<P> The international non-profit organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ( CTBUH ) was formed in 1969 and announces the title of `` The World 's Tallest Building '' and sets the standards by which buildings are measured . It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world . The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m ( 2,717 ft ) . The CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are complete however , and some buildings included within the lists in this article are not considered finished by the CTBUH . </P>
which is the tallest building in the world 2018
Burj Khalifa in Dubai