Hong Kong incorporations by year
The number of companies incorporated in Hong Kong each year, based on their recorded incorporation date.
Data as of 2026-10-10
Based on dates recorded in the Companies Register; figures for early years are incomplete.
Latest full year (2025)
197,059
Change vs 2024
+34.6%
All-time total
3,917,467
* 2026 is still in progress — its count is year to date.
The chart shows the last 30 years; the table below covers the full history.
Data table
| Year | Companies |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 185,396 |
| 2025 | 197,059 |
| 2024 | 146,421 |
| 2023 | 133,562 |
| 2022 | 105,241 |
| 2021 | 112,563 |
| 2020 | 101,270 |
| 2019 | 126,770 |
| 2018 | 152,953 |
| 2017 | 161,289 |
| 2016 | 145,779 |
| 2015 | 140,123 |
| 2014 | 168,098 |
| 2013 | 174,829 |
| 2012 | 150,863 |
| 2011 | 149,155 |
| 2010 | 140,298 |
| 2009 | 110,142 |
| 2008 | 99,594 |
| 2007 | 101,608 |
| 2006 | 82,685 |
| 2005 | 74,070 |
| 2004 | 66,313 |
| 2003 | 50,798 |
| 2002 | 47,269 |
| 2001 | 39,082 |
| 2000 | 44,207 |
| 1999 | 36,247 |
| 1998 | 30,538 |
| 1997 | 50,008 |
| 1996 | 50,395 |
| 1995 | 33,601 |
| 1994 | 43,305 |
| 1993 | 62,340 |
| 1992 | 58,681 |
| 1991 | 44,389 |
| 1990 | 26,531 |
| 1989 | 31,970 |
| 1988 | 30,751 |
| 1987 | 26,637 |
| 1986 | 17,043 |
| 1985 | 18,723 |
| 1984 | 15,458 |
| 1983 | 11,579 |
| 1982 | 13,013 |
| 1981 | 15,924 |
| 1980 | 14,639 |
| 1979 | 10,330 |
| 1978 | 8,912 |
| 1977 | 6,832 |
| 1976 | 5,522 |
| 1975 | 4,208 |
| 1974 | 4,604 |
| 1973 | 5,568 |
| 1972 | 4,870 |
| 1971 | 3,913 |
| 1970 | 3,464 |
| 1969 | 2,577 |
| 1968 | 1,706 |
| 1967 | 1,272 |
| 1966 | 1,422 |
| 1965 | 1,292 |
| 1964 | 1,480 |
| 1963 | 1,292 |
| 1962 | 1,112 |
| 1961 | 894 |
| 1960 | 670 |
| 1959 | 485 |
| 1958 | 375 |
| 1957 | 376 |
| 1956 | 289 |
| 1955 | 303 |
| 1954 | 258 |
| 1953 | 212 |
| 1952 | 275 |
| 1951 | 248 |
| 1950 | 264 |
| 1949 | 290 |
| 1948 | 267 |
| 1947 | 364 |
| 1946 | 427 |
| 1941 | 78 |
| 1940 | 88 |
| 1939 | 86 |
| 1938 | 85 |
| 1937 | 74 |
| 1936 | 58 |
| 1935 | 62 |
| 1934 | 72 |
| 1933 | 96 |
| 1932 | 86 |
| 1931 | 86 |
| 1930 | 67 |
| 1929 | 61 |
| 1928 | 71 |
| 1927 | 51 |
| 1926 | 38 |
| 1925 | 41 |
| 1924 | 96 |
| 1923 | 91 |
| 1922 | 56 |
| 1921 | 66 |
| 1920 | 50 |
| 1919 | 50 |
| 1918 | 26 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1916 | 31 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1913 | 14 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1906 | 7 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1901 | 7 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |