We ranked the tallest completed buildings in the world right now using data from The Skyscraper Center.At 2,716 feet, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai has reigned as the world's tallest building since 2010.The shortest building on the list is the Vincom Landmark 81 tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, at 1,513 feet.Only one US skyscraper, One World Trade Center in New York City, made the top 15.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.For nearly half a century, from 1931 through 1972, the 1,454-foot Empire State Building held the title for being the tallest building in the world.The world has come a long way since thenin the rankings of today's tallest man-made structures, the Empire State Building doesn't even crack the top 40.We ranked the 15 tallest completed buildings in the world right now using data from The Skyscraper Center, a database maintained by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.The world's current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, soars 2,716 into the sky, and more and more skyscrapers across Asia and the Middle East are rising each year. Eight of the top 15 tallest buildings are in China.Only one US skyscraper made the list: One World Trade Center in New York City, which stands at 1,776 feet.Here are the 17 tallest buildings in the world right now, ranked. Note that the list begins with a three-way tie.Jack Sommer contributed to an earlier version of this story.SEE ALSO:18 photos show how drastically the New York City skyline has changed in the past decadeDON'T MISS:The 11 tallest buildings in New York City right now, rankedT15. Petronas Twin Tower 2Height: 1,483 feetFloors: 88Location: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCompletion date: 1998T15. Petronas Twin Tower 1Height: 1,483 feetFloors: 88Location: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCompletion date: 1998T15. Changsha IFS Tower T1Height: 1,483 feetFloors: 94Location: Changsha, ChinaCompletion date: 201814. Vincom Landmark 81Height: 1,513 feetFloors: 81Location: Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamCompletion date: 201813. Lakhta CenterHeight: 1,516 feetFloors: 87Location: St. Petersburg, RussiaCompletion date: 201912. International Commerce CentreHeight: 1,588 feetFloors: 108Location: Hong Kong, ChinaCompletion date: 201011. Shanghai World Financial CenterHeight:1,614 feetFloors: 101Location: Shanghai, ChinaCompletion date: 200810. TAIPEI 101Height:1,667 feetFloors:101Location: Taipei, TaiwanCompletion date: 20049. CITIC TowerHeight:1,731 feetFloors:109Location:Beijing, ChinaCompletion date: 2018T8. Tianjin CTF Finance CentreHeight:1,739 feetFloors: 97Location: Tianjin, ChinaCompletion date: Expected in 2019T8. Guangzhou CTF Finance CentreHeight: 1,739 feetFloors: 111Location: Guangzhou, ChinaCompletion date: 20166. One World Trade CenterHeight: 1,776 feetFloors: 94Location: New York City, USCompletion date: 20145. Lotte World TowerHeight: 1,819 feetFloors: 123Location: Seoul, South KoreaCompletion date: 20174. Ping An Finance CenterHeight: 1,965 feetFloors:115Location:Shenzhen, ChinaCompletion date: 20173. Makkah Royal Clock TowerHeight: 1,972 feetFloors:120Location: Mecca, Saudi ArabiaCompletion date: 20122. Shanghai TowerHeight: 2,073 feetFloors: 128Location: Shanghai, ChinaCompletion date: 20151. Burj KhalifaHeight: 2,716 feetFloors: 163Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesCompletion date: 2010
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