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Need to restore the article "List of city with the most highrise building".Since there is no generally agreed-on definition of a skyscraper, this list ranks cities by their number of buildings higher than various thresholds, complementing the list of cities with the most high-rise buildings, which uses a somewhat arbitrary 35m cutoff. The site skyscrapercity.com used to create this article contains not quite complete data on the number of skyscrapers in different cities. A more extensive database is contained on Emporis.com, where, for example, the number of buildings with a height of more than 150 meters exceeds 430 pieces (instead of 353 on the skyscrapercity). Similarly, the number of skyscrapers in other cities of Asia is different. Perhaps for more.

City 600m 500m 400m 300m 250m 200m
Dubai 1 1 1 14 31 59
Hong Kong - - 2 6 15 54
New York City - 1 1 4 10 52
Chicago - - 2 4 13 27
Shanghai 1 - 3 4 11 32

See also

Quiname (talk) 18:12, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

New section including buildings under construction?

The present table takes into account only completed buildings. It would be nice to have another table whose numbers also reflect the skyscrapers currently under construction. Quiname (talk) 20:34, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

In fact, dramatic changes will affect at least Dubai:

City >=600m 500m 450m 400m 350m 300m 250m 200m
Dubai soon 1 2 2 5 11 23 46 79
Dubai now 1 1 1 1 5 14 31 59

Quiname (talk) 19:06, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

List of cities with most buildings higher than 100m (not enough for a skyscraper)

If we lowered the threshold from 200m to 100m (not enough for a skyscraper by most definitions), and included only cities with at least 400 buildings higher than 100m, then Tokyo would replace Chicago in the top 5 list[1].

City # Buildings >=100m
Hong Kong 3214-3700
Chongqing +2200
Shanghai 1600-4000
Shenzhen +2000
Seoul +1000
Sao Paolo 800-1000
New York City 830
Mumbai 768
Guangzhou 760-1100
Tokyo 683
Dubai 671
Bangkok 600-700
Beijing 500-1500
Shenyang +1000
Metro Manila +500
Chengdu 1000-2000
Incheon +500
Busan +700
Jakarta 350-450
Istanbul 400-600
Moscow 250-300
Mexico 130-180
Panama 250-300
Recife 140-220
Goiania 220-280
Buenos-Aires 110-150
Gurgaon 100-150
  1. ^ M. Gerometta, P. Kazmierczak, M. lacey, P. Oldfield, A. Wood. Tall Buildings In Numbers. World's Tallest 50 Urban Agglomerations. CTBUH Journal, 2009, issue II. http://www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/TallestDatabase/50TallestAgglomerations/tabid/1006/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

Quiname (talk) 17:27, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Only cities with at least 20 buildings above 200m are listed for now

Some cities such as Taipei have buildings above 500m. But they don't show up here if they don't have at least 20 buildings above 200m:

City Total >=600m 500m 450m 400m 350m 300m 250m 200m
Dubai 59 1 1 1 1 5 14 31 59
Hong Kong 54 - - 1 2 4 6 15 54
New York City 52 - - - - 2 4 10 52
Shanghai 32 - - 1 2 2 4 11 32
Chicago 27 - - - 2 2 6 13 27

Quiname (talk) 18:36, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Cities with at least 100 skyscrapers higher than 150m

The reference above claims skyscrapers start a 150m. So I guess we should have a list of completed or topped out buildings as follows (CTBUH database):

City >=600m >=500m >=450m >=400m >=350m >=300m >=250m >=200m >=150m
Dubai 1 1 1 1 5 14 27 48 122
Hong Kong - - 1 2 4 6 15 52 272
Shanghai - - 2 3 3 4 16 45 109
Chicago - - - 2 2 6 12 27 110
New York City - - - - 2 4 10 52 223

Tokyo has 99 and thus just fails to get included. Quiname (talk) 17:00, 16 February 2011 (UTC)


New Data

Hi Quiname, I've done some revising on the data. From now on there will be three tables.

One is categorized based on skyscrapers that are above 100m, one will be completed skyscrapers above 200m, and the last one would be for under construction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lkiller123 (talk • contribs) 06:18, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Lkiller123, there already were three tables, and your 200+ table made things worse. You deleted the columns for 450+ 350+ 250+ without explanation. And the reader should immediately see how many buildings of city X are higher than Y meters, but in your 200+ table he has to add up the values of the columns for 500m, 400m, 300m etc. Not good. I'll use your longer 100+ table though. Quiname (talk) 18:43, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Some skyscraper definitions draw the lower limit at 150m[1]. Perhaps one should add a 150m column. Quiname (talk) 19:04, 15 February 2011 (UTC)



Quiname - I see what you are trying to do here. I mistakenly made the chart as 200-300m, 300-400m, and so on... Did you keep my newly updated data?

I have also done edits to update the data from CTBUH.com, and I believe that you reverted those edits. I will try to get the data up again and improve the readability on the table. I will try to get more list while minimize wordings as much as possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lkiller123 (talk • contribs) 00:35, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

I think it's consistent with CTBUH now, and includes a 150m column for completed and topped-out buildings, since 150m is the skyscraper cutoff, according to the cited source. BTW, we might want to delete the somewhat redundant 200m table now. Quiname (talk) 17:53, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ "Huge New Rogers Skyscraper Proposed". skyscrapernews.com. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007. ...their eleventh proper skyscraper, that is by definition buildings above 150 metres

150m

Yeah I will go ahead and delete the 200 meter chart. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lkiller123 (talk • contribs) 00:42, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

More info

Should we get more infos up on this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lkiller123 (talk • contribs) 20:10, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Sure, would you like to write a script that systematically queries the CTBUH database (or similar sites) and automatically generates a more detailed, huge table with additional columns for >=100m, >=75m, >=50m, plus maybe a hundred extra rows for all those cities with a reasonable number of buildings above 50m? Quiname (talk) 20:45, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

For the script - that will be way beyond limits for Wikipedia, though technically possible. For the tables: I believe that the height thresholds are already nicely done and defined. Maybe I would get something more on the 100m table since there are loads of data from the CTBUH list.

Edit away! :D — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lkiller123 (talk • contribs) 03:20, 20 February 2011 (UTC)


May I suggest you include Tokyo in the list of cities with the most skyscrapers? According to the reliable http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo/to.htm there're already 108 above 150m in town, with over 30 u/c http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/tokyo-ing-menu.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.2.68.4 (talk) 10:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Madrid vs Warsaw

MADRID HAS MORE OVER 100 m SKYCRAPERS THAN VARSAW Just the CTBA has four over 250 m skycrapers.--83.53.171.147 (talk) 04:28, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Inclusion criteria and keeping it up to date

1. The table in 'Cities with at least 100 completed / topped-out skyscrapers above 150m' is somewhat out of date. Dubai in particular has six buildings between 400 and 350 m (four have been topped-out in 2011 - see [1]). I suspect the whole table needs to be revisited and updated.

2. In the table in 'Cities with at least 100 skyscrapers above 150m (under construction inclusive)' it seems there is something odd going on that contradicts the previous table. In particular, why is Tokyo listed as having a building apparently >600 m when only the Tokyo Sky Tree is anywhere near that height and that is a tower, not a skyscraper. According to List of tallest structures in Japan, the tallest skyscraper in Tokyo is the 248 m Midtown Tower, while the 296 m Yokohama Landmark Tower is the tallest in Japan and that's in Yokohama. Astronaut (talk) 02:26, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


I noticed the same thing. Should I change it? Informed Person (talk) 22:26, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

definition of height

Please include the definition of "height" that you are using. Is it top floor, roof, mast, or antenna height? Meters (talk) 23:36, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

List of cities with most buildings at least >100m

The List of cities with most buildings at least >100m is currently a complete disaster. Some problems right now include:

  • The list is ordered by number of buildings rather than by combined height, which contradicts both the sentence preceding the table and the original source material.
  • The list is incomplete. The cited source provides a list of the top 50 cities, but only the top 35 were added to this table.
  • Some of the stats are wrong, such as San Francisco's number of buildings and combined height being listed as 70 and 9,379 instead of 88 and 11,582 as cited.
  • To make matters worse, people have added additional cities making this list wildly inaccurate. For example, #50 in this table is Montreal at 20 skyscrapers, while the cited source has Tel Aviv at #50 with 59 skyscrapers. Major cities such as Dallas and Los Angeles aren't even listed while several cities with only 1, 2, or 3 skyscrapers are.
  • The source is from 2009-2010 and is somewhat outdated now. If anyone can find a more recent and updated source, that would be great!


Unless anyone objects, I will edit the table so that only the top 50 cities are listed exactly as they appear in the cited source. Otherwise, this entire table needs to be deleted as it is very misleading.

Kachyna(talk) 07:51, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Cities with at least 45 skyscrapers above 150m (i.e. about 35–40 floors) (under construction inclusive)

I think Toronto should be included in this section according to the List of tallest buildings in Toronto article. Intoronto1125TalkContributions 04:34, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

The cutoff is not 45 its 50. Toronto is close but not quite there yet. I have already explained that "Only skyscrapers of known height are recorded on the chart. Skyscrapers of unknown height but are known to be at least 35 floors high will still be count for the city's skyscraper tally but will not appear on the chart." so it appears the cut off is 45 at the moment but its not it is 50.Steve chiu (talk) 02:52, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds not on list?

Hi just wondering why Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds are not on the List of cities with the most buildings taller than 100m on this page. Manchester has 4 skyscrapers taller than 100m - adding up to a total height of 500m Birmingham and Leeds both have 2 buildings taller than 100m adding up to 222m and 218m respectively. Obviously I can understand cities like Liverpool being excluded from the list, with Radio City Tower and Liverpool Cathedral, but is there any particular reason as to why none of either Manchester, Birmingham or Leeds are on the list? I thought I would check before making amendments. ~J349 (talk) 15:05, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

List of Cities with most buildings at least >100m, cited source contradicts list

According to the wiki page, #36 is San Francisco at 9,379m and #38 is Warsaw with 2,320m. I found this high of a difference dubious since the amount of difference should level off as you move further down the list. So I checked the source cited by this section (source #8): http://www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/TallestDatabase/50TallestAgglomerations/tabid/1006/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

According to the list, San Francisco is ranked #35, with Wuhan, Busan, Shenyang, Atlanta, Chengdu, Los Angeles, Melbourne, and Paris coming in afterward. Warsaw doesn't even appear in the top 50.

This section also cites a Polish language article for the city of Warsaw: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warszawskie_wie%C5%BCowce This is not an appropriate source for an English-language article. There is an English-language page for Warsaw, but it doesn't appear to offer anything to suggest that Warsaw belongs on this list ranked after San Francisco.

I believe someone with some admirable Polish pride decided to put it on the list after San Francisco and hoped nobody would notice. I'll leave it to more experienced Wikipedia editors to review and/or correct this section.

158.121.82.46 (talk) 21:26, 25 November 2011 (UTC)Justin Smith

The entire "List of cities with most buildings at least >100m," section is an inaccurate mess. For instance, Winston Salem is listed at #47 with a whopping 2 buildings above 100m (?!?), yet the source quoted above shows Dallas at #49 with 53 buildings above 100m; Dallas isn't even included in the table, nor is Hangzhou with 62 buildings or Los Angeles with 70. I am too inexperienced with table editing, or I would have a go at changing it to reflect the source. The section needs to either be made accurate, or be purged. 66.25.42.226 (talk) 22:13, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't see Auckland, New Zealand on this list either. As per the Wiki page 'list of tallest structures in New Zealand' there are 14 skyscrapers above 100 metres, excluding of course the Sky Tower which is 328 metres. Rockyar88 (talk) 06:39, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Seattle

Where is Seattle? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.173.23.145 (talk) 03:29, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

It's a mess

On this moment, the lists seemed to be dropped just somewhere in the article and most references are viewed above the last table. There's also one wrong reference which has to be corrected. Besides that, Eindhoven has 2 high towers of 100m or taller, totalling 206m (source within Wikipedia: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_hoogste_gebouwen_van_Eindhoven) and many other cities might have two or more of these towers which allows them to be put on the list, so the last table is far from complete. --OPolkruikenz (talk) 08:51, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Benidorm

Benidorm is known as the Mediterranean Manhattan, the alicantinian touristic city has got more than Madrid and Barcelone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.120.5.169 (talk) 06:10, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Atlantic City, NJ

This list has 5 over 150 meters in Atlantic City List of tallest buildings in Atlantic City but there is a height discrepancy (shows 2) with CTBUH http://skyscrapercenter.com/create.php?search=yes&page=99999&type_building=on&status_COM=on&list_continent=NA&list_country=US&list_city=US-AIY&list_height=150&list_company=&list_year=

Revel casino hotel is definitely the 2nd tallest in New Jersey as of Nov. 2013, yet AC is not on the list of cities with most skyscrapers even though there are some with 1 over 150 meters on this list. I don't want to add AC until I know where to put it? (with 2 or 5 skyscrapers) can someone else please advise here?24.0.133.234 (talk) 23:26, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Paris should be verify

Paris has a lot of building exceeding 150 meters and not only one. Check your sources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_the_Paris_region

Considering Paris area is the most vertical urban area in Europe. By the way it should be far above London that counts way less towers. Thanks to modify in consequences. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.7.59.80 (talk) 09:49, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Paris itself only has one building above 150m, the remaining ones in the Paris region are located in Courbevoie, which I have added to the list. It's not actually the "most vertical urban area" by the way, both London and Frankfurt come in ahead. 91.66.237.200 (talk) 17:45, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Cities to add:

(Here, “skyscraper” refers to a building of at least 150 m; # = Featured List)

  • Philadelphia: 14#
  • Pittsburgh: 9#
  • Seattle: 14#
  • São Paulo: 16 (Should be upgraded from 11)
  • Santiago: at least 1
  • Malmö: 1
  • Beijing: perhaps 8
  • Portland: 3#
  • Baltimore: 3#
  • Denver: 7#
  • Minneapolis: 10#
  • Indianapolis: 3#
  • Fort Worth, Texas: 3
  • Austin, Texas: 3#
  • Charlotte, North Carolina: 6#
  • Cincinnati: at least 3
  • Cleveland, Ohio: 4#
  • San Antonio, Texas: 2
  • Milwaukee: 2
  • Detroit: 9#
  • Oklahoma City: at least 2
  • Louisville, Kentucky: 2
  • Kansas City, Missouri: 2
  • Tianjin: perhaps 7
  • Omaha, Nebraska: at least 1
  • London: 15#. (Should be upgraded from 12)
  • Yekaterinburg: 1
  • Vienna: at least one
  • Balneario Camboriu, Brazil: 2
  • Salvador, Bahia: 1
  • Curitiba: 2
  • Rotterdam: 3
  • Kuwait City: at least 1
  • Suzhou: at least 1
  • Vancouver: at least 2
  • Mississauga: 2 (if you count the Absolute World towers twice).

Phoenix, Arizona comes close to having a skyscraper, at 148 m; as does Berlin at 146.8 m.

The following cities apparently don't have any skyscrapers:

Stockholm Helsinki St. Petersburg Glasgow Athens Guayaquil Quito Lima Quebec City Ottawa Winnipeg Edmonton Albuquerque El Paso Tijuana Cairo Chennai

Dallas# may have only 18 skyscrapers; while Houston# may have only 31.--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 08:10, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Philly

Umm, yeah. 14 Buildings here are 150 meters... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.63.232 (talk) 06:28, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Paris

Umm, well, do you think it would not have been better to group Courbevoie, Puteaux and Nanterre in France ,under the name of Paris considering that these 3 cities are part of the Paris urban area and the area is called "La Défense". I think this would have been way clearer for foreign people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.174.33.253 (talk) 07:19, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Formatting Error

There is a formatting error with Kiev which causes the list to look wrong in the "This is a ranking of the cities with at least 10 buildings above 100m." section. I don't know enough about list formatting to fix it sadly, perhaps someone else does. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.240.131.64 (talk) 04:09, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Caracas...?

Apparently Caracas's 46 buildings taller than 100m sum to 5,678,8. That doesn't seem right, as it doesn't make sense(should be 56,788) and it's kind of impossible to sum 46 buildings to 56788. I'm thinking that it's either supposed to be 5,678 or 5,678.8 (which would be rounded to 5679.) Ev3commander (talk) 00:16, 25 February 2015 (UTC)




The list of 100 building is slightly dated? what if we use 90m?

I found this online! what do you think of changing the list?

http://tudl0867.home.xs4all.nl/skylines.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.58.186 (talk) 05:31, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

  • Not a reliable source. They have used an uncited 'algorithm' to rank the cities. The list is arbitrary.Robynthehode (talk) 11:14, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Confusion. Confusing!

Lots of editors of this list are confusing what structures should be included in the list and what shouldn't. Some editors are also not citing reliable sources or following other Wikipedia guidelines and policy:

  • Skyscrapers - there is no internationally agreed definition for a 'skyscraper'. Therefore the better wording (and therefore structure to include) is 'building' OR 'tower' where there is a definition and one that is used in lots of other tall structure lists in Wikipedia
  • The list will be confusing if it is not explicitly stated whether buildings should be counted for the total, towers should be counted or all freestanding structures.
  • Referencing another Wikipedia article is not a reliable source
  • Cited definitions of a city and its boundaries must be used to define the area within which structures are judged to be within the city
  • Aggregation of heights is not a criteria that should be part of this list. Each list lead only state that the city should have building included if above a certain height

As this list is such a mess I will change it unless objections are made to my analysis of the problemsRobynthehode (talk) 11:25, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned references in List of cities with the most skyscrapers

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Reference named "Emporis":

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  • acho que a lista ta errada; Salvador aparece na lista e o maior dela é menor que o Segundo maior de frederickstadt - recife não aparecer nessa e sim na outra faz mais sentido pelo sitio do skyscraper

Bogota (capital of Colombia) should be higher on the list

This city currently has 6 buildings exceeding 150 m in height and 7 under construction that exceed this height, excluding entrecalles over 300m project because it has not happened project , I leave the link to the most current version in Spanish (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Rascacielos_de_Colombia) ,and the city appears as only had 4 buildings with more of 150 m.

This is the case in several cities in Latin America that do not have updated data on page SkyscraperCity can see new buildings , or the Spanish version of skyscrapers in cities wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edwin1216 (talk • contribs) 16:08, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

    • acho que a lista ta errada; Salvador aparece na lista e o maior dela é menor que o Segundo maior de frederickstadt - recife não aparecer nessa e sim na outra faz mais sentido pelo sitio do skyscraper — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.64.10.156 (talk) 13:27, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

Tehran is the city with least skyscrapers and high rise buildings

tehran has only one skyscraper above 150 m. tehran has 5 high rise buildings taller than 100 m.tehran has about 32 high rise buildings including the 1 skyscraper which is 162 m. tehran is the city with least and smallest and fewest number of skyscrapers and least high rise buildings in the world.--80.241.81.150 (talk) 13:36, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

tehran is the city in the world with least and smallest number of high rise buildings with only 32 completed high rises. --80.241.81.150 (talk) 13:41, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

check the links which is written at the down of the article. all are useful sites. you can find the fact and reality of skyscrapers and high rise buildings in those sites.--80.241.81.150 (talk) 13:44, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

the former cited number of skyscrapers was 9 but it is wrong. because in this article only buildings above 150 m is considered skyscrapers. but according to emporis buildings above 100 m are considered skyscrapers. so you have to go to emporis and find the skyscrapers above 150 m and which are completed and built because in emporis also cancelled and unbuilt and buildings which are under construction are listed. --80.241.81.150 (talk) 13:50, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

the information about tehran and other iranian cities in the article Cities with most high rise buildings, is also wrong. i hope someone will fix it soon. tehran is far far far far from that numbher which is cited in the article.--80.241.81.150 (talk) 13:51, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

by looking and seeing some pictures of the skyline of tehran in google pictures you will realize that the skyline of tehran is almost nothing . the skyline of tehran is bad even if you compare it with small sized cities.--80.241.81.150 (talk) 13:54, 12 November 2015 (UTC)


please fix the statistics and information of karachi and other pakistani cities, because the current statistics are wrong — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:FE0:C210:4050:39E2:8F40:B396:8CC (talk) 16:03, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

Tokyo

Can anyone explain why Tokyo is listed as #1 with 458 buildings over 150m? I went to the cited link and it shows only 158 that tall. The CTBUH shows 116. Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Crystalclearpepc (talk • contribs) 21:41, 3 January 2016‎

Looks like it's incorrect to me. Furthermore, that source includes buildings still under construction, so I've reverted Tokyo's building count to that from the CTBUH source.—Laoris (talk) 19:23, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

– and -

There is no consistency in the use of – and - in the tables. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.87.96.107 (talk) 10:59, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

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Chongqing, New York and Tokyo

According to 30th source link Chongqing has 1329 finished buildings above 100m (100m not included). Plus 24 buildings which was included in number of skyscrapers, which construction is probably in progress, but they are already higher than 150m. So it's at least 1353 buildings. And definetely with more than 150.000m summary height due to more than 1000 buildings higher or with height equal to 120m (I used the same link). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.67.53.234 (talk) 20:32, 28 February 2016 (UTC) And according to second link source New York has 350 buildings above 150m (including), and 114 of them are planned or not finished or demolished. So it's 236 skyscrapers, not 383. According to third link souce Tokyo has 139 finished skyscrapers, not 172.

Shanghai >100m Data is massively inaccurate

The data source currently listed is from http://www.stats-sh.gov.cn/tjnj/nj14.htm?d1=2014tjnj/C1104.htm. This source is not only outdated (2014), it also doesn't say anything about >100m. It only categorizes buildings according to number of floors, and the 1,463 number is only derived from >30 floors, which doesn't mean >100m. Therefore, this number needs to be revised down to 275, according to http://community.emporis.com/statistics/most-skyscraper-cities-worldwide. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tseung Kwan O (talk • contribs) 05:56, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Removal of claim that USA has most Skyscrapers

I have removed the claim in the lede that the USA has the most skyscrapers. A brief totaling of the skyscrapers listed in this article has China at 1095 and USA at 669. Unless the article information is incorrect this fact shows that the claim I have removed is incorrect using the same criteria that this list uses. Robynthehode (talk) 15:56, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Listed twice

Tel Aviv and Astana were listed twice. I have removed.91.79.18.152 (talk) 15:59, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Cities with skyscrapers over 150m

Detroit, United States: buildings taller than 150m

Detroit Marriott 222m One Detroit Center 189m Penobscot 172m Renaissance Center 100 159 Renaissance Center 200 159 Renaissance Center 300 159 Renaissance Center 400 159 Guardian Building 151 

Scrappyacres (talk) 02:26, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Penang Island's number of skyscrapers

I suspect that Penang Island has been misrepresented in this article on the number of skyscrapers. Just one glance at any panoramic pictures of the city would tell you that there is definitely more than 3 skyscrapers that are over 150m in height.

I assume that the 3 skyscrapers in Penang Island referred to by Skyscrapercenter are KOMTAR and the Gurney Paragon East and West Towers (the latter towers were completed in 2013). But since then, there are other towers which exceed the 150m threshold. The Cove (with six towers) are all above 150m, as are The Peak Residences (three towers with each having a height of at least 500 feet or 152.4m). Setia V Tower A, at 189m tall, has been topped out and is nearing completion.

According to Emporis's data for skyscrapers and high-rises, other skyscrapers that exceed the 150m height include

  • Shineville Park Condominium
  • The Maritime B
  • Pearl Regency
  • Northam Tower
  • Gurney 8A

Do all this suggest that Penang Island has ONLY 3 skyscrapers above 150m in height?

I haven't even begun mentioning that, technically speaking, Penang is a STATE in Malaysia, not a city. The only city in Penang is Penang Island, where the skyscrapers are concentrated. A distinction has to be made between the two entities.

Vnonymous 03:04, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong has independence of architects and civil engineering. In Hong Kong, Buildings Department of Hong Kong excises full sovereignty in architects and civil engineering, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China does not. The case is similar to Olympic Games, civil aviation, etc. Hong Kong has their own national teams and use Hong Kong flag as national flag. Since Hong Kong is full member of International Union of Architects, Hong Kong flag would be adopted in architects and civil engineering pages. This is following the rule of MOS:SOVEREIGNFLAG. hoising (talk) 14:51, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. It is not, according to all reliable sources, a country / nation state. Where a building is located when a list titles a column 'Country' means that the recognised country that building is in is relevant not any sub national region. hoising has misinterpreted MOS:SOVEREIGNFLAG. As it says 'In general, if a flag is felt to be necessary, it should be that of the sovereign state (e.g. the United States of America or Canada) not of a subnational entity, even if that entity is sometimes considered a "nation" or "country" in its own right. This is partly for the sake of consistency across Wikipedia'.Robynthehode (talk) 20:17, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
Hong Kong excises full sovereignty in architects and civil engineering. We have to use Hong Kong flag as national flag when the region was treated as a independent member of a country or nation state. This is following the rule of MOS:SOVEREIGNFLAG. -- hoising (talk) 10:17, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for you response. You have not made the case for changing the flag to the Hong Kong one. In fact your view is contrary to the guidelines from Wikipedia. You have not achieved consensus for this article nor any of the articles you decided to change immediately after seeing my comment above. You need to achieve consensus following a discussion about these changes not just make wholesale changes across many articles. Please discuss the flag issue here before making any other changes. If you do make changes without consensus they will be reverted. Robynthehode (talk) 13:17, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Robynthehode, in the interest of not getting you blocked for edit warring, I'll note that you've been reverted three times on your change in the last day, and if I were trying to tempt you into getting blocked I would have reverted you a fourth time. You were reverted by three different editors, which implies that you currently do not have consensus for this change. Hong Kong is a weird exception to just about every rule we have regarding countries and sovereignty. Are you suggesting that every usage of Hong Kong, such as at the Olympics, needs to be changed to the Chinese flag? That's just silly. The rules are not inflexible, they are guidelines, and I'm not entirely sure why you're so hell-bent on getting the exact letter of the law written down in stone here. Primefac (talk) 14:25, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Agreed, Hong Kong in Asian Games, Olympic or Badminton events such as Thomas Cup and Uber Cup is always recognized as a different entity than People's Republic of China, so does Taiwan (as Chinese Taipei). Why in this skyscrapper rank it should be treated differently by being represented by PRC flag? Gunkarta  talk  15:12, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments. No I just want a proper discussion about this issue that has been going on for a number of years. I have not seen a consensus on this issue at any of the pages under discussion here. And no I am not suggesting changing the Hong Kong flag to a China flag for the Olympics, you are merely assuming that. While you state that Hong Kong is a strange exception no good reason has been given here for that. Hong Kong is not a country. The guidelines are clear. Follow the guidelines or make the argument don't just revert (many articles have had relatively stable presence of the China flag other with the Hong Kong flag I have just posed the idea that we have a discussion and reach a consensus for, at least, articles that are about buildings or similar geographic / country contexts Robynthehode (talk) 15:25, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
As I mentioned, architects and civil engineering issues including skyscrapers in Hong Kong are independent from China authorities. Hong Kong has independent membership in International Union of Architects. --hoising (talk) 15:36, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
I'll note that Macau, which is in the same situation as Hong Kong, has both the Macau flag next to city and the Chinese flag next to country. Why can't that be done here too, as a compromise? Smartyllama (talk) 16:29, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Actividade Privada em Macau is an independent member of International Union of Architects also. --hoising (talk) 16:40, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for comments. I would have expected a discussion rather than an immediate revert but happy to leave the reverts with the Hong Kong flag as long as the discussion is continued here about my legitimate concerns. As per WP:CON no consensus has been reached about this issue. All that has happened so far is the initial laying out of information to try to support one sides view. To make it clear my objections to using the Hong Kong flag are: it is not a country but a subnational entity which as

MOS:SOVEREIGNFLAG states the nation / country flag is to be used. I pasted the text from this guideline above. The argument against this seems to be that: 1: Hong Kong is an independent member of the International Union of Architects. That is just a statement of fact not an argument. Is hoising saying that because Hong Kong is a member of this organisation that that fact makes Hong Kong a country. No. Are all buildings in Hong Kong approved, built or otherwise linked to that organisation? 2: Hong Kong has recognition as a separate entity by sporting organisations. Are you saying that this makes Hong Kong a country? Hong Kong's status within various organisations varies depending on the organisation. I can equally state that the UN does not recognise Hong Kong as a country. WHO does not recognise Hong Kong as a country. Anyone can cherry pick. I think the reason these articles should have the China rather than Hong Kong flag is because that is where the building are located. It is about the country of location not the fact that Hong Kong is a member of this or that organisation. And the country is, as the most reliable source (the UN) states is China not Hong Kong. In pretty much all these articles (about buildings) the tables have a column which states the building is in Hong Kong anyway, it is just the country column which should state the country / nation state not any subnational entity. Seems logical and reasonable to me, but always happy to build a consensus so this issue can be laid to rest. Robynthehode (talk) 16:44, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Robynthehode has a big mistake that nobody said Hong Kong is a country. Dependent territories have status of and to be listed as country in civil affairs with full sovereignty (including sport affairs and civil aviation). --hoising (talk) 06:50, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
Hong Kong is not a sovereign state and WP:SOVEREIGNFLAG unambiguously says non-sovereign flags should not be used. There's no such thing as a dependent territory with full sovereignty. -Zanhe (talk) 16:34, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
@Zanhe Please read the paragraphs that Hong Kong is not a sovereign state but this dependent territories have status of and to be listed as country in civil affairs with full sovereignty (including sport affairs and civil aviation). -- hoising (talk) 08:09, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
hoising your link to Dependent territories gives no support to your contention that the flag of Hong Kong should be used. Read the whole article - Dependent territories - and you will see that all (except for Hong Kong) the listed territories do not have a special status with regard to the Olympics or any other organisations. I disagree with altering the column title just to accommodate Hong Kong. The national flag is the only flag that should be shown. The nation is China according to the most reliable international source - the UN. As Zanhe rightly states this is unambiguous according to WP:SOVEREIGNFLAG. If we cannot reach consensus here then I suggest this is taken to other editors or to WP:DRN. Robynthehode (talk) 11:25, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Hong Kong is a country (or as some others may prefer the word "region"), though not a sovereignty state. It has its own flag: The HKSAR Flag, which is widely recognised by International Olympic Committee and some other international organisations (e.g. APEC) under the name of "Hong Kong, China" (often referred to as the Olympic Standard). This is recognised and approved also by the central government of P.R. China. I strongly request related articles to list Hong Kong in the country list (in the form of "Hong Kong, China" if preferred to avoid disputes), and to list its SAR Flag int the flag list. The situation is highly similar to Puerto Rico of U.S., Gibraltar of U.K., and French Polynesia of France. The reasons are: Hong Kong enjoys its own currency (HK Dollar), has its own border (with independent immigration and customs control), own jurisdiction system (common law and Court of Final Appeal), and is recognised as an economy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Groverlynn (talk • contribs)

I suggest @Robynthehode read more talk pages before edit all wikipedia pages. -- hoising (talk) 14:34, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Dubai reference

It should be noted that the Dubai reference only supports 142 buildings above 490 feet, not 173 (or 177 depending on the current edit war.) Either a new reference should be found, or Dubai changed. Canterbury Tail talk 02:08, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Noted. Though such is not unexpected as building databases will have difficulty keeping up with countries experiencing building booms as new projects come in and some projects may be put on hold. This is why I personally find building lists valuable since the actual building names are enumerated and we can view clarifications, photo evidence, and notes. The page "List of tallest buildings in Dubai" still needs to be updated to 2018. As of January 2018, building lists for Indonesia and the Philippines have been updated. Numbers for China could be lower than what is shown in the article and will need to be updated. --Arquenevis (talk) 03:27, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
Well if a database isn't up to date then it shouldn't be used to reference a number that it can't support. Hate to say it but it needs to be referenced and the reference needs to be accurate. So unfortunately either the number needs to be updated to that in the reference, or the reference replaced with one that supports the number. What we technically have now is a lie since the reference claims something different to the number. Canterbury Tail talk 13:20, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
That is precisely why I am working on not just improving the table but their corresponding pages. For most part, most countries are more or less up to date. But as I indicated earlier some countries will still need to be updated to 2018. For that I need help. Some countries have been adding dozens of skyscrapers per year over the past several years which has seen the count soar. Though there is no standard definition, the cutoff height here is a minimum of 150m. So I am proposing individual wiki pages to standardize their lists to the minimum 150 meters under the metric system (not the Imperial system). Again, this is why the individual Wiki pages with the building lists are of great importance. Rather than just mere vague statistics, they are enumerated so we can always cross check the count. Thus, there is also a need to coordinate with the respective individual pages to ensure accuracy and consistency between Wiki articles. --Arquenevis (talk) 20:26, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Number of skyscrapers in Tel Aviv and in general

A user has reverted my correction to the number of skyscrapers in Tel Aviv, citing CTBUH. This seems like a correct figure for the city of Tel Aviv (although there could be some dispute about Vision Tower). However, for anyone familiar with the city, it is also true that the city's borders are pretty arbitrary (historical reasons), and it constitutes a minority of the population its its built-up area (~440,000 vs. ~1,400,000), and a small minority in the metropolitan area (~3,960,000). This is rare worldwide (although not unique), and it makes sense to me to use the entire urban/built-up area around the city for the purpose of this list. It doesn't have to be an arbitrary area, but can be a defined metropolitan ring, which in Tel Aviv's case is defined by the Central Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of the Interior. In this case, Tel Aviv has 22–23 completed skyscrapers of 150 m and above. I can't tell however what the general tendency is on this list, not being intricately familiar with most of these cities—and whether there is consistency at all. In any case, if the number is strictly of skyscrapers within municipal boundaries, then it puts this series of edits into question, and this edit should be largely undone (might not be so simple). —Ynhockey (Talk) 16:54, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

It was me who reverted your edits. You need to cite a reliable source. Probably the most reliable source for this article (and other similar articles on building height records) is the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Tel Aviv is listed as having 13 completed buildings over 150m. See [2] . If you can provide alternative reliable sources that say otherwise please state them here. Your suggestion that a certain area should be assessed for the buildings is relevant but you need sources to back up what you are suggesting. Other edits may be in error but that is not an argument for not citing proper sources in this one. Feel free to correct other articles if you can provide reliable sources for changes. Robynthehode (talk) 18:00, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
Hi Robynthehode,
That was not actually the point of what I wrote. I am well aware of both the policy-related and technical aspects of sourcing on Wikipedia (I've been editing for a really long time :) ). The point was to ask a few specific questions, which you may be able to answer if you have been editing this article:
  • Was there a previous discussion on this page about whether or not to include urban or metropolitan areas? If so, what was the consensus?
  • If not, what is the current convention in this list in practice?
While I understand your point about CTBUH (and largely agree), and ostensibly the list is sourced to there, it's clear that this list does not fully correspond with the source, due to frequent edits (some of which did not cite sources). It's possible that an editorial decision was made to include urban areas, for example.
Finally, FYI: citing a reliable source for the entire list, even for a specific city, is not necessary provided the number is verifiable in some way. For example (and this is sort of what I did with my 23 figure): it is possible to have a separate list of tallest buildings in a specific city on Wikipedia, where every height is sourced to some WP:RS, and this list would simply include a count of those buildings. Actually some of the best lists on Wikipedia are made this way.
—Ynhockey (Talk) 21:38, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
P.S. If no discussions were held whatsoever, and we (and other editors who might be interested) can come to a consensus about what to include and what not, I'd be willing to protect the article against frequent anonymous editors who might not be aware of such a discussion and make incorrect additions. —Ynhockey (Talk) 21:41, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
Hi Ynhockey. No I don't know of a previous consensus but there are a number of issues:
  • Any list can have multiple sources but all should support the same city area assessment of inclusion of tall buildings.
  • Using a base source which is regarded as the or one of the most reliable ones is useful. This allows a reference point which is the reason for my use of CTBUH.
  • First deciding on an area (within which buildings included or excluded as part of the list) and then using multiple sources to populate the list would run the risk or either WP:OR or WP:SYNTH. Good sources would be needed that explicitly relate the area to the buildings
  • Instead of editors coming to a consensus about the area to be used for assessment I would suggest that it would be better to come to a consensus about which source we use as the base one. Say CTBUH. We then use their criteria for inclusion for their list as the basis for criteria for inclusion in the Wikipedia list. This can then explicitly be stated at the start of the list and any edits or use of other sources would need to accord with these criteria Robynthehode (talk) 06:41, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
I am fine with your proposal. In that case, I will return Ramat Gan to the list. The list really needs to be cleaned up though, I am sure there are many inconsistencies with what you wrote, plus a lot of formatting and other glitches. —Ynhockey (Talk) 07:12, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
Thanks. Yes lots of lists on Wikipedia need cleaning up. Mostly because editors have either failed to follow the clear criteria for inclusion already stated, their isn't any criteria stated or editors are unwilling to follow Wikipedia guidelines about citing sources. Makes our job so much harder. Look forward to improving the list with you Robynthehode (talk) 07:53, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
Great, I have enabled semi-protection for the article, because indeed most anonymous edits here have been disruptive. —Ynhockey (Talk) 10:56, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
Also: Do you think we should set the minimum completed skyscrapers to 5? The list has become fairly long. —Ynhockey (Talk) 12:25, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
Yes I think the semi protected is good as you are correct, I believe, that most anonymous edits have been disruptive. Having done a quick check I would say the main (1st) list is limited to those cities with at least ten buildings above 150m. About half the list is populated by cities with less than 10 which makes it unmanageable and slightly meaningless. Also the last list (at least 100m buildings) should be limited to at least 25 or 30 buildings being of that height. What do you think? Robynthehode (talk) 12:35, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
That seems reasonable. —Ynhockey (Talk) 15:38, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Sunny Isles

Sunny Isles is currently number 15 in the US with 9 completed greater than 150 m, and two more under construction. It is not included on any of these lists, even though it has more completed skyscrapers than many of the cities listed. And it's numbers are not included in with Miami.

Indeed, since Miami is only 35 square miles, it's extremely difficult because they are scattered throughout many small cities, some of them less than two square miles (sunny Isles is roughly two square miles, Miami Beach is 8). In the Miami area, there are 59 buildings greater than 150 meters (roof height). These are scattered between Miami, Miami Beach, Hallandale, Sunny Isles, and a few other places.

So the question is, include them all as one, or separate Miami, Miami Beach, and Sunny Isles? ReignMan (talk) 06:14, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 September 2018

For Mumbai, INDIA city you have mentioned 37 buildings taller 150 meter(490 ft) or more

As per this article of wiki Mumbai is having 118 completed project with height 150 meter (490 feet) or above wiki article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Mumbai — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.23.30.235 (talk • contribs)

 Not done Many of the buildings in List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Mumbai are under construction. This list only includes completed buildings. Fish+Karate 14:09, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2018

Please correct the Mumbai ranking in Wikipedia page of skyscrapers in Mumbai one can see that there are 118 buildings in Mumbai with height 150m and above still in the article its given Mumbai has only 44 buildings Rkj rox (talk) 03:55, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 5 January 2019

please include name of kolkata ,India in main list.It has 12 completed skyscrapers. 27.59.41.125 (talk) 07:19, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2019

Paris-Courbevoie=12 should be removed. 77.136.17.237 (talk) 23:41, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

 Partly done: In the source that supports the table, Courbevoie is listed at 12, and Paris does not appear. Unless I am misreading something, it looks like Paris-Courbevoie=18 should be removed, so I have done so. – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:23, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2019

-Skyscrapers in Levallois-Perret and Nanterre should be added to Paris-Courbevoie. -Makati and Bangkok should be merged. 77.136.16.215 (talk) 23:29, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Bradv🍁 03:47, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2019

Because Shanghai and Dubai are both number 4 but Dubai has more skyscrapers. Hanleyczhao (talk) 15:55, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

 Already done It seems like this is already done please change answered=yes to answered=no to reactivate the request --Trialpears (talk) 20:53, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2019

Both Dubai and Shanghai are Number 4 but Dubai is bigger so change Shanghai to Number 5 and whatever was at Number 5, change to Number 6. Hanleyczhao (talk) 16:00, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

 Already done It seems like this is already done please change answered=yes to answered=no to reactivate the request --Trialpears (talk) 20:54, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 August 2019

Please switch the number "63" to "65" in Toronto's number of skyscrapers. You can click on the link on the number "63", and it says that there are actually 65 skyscrapers in Toronto in the Wikipedia page. 99.238.32.87 (talk) 01:36, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

 Done Sakura CarteletTalk 02:31, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Skyscraper definition

Why is the definition of a skyscraper considered to be anything over 492 ft when the first sky skyscraper ever built (Chicago's Home Insurance Building) was just 138 ft? This is blatant revisionism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8000:1100:5800:B1F3:4DD2:A782:A171 (talk) 03:00, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2020

Sadam95 (talk) 23:38, 21 January 2020 (UTC) London's numbers of skyscrapers were outdated, London has 30 skyscrapers over 150m according to their skyscrapers in Wikipedia. Upgrade London's ranking because of increases in skyscrapers numbers

41 | London |  United Kingdom | | 30

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Semi-protected edit request on 3 June 2020

Go to the "List of Tallest Buildings in Karachi" Wikipedia page. It has 15 buildings with a height of 150 metres or more.It is not included so I believe you should add this on rank# 68 with Frankfurt and Brisbane. Also,I have a Wikipedia account "Ahadwiki". So you can also verify that this is not vandalism or any misinformation brought to you.I would also appreciate if you could take Calcutta out of the list. If you go to the Wikipedia page "list of tallest building in Calcutta" you will find that it only has 8 Buildings with heights of 150 metres or more. Kindly remove this city. Thank-you for listening to this and I strongly hope you fulfill my request. Again my Wikipedia account is "Ahadwiki" for verification. Thanks :) :) :) Ahadwiki (talk) 12:49, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

Ahadwiki Checking the List of tallest buildings in Karachi shows 14 buildings of 150m or more (not 15) and 7 of these are not referenced in any way, with others with dubious references. Therefore to include Karachi in this article is not appropriate. You could help by finding sources/citations for the buildings in that article and then this verified information will help support your request. Please read WP:RS and WP:V. You may also like to read WP:5P. You can become an auto-confirmed user with little effort enabling you to edit semi-protected pages. Robynthehode (talk) 16:00, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 June 2020

Please add Warsaw, Poland to the "List of cities by number of completed skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft)".

Warsaw has 10 buildings taller than 150 m[1]. Kamilione (talk) 15:18, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

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References

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Warsaw

Numbering is off with the top list

Please fix this. 2600:1009:B055:8848:2431:7349:D4F7:76F7 (talk) 13:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2020

Philadelphia, PA, USA has 16/17 skyscrapers ≥150 M. Please edit this and move it to its appropriate spot on the list (60th)

Source: http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/compare-data/submit?type%5B%5D=building&status%5B%5D=COM&status%5B%5D=UC&status%5B%5D=UCT&status%5B%5D=STO&status%5B%5D=PRO&base_city=1657&base_height_range=0&base_company=All&base_min_year=1900&base_max_year=9999&skip_comparison=on&output%5B%5D=list

 Not done. The same website still lists 13 here: [3], and this seems to be the source the entire list is based on. Since we'll have to change every city if we change one, I'm decling this request, though the list does need updating. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 14:20, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Metro Manila - what about the metropolitan area of other cities?

Comparing skyscrapers in a metro area with skyscrapers in a city is a little unbalanced. For instance, many cities in Europe have skyscrapers outside of their downtown. Also, Vancouver is a good example. With only 6 skyscrapers, it doesn't make it into this list. But in (very dense) Metro Vancouver, there are 11 buildings over 150 metres (with most of them in Burnaby) and would make it into this list. So since Metro Manila is on the list, then the metropolitan areas of other cities with very dense suburbs to be considered too. Consult Wikipedia article: [1] (Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver are all inside Metro Vancouver) Zacharycmango (talk) 23:08, 8 October 2020 (UTC) Zacharycmango (talk) 23:30, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_British_Columbia

Semi-protected edit request on 10 November 2020

Hey,Delhi National Capital Region contains 10 Skyscrapers.Just look forward and change it.Thanks YuvakarthikK (talk) 08:57, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

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Should the list of cities include metropolitan areas or not?

  • Yes. Many skyscrapers of modern cities are located out of city boundaries of major cities, but within the metropolitan area of them. If metropolitan areas are not included, there may be many, many suburbs included on this list. For example, Mississauga (of Toronto) and Burnaby (of Vancouver) will be included on this list within 5 years, when approved buildings have finished construction. Vancouver will not make it onto this list until after Burnaby so far. Actually, in my humble opinion, it would be a good idea to change move article's name to List of metropolitan areas with the most skyscrapers for clarity. Metropolitan areas are better representatives of a city on the international level, because many cities have now-arbitrarily drawn boundaries that cut neighbourhoods apart. Might I add that the Brentwood skyscraper developments and many other skyscraper developments in Burnaby advertise as being in Vancouver[1], if not very close to Vancouver. List of tallest buildings in Europe includes Courbevoie's skyscrapers as Paris's. Zacharycmango (talk) 02:35, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ https://theamazingbrentwood.com/rental/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Branded%20Search%20Ads&utm_campaign=English%20Search&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwf39BRCCARIsALXWETxmYqW1jklME0j50vAU1vg1_Eo10Dy-fAo3VA5Lon91PjkpKBotcukaAlRWEALw_wcB
Hi Zachary,
Metropolitan areas are included for some of the cities on this list, but not for others. I think there is no problem with including metropolitan areas, as long as they are well-defined by the relevant authority.
Finally, please don't forget to sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~).
—Ynhockey (Talk) 11:39, 18 November 2020 (UTC)


  • No For the sake of consistency, metropolitan areas should not be included. What does this say for other cities on the list? People will change a city of their choosing to a metropolitan area to make it have a higher ranking on this list. Not to mention, this makes sourcing much more complicated. In my opinion, adding metros to the list opens the door to too many issues that cannot be resolved easily. Itrytohelp32 (talk) 01:33, 21 November 2020 (UTC)


The article is called "List of cities..." and not "List of metropolitan areas..." which should make the answer to this question clear. The content should be accurate to the title of the article, which means it should be based on the city or municipality, and not a collective metro area. Bartzyx (talk) 03:35, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Skyscrapercenter.com incomplete data

Skyscrapercenter.com has incomplete data on the number of skyscrapers in many cities in Asia. For more information on the number of skyscrapers, visit Emporis.com. For example, for Shenzhen, the number of skyscrapers according to Skyscrapercenter.com is 289, and according to Emporis.com, 507. I propose to enter data from there (you should also take into account the buildings marked with ~).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.113.136.110 (talk) 17:38, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Emporis is currently under discussion of whether it is a reliable source. Also note that Emporis considers skyscrapers buildings which exceed 100 meters in height. While the CTBUH and a vast majority of other sources use 150 meters as the standard to be exceeded- as well as that being the consensus for some time on Wikipedia. Itrytohelp32 (talk) 04:05, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Change request - 21 April 2019

Warsaw has 11 skyscrapers over 150m & the next 3 are under construction: https://www.urbanity.pl/wiezowce Please change it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.190.62.144 (talk) 16:42, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

Unfortunately, this is not the case. Warsaw only has eight buildings that reach 150 meters in height. Itrytohelp32 (talk) 04:09, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

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data accuracy

where is this data coming from? the numbers don't reconcile at all from other sources, such as skyscraperpage.com. in some cases they are way way off. for example, the number of buildings in nyc vs. hong kong. i see that it came from CTBUH, but still, the striking contrast with other sources does raise questions... clarification would be of great help. 173.69.37.61 (talk) 02:30, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

The reliability of the sources is important here. I would certainly trust the CTBUH more than skyscrapercity.com. Astronaut (talk) 02:29, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

CTBUH is not reliable source because it has not yet been updated for 2021. Skyscraper Page and Wiki pages are even more accurate.. Romang11 (talk) 00:05, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Too Many Inaccuracies for the January Update

The top 50 of this list was finally the most accurate it’s been about a month ago, but now the entire list seems to have been butchered with inaccuracies. What happened?

For example Los Angeles has 32 to completed skyscrapers (will eventually have 35 by the end of 2021), which was previously listed as 32 skyscrapers a month ago but is now listed as 27..?

Also noticed some inaccuracies outside the top 50 such as Philadelphia, which now has 16 completed skyscrapers, not 13. Romang11 (talk) 22:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

I live in Los Angeles. CTBUH is not reliable source because it has not yet been updated. Skyscraper Page and Wiki pages are even more accurate than CTBUH. Los Angeles currently has 32 completed skyscrapers and 7 skyscrapers under construction. If for some reason the three Ocean Wide Plaza skyscrapers - which have already been topped out - are not included in the completed skyscrapers that would give Los Angeles 29 completed skyscrapers and 10 under construction. As for the others, if you don’t believe me, go ahead and call the address and concierge will verify for you.. Romang11 (talk) 00:06, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2020

Jakarta has 124 skyscraper above 150 m, Beijing 63, and Moscow 53 as mentioned in List of tallest buildings in Jakarta, List of tallest buildings in Beijing, LIst of tallest buildings in Moscow Josuasetya (talk) 07:41, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Not according to the reliable source at CTBUH http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/cities?list=buildings-150. Also Wikipedia can't be used for a source for itself

CTBUH is not a reliable source if it is not up to date and other sources are up to date. It’s as simple as having photo/video evidence of the buildings competition, or calling (phone number of) the address of a “non completed” building having concierge verify its completion.. Romang11 (talk) 01:15, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Source

the most complete information on the number of buildings above 150 meters can be found on Emporis.com. both buildings whose exact heights are known and buildings whose heights are approximate and indicated by ~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.234.222.185 (talk) 02:48, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2021

In the section consisting of cities with 10 or more completed skyscrapers, Minneapolis should be added. It has 10 skyscrapers which it literally says on the Wikipedia Page for buildings in Minneapolis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Minneapolis Condescendingbiotch (talk) 05:08, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

 Done Elliot321 (talk | contribs) 14:51, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Mumbai

This number has again skyrocketed somehow even though the source specifically disproves it. Moving it back down to where it should be is just so much effort... Kaustavdibya looks to be responsible.

I had no idea that Mumbai had 66 AND 22 skyscrapers. Which one's correct, please so it can be fixed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurelpeter122 (talk • contribs) 01:07, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

That was at least the second time that someone had added a fake and massively overstated number for Mumbai. So disappointing that people do things like that when some of us are just trying to help provide accurate information. 81.99.182.245 (talk) 22:38, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

Actually Mumbai has 180 skyscrapers MasterchiefJohn117Gopnik (talk) 17:50, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

It should be placed in 5th position MasterchiefJohn117Gopnik (talk) 17:51, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Mumbai has 180 skyscrapers

Actually there are 180 Skyscrapers in Mumbai. I checked completed building it shows 151 skyscrapers. But when i also checked the under construction section many of them are Showing completed in 2017,2018 or 2019 but it is not included in completed skyscrapers. MasterchiefJohn117Gopnik (talk) 18:06, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Mumbai

Mumbai has 150 skyscrapers. it should be in 7th Place MasterchiefJohn117Gopnik (talk) 10:57, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

@MasterchiefJohn117Gopnik: I see from your post above and the previous post you are requesting specific changes. Wikipedia is edited by volunteer editors and anyone can add or change content as long as it follows Wikipedia policy WP:5P. You can therefore update the skyscraper number and rank for Mumbai WP:DIY. If you need help please see the link in the left hand menu or ask here. Robynthehode (talk) 11:23, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

No. of skyscrapers in Mumbai

There are 150 Skyscrapers in Mumbai. It should be placed in 7th place MasterchiefJohn117Gopnik (talk) 09:07, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2021

Formatting mistakes: Mumbai should be placed in 7th place with 150 skyscrapers MasterchiefJohn117Gopnik (talk) 09:21, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 19:53, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Paama City Skycraper

Panama already has 55 skycrapers by 2021 with the construction of the building "The Sands" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.74.21.19 (talk) 19:25, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Warsaw...?

Why Warsaw is not on this list? Currently, there are 10 skyscrapers there (over 150 meters high), more are under construction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:1CE8:A09:FD1A:AC38:7D39:177C:8B41 (talk) 01:26, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 March 2021

Check out https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/countries Malaysia has 94 skyscrapers >150m and that was pretty much the date from last year. not 84 the data is somehow outdated. Thanks Awyee1 (talk) 22:46, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

Updates Awyee1 (talk) 22:46, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

 Not done. The website refers to Malaysia as a whole, while this article focuses on cities. 84 refers to Kuala Lumpur only. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 01:12, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Hong Kong is not Chinese

Hong Kong has been mentioned as a part of China, however, it is an SAR (Special Administrative Region). 122.179.199.117 (talk) 12:27, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Hong Kong is not an independent country according to the UN therefore it is correct to list Hong Kong buildings under the flag of China. The same is for Macau. CTBUH (the reliable source for skyscrapers) lists Hong Kong as part of China https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/international-commerce-centre/137 Robynthehode (talk) 14:24, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 April 2021

If I'm not mistaken Mumbai should be ranked number 7 ahead of Chicago. According to this page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Mumbai), Mumbai has 154 completed skyscrapers (buildings taller than 150 M). The above mentioned page also explicitly states that Mumbai is the city with the 7th highest number of skyscrapers in the world. Jeremylin1995 (talk) 03:23, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Wikipedia is not a reliable source... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 19:35, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2021

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"Change position of Bahrain from 51 to 35 in the list of cities with most number of skyscrapers taller than 150m" The number of skyscrapers in Manama, Bahrain above 150m are 31 now and not 13. Most Skyscrapers in Bahrain are located in Manama central, Seef and Juffair which are all part of the Capital City Manama. 

I request to change Bahrain's position from 51 to 35. 202.164.130.114 (talk) 05:28, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 Not done: Please provide a reliable source. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:11, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

inconsistencies

There are various inconsistencies here. For example, the number of "completed" skyscrapers in Hong Kong (1st list) is greater than the number of "completed + under construction" skyscrapers in Hong Kong (2nd list). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.243.251.217 (talk) 17:47, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2021

I want to change jakarta picture, that picture is too old and look bad Alansmithee37 (talk) 06:41, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

 Not done hi, which picture of jakarta do you want to change it to? please be more specific with your request. thanks, ◎ | melecie | t 14:03, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2021

Mumbai's number of completed skyscrapers is 55 not 151 and the list of under construction skyscrapers is 43, not 160. Source: https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/mumbai — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skyscrapercenter1 (talk • contribs) 09:40, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

You are spamming your own website - how can you expect us to take you seriously? --10mmsocket (talk) 08:52, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Numbers for Mumbai skyscrapers

The source used for Mumbai’s numbers of Completed and under constructed skyscrapers states different numbers than given. The two Wikipedia lists say Mumbai has 151 and 160 skyscrapers completed and under construction respectively. But the source listed says Mumbai has 55 skyscrapers completed and 43 under construction. Please make sure the stated numbers match the source given. Thenewdayishere (talk) 09:14, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Yes Jitto123 (talk) 14:30, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

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Mumbai skyscraper

Mumbai has 190 skyscraper and 249 in under construction but in article has only 70 skyscraper JittoJiyona (talk) 06:49, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2021

The list on this page is based on rankings issued by SkyscraperCenter which is an official source database from CTBUH, an international organization that is credible in its field. On The Source website Mumbai is in 19th position while on this page it is at 7th, on the source website the list doesn't even include Delhi NCR in top 200 but on this page, delhi is surprisingly at 82nd position. In order to maintain the credibility and reliability of this site, please change Mumbai Rank from 7 to 19, And remove Delhi NCR from the list. Thank you Poetradaerah (talk) 01:57, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: Please provide reliable sources. Itcouldbepossible (talk) 15:24, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2022

Mumbai have 190 skyscrapers and it should be on 5th place 122.163.170.63 (talk) 12:59, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:08, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2022

There is a note about Metro Vancouver, yet it is not in the list. Please add it back. There are references in the note. 2001:569:7E7F:8000:6498:5C40:682:23A8 (talk) 00:25, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

  • Comment It appears that an editor made the WP:BOLD decision to remove metro areas, and that included Vancouver. Therefore a discussion needs to take place on this talk page first as to whether metro areas or only cities proper should be included in this list. PianoDan (talk) 19:16, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Per PianoDan's comment, people disagree with this change so let's have a talk page discussion. --Ferien (talk) 20:52, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2022

Morkyies23 (talk) 06:19, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

i want to change jakarta's skyline image. im not forcing or anything just requesting/asking if i could change the image.

 Not done for now: If the image you have in mind meets WP:Image Use Policy, link to it here and reopen the request Cannolis (talk) 08:42, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Mumbai 5th place

Mumbai have 190 skyscrapers and it should be on 5th place, you can check 'list of skyscrapers in Mumbai' page in Wikipedia 122.163.229.192 (talk) 04:37, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Yep I fixed it 2601:600:8181:7860:5C12:A327:9A6D:1F51 (talk) 03:01, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Vandalism by user Aryan Sharma0261

He has on multiple occasions threw randomly high unsourced numbers to push Indian cities like Mumbai to the top of multiple table rankings. He has done this multiple times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EndRacismNow2021 (talk • contribs) 02:54, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

What were his random high numbers? If the number is 190 for Mumbai its correct, not random, otherwise its random Iamtrini (talk) 03:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Mumbai skyscrapers

According to CTBUH, tallest skyscraper in Mumbai is 299.9m-high Lokhandwala Minerva which still under construction, but in table Cities with at least 50 skyscrapers above 150m and Cities with at least 1 skyscraper above 300m stated there's 16 building over 300m, please fix this asap — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikifanshere678 (talk • contribs) 04:40, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2023

The country for Hong Kong should be China. As with Macau it is a Special Administrative Region but the country is still China. Kmiyashita (talk) 08:09, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. This has been discussed repeatedly (see the archives) with no obvious consensus having been reached yet. As such, an edit request isn't the appropriate way to change this - further discussion here is required. PianoDan (talk) 17:23, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2023

London has 40 buildings that are over 150m 217.32.176.102 (talk) 07:07, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 14:03, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 may 2023

Mumbai has 188 skyscrapers above 150 meters. but considering 150 meters it has 235 Mohan0123 (talk) 11:04, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 12:38, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
Please check this wikipedia article which says Mumbai has 236 skyscrapers - List of tallest buildings in Mumbai - Wikipedia
"Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of India, has the highest number of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in India. More than 200 skyscrapers and 4,000 high-rise buildings have already been constructed in the city of Mumbai. (A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors and is taller than approximately 150 metres (492 ft) according to international standards." 69.80.189.87 (talk) 17:18, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
List of tallest buildings in Mumbai - Wikipedia 69.80.189.87 (talk) 17:20, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
from the same mumbai article - (A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors and is taller than approximately 150 metres (492 ft) according to international standards.) - its the same standard 69.80.189.87 (talk) 17:21, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2023

dear editor,

while checking the no of skyscrapers in Mumbai Wikipedia page I realized that there are 231 built skyscrapers in Mumbai, but despite that in the list of cities with most no of skyscrapers it shows that Mumbai only has 88 skyscrapers. Please check this and correct it if there is a problem.

thank you 2405:201:6805:387F:D9F1:FBE2:84E:D071 (talk) 18:07, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: This discrepancy is due to the different definitions of what constitutes a skyscraper. If you have sourcing on this article being inaccurate within its definition, feel free to reply with that. Actualcpscm (talk) 19:17, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
Please check this article by wikipedia with proper sources that says mumbai has over 200 150+ m buildings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Mumbai 2606:8700:A:9:9C4:C1BD:773B:A006 (talk) 15:56, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2023

Requesting to update Mumbai skyscraper count. Article currently shows only 86 skyscrapers, but according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Mumbai, there are 234. 70.178.105.160 (talk) 02:37, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Also, aforementioned Wikipedia article shows that there are 247 skyscrapers taller than 150 meters that are currently under construction, not 38. 70.178.105.160 (talk) 02:43, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
@70.178.105.160 The definition is both more than 150m (150m alone wouldn't count) and more than 40 floors (40 floors alone wouldn't count) By that criteria, and subtracting the entries which were unreferenced, I see 169 buildings.  Spintendo  09:30, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
@Spintendo, I get 184: 234 total listed, less 45 150 m, less 5 > 150 m but < 40 floors. (Edit: I didn't see your revised tally based on subtracting non-cited buildings until after I posted. Xan747 (talk) 15:37, 17 July 2023 (UTC))
But let's talk about this definition. This article says in the lede, A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors[1] and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft).[2] Ref 1 is Britannica, which says The term skyscraper originally applied to buildings of 10 to 20 stories, but by the late 20th century the term was used to describe high-rise buildings of unusual height, generally greater than 40 or 50 stories. Nothing about 150 m. Cite [2] is a book The Visual Dictionary of Architecture p. 233, but wouldn't you know, p. 232 and 234 are in the preview but not 233. I suspect it only gives a 150 m criterion, in which case we have a synth problem.
The Wikipedia article, Skyscraper, says in the lede, A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least 100 meters (330 ft)1 or 150 meters (490 ft)2 in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise buildings. Article text is true to both cites, and neither of them contain a minimum floors criterion.
Under the Definitions section of the same article we find, Different organizations from the United States and Europe define skyscrapers as buildings at least 150 meters in height or taller 11612
  • Ref 11 says, Once built it will be the seventh tallest building on the estate and their eleventh proper skyscraper, that is by definition buildings above 150 metres.
  • Ref 6 says, As a general rule, a building must be at least 150 metres high to qualify as a skyscraper.
  • Ref 12 (also used in the lede) says, A skyscraper is defined on Emporis as a multi-story building whose architectural height is at least 100 meters. This definition falls midway between many common definitions worldwide, and is intended as a metric compromise which can be applied across the board worldwide.
In sum, none of the citations I've found on Wikipedia support a 40 floor criterion, so I specifically searched for "skyscraper 150 meters 40 floors" and here's what I got:
  • Top 12 Tallest Buildings in India Sep 14, 2022 A skyscraper is a building of a greater height of 150 meters (492 feet) plus, and has at least 40 floors. Can you guess which Indian city has the maximum number of skyscrapers? If you thought Mumbai, then you are bang on! Mumbai has about 74 skyscrapers, and these include some of the tallest buildings in India.
  • 10 Tallest Skyscrapers In The United States You Definitely Must See (undated, blog) Today, a skyscraper generally describes a building that is 40 stories tall or more and/or measures 150 meters, or 492 feet in height.
  • 20 Cities with the Most Skyscrapers in the World September 24, 2020 According to its modern definition, a skyscraper should be at least 150 meters (492 ft) tall, and constantly habitable with a minimum of 40 floors.
  • Get ready for more and taller skyscrapers August 20, 2018 For this research, Auerbach and Wan consider buildings more than 150 meters “tall.” There are 3,251 such skyscrapers in 258 cities around the world. The researchers first characterize historical patterns the height of skyscrapers and the numbers built. It turns out the number of skyscrapers built each year has followed a remarkably stable pattern. “The number of skyscrapers exceeding 150 meters and 40 floors has risen eight percent each year since 1950,” say Auerbach and Wan.
  • Height of the world's tallest skyscrapers as of 2023 (Statista) Mar 27, 2023 The requirements that a building needs to meet in order to be considered a skyscraper have changed across time, and they might also slightly differ from place to place. However, a skyscraper is generally defined as a building that is comprised of over 40 floors and is over 150 meters taller.
I think that's enough spam for now. I think I will update the main Skyscrapers article with a much shorter summary of my findings. Then it might be worth trying to set an official Wikipedia definition of skyscraper for consistency across articles. Where might I go to attempt such a thing? Xan747 (talk) 15:25, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
@Xan747 I think trying to find consensus in Wikipedia on a subject where none exists in stone in the real world is a losing battle. But if you want to take that on, the natural place to start would be at WP:SKY.  Spintendo  16:11, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
Understood, but I couldn't be me and not even try. Thanks for the tip. Xan747 (talk) 17:19, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
@Xan747 I've seen dozens of skyscraper talk pages over the years which have featured that very same question as a WP:PERENNIAL favorite to discuss, with every time no consensus ever being met. I just think it's a non-starter. Regards,  Spintendo  21:50, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
Appreciate that perspective, but you're too late to save me. I did check the talk archives at wp:sky before posting and apologized if I was asking a perennial question so hopefully I don't get too singed. Xan747 (talk) 22:06, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

 On hold till there is WP:CONSENSUS here and/or at WT:SKY#Standardizing the definition of skyscraper. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 13:57, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 March 2024

Pizalu305 (talk) 06:35, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

fix miami number of skyscrapers to 68 and move it up the bracket as it is outdated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Miami

 Done Jamedeus (talk) 07:24, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
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