This article presents the list of the 50 highest mountains in the world by altitude, listed in descending order.

Everest is the highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8848 meters

The list of the 50 highest mountains in the world is led by Mount Everest, located in Nepal and China, with an altitude of 8848 meters. Mount Everest belongs to the Himalayan range and the Mahalangur sub-range. In 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first ascent to the summit of Everest, a fact only repeated by 145 people. All the mountains listed are located in Asia, with the most present countries being Nepal, China and Pakistan. The most represented country is Nepal. The last mountain on this list, which ranks 50, is Changtse , in Tibet, China, with an altitude of 7,543 meters.