List of future tallest buildings

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Jeddah Tower under construction in January 2016

This list of future tallest buildings ranks the tallest buildings in the world which are planned or currently under construction. Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE at 828 m (2,717 ft) is currently the world's tallest building. It is predicted that in 2020, however, it will be overtaken by the Jeddah Tower with an estimated completed height of at least 1,008 m (3,307 ft).

Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current tallest building in the world

Future tallest

This is a list of the future tallest buildings in the world and does not include towers or other structures. Heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas. All measurements and the definitions of proposed and under construction are according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Only proposed and under construction buildings are included here. All vision buildings are listed at List of visionary tall buildings and structures.

China will be home to 21 of the world's tallest 50 skyscrapers by 2020.

Dubai will have four buildings in the world's future tallest 50 buildings, including the world's current tallest.

New York City will have five buildings in the world's future tallest 50 buildings, with two of these currently under construction.

INFO   Building is the tallest in the world today.   Building is currently under construction.   Building is approved/proposed.   Building is on-hold.

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year of completion	Notes
1	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1,008 m	3,307 ft	167	2020	Will become the tallest building in the world in 2020.
2	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	828 m	2,717 ft	162	2010	Currently the world's tallest man- made structure.
3	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou	China	729 m	2,392 ft	137	?	Will become the tallest building in China.
4	Dubai One Tower	Dubai	UAE	711 m	2,333 ft	161	2021
5	KLCC East Gate Tower	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	700 m	2,300 ft	145	2020	Will become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
6	Tianfu Center	Chengdu	China	676 m	2,218 ft	157	2023
7	Signature Tower Jakarta	Jakarta	Indonesia	638 m	2,093 ft	113	2021	Will become the tallest building in Indonesia.
8	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	China	636 m	2,087 ft	125	2018
9	Changchun World Trade Center	Changchun	China	631 m	2,070 ft	126	?
10	KL118	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	630 m	2,067 ft	118	2021	Also known as "Warisan Merdeka".
11	Al-Aman World Capital Center	Colombo	Sri Lanka	625 m	2,051 ft	117	2022	Will become the tallest building in Sri Lanka.
12	Rama IX Super Tower	Bangkok	Thailand	615 m	2,018 ft	126	2021	Will become the tallest building in Thailand.
13	Gateway Tower	Chicago	United States	610 m	2,000 ft	127	2023	Will become the tallest building in the United States.
14	H700 Shenzhen Tower	Shenzhen	China	610m	2,000 ft	130	2022
15	Tradewinds Square Tower A	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	608 m	1995 ft	110	2020
16	Lanco Hills Signature Tower	Hyderabad	India	604 m	1,982 ft	112	?
17	Goldin Finance 117	Tianjin	China	597 m	1,957 ft	117	2018
18	Nexus Tower	Shenzhen	China	595 m	1,952 ft	124	?
19	Rose Rock International Finance Center	Tianjin	China	588 m	1,929 ft	124	2018
20	Baoneng Binhu Center Tower 1	Hefei	China	588 m	1,929 ft	119	2024
21	Hyundai Global Business Center	Seoul	South Korea	569 m	1,867 ft	105	2022	Will become the tallest building in South Korea.
22	Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center	Shenyang	China	568 m	1,864 ft	114	2018
23	Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	560 m	1,837 ft	133	2021	Will become the tallest building(s) in Cambodia and the tallest twin towers in the world.
24	Greenland Centre Nanjing	Nanjing	China	560 m	1,837 ft	107	?
25	R&F Princess Cove Tower	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	550 m	1,814 ft	100	2020
26	Al Noor Tower	Casablanca	Morocco	540 m	1,772 ft	114	?	Will become the tallest building in Morocco.
27	Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center	Tianjin	China	530 m	1,739 ft	97	2020
28	Skyfame Center Landmark Tower	Nanning	China	528 m	1,732 ft	112	2021
29	Zhongguo Zun	Beijing	China	528 m	1,732 ft	108	2018	Also known as "China Zun".
30	Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower	Guiyang	China	521 m	1,709 ft	109	?
31	Entisar Tower	Dubai	UAE	520 m	1,706 ft	111	2020
32	Thompson Center Redevelopment	Chicago	United States	520 m	1,706 ft	115	2022
33	Jinan IFC Landmark Tower	Jinan	China	518 m	1,699 ft	135	?
34	Evergrande IFC 1	Hefei	China	518 m	1,699 ft	112	2021
35	Dalian Greenland Center	Dalian	China	518 m	1,699 ft	88	2018
36	Pentominium	Dubai	UAE	516 m	1,693	122	?
37	Busan Lotte Town Tower	Busan	South Korea	510 m	1,674 ft	107	2022
38	Greenland Centre Xian	Xian	China	501 m	1,644 ft	?	?
39	Bandar Malaysia Iconic Tower	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	500m	1,640 ft	100	2020
40	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	492 m	1,614 ft	106	2021	Formerly known "TRX Signature Tower".
41	Hengqin Headquarters Tower 2	Zhuhai	China	490 m	1,608 ft	106	2017
42	ASE Center	Chongqing	China	486 m	1,594 ft	88	?
43	Jumeirah Business Bay Tower	Dubai	UAE	485 m	1,591 ft	100	?
44	Houjie International Home Furniture Center Building	Dongguan	China	480 m	1,575 ft	102	?
45	Kunshan Centre	Suzhou	China	480 m	1,575 ft	?	?
46	Central Park Tower	New York	United States	472 m	1,551 ft	95	2020
47	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	Russia	462 m	1,516 ft	88	?	Will become the tallest building in Russia.
48	Suzhou IFC	Suzhou	China	452 m	1,483 ft	92	2019
49	World One	Mumbai	India	442 m	1,450 ft	117	2018
50	Steinway Tower	New York	United States	435 m	1,428ft	82	2018

This section lists the total number of skyscrapers in each country or city featured in the future world's 50 tallest buildings. Only cities with more than one building featured in the world's future 50 tallest buildings are included in the 'tallest by city' section. (Only at the list.)

Tallest by country

29

China

6

UAE

5

Malaysia

2

Indonesia

2	South Korea

4

USA

2

India

1	Saudi Arabia

1

Morocco

1

Sri Lanka

1

Thailand

1

Cambodia

1	Bangladesh

Tallest by city

Listed here are the cities of future tallest buildings in the world.

5

Dubai

4	Kuala Lumpur

3

Tianjin

3

Shenzhen

2

Wuhan

2	Ho Chi Minh

2

Chicago

2

New York

1

Jeddah

Tallest by continent

The following table is a list of the future tallest buildings by each continent. Buildings included are either completed, topped out, under construction, or proposed.

Continent	Building	City	Country	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Built	Status
Asia (see: list)	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	1008 m	3,445 ft	167	2019	Under construction
North America (lists: Canada, U.S., Mexico, Central America)	Gateway Tower	Chicago	United States	2,000 ft	610m	127	2023	Proposed
Europe (see: list)	Lakhta Center	Saint Petersburg	Russia	463 m	1,517 ft	86	2018	Under construction
Africa(see: list)	Al Noor Tower	Casablanca	Morocco	540 m	1,772 ft	114	2020+	Proposed
Oceania (see: list)	Q1 Tower	Gold Coast	Australia	323 m	1,058 ft	78	2005	Built
South America (see: list)	Gran Torre Santiago	Santiago	Chile	300 m	984 ft	62	2013	Built

References

• Skyscraper Center (detailed information on specific buildings)
• SkyscraperPage