The compact and miniaturized high gain antenna for millimetre wave 5G applications is proposed in this paper. The antenna is designed on RT Duriod 5880 substrate with dielectric constant, tangential loss, and specific heat of 2.2, 0.0009, and 0.23 Cal/g/C respectively. The peak gain of 9.5 dBi in E-Plane is achieved for high gain characteristics by applying Microstrip circular Yagi Directors. The antenna operates over the frequency range of 26.5–28.5 GHz with a good reflection coefficient of −25.60 dB at a resonance frequency of 27.56 GHz. Moreover, Defected Ground Structures (DGS) are adopted in the structure to optimize the characteristics by widening the path of surface current. The proposed antenna structure is fabricated and the measured results are found in good agreement with the simulated results. The better performance of the proposed antenna makes it a viable candidate for 5G millimetre-wave communications.