List of megatall skyscrapers

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This is a list of all megatall skyscrapers, which are skyscrapers that are at least 600m tall. As of April 2024, only four completed buildings are 'megatall' and one is currently under construction, Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, though dozens have been proposed. All of the buildings on this list have well over 100 floors.

Megatall skyscrapers

Rank	Building	Image	City	Country	Height	Floors	Completed	Observation deck
1	Burj Khalifa		Dubai	United Arab Emirates	828 m (2,717 ft)	163	2010	555 m (1,821 ft)
2	Merdeka 118		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	679 m (2,228 ft)	118	2023	502 m (1,647 ft)
3	Shanghai Tower		Shanghai	China	632 m (2,073 ft)	128	2015	562 m (1,844 ft)
4	Makkah Royal Clock Tower		Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m (1,972 ft)	120	2012	484.4 m (1,589 ft)

Proposed megatall skyscrapers

Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Floors	Progress
Sky Mile Tower	Tokyo	Japan	1,700 m (5,600 ft)	421	Proposed
Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1,008 m (3,307 ft)	167	Under construction (on hold)
Burj Mubarak Al Kabir	Madinat al-Hareer	Kuwait	1,001 m (3,284 ft)	234	Proposed
Oblisco Capitale	New Administrative Capital	Egypt	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	210	Proposed
Tradewinds Square	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	775 m (2,543 ft)	150	Proposed
Uptown Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	711 m (2,333 ft)	152	Proposed
Tower M	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	700 m (2,300 ft)	145	Proposed
Signature Tower Jakarta	Jakarta	Indonesia	638 m (2,093 ft)	113	Proposed

See also

• List of supertall skyscrapers
• List of tallest buildings
• List of visionary tall buildings and structures
• List of buildings with 100 floors or more

References

1. ^ Günel, M. H.; Ilgin, H. E. (2014). Tall Buildings: Structural Systems and Aerodynamic Form. Taylor & Francis. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-317-69073-3. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
2. ^ "Jeddah developer restarts world's tallest tower". MEED. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
3. ^ Al-Kodmany, K. (2017). Understanding Tall Buildings: A Theory of Placemaking. Understanding Tall Buildings: A Theory of Placemaking. Taylor & Francis. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-317-60866-0. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
4. ^ Burj Khalifa – The Skyscraper Center
5. ^ Spray, S. (2018). Awesome Engineering Skyscrapers. Awesome Engineering. Capstone Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-5435-1339-4. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
6. ^ Shanghai Tower – The Skyscraper Center
7. ^ Bennett, Jay (November 14, 2017). "More Skyscrapers Were Built in 2015 Than Any Other Year". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
8. ^ Makkah Royal Clock Tower – The Skyscraper Center
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Further reading

• Megatall Buildings and Other Future Places of Work. National Academies Press, Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2017 Symposium. 2018. ISBN 978-0-309-46604-2. Retrieved February 12, 2018.