These are the cities that have the most highrise buildings
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
Photo by Matt Wang on Unsplash
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
Photo by Daesun Kim on Unsplash
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
Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash
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
Photo by Ahalya Suresh on Unsplash
6. Tokyo, Japan
Highrises: 1,533
Population: 13,957,179
Photo by Jezael Melgoza on Unsplash
5. Hong Kong, China
Highrises: 1,958
Population: 7,482,500
Photo by Ruslan Bardash on Unsplash
4. Dubai, UAE
Highrises: 2,362
Population: 3,102,511
Photo by David Rodrigo on Unsplash
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
Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash
1. New York City, USA
Highrises: 6,232
Population: 8,175,133
Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash
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