This Video Shows How Big The World’s Tallest Buildings Actually Are*

The B1M
High-rise buildings are the most iconic part of any citys skyline. New ones grow up all the time, constantly competing for the “worlds highest.” This video reveals that height isnt the only stat that matters: Total area does, too.
The video goes on to look at some of the tallest buildings across the world and compare them using their overall location rather. Dubais Burj Khalifa is the highest building on Earth (2,722 feet high) however in terms of area, it does not come anywhere close to the largest buildings (simply 3.3 million square feet).

To gain an accurate measurement, The B1M followed the lead of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats methodology, only considering the total gross floor area of a towers footprint and omitting adjacent podiums, linked structures, and other towers within the total structures advancement.
The biggest structure, as figured out by this channel, is granted to Chinas Ping An International Finance Center. Its just 1,965 feet tall, it has over 5.3 million square feet of space, omitting its 968,000 square-foot basement. The video features other structures like the Empire State Building, 30 Hudson Yards, Marina Bay Sands, the Renaissance Center, and the Petronas Towers.
via Nerdist