These are the cities that have the most highrise buildings

Some of the cities might surprise you
The data from SkyscraperPage
You can probably guess the number one city
25. Sydney, Australia
24. Mumbai, India
23. Ottawa, Canada
22. Houston, USA
21. Boston, USA
20. Moscow, Russia
19. Los Angeles, USA
18. Sao Paulo, Brazil
17. Montreal, Canada
16. Vancouver, Canada
15. Bangkok, Thailand
14. Buenos Aires, Argentina
13. Incheon, South Korea
12. Mexico City, Mexico
11. London, UK
10. Shanghai, China
9. Chicago, USA
8. Kyiv, Ukraine
7. Busan, South Korea
6. Tokyo, Japan
5. Hong Kong, China
4. Dubai, UAE
3. Seoul, South Korea
2. Toronto, Canada
1. New York City, USA
Some of the cities might surprise you

Modern highrise buildings are one of the world's most impressive inventions and they've come to dominate cities since they were made possible in the late 1800s. But have you ever wondered which city skyline has the most of them?

The data from SkyscraperPage

SkyscraperPage put together a list of the world’s busiest skylines complete with the total number of buildings in well over 7000 cities. Anything over twelve stories or taller than one hundred and fifteen feet (thirty-five meters) in height was counted and termed a 'highrise' building, so skyscrapers were included, too!

You can probably guess the number one city

The list included cities from six of the seven continents and the top 25 cities came from countries all over the world. It’s easy to guess which city took the top spot but a lot of other cities in the top 25 might surprise you. Let's take a look at them.

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25. Sydney, Australia

Highrises: 493

Population: 5,029,768

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24. Mumbai, India

Highrises: 495

Population: 14,282,734

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23. Ottawa, Canada

Highrises: 508

Population: 883,391

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22. Houston, USA

Highrises: 518

Population: 2,144,491

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21. Boston, USA

Highrises:560

Population: 675,647

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20. Moscow, Russia

Highrises: 563

Population: 13,197,596

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19. Los Angeles, USA

Highrises: 589

Population: 3,849,378

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18. Sao Paulo, Brazil

Highrises: 597

Population: 11,244,367

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17. Montreal, Canada

Highrises: 823

Population: 1,649,519

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16. Vancouver, Canada

Highrises: 829

Population: 616,537

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15. Bangkok, Thailand

Highrises: 954

Population: 8,280,925

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14. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Highrises: 1,037

Population: 3,120,612

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13. Incheon, South Korea

Highrises: 1,082

Population: 2,925,967

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12. Mexico City, Mexico

Highrises: 1,106

Population: 9,209,944

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11. London, UK

Highrises: 1,139

Population: 9,056,770

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10. Shanghai, China

Highrises: 1,237

Population: 13,523,900

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9. Chicago, USA

Highrises: 1,248 

Population: 2,833,321

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8. Kyiv, Ukraine

Highrises: 1,275

Population: 2,964,550

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7. Busan, South Korea

Highrises: 1,367

Population: 3,416,918

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6. Tokyo, Japan

Highrises: 1,533

Population: 13,957,179

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5. Hong Kong, China

Highrises: 1,958

Population: 7,482,500

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4. Dubai, UAE

Highrises: 2,362

Population: 3,102,511

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3. Seoul, South Korea

Highrises: 2,619

Population: 9,741,383

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2. Toronto, Canada

Highrises: 2,623

Population: 2,615,060

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1. New York City, USA

Highrises: 6,232

Population: 8,175,133

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