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Industry intelligence

The names behind
every skyline.

53,770 architects, developers, contractors and engineers credited on 382,013 tall buildings worldwide. Cross-referenced, sourced, and updated by SKYDB's editor community.

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59,958
Companies on file
53,770
Active firms
5,142
Cities they operate in
186
Tracked roles

Industry composition

Click any slice to filter the company directory.

By role

Architect: 13,999 (33%)Developer: 6,267 (15%)Main contractor: 3,392 (8%)Owner: 2,849 (7%)Other (26): 16,503 (38%)
  • Architect13,999
  • Developer6,267
  • Main contractor3,392
  • Owner2,849
  • Other (26)16,503

By status

Active: 40,712 (77%)Inactive: 10,324 (19%)Renamed: 1,434 (3%)Merged: 587 (1%)
  • Active40,712
  • Inactive10,324
  • Renamed1,434
  • Merged587

By country

United States: 24,243 (63%)Germany: 3,628 (9%)Brazil: 1,893 (5%)Canada: 1,844 (5%)Other (6): 6,967 (18%)
  • United States24,243
  • Germany3,628
  • Brazil1,893
  • Canada1,844
  • Other (6)6,967

By continent

North America: 26,557 (56%)Europe: 13,815 (29%)Asia: 3,429 (7%)South America: 2,669 (6%)Other (2): 730 (2%)
  • North America26,557
  • Europe13,815
  • Asia3,429
  • South America2,669
  • Other (2)730

Most prolific firms

Ranked by buildings credited across SKYDB.

  1. 1 Otis Elevator Company elevator manufacturer 915
  2. 2 New York City Housing Authority property management 845
  3. 3 KONE Corporation elevator manufacturer 827
  4. 4 Housing and Development Board developer 773
  5. 5 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP architect 708
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What's behind the paywall

Free-tier figures stop at headline counts. Research members get every relationship, pipeline and historic edit.

Pipeline Under-construction map See which firms have the most projects topping out in the next 24 months - filterable by city, height and role. Open in Research →
Benchmarking Cross-firm comparison Stack any architect or developer against peers on total height delivered, floor area, completion years and primary use mix. Open in Research →
History Ownership + role changes Track when a firm acquired a project, renamed, merged or transferred its role on a building - full audit trail per company. Open in Research →

Cities shaping the industry

Where the firms on file are headquartered.

  1. 1 New York City United States 2,522
  2. 2 Chicago United States 1,315
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 1,111
  4. 4 Minneapolis United States 808
  5. 5 Toronto Canada 713
  6. 6 Paris France 675
  7. 7 Frankfurt am Main Germany 632
  8. 8 Singapore Singapore 584
  9. 9 Stockholm Sweden 542
  10. 10 São Paulo Brazil 519

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Full rosters per role - free, with deeper insights gated behind Research.

Designers of record Architects Studios behind the world's tall buildings, sorted by city, country and completion era. →
Owners + sponsors Developers The firms that finance, plan and bring tall projects to market - from boutique to mega. →
Builders Contractors Main, general and specialist contractors who construct the towers on file. →
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