![Hong Kong has the world’s greatest number of skyscrapers, at 7,650.[84] The high density and tall skyline of Hong Kong’s urban area is due to a lack of available sprawl space, with the average distance from the harbour front to the steep hills of Hong Kong Island at 1.3 km (0.8 mi).[85] This lack of space causing demand for dense, high-rise offices and housing, has resulted in 36 of the world’s 100 tallest residential buildings being in Hong Kong,[86] and more people living or working above the 14th floor than anywhere else on Earth, making it the world’s most vertical city.[87]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krepfmB9d91qa83fko1_500.jpg)
Hong Kong has the world’s greatest number of skyscrapers, at 7,650.[84] The high density and tall skyline of Hong Kong’s urban area is due to a lack of available sprawl space, with the average distance from the harbour front to the steep hills of Hong Kong Island at 1.3 km (0.8 mi).[85] This lack of space causing demand for dense, high-rise offices and housing, has resulted in 36 of the world’s 100 tallest residential buildings being in Hong Kong,[86] and more people living or working above the 14th floor than anywhere else on Earth, making it the world’s most vertical city.[87]
Hong Kong has the world’s greatest number of skyscrapers, at 7,650.[84] The high density and tall skyline of Hong Kong’s urban area is due to a lack of available sprawl space, with the average distance from the harbour front to the steep hills of Hong Kong Island at 1.3 km (0.8 mi).[85] This lack of space causing demand for dense, high-rise offices and housing, has resulted in 36 of the world’s 100 tallest residential buildings being in Hong Kong,[86] and more people living or working above the 14th floor than anywhere else on Earth, making it the world’s most vertical city.[87]
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