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Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower has an estimated weight of 771,107 tonnes. It ranks #5 of 52 in the Buildings & Structures category.

Source excerpt: The Shanghai Tower is not only one of the tallest mega skyscrapers in the world, but also hold a top record for one of the fastest moving elevators in the world and is seen as one of the greenest skyscrapers ever built. The tower weighs in at over 850,000 tons!

Position in category

52 Items in category 447,619 tonnes Category average 907 tonnes Category median 8 grams–5,750,000 tonnes Category span

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Great Mosque of Mecca 771,107 tonnes Lotte World Tower 680,389 tonnes Hibernia 635,937 tonnes Pentagon 635,029 tonnes

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How this item compares with its eight closest neighbours on a logarithmic scale.

771,107 tonnes
Pentagon 635,029 tonnes Hibernia 635,937 tonnes Lotte World Tower 680,389 tonnes Great Mosque of Mecca 771,107 tonnes Shanghai Tower This item 771,107 tonnes Storm Cloud ≈1,088,622 tonnes New Century Global Center ≈2,086,525 tonnes Palace of Parliament 3,628,739 tonnes Pyramid of Khufu ≈5,216,312 tonnes

Weight details

Typical 771,107 tonnes
Minimum 771,107 tonnes
Maximum 771,107 tonnes
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

The tower weighs in at over 850,000 tons!

Unit conversions

Kilograms771,107,029 kilograms
Pounds1,700,000,000 pounds
Metric tonnes771,107 tonnes
Grams771,107,029,000 grams
Ounces27,200,000,000 ounces
Stones121,428,571 stones

Source

1 sources
List of The 23 Heaviest Buildings in the World weightofstuff.com · Buildings & Structures · Section: 8.  Shanghai Tower · Article updated 2025-05-27
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Great Mosque of Mecca 771,107 tonnes Lotte World Tower 680,389 tonnes Pentagon 635,029 tonnes Burj Khalifa ≈500,000 tonnes St. Peter’s Basilica 453,592 tonnes New Century Global Center ≈2,086,525 tonnes

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Shanghai Tower weigh?

Shanghai Tower typically weighs about 771,107 tonnes, within a recorded range of 771,107 tonnes.

Where does Shanghai Tower rank among Buildings & Structures?

It ranks #5 of 52 entries in Buildings & Structures, heavier than 100% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2025-05-27.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb451b69000>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Buildings & Structures
Category rank #5 of 52
Weight position Heavier than 100% of items
Updated 2025-05-27
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID shanghai-tower
URL slug shanghai-tower

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.