Number of companies registered in Hong Kong hits all-time high

The Hong Kong Companies Registry registered 122,481 local and re-domiciled companies during the first half of 2026. At the end of June, the total number of local companies and re-domiciled companies registered under the Companies Ordinance reached 1,609,720, an all-time high.

In the first half of 2026, a further 903 non-Hong Kong (offshore) companies established a place of business in Hong Kong and were registered under the Companies Ordinance. The total number of registered non-Hong Kong companies reached 16,014 by the end of June, which was also an all-time high.

The Companies Registry reported that it had received 70 applications under the new Company Re-domiciliation Regime, which came into operation in May 2025. By the end of June this year, a total of 42 companies had successfully re-domiciled to Hong Kong, including two insurance companies and one listed company. The original places of incorporation of these companies include the British Virgin Islands, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.

There were 406 new registrations of Limited Partnership Funds (LPFs) in the first half of 2026 and the total number of LPFs registered at the end of June was 1,729. For Open-ended Fund Companies (OFCs), there were 79 new registrations in the first half of 2026 and the total number of OFCs at the end of June was 752.

In respect of licensing, the Companies Registry granted 333 new Trust or Company Service Provider (TCSP) licences during the first half of 2026, bringing the total number of licensees to 7,412 at the end of June. It also granted 66 new Money Lenders licences during the first half of 2026, bringing the total number of licensed money lenders was 1,962 at the end of June.

The Companies Registry also noted that 1,727,449 documents were delivered to the Registry for registration in the first half of 2026 and a total of 2,586,117 searches of document image records were made using its electronic search services.