This ranking is contested between China and China and the Middle Eastern countries, who propose constructions all more audacious than the others.
1/ Kingdom Tower (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Over 1 km high (still under construction)
2/ Dubaï Creek Tower (Dubai), 928 meters high (still under construction)
3/ Burj Khalifa (Dubai), 828 meters high
7/ Merdeka 118 (Kuala Lampur, Malaysia), 679 meters high (still under construction)
4/ Wuhan Greenland Tower (Wuhan, China) , 636 meters high
5/ Tokyo Skytree (Tokyo, Japan), 634 meters high
6/ Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China), 632 meters high
8/ The clock tower (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), 601 meters high
9/ Canton Tower (Guangzhou, China) , 600 meters high
10/ Ping An International Finance Center (Shenzen, China) , 599 meters high
11/ Goldin Finance 117 (Tianjin, China), 596.5 meters high
12/ Lotte World Tower (Seoul, South Korea), 555.7 meters high