The World's Tallest Building (1647–2026)

About this dataset

Timeline of 16 structures that held the world's tallest building title, with height, city, country, and years as record holder.

16 rows × 7 columns

Burj Khalifa (828m) is 63% taller than its predecessor Taipei 101 — the largest single leap in the record's 379-year history
The title shifted from European cathedrals (1647–1894) to American skyscrapers (1894–1998) to Asian supertalls (1998–present)
Burj Khalifa (828m) shattered records by 63% over Taipei 101 — the largest single leap in the dataset's 379-year history
The tallest building grew nearly 6× from 142m to 828m, shifting from European cathedrals to American skyscrapers to Asian supertalls