Jan – May 2026
Performance at a glance
Year-to-date arrivals, growth and market composition based on HKTB monthly statistics.
Total Arrivals · Jan–May 2026
22.99M
22,989,794 visitors
+14.1% YoY
vs Jan–May 2025
20.16M
2,834,673 more visitors
+14.1%
Latest Month · May 2026
4.46M
4,464,840 visitors
+9.5% YoY
Chinese Mainland · Jan–May 2026
17.67M
17,670,354 visitors
+16.4% YoY
Non-Chinese Mainland · Jan–May 2026
5.32M
5,319,440 visitors
+7.0% YoY
Non-Chinese Share
23.1%
of total Jan–May arrivals
Monthly Trend
Visitor arrivals over time
Monthly Arrivals
Chinese Mainland
2026 (millions) 2025
Monthly Arrivals
Non-Chinese Mainland
2026 (millions) 2025
Where visitors come from
Source markets & visitor mix
Source Markets · Jan–May 2026
Top visitor origins (Non-Chinese Mainland)
Cumulative arrivals vs the same period in 2025. Excluding Chinese Mainland.
| Rank | Country | Current (2026) | Previous (2025) | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Taiwan | 676,079 | 618,074 | ▲ +9.4% |
| 02 | Philippines | 560,276 | 556,078 | ▲ +0.8% |
| 03 | USA | 446,596 | 393,033 | ▲ +13.6% |
| 04 | South Korea | 430,837 | 473,752 | ▼ -9.1% |
| 05 | Japan | 296,006 | 305,192 | ▼ -3.0% |
| 06 | Thailand | 273,465 | 249,813 | ▲ +9.5% |
| 07 | Australia | 233,146 | 195,743 | ▲ +19.1% |
| 08 | Canada | 180,797 | 146,096 | ▲ +23.8% |
| 09 | Malaysia | 180,241 | 173,757 | ▲ +3.7% |
| 10 | Singapore | 177,600 | 178,926 | ▼ -0.7% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 169,332 | 150,859 | ▲ +12.2% |
| 12 | India | 169,279 | 168,611 | ▲ +0.4% |
| 13 | Germany | 106,103 | 89,729 | ▲ +18.2% |
| 14 | France | 81,343 | 64,519 | ▲ +26.1% |
Accommodation
Hotel supply
Properties and rooms across hotels and guesthouses from 2021 to 2026.
Hotel Supply · 2021–2026
Rooms and properties
Hotels
333
Hotel rooms
93,456
Guesthouses
1,238
Guesthouse rooms
11,756
Hotels
Guesthouses
Occupancy
Hotel occupancy rate
Monthly occupancy with a Jan–Apr year-on-year comparison.
Hotel Occupancy
Jan 2025 – Apr 2026
Jan–Apr 2025
87.25%
Jan–Apr 2026
88.00%
Change
+0.75 pts
Market Mix
Jan–May 2026 visitor composition
Total YTD
23.0M
- Chinese Mainland76.9%
- Short-haul (ex Mainland)15.0%
- Long-haul8.1%
Long-haul · May 2026
Same-day vs Overnight
332,121 long-haul visitors in May 2026.
Same-day
31.1%
+28.5% YoY
Overnight
68.9%
+24% YoY
Top long-haul countries
- USA81,74666.2% overnight+13.8%
- United Kingdom28,30478.4% overnight+17.4%
- France15,99471.7% overnight+28%
- Germany14,66573.2% overnight+22.3%
- Canada33,94667.4% overnight+22.8%
- Australia35,34676.7% overnight+20.7%