Shanghai

China

Facts

Population

Source: Demographia World Urban Areas

27,058,480 (2020)

Area

6,341 km² • 2,448 mi²

Density

4,267.2 people per km²

11,052.1 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
6

Tallest City in

the World

#
4

Tallest City in

Asia
#
4

Tallest City in

China

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Shanghai Tower
632 m / 2,073  ft
2 Shanghai World Financial Center
492 m / 1,614  ft
3 North Bund Tower
480 m / 1,575  ft
4 Jin Mao Tower
420.5 m / 1,380  ft
5 Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1
370 m / 1,214  ft
6 Shimao International Plaza
333.3 m / 1,094  ft
7 Jinqiao Sub-Center Block C1 Tower 1
330 m / 1,083  ft
8 Sinar Mas Center 1
320 m / 1,050  ft
9 Zhangjiang Science Gate Tower 1
320 m / 1,050  ft
10 Zhangjiang Science Gate Tower 2
320 m / 1,050  ft

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH 2021 Global Walking Tour: Shanghai

09 December 2021

Skybridges: Bringing the Horizontal into the Vertical Realm

02 July 2020

Videos

22 January 2021

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

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Research

03 April 2023

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2022: World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height

This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...

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Global News

28 March 2023

Hotel Brand Selected for 235-Meter Skyscraper in Shanghai

The luxury hotel, MGM Shanghai West Bund has been selected for the 235-meter AI Tower and Plaza in Shanghai, China. Designed by Nikken Sekkei Ltd, It...

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