Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower), Dubai, UAE.
Construction completed in 2010. With a height of 162 floors and 828 m or 2.717 feet, the building became the world's tallest skyscraper when it defeated the Taipei 101 Tower is the most highly recognized building in the world before this. Architect is Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
No. 2
Taipei 101 Tower, Taipei, Taiwan.
Year: 2004, 101 level, 509 meters and 1.670 feet. Architect: C.Y. Lee & Partner
No. 3
Shanghai World Financial Center, China.
Year: 2008, has 101 levels, height: 492 meters or 1.614 feet. Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox.
No. 4
Petronas Towers 1 & 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Completed in 1998. Had 88 levels with a height of 452 meters or 1.483 feet. Architect is Cesar Pelli.
No. 5
Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), Chicago.
Year: 1974, with 110 levels with a height of 442 meters or 1.450 feet. Architect: Bruce Graham (SOM).
No. 6
Jin Mao Building, Shanghai.
Year: 1999, has 88 levels with a height of 421 meters or 1.381 feet. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
No. 7
Two International Finance Centre (IFC), Hong Kong.
Year: 2003, has 88 levels with a height of 414 meters or 1.362 feet. Architect: Cesar Pelli.
No. 8
CITIC Plaza, China International Trust, Guanzhou.
Year: 1997, has 80 levels with a height of 391 meters or 1.283 feet. Architect: DLN.
No. 9
Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China.
Year: 1996, has 69 levels with a height of 384 meters or 1,260 feet. Architect: K.Y. Cheung Design Assc.
No. 10
Empire State Building, New York.
Year: 1931, has 102 levels with a height of 381 meters or 1.250 feet. Architect: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon.