List of megatall skyscrapers

This is a list of all megatall skyscrapers, which are skyscrapers that are at least 600 m (approximately 1,968 feet) tall. As of November 2026, only four completed buildings are 'megatall' . Although dozens of such buildings have been proposed, currently only three are under construction, Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, Oblisco Capitale in Egypt, and the Burj Azizi in United Arab Emirates. All of the buildings on this list have well over 100 floors.

Megatall skyscrapers

The height is calculated to the highest architectural element of the building.

Rank Building Image City Country Height Floors Completed Observation deck
1Burj KhalifaDubai United Arab Emirates828 m (2,717 ft)163 (+2 below ground)2010555 m (1,821 ft)
2Merdeka Maybank TowerKuala Lumpur Malaysia678.9 m (2,227 ft)118 (+5 below ground)2024566 m (1,857 ft)
3Shanghai TowerShanghai China632 m (2,073 ft)128 (+5 below ground)2015562 m (1,844 ft)
4Mecca Royal Clock TowerMecca Saudi Arabia601 m (1,972 ft)120 (+3 below ground)2012484.4 m (1,589 ft)

Proposed megatall skyscrapers

  Indicates buildings that have been under construction
  A proposed building is a planned structure designed for future construction, currently in the design, application, or approval phase before breaking ground
  The latest in a series of extremely significant buildings that have ground to a halt after breaking ground
Building City Country Height (m/ft) Floors Progress
Planned Completed Completed Planned
Rise TowerRiyadh Saudi Arabia2,000 m (6,600 ft)0 m (0 ft)0550Proposed
Sky Mile TowerTokyo Japan1,700 m (5,600 ft)0 m (0 ft)0421Proposed
Jeddah TowerJeddah Saudi Arabia1,008 m (3,307 ft)494 m (1,621 ft)123167Under construction
Burj Mubarak Al KabirMadinat al-Hareer Kuwait1,001 m (3,284 ft)0 m (0 ft)0234Proposed
Oblisco CapitaleThe New Capital Egypt1,000 m (3,300 ft)0 m (0 ft)0210Construction halted at groundbreaking
BUMN TowerNusantara Indonesia780 m (2,560 ft)0 m (0 ft)0156Proposed
Burj AziziDubai United Arab Emirates725 m (2,379 ft)0 m (0 ft)0132Under construction
Uptown Dubai Tower 1Dubai United Arab Emirates711 m (2,333 ft)0 m (0 ft)0146Proposed
Lakhta Center IISaint Petersburg Russia703 m (2,306 ft)0 m (0 ft)0150Proposed
Tower MKuala Lumpur Malaysia700 m (2,300 ft)0 m (0 ft)0145Proposed
Signature Tower JakartaJakarta Indonesia638 m (2,093 ft)0 m (0 ft)0113Proposed

Cancelled megatall skyscrapers

Building City Country Planned height
(m/ft)		 Planned floors Year cancelled
Nakheel TowerDubai United Arab Emirates1,136 m (3,727 ft)2262009
Azerbaijan TowerBaku Azerbaijan1,050 m (3,440 ft)1892019
One Dubai Tower ADubai United Arab Emirates1,010 m (3,310 ft)2112009
One Dubai Tower B874 m (2,867 ft)189
Sky CityChangsha China838 m (2,749 ft)2022016
Tradewinds SquareKuala Lumpur Malaysia775 m (2,543 ft)1502018
Suzhou Zhongnan CenterSuzhou China729 m (2,392 ft)1382019
Dubai One TowerDubai United Arab Emirates711 m (2,333 ft)1612021
India TowerMumbai India707.5 m (2,321 ft)1262015
Shimao Shenzhen–Hong Kong International CentreShenzhen China700 m (2,300 ft)1482020
One Dubai Tower CDubai United Arab Emirates685 m (2,247 ft)1262009
Tianfu CenterChengdu China677 m (2,221 ft)1572020
Anara TowerDubai United Arab Emirates655 m (2,149 ft)1352009
Rama IX Super TowerBangkok Thailand615 m (2,018 ft)1252021
Russia TowerMoscow Russia612 m (2,008 ft)1192009
Chicago SpireChicago United States610 m (2,000 ft)1502008

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Considering architectural height as the ranking criteria
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  4. ↑ Burj Khalifa – The Skyscraper Center
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  10. ↑ Makkah Royal Clock Tower – The Skyscraper Center
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