The development of supertall buildings in China has progressed rapidly. As of 2023, China accounts for approximately 110 out of 232 global supertall buildings (defined as 300 m or taller), and 7 out of the world’s top 12 completed or topped-out supertall buildings exceeding 500 m (Figure 1). Among these buildings, the 632-m-tall Shanghai Tower (completed and opened in 2016) holds the distinction of being China’s tallest completed building, and ranks as the world’s second tallest, surpassed only by the 828-m-tall Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, with the completion of the 588-m-tall Ping An International Finance Centre in Shenzhen, and the structural topping-out of the 597-m-tall Tianjin Goldin Finance 117 Tower, China has emerged as the global epicenter for supertall building development.
Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.