Based on the annual report of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, it is in 2017 that the most number of buildings over 200 meters was completed in the world. 144 high-rise buildings, buildings measuring over 200 meters, were completed in 28 countries. Half of them were built in China. In fact, Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen got named the highest skyscraper of the year at 600 meters and made it to the overall tallest building list ranking 4th. Dubai did not want to get left behind and placed three skyscrapers on the list.

1. 2017The Year of the Skyscrapers

2. It is in 2017 that the most number of buildings over 200
meters was completed in the world:
They have been built in 23
countries
Half of them are in China (53% of
144 towers)
144
144 high-rise buildings
(over 200 meters)
They have been built in 28 countries
Half of them are in China
(53% of 144 towers)
28 53%
Dubai places three skyscrapers in the
ranking of the ten tallest buildings
3/10

3. 38.9%
Tertiary towers
or service sector buildings
34%
Housing towers
27.1%
Mixed-use towers
including hotels
Some interesting statistics:

4. Some interesting
materials used:
100% METAL TURNS
1.4 %
CONCRETE
51.4 %
COMPOSITE OR HYBRID SOLUTIONS,
47.2 %

5. Asia dominates:
SEOUL WINS A BEAUTIFUL 2ND PLACE WITH
ITS LOTTE WORLD TOWER
NORTH AMERICA PLACES 6TH WITH THE
WILSHIRE GRAND CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
EUROPE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST

6. 75 % 10 %
MORE THAN 75% OF THE 144 PROJECTS
BUILD IN 2017 WERE IN THE EAST
6.3 % 2.8 %
WITH NORTH AMERICA BUILDING
ONLY 10%
MIDDLE EAST PROJECTS
CONTRIBUTED A 6.3%
EUROPE RANKS FOURTH WITH
2.8% OF BUILDINGS COMPLETED
According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban
Habitat:
2.8 % 1.4 % 0.7 %
LATIN AMERICA ON PAR WITH
EUROPE WITH 2.8%
OCEANIA REACHES 1.4% OF THE
TOTAL
AFRICA WITH 0.7%

7. 13% Increase
Expected 160 projects in 2018
Production
levels in
progress:

8. The top 10 tallest world towers completed in 2017:
1. Ping An Finance Center (Shenzhen, China) - 599 meters (115 stories)
2. Lotte World Tower (Seoul, Korea) - 555 meters (123 floors)
3. Marina 101 (Dubai) - 425 meters (101 floors)
4. The Address Boulevard (Dubai) - 370 meters (73 floors)
5. Ahmed Abdul Rahim al Attar Tower (Dubai) - 342 meters (76 floors)
31 2 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
6. Wilshire Grand Center (Los Angeles, United States) –
335 meters (62 floors)
7. Yuexiu Fortune Center (Wuhan, China) - 330 meters (69 floors)
8. Hon Kwok City Center ( Shenzhen, China) - 329 meters (80 floors)
9. Yantai Shimao n°1 The Harbour (Yantai, China) - 323 meters (59 floors)
10. Zhuhai Saint Regis Tower (Zhuhai, China) - 323 meters (61 floors)

9. Overall record:
The Burj Khalifa, Dubai still holds the record
for the tallest skyscraper in the world
This record will be beaten by the Kingdom
Tower of Jeddah, whose completion has been
moved to 2019

10. Overall record:
Ping An Finance Center, tallest
skyscraper built in 2017, now ranks
4th in the overall tallest record.