Hong Kong receives 41 million visitors in first 10 months of 2025, a 12% jump

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-haul and long-haul tours. There were about 5.25 million short-haul trips made – an 18 per cent rise over the same period last year.

Long-haul tours saw a 19 per cent jump 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 increase compared with the same month last year.

Without giving exact numbers, it noted that the number of visitors from Taiwan, Australia and the Middle East “were more prominent”.