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China has the most skyscrapers in the world. It has so many in fact that the next 13 countries combined still have less skyscrapers than China.

Oct 27, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: China has the most skyscrapers in the world. It has so many in fact that the next 13 countries combined still have less skyscrapers than China.

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