Sunday, April 5, 2009
| Rank | Building | City | Country | Height | Floors | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burj Dubai | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates | 818 m | 2,684 ft | 162 | 2009 |
| 2 | Taipei 101 | Taipei |  Taiwan | 509 m | 1,671 ft | 101 | 2004 |
| 3 | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai |  China | 492 m | 1,614 ft | 101 | 2008 |
| 4= | Petronas Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia | 452 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
| 4= | Petronas Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 452 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
| 6 | Nanjing Greenland Financial Center | Nanjing | China | 450 m | 1,476 ft | 89 | 2009[C] |
| 7 | Sears Tower | Chicago |  United States | 442 m | 1,451 ft | 108 | 1973 |
| 8 | Guangzhou International Finance Center | Guangzhou | China | 438 m | 1,435 m | 103 | 2009 |
| 9 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | China | 421 m | 1,380 ft | 88 | 1998 |
| 10= | Two International Finance Centre | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong, China | 415 m | 1,362 ft | 88 | 2003 |
| 10= | Trump International Hotel and Tower | Chicago | United States | 415 m | 1,362 ft | 92 | 2009 |