Statues are not only big monuments, they carry a lot of things, mainly the power of symbolism and by having a statue in the public, everyone is expected to show respect to the person that’s being represented by the statue.
But the thing is, statues come in many sizes and lately, there’s been a competition across the globe on which country can make the biggest statue.
If you’re trying to find the biggest statue in the world right now, you came to the right place because in this blog we are going to list down the biggest statues that there are in the world right now.
50 The Tallest Statues In The World
Here is a list of the biggest statues in the world right now:
| Statue | Depicts | Location | Country | Height | Completed |
| Statue of Unity | Vallabhbhai Patel | Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat | India | 182 m (597 ft) | 2018 |
| Spring Temple Buddha | Buddha (Vairocana) | Lushan, Henan | China | 128 m (420 ft) | 2008 |
| Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue | Vishnu riding Garuda | Bali,11.1 km (6.9 mi) from Ngurah Rai International Airport | Indonesia | 122 m (400 ft) | 2018 |
| Laykyun Sekkya | Buddha (Gautama) | Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division | Myanmar | 115.8 m (380 ft) | 2008 |
| Statue of Belief | Shiva | Nathdwara, Rajasthan | India | 107 m (351 ft) | 2020 |
| Ushiku Daibutsu | Buddha (Amitābha) | Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture | Japan | 100 m (330 ft) | 1993 |
| Sendai Daikannon | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) | Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture | Japan | 100 m (330 ft) | 1991 |
| Guishan Guanyin | Guanyin – Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin | Weishan, Changsha, Hunan | China | 99 m (325 ft) | 2009 |
| Great Buddha of Thailand | Buddha (Gautama) | Ang Thong | Thailand | 92 m (302 ft) | 2008 |
| Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Byakue Kannon | Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō | Japan | 88 m (289 ft)[12] | 1989 |
| Mother of All Asia – Tower of peace | Mary, mother of Jesus | Pagkilatan, Batangas City | Philippines | 88m (289ft)[14] | 2021 |
| The Motherland Calls | Mother Motherland | Volgograd | Russia | 85 m (279 ft) | 1967 |
| Awaji Kannon | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) | Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture | Japan | 80 m (260 ft) | 1982 |
| Grand Buddha at Ling Shan | Buddha (Amitābha) | Wuxi, Jiangsu | China | 79 m (259 ft) | 1996 |
| Guanyin of Nanshan | Guanyin | Sanya, Hainan | China | 78 m (256 ft) | 2005 |
| Statue of Gautama Buddha [my] | Buddha (Gautama) | Kyaikhto, Mon State | Myanmar | 77.9 m (256 ft) | 2019 |
| Bronze statue of Dizang at Mount Jiuhua | Ksitigarbha | Qingyang County | China | 76 m (249 ft) | 2012 |
| Ruyilun Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan Monastery | Guanyin (Cintamanicakra) | Hong Kong | China | 76 m (249 ft) | 2012 |
| Kaga Kannon | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) | Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture | Japan | 73 m (240 ft) | 1987 |
| Confucius of Mount Ni | Confucius | Nishan (Mount Ni), Qufu, Shandong | China | 72 m (236 ft) | 2016 |
| Leshan Giant Buddha | Buddha (Maitreya) | Leshan | China | 71 m (233 ft) | 803 |
| Chao Mae Kuan Im | Guanyin | Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province | Thailand | 69 m (226 ft) | 2016 |
| Buddha | Gautama Buddha | Yiyang County, Jiangxi | China | 68 m (223 ft) | 2004–05 |
| Son Tra Quan Am [vi] | Quan Âm (Guanyin) | Da Nang, Vietnam | Vietnam | 67 m (220 ft) | 2010 |
| Taihu Guanyin Temple | Guanyin | Xishan Island | China | 67 m (220 ft) | 2017 |
| Yang’asha of Guizhou | Yang’asha (Miao goddess of beauty) | Guizhou | China | 66 m (217 ft) | 2017 |
| Statue of Equality | Ramanuja | Hyderabad | India | 65.8 m (216 ft) | 2018 |
| Motherland Monument | The Motherland | Kyiv | Ukraine | 62 m (203 ft) | 1981 |
| Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Naritasan Kurume Bunin temple | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Jibo Kannon | Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture | Japan | 62 m (203 ft) | 1983 |
| Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao | Guanyin | Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong | China | 62 m (203 ft) | 1998 |
| Guan Yu of Yuncheng | Guan Yu | Yuncheng, Shanxi | China | 61 m (200 ft) | 2010 |
| Luangpho Yai | Buddha (Gautama) | Roi Et, Thailand | Thailand | 59.2 m (194 ft) | 1979 |
| God of the Red Mountain (赤山神, Chìshānshén) | Chishanshen or Luminous God of the Red Mountain (赤山明神, Chìshān Míngshén), local variation of the Sea God (海神, Hǎishén) | Chishan (Red Mountain), Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong | China | 58.8 m (193 ft) | 2010s |
| Statue of Guan Yu | Guan Yu (God of War) | Jingzhou, Hubei | China | 58 m (190 ft) | 2016 |
| Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Jibo Kannon | Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima | Japan | 57 m (187 ft) | 1987 |
| Great Standing Maitreya Buddha | Buddha (Maitreya) | Emei Township, Hsinchu County | Taiwan | 56.7 m (186 ft) | 2011 |
| Tokyo Bay Kannon [ja] | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) | Futtsu, Chiba | Japan | 56 m (184 ft) | 1961 |
| Statue of Zheng Chenggong | Koxinga | Chiayi County | Taiwan | 53.4 m (175 ft) | 1995 |
| The Motherland Calls | Woman representing the Motherland | Mamayev Kurgan; Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast | Russia | 52 m (171 ft)[33] | 1967 |
| Emperors Yan and Huang | Yan and Huang, Emperors of China | Zhengzhou, Henan | China | 51 m (167 ft) | 2007 |
| Usami Dai-Kannon | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) | Izu Peninsula, Itō, Shizuoka | Japan | 50 m (160 ft) | 1982 |
| Sodoshima Dai-Kannon [ja] | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) | Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, Kagawa | Japan | 50 m (160 ft) | 1994 |
| Guerrero Chimalli (Chīmalli Warrior) | Chīmalli Warrior | Chimalhuacán, Mexico State | Mexico | 50 m (160 ft) | 2014 |
| African Renaissance Monument | People of Africa | Dakar | Senegal | 49 m (161 ft) | 2010 |
| Buddha in Kande Viharaya, Aluthgama | Buddha (Gautama) | Aluthgama | Sri Lanka | 48.8 m (160 ft) | 2007 |
| Dai Kannon of Kamaishi [ja] | Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) – Gyoran Kannon | Kamaishi, Iwate | Japan | 48.5 m (159 ft) | 1970 |
| Donglin Dafo | Buddha (Amitābha) | Lushan District, Jiangxi | China | 48 m (157 ft) | 2013 |
| Jinding Dafo | Buddha (Gautama) | Dunhua | China | 48 m (157 ft) | 2011 |
| Ten Directions Samantabhadra Bodhisattva | Buddha (Samantabhadra) | Mount Emei, Sichuan | China | 48 m (157 ft) | 2005 |
| Fo Guang Big Buddha at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum | Buddha (Gautama) | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 48 m (157 ft) | 2011 |
Do you think we missed out on a statue in the list that we made above? Let us know which statue we missed out by leaving a comment in the comments section below so we can update this article right away!
