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A fellow by the name of Mongo on another forum compiled these lists of the top cities worldwide that currently have new skyscrapers under construction, beginning with buildings of 100 or more metres in height, followed by 150m, 200m, and then 250m. Note that these are buildings currently under construction and not buildings in total.
Buildings of 100m+ under construction. This list takes no account of how much over 100m in height the buildings are, 110m counts just as much as 510m.
1. (86) Manila, Philippines
2. (64) Bangkok, Thailand
3. (51) Toronto, Canada
4. (50) Mumbai, India
5. (44) Istanbul, Turkey
6. (35) Abu Dhabi, UAE
7. (33) Dubai, UAE
7. (33) Tianjin, China
9. (30) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10. (25) Tokyo, Japan
11. (23) Panama, Panama
12. (22) Jakarta, Indonesia
13. (18) Shanghai, China
14. (17) Hong Kong, China
14. (17) Shenyang, China
16. (16) Hanoi, Vietnam
16. (16) Singapore
18. (15) Moscow, Russia
18. (15) New York, USA
18. (15) Seoul, South Korea
21. (14) Mexico City, Mexico
22. (13) Taipei, Taiwan
23. (12) Dalian, China
24. (11) London, England
25. (10) Chongqing, China
25. (10) Melbourne, Australia
Here is the same list, for 150m+ buildings currently under construction, by city:
1. (40) Mumbai, India
2. (30) Tianjin, China
3. (25) Abu Dhabi, UAE
3. (25) Dubai, UAE
3. (25) Manila, Philippines
6. (20) Bangkok, Thailand
7. (17) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7. (17) Toronto, Canada
9. (16) Istanbul, Turkey
10. (15) Shenyang, China
11. (14) Panama, Panama
12. (12) Seoul, South Korea
12. (12) Shanghai, China
14. (11) Dalian, China
15. (10) Hefei, China
15. (10) Tokyo, Japan
17. (9) Chongqing, China
17. (9) Guangzhou, China
17. (9) Hanoi, Vietnam
17. (9) Moscow, Russia
17. (9) New York, USA
17. (9) Singapore
23. (8) Goyang, South Korea
23. (8) Jakarta, Indonesia
23. (8) London, UK
23. (8) Shenzhen, China
23. (8) Taipei, Taiwan
28. (7) Chengdu, China
29. (6) Wuxi, China
30. (5) Busan, South Korea
30. (5) Hanzhou, China
30. (5) Mexico City, Mexico
30. (5) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
30. (5) Wuhan, China
Here are the top cities for 200m+ construction. Fully half (15 out of 30) of the cities on this list are in China.
1. (20) Abu Dhabi, UAE
1. (20) Tianjin, China
3. (18) Dubai, UAE
4. (16) Mumbai, India
5. (13) Shenyang, China
6. (10) Panama, Panama
7. (9) Chongqing, China
7. (9) Dalian, China
9. (8) Goyang, South Korea
9. (8) Shanghai, China
9. (8) Shenzhen, China
9. (8) Toronto, Canada
13. (7) Chengdu, China
14. (6) Guangzhou, China
14. (6) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14. (6) Manila, Philippines
14. (6) New York, USA
14. (6) Singapore
19. (5) Hangzhou, China
19. (5) Hefei, China
19. (5) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19. (5) Wuhan, China
19. (5) Wuxi, China
24. (4) Hanoi, Vietnam
24. (4) London, UK
24. (4) Mecca, Saudi Arabia
24. (4) Nanjing, China
24. (4) Nanning, China
24. (4) Seoul, South Korea
24. (4) Xiamen, China
Here is the list for 250m+ buildings.
1. (14) Abu Dhabi, UAE
1. (14) Dubai, UAE
3. (13) Mumbai, India
4. (6) Tianjin, China
5. (5) Chongqing, China
5. (5) New York, USA
7. (4) Guangzhou, China
7. (4) Panama, Panama
7. (4) Shanghai, China
7. (4) Shenyang, China
11. (3) Dalian, China
11. (3) Hanoi, Vietnam
11. (3) Manila, Philippines
11. (3) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
11. (3) Seoul, South Korea
11. (3) Shenzhen, China
11. (3) Wuxi, China
18. (2) Bangkok, Thailand
18. (2) Busan, South Korea
18. (2) Hangzhou, China
18. (2) Hefei, China
18. (2) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18. (2) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18. (2) London, UK
18. (2) Moscow, Russia
18. (2) Nanjing, China
18. (2) Toronto, Canada
not surprising to see bangkok that high. the place is exploding.
not good for me. way too much money flowing in there, driving up prices.
Bangkok is booming
I saw the devon tower being built in Oklahoma city when I was last in the US about six months ago. That city is doing great as well. I don't understand why its not on this list.
Mumbai is the only city that ranks in the top 5 in each category.
Abu Dhabi equals Dubai in the 250m+ list, both leading the world.
Panamá City is only two steps behind NYC in the 250m+ list. I knew Panamá had a boom, didn't know it was that strong, and this is a city of just over 1 million people!
Panamá City ranks 6th worldwide in the 200m+ list. Amazingly, its not only the leading Latin American city, but the leading city in all of the Americas in that category.
Manila leads the world in total skyscraper construction. I mean, who knew?!!
I saw the devon tower being built in Oklahoma city when I was last in the US about six months ago. That city is doing great as well. I don't understand why its not on this list.
An incredibly robust condo boom with no end in sight, and several very tall hotel/condo projects such as Trump, Four Seasons and Shangrila. A few new office towers have recently gone up, and it seems very likely that there will be more to come.
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