How big is Chrysler Building?
Chrysler Building: 319 m (1,047 ft). Measured as height — to the tip of the spire.
Source: Wikipedia — Chrysler Building
Where it sits
Among the 23 buildings & towers on this page Chrysler Building ranks 14th from the top by size. The largest in the group is Burj Khalifa at 828 m, which is 2.6× the size of Chrysler Building, while the smallest, Christ the Redeemer, is 30 m.
Stand an adult of 1.7 m beside it and the ratio is 188×: you would need 187 people stacked head to foot to match its size.
In everyday distances
A football pitch is about 105 m long. Chrysler Building is 3.04× that, which puts it at 3 pitch lengths from end to end.
Walking at an easy 1.4 m/s you cover 319 m in 3.8 minutes. A jet at 900 km/h covers it in 1.3 seconds.
Next to its neighbours in size
The nearest thing larger than it in this collection is Eiffel Tower at 330 m (1,083 ft), 1.03× the size. Both figures are the same kind of measurement, so the gap is a fair one.
The nearest thing smaller is the Shard at 310 m (1,016 ft), so Chrysler Building is 1.03× as big as it. They sit in the same group.
Against fixed yardsticks
Against three fixed yardsticks — Eiffel Tower (330 m) is 1.03× the size of Chrysler Building; Chrysler Building is 10.7× the size of blue whale (29.9 m); Earth (12,742 km) is 39,944× the size of Chrysler Building.
How this figure was taken
Building heights depend on the rule used: architectural height counts spires but not antennas, tip height counts everything. The basis is named with each figure.
How the sizes are taken. Each figure says what it measures — height, length, diameter or elevation — and for which individual or convention. Everything is drawn standing upright on one baseline so a single scale holds, including things that are long rather than tall. Values come from the linked Wikipedia article for each item.
Read the rest — common questions
How big is the Chrysler Building?
319 m (1,047 ft), measured as height: to the tip of the spire.
Where does the Chrysler Building rank among buildings & towers?
Number 14 of 23 on this site, from Burj Khalifa at 828 m down to Christ the Redeemer at 30 m.
What is the next size up?
Eiffel Tower, at 330 m, is 1.03× the size.
What is the next size down?
The Shard, at 310 m, is 1.03× smaller.
How reliable is the figure?
It is taken from the cited Wikipedia article and states its basis (to the tip of the spire). Values are rounded, and where individuals differ the figure is a representative one, so expect small differences from other sources.