Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China, in Eastern Asia. UN Tourism counted 55.9 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 96% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Ink.
- International arrivals
- 55.9 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 10th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Inkrarer than 5%
- Area
- 1,039 km² (401 sq mi)
- Population
- 7.5 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 18in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
Does Hong Kong count as a country?
It depends on the list. Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Hong Kong”.
| List | Counts Hong Kong? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Hong Kong |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Hong Kong belongs to China, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Macau.
The Hong Kong stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Hong Kong’s is Ink: plain rubber-stamp ink, the finish for places with 40 million international visitors a year or more. With 55.9 million international arrivals in 2019, Hong Kong is more visited than 96% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Hong Kong
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Hong Kong when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Hong Kong International Airport, HKG), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Hong Kong you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Hong Kong.
Theme parks 7
Hong Kong Disneyland · Ocean Park Hong Kong · Noah's Ark (Hong Kong) · Hong Kong Aviation Discovery Centre · Water World, Ocean Park Hong Kong · Snoopy World and 1 more. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 2
Ocean Park Hong Kong · Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 3
Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens · Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden · Shing Mun Arboretum. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 2
Hong Kong Space Museum · Hong Kong Science Museum. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 7,206,000 |
Airports
Hong Kong has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
18 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Hong Kong into 18 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 18
Central and Western District · Kowloon City · Kwai Tsing · Kwun Tong · Lantau Island · North District · Sai Kung · Sha Tin · Sham Shui Po · Siu Ma Shan · Southern District · Tai Po · Tsuen Wan · Tuen Mun · Wan Chai · Wong Tai Sin District · Yau Tsim Mong · Yuen Long
Questions people ask
Is Hong Kong a country?
It depends on the list. Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Hong Kong”.
How many tourists visit Hong Kong a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 55,913,000 international arrivals in Hong Kong in 2019, the 10th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Hong Kong stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Ink, the finish for places with 40 million international visitors a year or more, rarer than 5% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Hong Kong count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Hong Kong”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Hong Kong
Near Hong Kong
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.