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This listing ranks cities by the visual impact of their skylines. It is drawn entirely from statistics in this website's database, and reflects only completed
high-rise buildings as defined by the
Emporis Standards Committee (ESC). This calculation
does not include TV towers, masts, bridges, or other structures.
About the formula: Each building is assigned points based on its floor count (see the table to the right).
The point total for each city is calculated automatically and displayed.
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Points per Building
12..19 floors = 1 point
20..29 floors = 5 points
30..39 floors = 25 points
40..49 floors = 50 points
50..59 floors = 100 points
60..69 floors = 200 points
70..79 floors = 300 points
80..89 floors = 400 points
90..99 floors = 500 points
100+ floors = 600 points
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| Place |
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City |
Population |
Area |
Buildings² |
Points³ |
| 1. |
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Hong Kong |
6,943,600 |
1,053 km² |
7,687 |
123,406 |
| 2. |
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New York City |
8,274,527 |
800 km² |
5,633 |
36,873 |
| 3. |
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Seoul |
10,331,244 |
616 km² |
2,872 |
16,559 |
| 4. |
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Chicago |
2,833,321 |
589 km² |
1,071 |
16,319 |
| 5. |
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Singapore |
4,351,400 |
685 km² |
3,911 |
15,223 |
| 6. |
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São Paulo |
11,016,703 |
1,523 km² |
5,180 |
14,123 |
| 7. |
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Shanghai |
9,145,711 |
6,639 km² |
947 |
13,710 |
| 8. |
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Tokyo |
8,130,408 |
621 km² |
2,771 |
11,987 |
| 9. |
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Bangkok |
7,587,882 |
1,569 km² |
754 |
11,923 |
| 10. |
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Guangzhou |
6,560,500 |
7,434 km² |
479 |
9,904 |
| 11. |
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Toronto |
2,503,281 |
630 km² |
1,721 |
7,754 |
| 12. |
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Chongqing |
6,300,000 |
82,403 km² |
524 |
7,469 |
| 13. |
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Dubai |
1,241,000 |
3,885 km² |
329 |
6,802 |
| 14. |
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Shenzhen |
1,245,000 |
2,020 km² |
352 |
6,735 |
| 15. |
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Beijing |
7,746,519 |
16,808 km² |
869 |
6,115 |
| 16. |
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Moscow |
10,443,000 |
1,081 km² |
2,026 |
6,056 |
| 17. |
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Kuala Lumpur |
1,800,674 |
244 km² |
550 |
5,748 |
| 18. |
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Rio de Janeiro |
6,136,652 |
1,261 km² |
2,398 |
5,517 |
| 19. |
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Macao |
453,733 |
21 km² |
596 |
4,300 |
| 20. |
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Sydney |
4,201,500 |
12,144 km² |
826 |
4,295 |
| 21. |
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Jakarta |
9,341,400 |
661 km² |
351 |
4,261 |
| 22. |
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Buenos Aires |
2,965,403 |
200 km² |
1,578 |
4,036 |
| 23. |
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Melbourne |
3,559,700 |
7,694 km² |
512 |
3,987 |
| 24. |
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Osaka |
2,598,589 |
220 km² |
1,085 |
3,943 |
| 25. |
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Recife |
1,449,135 |
218 km² |
895 |
3,737 |
| 26. |
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Houston |
2,169,248 |
1,398 km² |
336 |
3,644 |
| 27. |
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Istanbul |
10,121,565 |
1,991 km² |
2,123 |
3,642 |
| 28. |
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Wuhan |
4,550,000 |
8,494 km² |
436 |
3,523 |
| 29. |
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Honolulu |
377,357 |
266 km² |
429 |
3,498 |
| 30. |
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Mumbai |
11,914,398 |
621 km² |
877 |
3,453 |
| 31. |
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Miami |
404,048 |
92 km² |
256 |
3,448 |
| 32. |
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Vancouver |
601,617 |
115 km² |
582 |
3,042 |
| 33. |
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Curitiba |
1,788,559 |
430 km² |
805 |
2,890 |
| 34. |
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London |
7,172,036 |
1,579 km² |
1,378 |
2,790 |
| 35. |
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Los Angeles |
3,849,378 |
1,216 km² |
474 |
2,763 |
| 36. |
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Caracas |
3,517,300 |
1,930 km² |
1,118 |
2,715 |
| 37. |
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Gold Coast City |
418,438 |
1,402 km² |
258 |
2,693 |
| 38. |
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Makati |
484,176 |
27 km² |
145 |
2,566 |
| 39. |
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Mexico City |
8,720,916 |
1,487 km² |
1,041 |
2,535 |
| 40. |
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Atlanta |
498,427 |
341 km² |
214 |
2,433 |
| 41. |
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Panama City |
708,738 |
2,561 km² |
154 |
2,392 |
| 42. |
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Dallas |
1,232,940 |
887 km² |
248 |
2,382 |
| 43. |
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Busan |
3,786,033 |
528 km² |
84 |
2,234 |
| 44. |
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Paris |
2,144,700 |
105 km² |
443 |
2,146 |
| 45. |
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San Francisco |
764,976 |
121 km² |
404 |
2,123 |
| 46. |
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Nanjing |
3,454,000 |
6,516 km² |
78 |
2,114 |
| 47. |
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Xiamen |
1,370,000 |
1,565 km² |
217 |
2,111 |
| 48. |
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Philadelphia |
1,449,634 |
350 km² |
347 |
2,043 |
| 49. |
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Santiago |
4,946,345 |
2,325 km² |
1,014 |
1,993 |
| 50. |
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Kyiv |
2,635,000 |
800 km² |
1,479 |
1,967 |
| 51. |
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Dalian |
2,980,513 |
13,238 km² |
131 |
1,839 |
| 52. |
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Seattle |
582,454 |
217 km² |
202 |
1,823 |
| 53. |
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Tianjin |
5,803,622 |
11,920 km² |
170 |
1,781 |
| 54. |
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Montréal |
1,620,693 |
365 km² |
443 |
1,756 |
| 55. |
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Calgary |
1,019,942 |
727 km² |
231 |
1,722 |
| 56. |
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Boston |
590,763 |
125 km² |
267 |
1,688 |
| 57. |
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Fortaleza |
2,416,920 |
314 km² |
522 |
1,670 |
| 58. |
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Madrid |
3,128,600 |
606 km² |
1,172 |
1,598 |
| 59. |
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Brisbane |
1,733,200 |
1,327 km² |
230 |
1,587 |
| 60. |
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Benidorm |
67,627 |
39 km² |
378 |
1,542 |
| 61. |
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Taipei |
2,719,293 |
272 km² |
169 |
1,452 |
| 62. |
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Qingdao |
2,640,000 |
10,654 km² |
98 |
1,418 |
| 63. |
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Salvador |
2,711,372 |
325 km² |
501 |
1,415 |
| 64. |
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Las Vegas |
552,539 |
340 km² |
115 |
1,410 |
| 65. |
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Penang Island |
1,030,000 |
1,046 km² |
165 |
1,408 |
| 66. |
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Yokohama |
3,426,506 |
437 km² |
207 |
1,325 |
| 67. |
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Shenyang |
4,649,490 |
12,942 km² |
166 |
1,313 |
| 68. |
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Frankfurt |
652,412 |
248 km² |
285 |
1,283 |
| 69. |
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Minneapolis |
372,833 |
142 km² |
189 |
1,264 |
| 70. |
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Chengdu |
3,347,433 |
12,300 km² |
132 |
1,219 |
| 71. |
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Cairo |
6,789,479 |
215 km² |
170 |
1,213 |
| 72. |
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Campinas |
1,045,706 |
796 km² |
870 |
1,198 |
| 73. |
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Denver |
588,349 |
397 km² |
190 |
1,163 |
| 74. |
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Kaohsiung |
1,720,400 |
154 km² |
43 |
1,097 |
| 75. |
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St. Petersburg |
4,571,200 |
1,431 km² |
807 |
1,076 |
| 76. |
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Pittsburgh |
312,819 |
144 km² |
148 |
1,009 |
| 77. |
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Bogotá |
6,776,009 |
384 km² |
310 |
1,008 |
| 78. |
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Detroit |
918,849 |
359 km² |
177 |
993 |
| 79. |
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Balneário Camboriú |
94,222 |
46 km² |
237 |
956 |
| 80. |
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Harbin |
3,433,629 |
7,086 km² |
118 |
894 |
| 81. |
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Glasgow |
662,954 |
177 km² |
216 |
888 |
| 82. |
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Tel Aviv - Yaffo |
371,400 |
52 km² |
234 |
869 |
| 83. |
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Rotterdam |
599,484 |
208 km² |
275 |
865 |
| 84. |
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Belo Horizonte |
2,399,920 |
331 km² |
358 |
865 |
| 85. |
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Minsk |
1,781,000 |
305 km² |
779 |
855 |
| 86. |
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Xian |
3,849,000 |
9,983 km² |
122 |
853 |
| 87. |
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Sharjah |
491,000 |
2,600 km² |
85 |
845 |
| 88. |
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Ankara |
3,561,187 |
2,498 km² |
417 |
839 |
| 89. |
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Sofia |
1,344,605 |
250 km² |
633 |
838 |
| 90. |
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Jinan |
2,540,000 |
8 km² |
93 |
838 |
| 91. |
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Kobe |
1,493,595 |
553 km² |
113 |
828 |
| 92. |
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Londrina |
460,909 |
1,725 km² |
413 |
821 |
| 93. |
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Aventura |
30,027 |
7 km² |
72 |
806 |
| 94. |
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Guiyang |
848,166 |
8,046 km² |
54 |
791 |
| 95. |
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Mississauga |
668,549 |
289 km² |
214 |
790 |
| 96. |
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Rosario |
1,157,372 |
179 km² |
608 |
768 |
| 97. |
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Pasig |
471,075 |
31 km² |
50 |
763 |
| 98. |
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Johannesburg |
1,975,500 |
1,644 km² |
130 |
760 |
| 99. |
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Jersey City |
241,789 |
39 km² |
92 |
754 |
| 100. |
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Warsaw |
1,690,821 |
512 km² |
228 |
753 |
²=Completed high-rise buildings; ³=Points based on the Skyline Ranking calculation
Last update: 5/2008.
All parties are welcome to reproduce this list in part or in its entirety, as long as Emporis
is cited as the official source as follows: "© Emporis 5/2008".
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