What are the key facts about Burj Khalifa?

The short answer

Burj Khalifa is 828 meters (2,717 feet) tall and has 163 floors above ground by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat count. It opened on 4 January 2010. These pages set out what the tower holds and show where public sources disagree. We checked them on 8 October 2026.

Key facts

Height
828 m (2,717 ft), architectural height
Floors
163 above ground (CTBUH count); the official site says "more than 160"
Opened
4 January 2010
Developer
Emaar Properties
Location
Downtown Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Which Burj Khalifa fact pages can I read?

Each page gives one set of facts, names the source and shows a range where sources disagree.

Why does this site show ranges for some tower facts?

Official sites, engineering bodies and news reports sometimes give different numbers for the same thing. We do not pick one quietly. When sources disagree we show the range and name each source.

Where they conflict we trust sources in this order: Emaar and the official tower site, then the Dubai Land Department, then the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, then Wikipedia.

Sources

  1. KHL, "CTBUH ratifies height of Burj Khalifa", 6 April 2010 (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ratification)
  2. Skyscraper Center (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat), Burj Khalifa building page, read on 8 October 2026
  3. Burj Khalifa official site, facts and figures, read on 8 October 2026
  4. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Burj Khalifa project page, read on 8 October 2026
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