There are 2,104,748 companies and businesses in Hong Kong in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. 1,626,511 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has 2,104,748 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. 1,626,511 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 77% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Hong Kong, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 2,104,748 Hong Kong companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Hong Kong company database.
2,104,748 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026
Companies2,104,748
Corporations1,626,511
Regions18
Largest regionYau Tsim Mong District 23%
Employees1-4
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email0.5%
Phone16%
Website2%
Hong Kong company list: all 2,104,748 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Hong Kong, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Hong Kong company directory.
Petrochina Company LIMITEDPetrochina Company LIMITED
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrochina Company LIMITED | Hongkong | Hong Kong | Rm 3705 Lippo Ctr Twr 2 | Central & Western District | N/A | 1999 | $404,729,418,417 | 11 | Corporation | 29952 | 30725541 |
| 2 | China Petroleum & Chemical CORPORATION | Hongkong | Wan Chai District | 20/f Convention Plz Office Twr | Wan Chai District | N/A | 2000 | $393,300,792,819 | 12 | Corporation | 41041 | 31423552 |
| 3 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, National Association | Hongkong | Central | 18/f&20-29/f Chater Hse | Central & Western District | *****.com | 1984 | $212,773,000,000 | 149 | Foreign company | 6695 | 05631264 |
| 4 | Unipec Asia Company LIMITED | Hongkong | Wan Chai District | Rm 1202 12/f Convention Plz Office Twr | Wan Chai District | N/A | 1995 | $197,855,203,771 | 70 | Corporation | 41041 | 19558953 |
| 5 | Jd.com, INC. | Hongkong | Causeway Bay | Rm 1901 19/f Lee Gdn One | Wan Chai District | N/A | 2020 | $184,964,546,905 | 10 | Corporation | 3030 | 71891713 |
| 6 | China Railway Group LIMITED | Hongkong | Kwun Tong District | Rm 1201-03 12/f Apec Plz | Kwun Tong District | N/A | 2007 | $154,503,047,742 | 16 | Corporation | 3588 | 38648062 |
| 7 | Alibaba Group Holding LIMITED | Hongkong | Causeway Bay | 26/f Times Sq Twr One | Wan Chai District | N/A | 2019 | $149,059,659,710 | 99 | Corporation | 1343 | 71345322 |
| 8 | China Mobile LIMITED | Hongkong | Central | 60/f the Center | Central & Western District | N/A | 1997 | $148,384,071,791 | 100 | Corporation | 23436 | 21330874 |
| 9 | China Railway Construction CORPORATION LIMITED | Hongkong | Tsim Sha Tsui | 23/f Railway Plz | Yau Tsim Mong District | N/A | 2008 | $145,501,335,707 | 120 | Corporation | 3832 | 38914934 |
| 10 | Byd Company LIMITED | Hongkong | Tai Po District | Rm 505-510 5/f Science Park Core Bldg 1e | Tai Po District | N/A | 2002 | $113,594,620,811 | 40 | Corporation | 1483 | 32961977 |
| 11 | Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China LIMITED | Hongkong | Central | 33/f Icbc Twr | Central & Western District | *****.com | 1996 | $113,231,503,735 | 1,000 | Corporation | 17488 | 18119178 |
| 12 | Citic LIMITED | Hongkong | Central | 32/f Citic Twr | Central & Western District | *****.com | 1985 | $108,691,618,352 | 100 | Corporation | 4697 | 09422275 |
| 13 | Tencent Holdings LIMITED | Hongkong | Wan Chai District | 29/f Three Pacific Place | Wan Chai District | N/A | 2004 | $106,219,273,438 | 107 | Corporation | 261 | 34528434 |
| 14 | China Construction Bank CORPORATION | Hongkong | Central | 28/f Ccb Twr | Central & Western District | *****.com | 1996 | $104,679,886,203 | 149 | Corporation | 30864 | 19569114 |
| 15 | China Communications Construction Company LIMITED | Hongkong | Wan Chai District | Rm 2805 28/f Convention Plz Office Twr | Wan Chai District | N/A | 2006 | $102,668,580,348 | 30 | Corporation | 2496 | 37383114 |
| 16 | Agricultural Bank Of China LIMITED | Hongkong | Central | 25/f Agricultural Bank of China Twr | Central & Western District | N/A | 1996 | $102,455,934,383 | 149 | Corporation | 23841 | 19521952 |
| 17 | Bank Of China LIMITED | Hongkong | Central | 1 Garden Rd | Central & Western District | *****.com | 1984 | $93,234,446,738 | 50 | Corporation | 30864 | 00209618 |
| 18 | Pepsico, INC. | Hongkong | Cheung Sha Wan | Rm 2912-16 29/f Twr A | Sham Shui Po District | N/A | 1996 | $91,854,000,000 | 23 | Foreign company | 3811 | 20789561 |
| 19 | Legend Holdings CORPORATION | Hongkong | Central | Rm 06 70/f Two Intl Finance Ctr | Central & Western District | N/A | 2015 | $85,615,803,981 | 60 | Corporation | 292 | 64578247 |
| 20 | Bank Of America, National Association | Hongkong | Central | 52 & 55/f Cheung Kong Ctr | Central & Western District | *****.com | 1984 | $84,247,000,000 | 550 | Foreign company | 4822 | 00909387 |
| 21 | Lenovo Group LIMITED | Hongkong | Quarry Bay | 23/f Taikoo Place Lincoln Hse | Wan Chai District | N/A | 1993 | $83,074,555,000 | 600 | Corporation | 536 | 17652787 |
| 22 | Citibank, N.A. | Hongkong | Central | 50/f Champion Twr | Central & Western District | N/A | 1984 | $81,688,000,000 | 4,500 | Foreign company | 7067 | 04705511 |
| 23 | Hong Kong S.K.T. Company LIMITED | Hongkong | Tsim Sha Tsui | Rm 10 25/f Concordia Plz Seapower Twr | Yau Tsim Mong District | *****.museum | 2000 | $81,540,994,048 | 60 | Corporation | 12 | 31538280 |
| 24 | Sinopharm Group CO. LTD. | Hongkong | Wan Chai District | Rm 1601 Emperor Group Ctr | Wan Chai District | N/A | 2009 | $81,267,194,845 | 50 | Corporation | 10782 | 50657334 |
| 25 | Assicurazioni Generali Societa Per Azioni | Hongkong | Tai Koo Shing | 21/f | Wan Chai District | *****.hk | 1984 | $79,999,090,940 | 150 | Foreign company | 1878 | 06246715 |
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Companies and businesses in Hong Kong
2,104,748
21 October 2026
There are 2,104,748 companies and businesses in Hong Kong in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 1,626,511 corporations (Ltd), 78,929 sole traders and 12,452 partnerships. On top of those come 202 non-profit organisations, 15,569 branches of foreign companies and 162 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 1,970,566 94%
- Head offices
- 131,574
- Branch locations
- 2,608
Legal form
- Corporations
- 1,626,511 77%
- Sole traders
- 78,929
- Partnerships
- 12,452
Per working day this year
≈ 712
new companies registered · 149,597 so far in 2026
Largest companies in Hong Kong
Which are the largest companies in Hong Kong? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Country Garden Services Holdings Company, with 213,712 staff, ahead of Anta Sports Products and Shimao Services Holdings. By yearly revenue the largest company is The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ahead of The Hong Kong Jockey Club and Baic Motor Corporation. Below are the top companies of Hong Kong ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Hong Kong. 72 Hong Kong companies employ more than 10,000 people and 968 report more than $1 billion a year.
Country Garden Services Holdings Company has the largest headcount of any company in Hong Kong in our data. 72 Hong Kong companies list more than 10,000 people, 1,682 more than 500.
- 1213,712 staff
- 265,900 staff
- 341,643 staff
- 420,396 staff
- 520,000 staff
- 615,225 staff
- 712,800 staff
- 89,123 staff
- 97,058 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is the largest company in Hong Kong by revenue; 968 Hong Kong companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$41.0B
- 2$39.0B
- 3$23.2B
- 4$21.9B
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the largest public body in our data for Hong Kong, with 173,600 staff.
- 1173,600 staff
15,569 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Hong Kong.
- 1102,910 worldwide
- 219,314 worldwide
- 39,166 worldwide
- 44,861 worldwide
- 54,457 worldwide
- 63,862 worldwide
- 73,456 worldwide
- 83,000 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Hong Kong.
By employee size · 1,098,444 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 845,591 | 77% | |
| 5-9 | 150,992 | 14% | |
| 10-19 | 53,609 | 5% | |
| 20-49 | 31,376 | 3% | |
| 50-99 | 8,701 | 0.8% | |
| 100-199 | 4,067 | 0.4% | |
| 200-499 | 2,426 | 0.2% | |
| 500+ | 1,682 | 0.2% |
77% have 1 to 4 employees; 1,682 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 39,930 | 4% | |
| $100K-$500K | 477,135 | 46% | |
| $500K-$1M | 365,790 | 35% | |
| $1M-$5M | 134,065 | 13% | |
| $5M-$10M | 14,344 | 1% | |
| $10M-$100M | 11,075 | 1% | |
| $100M-$1B | 2,124 | 0.2% | |
| $1B+ | 968 | <0.1% |
3,092 companies report more than $100 million; 968 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Hong Kong
Most companies in Hong Kong are small businesses. Of the 1,098,444 with a known headcount, 996,583 (91%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 84,985 are small (10 to 49) and 15,194 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 1,682 employ 500 people or more, so 99.85% of Hong Kong companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 996,583 | 91% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 84,985 | 8% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 15,194 | 1% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 1,682 | 0.2% |
845,591
companies have 1 to 4 employees (77%). 39,930 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
78,929
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
96%
of the 149,597 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (43,296). Only 11 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Hong Kong based?
Yau Tsim Mong District has more companies than any other region in Hong Kong: 479,180, or 23% of the total, ahead of Central & Western District (296,404) and Wan Chai District (234,529). Below you find the twelve largest of its 18 regions and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 18 regions
| Region | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yau Tsim Mong District | 479,180 | 23% | |
| Central & Western District | 296,404 | 14% | |
| Wan Chai District | 234,529 | 11% | |
| Kwun Tong District | 229,952 | 11% | |
| Eastern District | 106,861 | 5% | |
| Sham Shui Po District | 94,792 | 5% | |
| Kwai Tsing District | 85,107 | 4% | |
| Wong Tai Sin District | 80,114 | 4% | |
| Kowloon City District | 69,804 | 3% | |
| Tsuen Wan District | 59,555 | 3% | |
| Southern District | 51,895 | 2% | |
| Tuen Mun District | 41,947 | 2% |
Ten busiest cities
- Wan Chai District210,198
- Kwun Tong District206,550
- Mong Kok189,241
- Tsim Sha Tsui160,791
- Central134,180
- Sheung Wan92,002
- Sheung Kwai Chung86,635
- San Po Kong73,541
- Tsuen Wan62,812
- Causeway Bay54,739
Main industries in Hong Kong
Wholesale (durable goods) is the biggest industry in Hong Kong by number of companies: 269,595, or 26% of all firms with an industry code. Next come wholesale (consumer goods) (133,900) and holding and investment companies (96,613). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies and our 89 industry lists for Hong Kong.
- Wholesale (durable goods)269,59526%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)133,90013%
- Holding and investment companies96,6139%
- Business services and IT90,3529%
- Engineering, accounting and management56,1615%
- Construction trades48,6355%
- Travel and transport services37,7254%
- Real estate30,4533%
- Other shops28,2263%
- Restaurants and bars22,9042%
- Personal services21,6402%
- Associations20,9772%
- Education18,1662%
- Food shops15,1791%
- Health care14,9361%
- Other industries142,47714%
The fifteen largest of 82 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Hong Kong
269,595
Wholesale (durable goods)
SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods
- 126,000 staff
- 220,396 staff
- 315,061 staff
133,900
Wholesale (consumer goods)
SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
- 129,458 staff
- 29,347 staff
- 33,997 staff
90,352
SIC 73: Business Services
- 139,012 staff
- 226,678 staff
- 310,000 staff
56,161
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 14,280 staff
- 24,000 staff
- 33,784 staff
48,635
SIC 17: Construction Special Trade Contractors
- 14,970 staff
- 23,500 staff
- 33,000 staff
37,725
Travel and transport services
SIC 47: Transportation Services
- 19,311 staff
- 28,960 staff
- 32,300 staff
28,226
Other shops
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 125,900 staff
- 26,000 staff
- 33,000 staff
Discover more: all Hong Kong industries, cities and regions
Every Hong Kong list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
A · Agriculture
C · Manufacturing
D · Energy
G · Wholesale and retail
H · Transport and storage
I · Accommodation and food
J · Information and communication
K · Finance and insurance
L · Real estate
M · Professional, scientific and technical
N · Administrative and support
P · Education
Q · Health and social work
R · Arts and recreation
S · Other services
More industries
- Beer distribution companies
- Beverage companies
- Bike companies
- Biotech companies
- Car companies
- Consumer goods companies
- Contractors
- Credit companies
- Demolition companies
- Distribution companies
- Entertainment companies
- Fabric companies
- Film producers
- Holiday companies
- Home appliance companies
- Information companies
- Installation companies
- Investment companies
- Jewellery companies
- Jewelry companies
- Laboratories
- Legal companies
- Light companies
- Music companies
- Photo companies
- Photographers
- Refrigeration companies
- Watch companies
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
New companies and startups in Hong Kong in 2026
149,597 new companies and startups registered in Hong Kong so far in 2026, about 712 every working day, after a record 195,779 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 96% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 147,788 of them are corporations (Ltd).
≈ 712
new companies register every working day in 2026
96%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
195,779
new companies in 2025, a record year
Companies founded per year
- 73,4062022
- 109,5802023
- 135,0502024
- 195,7792025
- 149,5972026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 1589 staff
- 2475 staff
- 3420 staff
- 4320 staff
- 5300 staff
Oldest companies in Hong Kong
Our data holds 1 Hong Kong organisations founded before 1700, 1 before 1800, 104 before 1900 and 1,388 before 1950.
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131,576
Hong Kong companies were founded before 1990
14,713
were founded in 1990
1,818,244 Hong Kong companies, 93% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 131,576 are older.
Types of companies in Hong Kong
Three in four Hong Kong businesses in our data are corporations (Ltd), and one in twenty-seven is a sole trader. Partnerships make up 0.6%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations1,626,51177%
- No legal form on record368,77418%
- Sole traders78,9294%
- Partnerships12,4520.6%
- Foreign companies15,5690.7%
- Non-profit organisations202<0.1%
- Cooperatives2,1490.1%
- Public bodies162<0.1%
Which Hong Kong companies are part of a group?
Most Hong Kong companies stand alone: 94% are single-site businesses. The other 134,182 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 131,574 head offices or 2,608 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, with 4,773 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 14,773 companies
- 21,423 companies
- 3333 companies
- 420 companies
- 514 companies
- 65 companies
- 74 companies
- 83 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 2,104,748; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Hong Kong companies
51,045 Hong Kong companies have a website on record (2%), 330,233 a phone number (16%) and 9,981 an email address (0.5%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 3% have a website and 0.4% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 51,045 | 2% | |
| Phone | 330,233 | 16% | |
| 9,981 | 0.5% |
Questions about companies in Hong Kong
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (21 October 2026).
2,104,748. That includes 78,929 sole traders and 12,452 partnerships.
1,626,511 corporations, 77% of all Hong Kong businesses in our data (21 October 2026).
Of the 1,098,444 Hong Kong companies with a known headcount, 1,096,762 have fewer than 500 employees: 996,583 micro, 84,985 small and 15,194 medium-sized. 1,682 are large enterprises.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, with $41.0 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of The Hong Kong Jockey Club ($39.0B) and Baic Motor Corporation ($23.2B).
Country Garden Services Holdings Company, with 213,712 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
479,180, 23% of all Hong Kong companies (21 October 2026).
149,597 so far in 2026, about 712 per working day, after a record 195,779 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
51,045, 2% of all Hong Kong companies. 330,233 have a phone number and 9,981 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 2,104,748 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Hong Kong company database.
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All 2,104,748 companies in Hong Kong with address, SIC code, legal form, employees, revenue, founding year, website, phone and email where we hold them. Excel, CSV or API. The product details are in our Hong Kong company database.
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