| Rank | Name | Pinnacle height (meters) | Year | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Tokyo Sky Tree | 634 m | 2011 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Topped out at 18 March 2011 |
| 2 | Canton Tower | 600 m | 2010 |
Guangzhou, China |
Tallest tower in the world 2009-2011 |
| 3 | CN Tower | 553.33 m | 1976 |
Toronto, Canada |
Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975-2007, tallest structure in the western hemisphere. |
| 4 | Ostankino Tower | 540.1 m | 1967 |
Moscow, Russia | Tallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967-1975, tallest in Europe. |
| 5 |
Oriental Pearl Tower | 468.0 m | 1994 |
Shanghai, China | Tallest structure in China, 1994-2007. |
| 6 |
Milad Tower | 435 m | 2007 |
Tehran, Iran |
Tallest structure in Iran since 2007 |
| 7 | Menara Kuala Lumpur
| 421 m | 1994 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 8 |
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower | 415.2 m | 1991 |
Tianjin, China | |
| 9 |
Central Radio and TV Tower | 405 m | 1992 |
Beijing, China | |
| 10 | Kiev TV Tower | 385 m | 1973 | Kiev, Ukraine |
Tallest freestanding lattice tower in the world |
| 11 | Tashkent Tower | 374.9 m | 1985 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Tallest structure in Central Asia |
| 12 | Liberation Tower | 372 m | 1996 | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Clad in ceramics |
| 13 | Almaty Tower | 371.5 m | 1983 | | Almaty, Kazakhstan
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| 14 | Riga Radio and TV Tower | 368.5 m | 1987 | Riga, Latvia |
Tallest structure in the European Union. |
| 15 | Berliner Fernsehturm | 368 m | 1969 | Berlin, Germany |
Tallest structure in Germany. |
Last updated on: 20/09/2019
