Updated: May 11, 2024
Did you know that the estimated number of internet users in Hong Kong is 5.751 million, with an overall internet penetration rate of 73%? Hong Kong leads other Asian countries in mobile internet usage as well. 96% of smartphone users access the internet on a daily basis, preferring to their shopping, bill paying and networking via mobiles. In the following infographic, “Internet Usage in Hong Kong”, we’ve put together several interesting facts on why Hong Kong tops Asia’s internet usage.
Infographic by- GO Globe Web Design Hong Kong company
Population |
7,259,569 |
Internet users |
5,751,357 |
Internet penetration |
73% |
Mobile Internet usage rate |
96% |
Registered customers with dial-up access (Mar 2014) |
369,192 |
Registered customers with broadband access (Mar 2014) |
2,235,223 |
Household broadband penetration rate (Mar 2014) |
83.2% |
Percentage of households with personal computers with internet connectivity |
79.9% |
Percentage of businesses using the internet (2013) |
74.8% |
Percentage of businesses with a web presence (2014) |
26.4% |
Internet service providers (Feb 2014) |
203 |
Public Wi-Fi service providers (May 2014) |
37 |
Public Wi-Fi access points (May 2014) |
28,256 |
Wi-Fi zones (areas) with public W-Fi services (May 2014) |
7,093 |
Country |
Average Peak Connection (Mbps) |
Hong Kong |
65.4 |
South Korea |
63.6 |
Japan |
52.0 |
Singapore |
50.1 |
Israel |
47.7 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2013 |
|
Percentage of households with personal computers |
49.7% |
70.1% |
77.9% |
81.9% |
Percentage of households with personal computers with internet connectivity |
36.4% |
64.6% |
76.4% |
79.9% |
Non-mobile web device |
90.9% |
Desktop computer |
85.9% |
Laptop |
14.5% |
Tablet |
1.5% |
Mobile web device |
77.4% |
Mobile phone / smartphone |
68.9% |
Computer via Wi-Fi |
38.5% |
Tablet |
19.5% |
Usual Internet Access Points
At home |
96.1% |
At work |
44.8% |
At school / university |
14.9% |
At public places |
2.7% |
At internet cafés |
0.3% |
Other places |
66.0% |
Internet access |
99.1% |
Word processing |
72.1% |
Saving and watching digital content |
61.8% |
Accessing offline digital entertainment |
50.5% |
Listening to music |
33.7% |
Playing games |
30.4% |
Watching DVD and TV |
22.1% |
Searching for information |
95.7% |
Communication/interaction |
90.1% |
Online entertainment |
66.1% |
Online shopping/finance transactions |
44.5% |
Downloading files/software |
34.0% |
Category |
Reach |
Minutes |
News/information |
91.7% |
111.7 |
Retail |
68.0% |
50.2 |
Travel |
41.9% |
27.0 |
Beauty/fashion/style |
31.3% |
7.6 |
Career service and development |
22.2% |
23.4 |
Real estate |
12.2% |
14.2 |
Automotive |
11.0% |
15.0 |
Percentage Of Internet Users Under Specific Age Categories (Persons Aged 10 And Over)
Age group |
Percentage |
10 – 14 |
99.4% |
15 – 24 |
99.5% |
25 – 34 |
98.2% |
35 – 44 |
91.6% |
Over 45 |
49.1% |
Percentage Of Internet Users Categorized Based On Gender (Persons Aged 10 And Over)
Sex |
Percentage |
Male |
75.8% |
Female |
70.2% |
Average Time Spent Online
Sex |
Percentage |
Male |
75.8% |
Female |
70.2% |
Number of Hours A Week |
Percentage Of People |
Less than 10 hours |
17.4% |
10 – 20 hours |
20.6% |
20 – 30 hours |
19.9% |
30 – 40 hours |
15.2% |
40 – 50 hours |
11.1% |
More than 50 hours |
15.9% |
Average duration |
28.7 hours |
Average time that internet users spend on the internet every day through a desktop or laptop |
3.32 hours |
Average time that mobile internet users access the internet via their mobiles |
2.08 hours |
E-Commerce (MasterCard Survey Based On Sample)
People who go online to shop |
66.4% |
Online shopping satisfaction level |
66.3% |
Average number of items bought online |
5.4 |
Smartphone owners who shop online |
40.9% |
Time Spent On Social Media
|
Social Media Penetration (As A Percentage Of Total Population) |
Average Number Of Hours Per Day Spent By Social Media Users On All Social Media Channels |
World |
26% |
2.0 |
Hong Kong |
61% |
2.0 |
Philippines |
32% |
4.0 |
Thailand |
36% |
3.7 |
Malaysia |
53% |
3.3 |
Indonesia |
25% |
2.9 |
India |
7% |
2.4 |
Taiwan |
64% |
2.4 |
Vietnam |
22% |
2.4 |
Singapore |
59% |
2.2 |
China |
46% |
1.5 |
South Korea |
27% |
1.0 |
Japan |
17% |
0.8 |
Top Social Networks
No |
Social network |
Reach |
1 |
|
63% |
2 |
Yahoo! Wretch |
17% |
3 |
SINA Micro blogging |
16% |
4 |
|
11% |
5 |
Douban Sites |
7% |
Top Websites (Alexa Ranking)
No |
Website |
1 |
Google.com.hk |
2 |
Google.com |
3 |
Facebook.com |
4 |
Yahoo.com |
5 |
YouTube.com |
6 |
Baidu.com |
7 |
Taobao.com |
8 |
Discuss.com.hk |
9 |
QQ.com |
10 |
Wikipedia.org |
11 |
Gigacircle.com |
12 |
Pixnet.net |
13 |
Gamer.com.tw |
14 |
Nextmedia.com |
15 |
Aastocks.com |
16 |
Uwants.com |
17 |
Sina.com.cn |
18 |
Etnet.com.hk |
19 |
HSBC.com.hk |
20 |
Weibo.com |
Top Web Properties (ComScore Ranking, Mar 2013)
No |
|
Unique visitors |
Minutes per visitor |
1 |
Yahoo! Sites | 4,439,000 |
203.3 |
2 |
Google Sites | 3,727,000 |
210.4 |
3 |
Microsoft Sites | 3,372,000 |
48.9 |
4 |
3,148,000 |
244.6 |
|
5 |
Baidu.com Inc. | 1,759,000 |
33.3 |
6 |
Wikimedia Foundation Sites | 1,716,000 |
16.6 |
7 |
Discuss.com.hk | 1,677,000 |
24.5 |
8 |
Uwants Sites | 1,472,000 |
14.0 |
9 |
SINA Corporation | 1,429,000 |
26.9 |
10 |
Oriental Press Group | 1,400,000 |
96.1 |
11 |
Next Media Interactive Ltd. | 1,257,000 |
82.7 |
Top Areas For Free Wi-Fi Internet
District |
Access Points (2014) |
Average Monthly Users (2013) |
YoY Growth Rate |
Yau Tsim Mong |
45 |
101,714 |
25% |
Central and Western |
43 |
104,279 |
32% |
Wan Chai |
36 |
85,653 |
18% |
Eastern |
32 |
50,212 |
14% |
Kwun Tong |
32 |
38,447 |
29% |
Sham Shui Po |
30 |
41,109 |
22% |
Southern |
27 |
24,811 |
15% |
Yuen Long |
24 |
17,464 |
19% |
Sai Kung |
23 |
20,985 |
20% |
Sha Tin |
22 |
39,001 |
15% |
Kowloon City |
20 |
28,419 |
18% |
Kwai Tsing |
20 |
25,723 |
13% |
Wong Tai Sin |
20 |
24,853 |
22% |
Tuen Mun |
18 |
38,322 |
34% |
North |
18 |
36,242 |
30% |
Tsuen Wan |
16 |
25,544 |
20% |
Tai Po |
16 |
24,439 |
8% |
Islands |
15 |
9,645 |
28% |
TOTAL |
457 |
736,862 |
21% |