Telecommunication in Hong Kong
Compared to the European Union, Hong Kong is at the forefront of the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +852, there were a total of 25.80 m connections in 2020. Among them were 21.87 m million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 2.9 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.The expansion of the broadband Internet in Hong Kong is roughly equal to the EU average. Around 92% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 38% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 870,041 webhosts, Hong Kong is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 245.01 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Hong Kong ranked 2nd in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 207.94 Mbit/second (2nd place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 20th place.In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Hong Kong comes 25th with a download speed of 76.38 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 16 Mbit was enough for 36th place.
The "Speedtest Global Index" published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in Mai 2021 from 180 countries.
The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.
Access to the Internet in Hong Kong from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Hong Kong 1998 - 2020
Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Hong Kong Total | Hong Kong percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 6.91 m | 92.41 % | 393.46 m | 87.87 % |
| Broadband users | 2.87 m | 38.37 % | 162.67 m | 36.33 % |
| Landlines | 3.93 m | 52.58 % | 159.99 m | 35.73 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 21.87 m | 292.25 % | 541.96 m | 121.03 % |