Here's a list for all you numbers geeks out there that want to know who's in the 500 Club. . . by that I noted cities which have at least (5) buildings taller than 500 feet. . . to which I owe the data to Emporis and leave it open for discussion since there are the inevitable "known unknowns". . . if you know what I mean. . .
City Built U/C Total
Hong Kong (PRC) 186 16 202
New York City (USA) 184 8 192
Chicago (USA) 86 11 97
Shanghai (PRC) 71 13 84
Dubai (UAE) 26 58 84
Tokyo (Japan) 64 17 81
Shenzhen (PRC) 30 11 41
Singapore 36 4 40
Guangzhou (PRC) 22 9 31
Houston (USA) 29 - 29
Seoul (South Korea) 26 1 27
Miami (USA) 6 20 26
Melbourne (Australia) 24 - 24
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 22 2 24
Sydney (Australia) 23 - 23
Nanjing (PRC) 12 9 21
Los Angeles (USA) 21 - 21
Panama City (Panama) 6 14 20
Bangkok (Thailand) 17 3 20
Moscow (Russia) 12 7 19
San Francisco (USA) 16 2 18
Osaka (Japan) 14 3 17
Dallas (USA) 17 - 17
Toronto (Canada) 12 4 16
Boston (USA) 16 - 16
Beijing (PRC) 5 9 14
Atlanta (USA) 12 2 14
Makati (Philippines) 13 - 13
Wuhan (PRC) 9 3 12
Seattle (USA) 12 - 12
Las Vegas (USA) 3 9 12
Chongqing (PRC) 8 4 12
Busan (South Korea) 9 3 12
Frankfurt (Germany) 10 1 11
Philadelphia (USA) 8 2 10
Macau (PRC) 1 9 10
London (England) 9 1 10
Abu Dhabi (UAE) 4 6 10
Tianjin (PRC) 8 1 9
Pittsburgh (USA) 9 - 9
Istanbul (Turkey) 6 3 9
Calgary (Canada) 9 - 9
Sharjah (UAE) - 8 8
Paris (France) 7 1 8
Minneapolis (USA) 8 - 8
Jakarta (Indonesia) 6 2 8
São Paulo (Brazil) 4 3 7
Qingdao (PRC) 7 - 7
Mexico City (Mexico) 6 1 7
Dalian (PRC) 7 - 7
Buenos Aires (Argentina)3 4 7
Montréal (Canada) 6 - 6
Jersey City (USA) 3 3 6
Detroit (USA) 6 - 6
Xiamen (PRC) 5 - 5
Tel Aviv (Israel) 3 2 5
Taipei (Taiwan) 4 1 5
Nagoya (Japan) 3 2 5
Manama (Bahrain) 1 4 5
Madrid (Spain) 1 4 5
Kaohsiung (Taiwan) 5 - 5
Jinan (PRC) 4 1 5
Hangzhou (PRC) 1 4 5
Doha (Qatar) 1 4 5
Denver (USA) 5 - 5
Columbus (USA) 5 - 5
Charlotte (USA) 4 1 5
Changsha (PRC) 5 - 5
Brisbane (Australia) 4 1 5