Fact · entertainment · 2024
Entertainment and recreation employment (2024)
娛樂及休閒業僱員人數（2024 年）
Figure and reference date
About 110,000
約 11 萬人
Notes and definition
Census employment statistics.
Other figures in this group (entertainment)
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| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment and recreation share of GDP (2024) 娛樂及休閒業佔本地生產總值（2024 年） | 3.1% 3.1% Census estimate. | 2024 | Census and Statistics Department |
| Ultimate 903 Chart 2025 叱咤樂壇流行榜（2025） | 10 number-one songs 十大冠軍歌共 10 首 Ultimate 903 year-end chart. | 2025-12 | GovHK: About Hong Kong |
| Local films produced 本地電影開拍（產量） | 18 films (11 local + 7 co-productions) 18 部（港產11＋內地合拍7） CCIDA Hong Kong Film Industry Data 2024: films of 60+ minutes, HK-made or ≥50% key roles by Hong Kong people. | 2024 | Hong Kong Film Industry Data |
| First-run films released 首輪上映影片總數 | 280 (2024) 280 部（2024年） First-run feature films up to end-2024; 46 of them Hong Kong films. | 2024 | Hong Kong Film Industry Data |
| Local box office gross 本地票房總額 | HK$1.268bn (2024) 12.68 億港元（2024年） Total cinema box office revenue, down 10.37% year on year. | 2024 | Hong Kong Film Industry Data |
| Cinemas, screens and seats in Hong Kong 全港戲院、銀幕與座位 | 52 cinemas, 264 screens, 36,849 seats 52 間戲院、264 銀幕、36 849 座位 As of July 2025. About 5.0 seats per 1,000 people; two more cinemas pending reopening. | 2025 | LegCo written reply: cinema numbers |
| Licensed free-to-air television operators 本地免費電視持牌機構 | 3 licensed operators 3 間持牌機構 OFCA licensed list: TVB, HKTVE, HKBN channel; RTHK is government run and counted separately. | 2025 | List of licensed broadcasting services |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Census and Statistics Department” (Census and Statistics Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment and recreation share of GDP (2024) 娛樂及休閒業佔本地生產總值（2024 年） | 3.1% 3.1% Census estimate. | 2024 | Census and Statistics Department |
| Comic readers share (2024) 漫畫讀者比例（2024 年） | 28% of population read comics 28% 人口曾閱讀 Census reading habits survey. | 2024 | Census and Statistics Department |
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Hong Kong Story, “Entertainment and recreation employment (2024)”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/entertainment-employees-2024, data as at 2024 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈娛樂及休閒業僱員人數（2024 年）〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/entertainment-employees-2024，資料時點 2024（查閱日期 ＿）。
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