A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors[1] and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft).
[2] Historically, the term first referred to buildings with 10 to 20 floors in the 1880s.
[1] This list ranks cities with the most completed skyscrapers that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of February 2025[update], according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
This is a list which ranks cities that have at least 10 skyscrapers under construction that are taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of October 2024 according to the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and other sources.
This is a list which ranks cities with at least 1 completed skyscraper above 300 m (980 ft).