Cities and Urbanization

There is a global race to build even taller skyscrapers

A man walks past buildings at the central business district of Singapore February 14, 2007. Singapore's trade-reliant economy expanded faster than expected in the fourth quarter on a pick up in domestic activity, data showed on Wednesday, prompting the government to lift its expectations for 2007.  REUTERS/Nicky Loh  (SINGAPORE)

Cities are competing to create the tallest skyscraper, these charts compare the worlds highest. Image: REUTERS/Nicky Loh

Nick Routley
Creative Director and Writer, Visual Capitalist
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Cities and Urbanization is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Cities and Urbanization

Image: Visual Capitalist
Image: Visual Capitalist
Image: Visual Capitalist
Image: Visual Capitalist
Image: Visual Capitalist
Image: Visual Capitalist
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Cities and UrbanizationReal Estate
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

With community co-design, Indigenous communities and women of colour shape local developments

Kevin Bright, Wafa Elkhalifa and Patrick Seeb

September 20, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum