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Tall Buildings in Numbers The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2019

In 2019, 126 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This was a 13.7 percent decrease from 146 in 2018. The total number of 200-meter-plus buildings worldwide now stands at 1,603, up from 1,477 in 2018. This is a 163 percent increase over 2010, and a 519 percent increase from 2000, when only 259 such buildings existed. Asia continued to be the most dominant region in terms of construction, however, China’s relative influence has waned somewhat. For more analysis of 2019 completions, see “CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019,” page 42). World’s Tallest Building Completed Each Year Starting with the year 2004, these are the tallest buildings that have been completed globally each year.

800 m Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre 530 m / 1,739 ft 828 m / 2,717 ft Guangzhou

700 m Shanghai World Financial Makkah Royal Clock Tower Center 632 m / 2,073 ft 601 m / 1,972 ft Ping An Finance Center 492 m / 1,614 ft Shanghai Mecca 599 m / 1,965 ft Shanghai Shenzhen 600 m Tianjin CTF Trump International Hotel & Tower CITIC Tower Finance Centre 423 m / 1,389 ft KK100 541 m / 1,776 ft 528 m / 1,731 ft 530 m / 1,739 ft 508 m / 1,667 ft Chicago 442 m / 1,449 ft New York City Beijing Tianjin Taipei Shenzhen

500 m JW Marriott Marquis Shimao Hotel Dubai Tower 2 International Plaza 355 m / 1,166 ft 333 m / 1,094 ft Dubai Shanghai Rose Rayhaan 400 m by Rotana Tower 333 m / 1,093 ft 323 m / 1,058 ft Dubai Gold Coast

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 The Average Height of the Tallest Buildings

400 m The average height of all 200-m+ buildings completed that year The average height of the 20 tallest 200-m+ buildings completed that year 350 m The average height of the 100 tallest buildings in existence around the world that year

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200 m 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, at 530 A record number Algeria and Africa got meters, the tallest building to complete of supertall a new tallest building: in 2019, is tied for seventh-tallest (300-m+ buildings) The Great Mosque of building in the world with its sister, completed in 2019. Algiers (265 meters). Guangzhou CTF Finance Center. 26

50 | Tall Buildings in Numbers CTBUH Journal | 2020 Issue I World’s Tallest 100: Analysis A plurality of the world’s tallest 100 buildings are located in Asia, have a mix of uses, and employ composite structural systems.

100 6 3 4 100 3 3 100 3 4 100 100 98 6 3 11 9 9 5 4 10 9 98 99 99 9 8 4 5 5 4 3 3 22 22 6 4 5 9 13 97 23 59 92 12 4 3 4 29 31 91 11 5 4 4 6 89 5 90 12 36 86 86 87 87 51 80 80 84 84 83 24 80 80 80 11 42 61 18 68 60 60 61 60 22 40 55 51 40 40 40 42 36 29 31 20 20 20 23 13 8 0 0 0 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2019 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2019 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2019 100 tallest buildings by region 100 tallest buildings by function 100 tallest buildings by material

North America Asia Middle East Europe Office Mixed-Use Hotel Steel ConcreteComposite

South America Oceania Central America Africa Residential Education Mixed Unknown

Number of Buildings Entering the World’s 100 Tallest by Year A total of 17 buildings entered the global 100 Tallest list in 2019, just below the 2011 record of 18.

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10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 Number of Buildings 666 6 6 55 5 55 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1

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Of the 126 200-meter- The average height All eight of the buildings plus buildings completed in meters of the 20 over 200 meters completed in 2019, seven were 265 tallest buildings in Chongqing were in the meters tall, the most completed in 2019. same complex, Raffles City. common shared height. 377

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