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How Tall Is the Shanghai Tower?

The Shanghai Tower is about 2,073 ft (632 m) tall. That is about 370 times the height of the average man. A twisting skyscraper in Shanghai, China.

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How tall is the Shanghai Tower compared to the average man?

The Shanghai Tower is about 370 times the height of the average man. The Shanghai Tower is 370× the size of the average man: about 370 average men stacked up would match it.

Shanghai Tower height facts

The Shanghai Tower is 632 meters (2,073 ft) tall.
Its shape twists about 120 degrees from bottom to top to reduce wind loads.

How does the Shanghai Tower compare to other things?

The Shanghai Tower next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Shanghai Tower
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	2.2 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	20,200× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	14× bigger
Angel Falls	3,212 ft (979 m)	1,138 ft (347 m) bigger
El Capitan	2,999 ft (914 m)	925 ft (282 m) bigger
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	643 ft (196 m) bigger
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	154 ft (46.9 m) bigger
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	258 ft (78.7 m) smaller
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	298 ft (90.7 m) smaller
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	344 ft (105 m) smaller
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	407 ft (124 m) smaller
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	591 ft (180 m) smaller
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	620 ft (189 m) smaller
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	876 ft (267 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	981 ft (299 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	991 ft (302 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	1,191 ft (363 m) smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	1,204 ft (367 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	1,329 ft (405 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	3.3× smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	51.8× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	370× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	397× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.