{"id":37074,"date":"2025-07-09T08:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=37074"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:04:01","slug":"uae-overtakes-the-united-states-in-number-of-super-tall-skyscrapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae-overtakes-the-united-states-in-number-of-super-tall-skyscrapers\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Overtakes the United States in Number of Super Tall Skyscrapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Newly released data from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) confirms a major shift in the global skyline game: the <strong>UAE has officially surpassed the United States in the number of completed super tall skyscrapers <\/strong>\u2014 buildings that are 300 metres or taller.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest report, the <strong>UAE now counts 37 of these towers, while the US has 31<\/strong>. Most of the UAE\u2019s super tall structures are located in Dubai, which has long been pushing the limits of vertical construction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33834\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_2427668701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_2427668701.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_2427668701-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_2427668701-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_2427668701-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>UAE ranks third globally across all skyscraper categories<\/strong>. It has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>345 buildings over 150 m<\/li>\n<li>159 buildings above 200 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the <strong>top of the global chart is China<\/strong>, which continues to dominate in every height category with 122 buildings over 300 metres, and almost 5,000 over 150 metres. Skyscrapers in cities like Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou have placed China firmly ahead.<\/p>\n<p>As for <strong>Dubai<\/strong>, it <strong>has many impressive towers that contribute to its skyline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32719\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_1741981061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_1741981061.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_1741981061-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_1741981061-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_1741981061-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are just some of them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burj Khalifa<\/strong> \u2013 828 m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marina 101<\/strong> \u2013 425 m (4th tallest residential building in the world)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Princess Tower<\/strong> \u2013 414 m (once the tallest residential building in the world)<\/li>\n<li><strong>23 Marina<\/strong> \u2013 392.8 m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elite Residence<\/strong> \u2013 381 m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kempinski The Boulevard<\/strong> \u2013 370 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dubai is known for its rapid skyline growth and more buildings are on the way. If you&#8217;re curious about next towering projects in the city, don\u2019t miss our <a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/all-details-about-5-super-tall-towers-coming-to-dubai-soon\/\"><strong>article on 5 Super-Tall Towers Coming to Dubai Soon<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 with many photos of upcoming buildings like Burj Azizi and Trump Tower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly released data from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) confirms a major shift in the global skyline game: the UAE has officially surpassed the United States in the number of completed super tall skyscrapers \u2014 buildings that are 300 metres or taller. According to the latest report, the UAE now counts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":35402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}