Hong Kong App Market Statistics in 2023
- Last update: 22 Jun 2023 CET
Entrepreneurs from all over the globe flock to Hong Kong to enjoy the country’s exceptional economic infrastructure. This is true especially when it comes to the mobile app market. With companies like InShot Inc., DoMobile Lab, and GOMO Live leading the way, Hong Kong has become a premier stage in the app world.
In this article, we will provide a number of detailed app statistics and insights into the Hong Kong Android app market with focus on apps only. We will cover a number of topics, including: how many Hong Kong app publishers exist on the Google Play Store, how many apps they have released, and how Hong Kong apps have performed compared to the global average. The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major app publishers and ones with valid Hong Kong addresses on the Android market have been considered. Furthermore, all download statistics are estimates.
There are more than 2,032 Hong Kong publishers on Google Play out of all 1,013,569 app publishers. One of the biggest Hong Kong publishers are TerranDroid, MOUNTAIN GAME, Focus apps, Higgs Studio, Candy Mobile, IVYGAMES, gameone, Fun Shooting Games - FPS, NetEase Games, Adaric Music . Less than 1% of all app publishers on Google Play are from Hong Kong. Find the biggest app publishers with our App Market Explorer.
There are more than 8,913 apps from Hong Kong publishers on Google Play out of the 3,251,516 apps. Apps with most downloads of Hong Kong publishers are Blood Sugar, HA Go, MoneyBack, Octopus, APP 1933 - KMB/LWB, 醫健通eHealth, BOCHK中銀香港, Viu : Korean & Asian content, MTR Mobile, CafedeCoral . Less than 1% of all apps on Google Play are from Hong Kong publishers. Filter for apps by publisher country with our tool here.
The average rating of 8,913 apps from Hong Kong publishers on Google Play is 3.70 out of 5 stars. This is less than the overall average rating of all apps of 3.74 stars. Apps from Hong Kong publishers on Google Play have on average 13,758 ratings. This number is higher than the average number of ratings of all apps, which is 1,678 ratings. Sort by the best rated app or by the app with most ratings directly in our App Market Explorer.
59% of released apps by Hong Kong publishers are apps and 41% are games. That means the focus is more on apps than on games. Compared to the worldwide market, Hong Kong publishers focus more on games with 41% of releases compared to all publishers that focus 14% on games. Use our full App Market Explorer to filter for the most successful mobile apps and games.
Apps by Hong Kong publishers have an average of 1.38m downloads. Overall they get more downloads than the average of all apps which is 232.17k. We offer also more detailed download estimates for any app.
4% of apps by Hong Kong publishers are paid. That is a higher value of paid apps compared to the overall apps, where 3% are paid. 52% of apps by Hong Kong publishers include ads. That is a higher value compared to the whole world, where 35% have ads. 22% of apps by Hong Kong publishers make use of In-App Payments to monetize. That is higher than the average of 4%.
Hong Kong Paid Apps4% Overall Paid Apps3% 
Hong Kong Include Ads52% Overall Include Ads35% 
Hong Kong In-App Billing22% Overall In-App Billing4% 31% of apps of Hong Kong publishers are available on both Google Play and iTunes. Overall they put more effort in publishing on both stores, compared to the average publisher with 26%. Use our iOS to Android Matching API or Android to iOS Matching API to find the same app across stores.
The following are the top publishers from Hong Kong that accumulated most downloads.
Xender File Sharing Team is on position 1 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. Xender File Sharing Team produced one of the world's leading file transfer and sharing apps. Founded in 2011, their vision is to provide better connectivity to the world through technology, innovation, and devotion to users. Xender File Sharing Team has published the app Xender - Share Music&Video. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 493.76m+ times.
Gamma Play is on position 2 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. Gamma Play makes great games and great mobile apps. They are based in Hong Kong. Gamma Play is responsible for such apps as Find the Difference 1000+ levels, QR & Barcode Scanner, QR & Barcode Scanner PRO, Bubble Level, and more. They own 41 apps that have been downloaded together more than 483.3m+ times.
Roadget Business PTE. LTD. is on position 3 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 471.11m+ times.
Translasion team is on position 4 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. They own 3 apps that have been downloaded together more than 385.23m+ times.
LBE Tech is on position 5 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. LBE Tech is a Hong Kong-based app developer and a leading innovator of Android tools. They are best known or the app Parallel Space, which allows users to run multiple accounts on one device. LBE Tech has developed many apps, including Parallel Space - Multiple accounts & Two face, Parallel Space - 64Bit Support, Parallel Space Pro -- App Cloner, Parallel Space Lite－Dual App, and more. They own 9 apps that have been downloaded together more than 365.1m+ times.
go live llc is on position 6 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. They own 5 apps that have been downloaded together more than 332.98m+ times.
iJoysoft is on position 7 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. They own 32 apps that have been downloaded together more than 332.55m+ times.
XClub is on position 8 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 320.66m+ times.
One Dot Moblie Limited is on position 9 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. They own 2 apps that have been downloaded together more than 280.92m+ times.
Nox Ltd. is on position 10 of the biggest Hong Kong app publishers. They own 5 apps that have been downloaded together more than 267.29m+ times.
The following shows which SDKs are most used by Hong Kong app publishers. To find out which apps integrate the following SDK use our App Market Explorer. We have also aggregated the worldwide Top Ad Network SDKs and other categories.
Google Firebase 71% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have Google Firebase integrated. In total 6,003 apps. Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
Google Ads AdMob 51% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have Google Ads AdMob integrated. In total 4,353 apps. Google Ads AdMob is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to monetize their mobile applications via in-app advertising. AdMob is based on the Google Mobile Ads SDK and serves over 200 billion ad requests a month, with over 1 million advertisers and 1 million apps currently running on the AdMob mobile ad network.
51% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have Google Ads AdMob Mediation Adapters integrated. In total 4,332 apps.
OkHttp 51% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have OkHttp integrated. In total 4,295 apps. OkHttp is an open source project designed to be an efficient HTTP client. It's also easy to use. OkHttp’s request/response API is designed with fluent builders and immutability. It supports both synchronous blocking calls and async calls with callbacks.
Firebase Cloud Messaging 48% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have Firebase Cloud Messaging integrated. In total 4,065 apps. Firebase Cloud Messaging is a cross-platform messaging solution developed by Google that lets app developers reliably deliver messages at no cost. With Firebase Cloud Messaging, app developers can notify a client app that new email or other data is available to sync, and drive user re-engagement and retention with notification messages.
gson 44% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have gson integrated. In total 3,722 apps. Gson is a Google-developed Java library that app developers can leverage to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation, and vice versa. It works with arbitrary Java objects, including pre-existing objects of which developers do not have the source-code.
Glide 42% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have Glide integrated. In total 3,532 apps. Glide is an open source media management and image loading framework for Android that supports fetching, decoding, and displaying video stills, images, and animated GIFs. Glide includes a flexible API that developers can plug in to almost any network stack.
23% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have Retrofit integrated. In total 1,986 apps.
Firebase Crashlytics Fabric 22% of apps from Hong Kong publishers have Firebase Crashlytics Fabric integrated. In total 1,892 apps. Fabric Crashlytics is the most powerful, lightest weight crash reporting SDK on the market. App developers that leverage Fabric Crashlytics are able to spend less time finding crashes and more time fixing them.
The following shows which android permissions are most frequently request by Hong Kong app publishers. Use our App Market Explorer to filter the Google Play Store by apps with specific permissions.
android.permission.INTERNET makes it possible for app publishers to create network sockets and use custom network protocols within their apps. This permission is not required for internet connection however, as the mobile browser provides all apps with the ability to send data to the internet. 100% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Internet Access permission. Total 14,166 apps.
The android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission can be leveraged by app developers to enable their apps to view information about network connections. This information includes such things as which networks exist and which already have connections. 100% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Network Information Access permission. Total 13,792 apps.
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK gives apps the ability to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode. This is good for apps, like YouTube, that get extended periods of engagement that do not necessarily require the user to touch the screen or otherwise interact physically with the device. 100% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Phone Sleep Mode Preventation permission. Total 10,952 apps.
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE makes it possible for app developers to enable their apps to modify or delete the contents of users’ SD cards. 100% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Write External Storage permission. Total 9,162 apps.
Apps often advertise other apps. By leveraging com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE apps can make sure that installs of other apps launched via their ads are properly attributed. 100% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Install Referrer permission. Total 8,969 apps.
App publishers can leverage android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE to enable their app to view information about Wi-Fi networking. This includes whether Wi-Fi is enabled and the names of the connected Wi-Fi devices. 99% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Wifi Information Access permission. Total 8,851 apps.
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE can be used within apps to allow them to accept cloud to device messages sent by the app’s service. It should be noted however, that using this service will incur data usage, and malicious apps could cause excess data usage. 86% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Push Notification permission. Total 7,654 apps.
The android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission allows app developers to enable their apps to read the contents of user SD cards. 84% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Read External Storage permission. Total 7,522 apps.
android.permission.VIBRATE makes it possible for app builders to give their apps control over the vibrating function of the devices they are running on. 77% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Vibration permission. Total 6,841 apps.
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED gives apps the ability to start themselves as soon as the system it is running on has finished booting. It should be noted, however, that this can often slow down the phone start time. In addition, it can slow down the device generally by enabling the app to run constantly. 77% of the apps from Hong Kong publishers use the Start At Boot Time permission. Total 6,826 apps.
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