Highest-ranking skyline based on visual impact

According to the ranking compiled by the Emporis Standards Committee (Germany), Hong Kong’s skyline is the most visually impactful in the world, if sheer height is taken as the dominant factor. Using statistics based on floor-count, Hong Kong has a total top-ranking score of 144,601 points, nearly three times its nearest rivals Seoul (53,855 points) and New York (48,457 points).

Emporis – a global authority on buildings data that manages a database of 638,832 structures in 202 countries – has maintained this ranking for more than a decade. As of 2019, the top-ranking cities are:

1 Hong Kong 144,601
2 Seoul 53,855
3 New York City 48,457
4 Chongqing 42,787
5 Busan 37,027
6 Shenzhen 35,607
7 Singapore 32,894
8 Incheon 26,900
9 Dubai 26,534
10 Guangzhou 26,168