Hong Kong receives 41 million visitors in first 10 months of 2025, up 12% year on year
Among visitors, 31.44 million came from mainland China – nearly 77 per cent of all arrivals – while 9.62 million were foreign tourists
Hong Kong has recorded a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in tourist arrivals for the first 10 months of 2025, with around 41 million people visiting the city between January and October, according to the Tourism Board.
The city welcomed 9.62 million foreign tourists in that period, marking a 16 per cent year-on-year increase in non-mainland Chinese visitors, the board revealed on Monday.
The 31.44 million mainland tourists, accounting for 76.6 per cent of total visitors, marked an 11 per cent increase from the same period last year.
The first 10 months also saw increases in both short- and long-haul tourists. About 5.25 million short-haul trips were made – an 18 per cent rise over the same period last year.
The number of long-haul tourists jumped by 19 per cent over the same period, with 2.78 million trips made.
The board also announced a provisional number of 4.6 million tourist arrivals in October, representing a 12 per cent year-on-year rise compared with the same month last year.
Without giving exact figures, it noted that visitor numbers from Taiwan, Australia and the Middle East “were more prominent”.