While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward, the definition of the world's tallest building or the world's tallest tower is less clear.

Building, city Year Sto-ries Height; Rank m ft; 1. Burj Dubai, Dubai, The United Arab Emirates 3: 2009 (est.) 167: 818: 2,313: 2. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan: 2004: 101: 508: 1,667

A comprehensive chart showing statistics of the world's tallest buildings, with more than 100 skyscrapers compared, including several skyscrapers still under construction.

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