This listing ranks cities by the visual impact of their skylines. It is drawn entirely from statistics in this website's database, and reflects only completed high-rise buildings as defined by the Emporis Standards Committee (ESC). This calculation does not include TV towers, masts, bridges, or other structures. About the formula: Each building is assigned points based on its floor count. The point total for each city is calculated automatically and displayed.
Skyline Ranking
# | City | Population | Area size | Number of buildings | Number of points |
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1 | Hong Kong | 6,943,600 | 1,053 mi² | 7,695 | 128,761 |
2 | New York City | 8,175,133 | 800 mi² | 5,979 | 40,432 |
3 | Singapore | 4,351,400 | 710 mi² | 4,392 | 19,682 |
4 | Chicago | 2,695,598 | 589 mi² | 1,135 | 19,652 |
5 | Dubai | 1,954,000 | 3,885 mi² | 619 | 18,175 |
6 | Seoul | 10,331,244 | 616 mi² | 2,894 | 17,900 |
7 | São Paulo | 10,990,249 | 1,523 mi² | 5,672 | 17,255 |
8 | Shanghai | 9,145,711 | 6,639 mi² | 1,000 | 15,701 |
9 | Bangkok | 7,587,882 | 1,569 mi² | 898 | 14,772 |
10 | Tokyo | 8,653,000 | 621 mi² | 2,704 | 13,431 |
11 | Moscow | 10,443,000 | 1,081 mi² | 3,577 | 12,148 |
12 | Guangzhou | 6,560,500 | 7,434 mi² | 508 | 11,724 |
13 | Toronto | 2,615,060 | 630 mi² | 1,895 | 10,243 |
14 | Busan | 3,655,349 | 528 mi² | 257 | 9,804 |
15 | Chongqing | 6,300,000 | 82,403 mi² | 544 | 8,399 |
16 | Shenzhen | 1,245,000 | 2,020 mi² | 362 | 8,280 |
17 | Kuala Lumpur | 1,800,674 | 244 mi² | 553 | 6,818 |
18 | Panama City | 708,738 | 2,561 mi² | 207 | 6,768 |
19 | Beijing | 7,746,519 | 16,808 mi² | 902 | 6,667 |
20 | Mumbai | 12,478,447 | 621 mi² | 1,228 | 5,894 |
21 | Rio de Janeiro | 6,093,472 | 1,182 mi² | 2,564 | 5,784 |
22 | Macao | 453,733 | 21 mi² | 566 | 5,336 |
23 | Osaka | 2,598,589 | 220 mi² | 1,466 | 5,213 |
24 | Jakarta | 9,341,400 | 661 mi² | 392 | 5,056 |
25 | Buenos Aires | 2,965,403 | 200 mi² | 1,709 | 4,983 |
26 | Istanbul | 10,121,565 | 1,991 mi² | 2,222 | 4,975 |
27 | Recife | 1,533,580 | 217 mi² | 1,104 | 4,881 |
28 | Miami | 399,457 | 92 mi² | 298 | 4,794 |
29 | Incheon | 2,590,863 | 964 mi² | 180 | 4,651 |
30 | Sydney | 4,201,500 | 12,144 mi² | 850 | 4,605 |
31 | Melbourne | 3,559,700 | 7,694 mi² | 557 | 4,310 |
32 | Wuhan | 4,550,000 | 8,494 mi² | 479 | 4,117 |
33 | Vancouver | 603,502 | 115 mi² | 639 | 3,839 |
34 | Houston | 2,099,451 | 1,398 mi² | 359 | 3,755 |
35 | Honolulu | 337,256 | 266 mi² | 439 | 3,656 |
36 | Gold Coast City | 418,438 | 1,402 mi² | 288 | 3,608 |
37 | Makati | 484,176 | 27 mi² | 155 | 3,351 |
38 | Daegu | 2,520,679 | 885 mi² | 102 | 3,195 |
39 | London | 7,556,900 | 1,579 mi² | 1,499 | 3,191 |
40 | Mexico City | 8,720,916 | 1,487 mi² | 1,365 | 3,165 |
41 | Curitiba | 1,797,408 | 435 mi² | 846 | 3,145 |
42 | Abu Dhabi | 605,000 | 67 mi² | 163 | 3,127 |
43 | Los Angeles | 3,792,621 | 1,216 mi² | 505 | 2,959 |
44 | Tianjin | 5,803,622 | 11,920 mi² | 290 | 2,844 |
45 | St. Petersburg | 4,879,566 | 1,431 mi² | 1,969 | 2,839 |
46 | Atlanta | 420,003 | 341 mi² | 231 | 2,834 |
47 | Caracas | 2,762,259 | 1,930 mi² | 1,109 | 2,715 |
48 | Las Vegas | 583,756 | 340 mi² | 139 | 2,639 |
49 | Nanjing | 3,454,000 | 6,516 mi² | 80 | 2,564 |
50 | San Francisco | 805,235 | 121 mi² | 418 | 2,499 |
51 | Dallas | 1,197,816 | 887 mi² | 247 | 2,455 |
52 | Paris | 2,203,817 | 105 mi² | 684 | 2,400 |
53 | Xiamen | 1,370,000 | 1,565 mi² | 259 | 2,335 |
54 | Kyiv | 2,819,566 | 800 mi² | 1,536 | 2,321 |
55 | Santiago | 4,946,345 | 2,325 mi² | 1,094 | 2,314 |
56 | Philadelphia | 1,526,006 | 350 mi² | 331 | 2,304 |
57 | Dalian | 2,980,513 | 13,238 mi² | 141 | 2,303 |
58 | Seongnam | 937,780 | 142 mi² | 99 | 2,255 |
59 | Doha | 438,230 | 0 mi² | 158 | 2,255 |
60 | Calgary | 1,096,833 | 726 mi² | 266 | 2,176 |
61 | Brisbane | 1,733,200 | 1,327 mi² | 255 | 2,148 |
62 | Seattle | 608,660 | 229 mi² | 223 | 1,973 |
63 | Fortaleza | 2,431,415 | 313 mi² | 583 | 1,907 |
64 | Montréal | 1,649,519 | 365 mi² | 476 | 1,809 |
65 | Boston | 617,594 | 125 mi² | 239 | 1,786 |
66 | Madrid | 3,128,600 | 606 mi² | 1,128 | 1,776 |
67 | Benidorm | 67,627 | 38 mi² | 390 | 1,760 |
68 | Salvador | 2,892,625 | 707 mi² | 548 | 1,644 |
69 | Qingdao | 2,640,000 | 10,654 mi² | 112 | 1,592 |
70 | Penang Island | 1,030,000 | 1,046 mi² | 163 | 1,583 |
71 | Chengdu | 3,347,433 | 12,300 mi² | 142 | 1,550 |
72 | Sharjah | 845,000 | 2,600 mi² | 98 | 1,517 |
73 | Frankfurt am Main | 670,095 | 248 mi² | 290 | 1,505 |
74 | Yokohama | 3,426,506 | 437 mi² | 212 | 1,500 |
75 | Taipei | 2,719,293 | 272 mi² | 168 | 1,459 |
76 | Ulsan | 1,060,378 | 1,056 mi² | 81 | 1,431 |
77 | Shenyang | 4,649,490 | 12,942 mi² | 171 | 1,394 |
78 | Hangzhou | 2,305,741 | 1,684 mi² | 167 | 1,378 |
79 | Kaohsiung | 1,720,400 | 154 mi² | 89 | 1,371 |
80 | Tel Aviv - Yaffo | 371,400 | 52 mi² | 291 | 1,365 |
81 | Denver | 600,158 | 400 mi² | 204 | 1,305 |
82 | Campinas | 1,039,297 | 796 mi² | 933 | 1,293 |
83 | Minneapolis | 382,578 | 142 mi² | 193 | 1,274 |
84 | Yekaterinburg | 1,350,136 | 495 mi² | 855 | 1,271 |
85 | Belo Horizonte | 2,412,937 | 331 mi² | 515 | 1,250 |
86 | Mandaluyong | 286,870 | 0 mi² | 32 | 1,248 |
87 | Mississauga | 713,443 | 289 mi² | 237 | 1,246 |
88 | Cairo | 7,947,121 | 215 mi² | 141 | 1,219 |
89 | Pasig | 471,075 | 31 mi² | 56 | 1,196 |
90 | Bogotá | 6,776,009 | 384 mi² | 361 | 1,171 |
91 | Ankara | 3,561,187 | 2,498 mi² | 429 | 1,165 |
92 | Kuwait City | 63,600 | 0 mi² | 78 | 1,161 |
93 | Sunny Isles Beach | 20,832 | 3 mi² | 57 | 1,144 |
94 | Daejeon | 1,451,792 | 540 mi² | 49 | 1,125 |
95 | Rotterdam | 584,493 | 208 mi² | 313 | 1,111 |
96 | Balneário Camboriú | 94,344 | 46 mi² | 252 | 1,092 |
97 | Goyang | 814,493 | 0 mi² | 70 | 1,086 |
98 | Manila | 1,654,761 | 39 mi² | 67 | 1,085 |
99 | Xian | 3,849,000 | 9,983 mi² | 147 | 1,041 |
100 | Gwangmyeong | 341,671 | - mi² | 61 | 1,037 |
This calculation does not include TV towers, masts, bridges, or other structures. Each building is assigned points based on its floor count.
Points per Building
12 - 19 Floors = 1 Point
20 - 29 Floors = 5 Points
30 - 39 Floors = 25 Points
40 - 49 Floors = 50 Point
50 - 59 Floors = 100 Points
60 - 69 Floors = 200 Points
70 - 79 Floors = 300 Points
80 - 89 Floors = 400 Points
90 - 99 Floors = 500 Points
100 or more Floors = 600 Points