Dubai has one of the world’s 10-best skylines

A mathematical formula has found the city that has the world’s best skyline.

The formula created by Emporis has put Hong Kong on top of the list of 10 cities with the best skylines. New York and Singapore take the second and third slot. Chicago has been ranked fourth with Dubai placed fifth on the list and .

Dubai is the only city from the Gulf Co-operation Council countries to make it to the list. The emirate is home the iconic Burj Khalifa (828 metres), the world’s tallest tower, Princess Tower (414 metres), the world’s highest residential tower and JW Marriott Marquis (355 metres), the world’s highest hotel.

As revealed by Emirates 24/7, Dubai is set to get a 111-storey tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, and Emaar Properties Chairman Mohamed Alabbar has pointed to building a tower taller than existing Burj Khalifa.

Emporis data reveals Dubai has 1,881 buildings of which 856 exist, 627 planned, 355 under construction, 42 unbuilt and one demolished. Overall, there are 909 high-rises and 448 skyscrapers.

In Hong Kong, there are 8,108 buildings of which 7,892 exist, 140 planned, 32 under construction, 15 unbuilt and 29 demolished. In total, there are 6,593 high-rises and 1,317 skycrapers.

In New York, there are 728,438 buildings of which 727,735 exist, 114 planned, 91 under construction, 123 unbuilt and 375 demolished. The city has 5,845 high-rises and 700 skycrapers.

Singapore has 6,913 buildings of which 6,402 exist, 45 planned, 240 under construction, 16 unbuilt and 210 demolished. The island city has 4,574 high-rises and 190 skycrapers.

The Emporis formula determines the best skyline in the world in real time by assigning points to high-rise buildings based on floor count.

Its calculation for the best skyline, however, does not include TV towers, masts, bridges, or other structures.

Here is the list:

#1 Hong Kong, China

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Number of points: 130,200
Buildings: 7,756
Population: 7,061,200
Area: 1,053 sq km

#2 New York, USA

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Number of points: 40,455
Buildings: 5,998
Population: 8,336,697
Area: 800 sq km

#3 Singapore

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Number of points: 19,962
Number of buildings: 4,398
Population: 5,312,400
Area: 710 sq km

#4 Chicago, US

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Number of points: 19,647
Buildings: 1,134
Population: 2,707,120
Area: 589 sq km

#5 Dubai, UAE

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Number of points: 18,823
Buildings: 629
Population: 2,104,895
Area size: 3,885 sq km

#6 Seoul, South Korea

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Number of points: 18,055
Buildings: 2,898
Population: 10,581,728
Area: 616 sq km

#7 Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Number of points: 17,331
Number of buildings: 5,676
Population: 11,316,149
Area: 1,523 sq km

#8 Shanghai, China

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Number of points: 15,976
Buildings: 1,005
Population: 17,836,133
Area: 6,639 sq km

#9 Bangkok, Thailand

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Number of points: 15,302
Buildings: 904
Population: 8,280,925
Area: 1,569 sq km

#10 Tokyo, Japan

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Number of points: 13,556
Buildings: 2,707
Population: 8,967,665
Area: 621 sq km

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