There are 1,223 skyscrapers in Hong Kong, which puts the city at the top of world rankings and 36 of the world's 100 tallest residential buildings are in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is classed as the world’s most vertical city as more people in Hong Kong live or work above the 14th floor than anywhere else on Earth. Because of this impressive skyline and the city’s impressive lights on either side of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong has been nicknamed the “Pearl of the Orient”.