World's Tallest Buildings 2024
About This Dataset
World's Tallest Buildings 2024
The tallest completed buildings in the world as of 2024, measured in meters to architectural top. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai has held the record as the world's tallest building since its completion in 2010.
Analysis
Burj Khalifa heads the table on 828, ahead of Merdeka 118 (679) and Shanghai Tower (632) in Height (Meters) in 2024. 298 separates the highest figure (828) from the lowest (530) in Height (Meters). First and second are separated by 149, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 632 to 530 Height (Meters).
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Burj Khalifa leads in Height (Meters) with 828 in 2024.
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Average Height (Meters) in 2024: 621 · median: 600.
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Gap in 2024: Burj Khalifa is 1.6× larger than Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Height (Meters)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
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