Where would your building rank in the world?
Enter a height — a proposal, a local landmark, a number from a news story — and see where it lands among the tallest buildings in the world.
Almost exactly The Shard
300 m is taller than 0 of the 11 references on this page.
Reference figures are measurements and are rounded; the unit conversion behind them is exact.
| Reference | Size | Yours ÷ theirs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shard | 310 m | 0.969× | |
| Eiffel Tower | 330 m | 0.909× | |
| Empire State Building | 443 m | 0.677× | |
| Petronas Towers | 452 m | 0.664× | |
| One World Trade Center | 541 m | 0.554× | |
| CN Tower | 553 m | 0.542× | |
| Shanghai Tower | 632 m | 0.475× | |
| Tokyo Skytree | 634 m | 0.473× | |
| Merdeka 118 | 679 m | 0.442× | |
| Burj Khalifa | 828 m | 0.362× | |
| Jeddah Tower | 1,000 m | 0.3× | Under construction |
Worth knowing
- The top 244 m of the Burj Khalifa is unoccupiable spire — about 29% of its height exists to win the ranking.
- A building only counts as a building if it is at least half occupiable floor space, which is why the CN Tower is a "tower" and not the tallest building in the world.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between a tower and a building?
The Council on Tall Buildings requires 50% of the height to be occupiable floors. Observation and broadcast structures like the CN Tower and the Tokyo Skytree fail that test and are ranked separately.
How tall will the Jeddah Tower be?
One kilometre, if it is finished. Construction stopped in 2018 and restarted in 2023; completion is currently projected for the late 2020s.