As noted before. almost all of the tallest skyscrapers being built today are in Eastern Asia and the Middle East. In 2020, the 11 tallest buildings in the world will be:

1. Kingdom Tower – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 1,007 m (3,304 ft.)^
2. Sky City – Changsha, China: 838 m (2,749 ft.)#
3. Burj Khalifa – Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 838 m (2,716 ft.)
4. Pignan International Finance Centre – Shenzen, China: 660 m (2,165 ft.)^
5. Shanghai Tower – Shanghai, China: 632 m (2,073 ft.)^
6. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel – Mecca, Saudi Arabia: 601 m (1,971 ft.)
7. Goldin Finance 117 – Tianjin, China: 597 m (1,958 ft.)^
8. Lotte World Tower – Seoul, Korea: 555.7 m (1,823 ft.)^
9. One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) – New York, United States: 541.3 m (1,776 ft.)
10. CTF Tianjin Tower – Tianjin, China: 530.4 m (1,740 ft.)^
11. Chow Tai Fook Centre – Guangzhou, China: 530.4 m (1,738 ft.)^

^ under construction
# on hold