton) | China | 347 | Guangzhou Twin Towers, West Tower (432m, u/c) |
| [14] 9 | 9093 | | Chongqing | China | 340 | JW Marriott International Finance Centre (398m, u/c) |
| [10] 10 | 8527 | | Singapore | Singapore | 323 | Republic Plaza (280m) |
| [9] 11 | 8080 | | Kuala Lumpur (inc Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya) | Malaysia | 210 | Petronas Tower 1 (452m) |
| [11] 12 | 7660 | | Seoul | South Korea | 270 | Parc Tower 1 (333m, u/c) |
| [12] 13 | 7564 | | Shenzhen | China | 228 | Shun Hing Square (384m) |
| [13] 14 | 6669 | | Manila (metro inc. Makati, Mandaluyong, Ortigas, Quezon City) | Philippines | 190 | PBCOM Tower (259m) |
| [15] 15 | 6282 | | Toronto (inc. Mississauga) | Canada | 222 | First Bank Tower (298m) |
| [16] 16 | 5755 | | Moscow | Russia | 158 | Mercury City Tower (380m, u/c) |
| [19] 17 | 5573 | | Osaka (inc. Sakai, Amagasaka) | Japan | 143 | Osaka World Trade Center (252m) |
| [18] 18 | 5100 | | Miami (inc Miami Beach) | USA | 115 | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower (240m) |
| [17] 19 | 5038 | | Beijing | China | 240 | China World Trade Center Tower III (302m, u/c) |
| [24] 20 | 5014 | | Panama City | Panama | 131 | Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower (293m, u/c) |
| [21] 21 | 4792 | | Sydney (inc. N. Sydney, Chatswood, Bondi, St. Leonards) | Australia | 140 | Chifley Tower (244m) |
| [25] 22 | 4782 | | Nanjing | China | 101 | Greenland Square Zifeng Tower (381m, u/c) |
| [20] 23 | 4776 | | Houston (inc Pasadena) | USA | 114 | JPMorganChase Tower (305m) |
| [22] 24 | 4544 | | Jakarta | Indonesia | 177 | Wisma 46 (250m) |
| [23] 25 | 4119 | | São Paulo | Brazil | 291 | Mirante do Vale (170m) |
| [26] 26 | 3828 | | Los Angeles (inc Burbank, El Segundo, W Hollywood) | USA | 90 | US Bank Tower (310m) |
| [27] 27 | 3689 | | Melbourne | Australia | 104 | Eureka Tower (297m) |
| [29] 28 | 3440 | | Atlanta (inc Vinnings, North Atlanta) | USA | 89 | Bank of America Plaza (312m) |
| [28] 29 | 3424 | | San Francisco | USA | 103 | Transamerica Pyramid (260m) |
| [51] 30 | 3376 | | Macau | China | 98 | Grand Lisboa (240m, u/c) |
| [40] 31 | 3306 | | Tianjin | China | 128 | The Tianjin Tower (337m, u/c) |
| [33] 32 | 3265 | | Mumbai (Bombay) | India | 98 | India Tower (301m, u/c) |
| [37] 33 | 3085 | | Las Vegas | USA | 63 | Fontainebleau Resort Hotel (224m, u/c) |
| [30] 34 | 2867 | | Dallas (inc Las Colinas of Irving) | USA | 69 | Bank of America Plaza (281m) |
| [32] 35 | 2815 | | Mexico City | Mexico | 108 | Torre Mayor (225m) |
| [38] 36 | 2759 | | Wuhan | China | 145 | Minsheng Bank Building (331m, u/c) |
| [35] 37 | 2653 | | Paris (inc La Defense & périphérique suburbs) | France | 111 | Tour AXA (renovation) (240m, u/c) |
| [36] 38 | 2619 | | Philadelphia (inc Camden) | USA | 67 | Comcast Center (297m, u/c) |
| [44] 39 | 2522 | | Doha | Qatar | 35 | Dubai Towers Doha (437m, u/c) |
| [34] 40 | 2487 | | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 108 | Torre Cavia (173m, u/c) |
| [41] 41 | 2449 | | Istanbul | Turkey | 97 | Diamond of Istanbul (270m, u/c) |
| [72] 42 | 2392 | | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 33 | Al Hamra Tower (412m, u/c) |
| [48] 43 | 2391 | | Calgary | Canada | 67 | The Bow (236m, u/c) |
| [43] 44 | 2368 | | Boston (inc Cambridge) | USA | 57 | John Hancock Tower (241m) |
| [31] 45 | 2243 | | Busan | South Korea | 55 | Centum Fiesta Towers, Tower A (65fl, u/c) |
| [46] 46 | 2174 | | Chengdu | China | 100 | Sichuan Aerospace Tower (170m, u/c) |
| [45] 47 | 2111 | | Dalian | China | 92 | Dalian Futures Square 1 (263m, u/c) |
| [47] 48 | 2105 | | Seattle | USA | 49 | Columbia Center (285m) |
| [62] 49 | 2068 | | Abu Dhabi | UAE | 33 | Sky Tower (379m, u/c) |
| [59] 50 | 1907 | | Brisbane | Australia | 60 | Vision (283m, u/c) |
| [50] 51 | 1906 | | Qingdao | China | 64 | Qingdao International Finance Center (249m) |
| [57] 52 | 1831 | | Xiamen | China | 109 | China Construction Bank Building (191m) |
| [52] 53 | 1813 | | Taipei (inc Chungho, Panchou, Yungho) | Taiwan | 48 | Taipei 101 (509m) |
| [77] 54 | 1800 | | Hangzhou | China | 70 | Zhejiang Fortune Financial Center West Tower (258m, u/c) |
| [49] 55 | 1777 | | Sharjah (Dubai metro) | UAE | 32 | Al Ameera Tower (225m, u/c) |
| [54] 56 | 1773 | | London | UK | 51 | One Canada Square (235m) |
| [53] 57 | 1764 | | Frankfurt | Germany | 38 | Commerzbank Tower (259m) |
| [65] 58 | 1688 | | Vancouver (inc Burnaby, N. Vancouver) | Canada | 105 | Living Shangri-La (197m, u/c) |
| [39] 59 | 1684 | | Rio de Janeiro (inc Niterói) | Brazil | 85 | Rio Sul Center (163m) |
| [58] 60 | 1674 | | Montreal (inc Longueuil) | Canada | 60 | Le 1250 Boulevard René-Lévesque (226m) |
| [55] 61 | 1614 | | Caracas | Venezuela | 71 | Parque Central Torre Este (221m) |
| [56] 62 | 1580 | | Minneapolis | USA | 35 | IDS Tower (241m) |
| [64] 63 | 1568 | | Tel Aviv (inc Ramat Gan, Givataiym, Bnei Brak) | Israel | 55 | City Gate Ramat Gan (244m) |
| [60] 64 | 1528 | | Honolulu, HI | USA | 87 | First Hawaiian Center (131m) |
| [68] 65 | 1465 | | Gold Coast (Surfer's Paradise) | Australia | 65 | Q1 Tower (323m) |
| [61] 66 | 1435 | | Shenyang | China | 92 | Northeast World Tade Square (260m, u/c) |
| [66] 67 | 1400 | | Denver (inc. Glendale) | USA | 43 | Republic Plaza (218m) |
| [63] 68 | 1391 | | Yokohama (Tokyo metro) | Japan | 54 | Yokohama Landmark Tower (296m) |
| [67] 69 | 1341 | | Detroit (inc Southfield, Windsor) | USA | 43 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (221m) |
| [69] 70 | 1281 | | Pittsburgh | USA | 31 | U.S. Steel Tower (256m) |
| [71] 71 | 1269 | | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 30 | Tunex Sky Tower (348m) |
| [70] 72 | 1226 | | Cairo | Egypt | 45 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs (143m) |
| [79] 73 | 1207 | | Kobe (Osaka metro) | Japan | 43 | Mikage Technical High School Area Redevelopment (183m, u/c) |
| [75] 74 | 1181 | | Sunny Isles Beach (Miami metro) | USA | 23 | Solis Resort Spa Residences (178m, u/c) |
| [73] 75 | 1151 | | Recife | Brazil | 89 | Freguesia de Casa Forte (131m) |
| [87] 76 | 1130 | | Wuxi | China | 23 | Run Hua International Building (278m, u/c) |
| [105] 77 | 1091 | | Makkah (Mecca) | Saudi Arabia | 17 | Abraj Al Bait Hotel Tower (577m, u/c) |
| [85] 78 | 1046 | | Xian | China | 48 | Shaanxi Information Mansion (228m, u/c) |
| [76] 79 | 1042 | | Charlotte | USA | 23 | Bank of America Corporate Center (265m) |
| [78] 80 | 1035 | | Jinan | China | 39 | Pearl Int'l Business ansion (188m) |
| [109] 81 | 980 | | Nanchang | China | 26 | Trilec International Finance Tower A (202m, u/c) |
| [81] 82 | 963 | | San Diego | USA | 33 | One America Plaza (152m) |
| [74] 83 | 935 | | Manama | Bahrain | 12 | Dual Tower 1 (260m, u/c) |
| [80] 84 | 931 | | Madrid | Spain | 17 | Torre Repsol (250m, u/c) |
| [111] 85 | 909 | | Kyiv | Ukraine | 47 | Kyiv TV Tower (TV Tower) (385m) |
| [82] 86 | 906 | | Johannesburg (inc. Sandton) | South Africa | 25 | Carlton Centre Office Tower (223m) |
| [83] 87 | 886 | | New Orleans | USA | 24 | One Shell Square (212m) |
| [100] 88 | 884 | | Shijiazhuang | China | 38 | Kaiyuan World Central (219m, u/c) |
| [94] 89 | 868 | | Santiago | Chile | 38 | Gran Torre Costanera (300m, u/c) |
| [84] 90 | 828 | | Cleveland | USA | 17 | Key Tower (289m) |
| [86] 91 | 806 | | Changsha | China | 22 | Changsha No.2 Telecom Hinge Building (218m) |
| [92] 92 | 799 | | Fuzhou | China | 31 | Fujian Power Dispatching and Communication Building (207m, u/c) |
| [87] 93 | 799 | | Nagoya | Japan | 20 | Toyota-Mainichi Building (247m) |
| [114] 94 | 772 | | Ningbo | China | 34 | Ningbo International Trade Center (206m, u/c) |
| [90] 95 | 770 | | Bogotá | Colombia | 24 | Torre Colpatria (196m) |
| [89] 96 | 760 | | Taichung | Taiwan | 17 | Shr-Hwa International Tower (192m) |
| [95] 97 | 731 | | Dongguan | China | 15 | Dongguan TBA Building (289m, u/c) |
| [91] 98 | 698 | | Columbus, OH | USA | 17 | Rhodes State Office Tower (192m) |
| [93] 99 | 687 | | Warsaw | Poland | 21 | Palace of Culture and Science (231m) |
| [96] 100 | 651 | | Suzhou (Shanghai metro) | China | 15 | Gate of the Orient (278m, u/c) |
| 509776 | WORLD TOTAL | 16507 |
  | created: 1998-05-20 last update: 2007-12-14 |
