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This list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least 274 m (899 ft) tall. The tallest building in Asia (and the tallest in the world) is Burj Khalifa, which stands 828 m (2,717 ft) and was opened on January 4, 2010, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Nearly three-quarters of the 50 tallest skyscrapers in the world are located in Asia. Before the construction boom of skyscrapers in Asia since 1997, most of the tallest skyscrapers were built in North America. China has built fifteen of the tallest skyscrapers in the world in the last twenty years. The UAE has also built numerous skyscrapers in the last twenty years, and the city of Dubai has the most skyscrapers in the top fifty list.
The first list includes skyscrapers which are either completed or topped out according to CTBUH criteria. The second list those buildings which are proposed or under construction according to CTBUH criteria.[1]