| Rank | Building[A][3] | City | Country | Height | Floors | Built |
|---|
| 1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | UAE | 828 m | 2,717 ft | 160 | 2010 |
| 2 | Taipei 101 | Taipei | Taiwan (ROC) | 509 m | 1,671 ft | 101 | 2004 |
| 3 | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai | China (PRC) | 492 m | 1,614 ft | 101 | 2008 |
| 4 | International Commerce Centre | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 483 m | 1,584 ft | 118 | 2009[C] |
| 5= | Petronas Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 452 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
| 5= | Petronas Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 452 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
| 7 | Nanjing Greenland Financial Center | Nanjing | China (PRC) | 450 m | 1,476 ft | 89 | 2009[D] |
| 8 | Willis Tower | Chicago | United States | 442 m | 1,451 ft | 108 | 1973 |
| 9 | Guangzhou West Tower | Guangzhou | China (PRC) | 440 m | 1,444 ft | 103 | 2009[C] |
| 10 | Trump International Hotel and Tower | Chicago | United States | 423 m | 1,362 ft | 96 | 2009[C] |
| 11 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | China (PRC) | 421 m | 1,380 ft | 88 | 1998 |
| 12 | Two International Finance Centre | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 416 m | 1,362 ft | 88 | 2003 |
| 13 | CITIC Plaza | Guangzhou | China (PRC) | 391 m | 1,283 ft | 80 | 1997 |
| 14 | Shun Hing Square | Shenzhen | China (PRC) | 384 m | 1,260 ft | 69 | 1996 |
| 15 | Empire State Building | New York City | United States | 381 m | 1,250 ft | 102 | 1931 |
| 16 | Central Plaza | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 374 m | 1,227 ft | 78 | 1992 |
| 17 | Bank of China Tower | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 367 m | 1,205 ft | 72 | 1990 |
| 18 | Bank of America Tower | New York City | United States | 366 m | 1,200 ft | 54 | 2008 |
| 19 | Almas Tower | Dubai | UAE | 363 m | 1,191 ft | 68 | 2009 |
| 20 | Emirates Office Tower | Dubai | UAE | 355 m | 1,163 ft | 54 | 2000 |