Landline Internet subscriptions in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Landline Internet subscriptions was 2.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions in Hong Kong, 1998–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 2.99 million for landline internet subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions in Hong Kong peaked at 2.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 1998.
Hong Kong ranks 51st of 206 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,750 | 11,000 | 86,500 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.43 million | 444,450 | 2.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 2.17 million | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 million | 2.89 million | 2.99 million | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Hong Kong
- Mobile phone subscriptions 27.05 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 364.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 364.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 21,542 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 401 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 6.97 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 40.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Life science patents granted, by filing office 0 patents (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions in Hong Kong?
- Landline internet subscriptions in Hong Kong was 2.99 million in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong rank for landline internet subscriptions?
- Hong Kong ranks 51st out of 206 regions with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.