| Rank | Name | City | Country | Feet | Metres | Stories | Year | Architect(s) | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| * | Katangi | India | 2222 | 677 | 224 | 2008 | -- | ||
| * | Shanghai World Financial Centre | Shanghai | China | 1509 | 460 | 94 | 2001 | KPF | |
| 1 | Petronas Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1483 | 452 | 88 | 1997 | Cesar Pelli & Assoc | |
| 2 | Petronas Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1483 | 452 | 88 | 1997 | Cesar Pelli & Assoc | |
| 3 | Sears Tower | Chicago | USA | 1450 | 442 | 110 | 1974 | SOM | |
| * | Asia Plaza | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 1414 | 431 | 103 | 2008 | - | |
| * | Taipei Int'l Finance Centre | Taipei | Taiwan | 1404 | 428 | 101 | 2002 | - | |
| 4 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | China | 1380 | 421 | 88 | 1998 | SOM | |
| 5 | World Trade Centre 1 | New York City | USA | 1368 | 417 | 110 | 1972 | M. Yamaski, Emery Roth & Sons | |
| 6 | World Trade Centre 1 | New York City | USA | 1362 | 415 | 110 | 1973 | M. Yamaski, Emery Roth & Sons | |
| * | Int'l Finance Centre, N Tower | Hong Kong | China | 1310 | 400 | 88 | 2003 | Cesar Pelli & Assoc, Rocco Yim | |
| * | Plaza Rakyat | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1254 | 382 | 79 | 1999 | SOM | |
| 7 | Empire State Building | New York City | USA | 1250 | 381 | 102 | 1931 | Shreve, Lamb & Harmon | |
| 8 | Central Plaza | Hong Kong | China | 1227 | 374 | 78 | 1992 | Ng Chun Man & Assoc | |
| 9 | Bank Of China | Hong Kong | China | 1209 | 369 | 70 | 1989 | I.M. Pei & Partners | |
| * | Posts & Telecom Building | Xiamen | China | 1193 | 363 | 63 | 2000 | SOM | |
| * | Emirates Tower 1 | Dubai | UAE | 1163 | 355 | 54 | 2001 | NORR Group Consultants Int Ltd | |
| 10 | Tuntex | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 1140 | 348 | 85 | 1998 | C.Y. Lee/Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum | |
| 11 | Amoco Building | Chicago | USA | 1136 | 346 | 80 | 1973 | Edward Durrel Stone | |
| 12 | John Hancok Centre | Chicago | USA | 1127 | 344 | 100 | 1969 | SOM | |
| 13 | Shun Hing Square | Shenzhen | China | 1066 | 325 | 81 | 1996 | K.Y. Cheung Design Assoc | |
| 14 | Sky Central Plaza | Guangzhou | China | 1056 | 322 | 80 | 1996 | Dennis Lau & NG Chun Man | |
| 15 | Chicago Beach Hotel | Dubai | UAE | 1053 | 321 | 60 | 1998 | WS Atkins & Partners | |
| 16 | Baiyoke Tower 2 | Bangkok | Thailand | 1050 | 320 | 90 | 1998 | Plan Architects Co | |
| 17 | Chrysler Building | New York City | USA | 1046 | 319 | 77 | 1930 | William Van Allen | |
| * | BDNI Centre | Jakarta | Indonesia | 1040 | 317 | 62 | 1999 | I.M. Pei & Partners | |
| 18 | Nations Bank Plaza | Atlanta | USA | 1023 | 312 | 55 | 1992 | Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo & Assoc | |
| ** | Egged House | Tel Aviv | Israel | 1018 | 310 | 65 | 2002 | - | |
| 19 | Library Tower | LA | USA | 1018 | 310 | 73 | 1990 | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners | |
| 20 | Malaysia Telecom | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1017 | 310 | 77 | 1998 | Daewoo & Partners + Hijjas Kasturi Associates | |
| * | Emirates Tower 2 | Dubai | UAE | 1012 | 309 | 56 | 2001 | NORR Group Consultants Int. Ltd | |
| 21 | AT&T Corporate Center | Chicago | USA | 1007 | 307 | 61 | 1989 | Peter Ellis, SOM | |
| 22 | Chase Tower | Houston | USA | 1002 | 305 | 75 | 1982 | I.M. Pei & Partners | |
| 23 | 2 Prudential Plaza | Chicago | USA | 995 | 303 | 65 | 1990 | Loebl Schlossman Dart & Hackl | |
| 24 | Ryugyong Hotel | Pyongyang | N Korea | 984 | 300 | 105 | 1995 | Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers | |
| * | Kingdom Centre | Ar Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 984 | 300 | - | - | Ellerbe Becket & Omrania | |
| 25 | Commerzbank | Frankfurt | Germany | 981 | 299 | 63 | 1997 | Sir Norman Foster & Partners | |
| 26 | First Interstate Plaza | Houston | USA | 972 | 296 | 71 | 1983 | SOM AND Lloyd Jones Brewer&Associates | |
| 27 | Landmark Tower | Yokohama | Japan | 971 | 296 | 70 | 1993 | The Stubbins Assoc | |
| 28 | 311 S.Wacker Drive | Chicago | USA | 959 | 292 | 65 | 1990 | KPF | |
| 29 | The Centre | Hong Kong | China | 958 | 292 | 69 | 1998 | Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man | |
| 30 | First Canadian Place | Toronto | Canada | 952 | 290 | 72 | 1975 | Edward Durell Stone & Assoc | |