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How tall is the Shanghai Tower?

Shanghai Tower

Height (architectural)
632 m 2,070 ft
Height to tip
632 m 2,070 ft
Height to highest occupied floor
583.4 m 1,914 ft
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Human, Great Pyramid of Giza, Aircraft carrier, Shanghai Tower drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale). Great Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m. Aircraft carrier: length 337.1 m. Shanghai Tower: height (architectural) 632 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale)Great Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mAircraft carrier: 337.1 mShanghai Tower: 632 mShanghai Tower632 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 mAircraft carrier337.1 mHuman1.61–1.75 m · too small to see

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Zoom out from an average adult to the Shanghai Tower

The Shanghai Tower is too big to show next to an average adult in one picture, so here it is in 3 steps. Each step is drawn to its own scale and zooms out from the step before.

  1. Step 1 of 3 Human → Megalodon

    A megalodon is about 8.6–15 times as long as an average adult is tall.

    Human, Megalodon drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m. Megalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 mMegalodon: 15–24.3 mMegalodon15–24.3 mHuman1.61–1.75 m
    Step 1: Human and Megalodon at the same scale.

  2. Step 2 of 3 Megalodon → Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 5.6–9.1 times as tall as a megalodon is long.

    Megalodon, Great Pyramid of Giza drawn to the same scaleMegalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m. Great Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m.Megalodon: 15–24.3 mGreat Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 mMegalodon15–24.3 m
    Step 2: Megalodon and Great Pyramid of Giza at the same scale.

  3. Step 3 of 3 Great Pyramid of Giza → Shanghai Tower

    The Shanghai Tower is about 4.6 times as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

    Great Pyramid of Giza, Shanghai Tower drawn to the same scaleGreat Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m. Shanghai Tower: height (architectural) 632 m.Great Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mShanghai Tower: 632 mShanghai Tower632 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 m
    Step 3: Great Pyramid of Giza and Shanghai Tower at the same scale.

Dimensions

MeasurementMetricImperialNotesSource
Height (architectural) 632 m 2,070 ft Skyscraper Center height to architectural top, including spires but not antennas (2,073 ft) [1]
Height to tip 632 m 2,070 ft Skyscraper Center height to the highest point of the building (2,073 ft) [1]
Height to highest occupied floor 583.4 m 1,914 ft Skyscraper Center occupied height (1,914 ft) [1]

About the Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower is a mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district, completed in 2015. Its twisting, spiralling form stands beside Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center. The Skyscraper Center gives it an architectural height of 632 m (2,073 ft), the same as its height to tip, with 128 floors above ground.

  • Shanghai Tower has 128 floors above ground and 5 below ground. [1]
  • Construction started in 2009 and the tower was completed in 2015. [1]
  • The Skyscraper Center ranks it the third-tallest building in the world and the tallest in China (September 2026). [1]
  • Wind tunnel tests showed its twisting form cuts structural wind loading by 24 percent compared with a rectangular building of the same height. [1]
  • The building is split into nine vertical zones, each starting at a sky lobby with a garden atrium. [1]

How many fit?

  • ≈ 380 × Human · height lined up end to end match the Shanghai Tower · height (architectural)
  • ≈ 3.3 × Gateway Arch · maximum height lined up end to end match the Shanghai Tower · height (architectural)

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How it compares

  • 380× The Shanghai Tower is about 380 times as tall as an average adult. See side by side
  • 3.3× The Shanghai Tower is about 3.3 times as tall as the Gateway Arch. See side by side
  • 2.3× The Shanghai Tower is about 2.3 times as tall as the Titanic is long. See side by side
  • 1.6× The Shanghai Tower is about 1.6 times as tall as a container ship is long. See side by side
  • 1.2× The Shanghai Tower is about 1.2 times as tall as One World Trade Center. See side by side
  • 1/1.3 The Burj Khalifa is about 1.3 times as tall as the Shanghai Tower. See side by side

Factors compare the height (architectural) of the Shanghai Tower with each object’s own main measurement (height for a human). Where a size varies, the factor is given as a range.

Notes on these figures

  • The Skyscraper Center database now carries the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) name; its height categories are the CTBUH ones (architectural top includes spires but not antennas).
  • World rankings change as new towers are completed; the ranks quoted are as shown on the Skyscraper Center in September 2026.

Sources

  1. Council on Vertical Urbanism, formerly CTBUH (The Skyscraper Center), Shanghai Tower - The Skyscraper Center. Accessed 25 September 2026.

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