Wealth and income percentiles in Hong Kong
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Hong Kong? Model estimates for 6.3 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Hong Kong
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, HKD | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | HKD 1,730,000 | USD 222,000 |
| Top 10% | HKD 7,670,000 | USD 986,000 |
| Top 5% | HKD 13,100,000 | USD 1,690,000 |
| Top 1% | HKD 41,400,000 | USD 5,320,000 |
| Top 0.1% | HKD 219,000,000 | USD 28,200,000 |
| Average (mean) | HKD 4,680,000 | USD 601,000 |
Income thresholds in Hong Kong
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, HKD | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | HKD 280,000 | USD 36,000 |
| Top 10% | HKD 987,000 | USD 127,000 |
| Top 5% | HKD 1,490,000 | USD 191,000 |
| Top 1% | HKD 3,860,000 | USD 495,000 |
| Top 0.1% | HKD 14,900,000 | USD 1,920,000 |
| Average (mean) | HKD 529,000 | USD 68,000 |
Hong Kong in a global context
Hong Kong has 0.11% of the world’s adults. About 59.9% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 8.1% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 42.4% and 5.8%.
The median adult in Hong Kong is in the global top 8.0% by net worth and the global top 11.5% by income. Hong Kong is home to about 0.92% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 3 | Wealth is calibrated to UBS 2024 median, mean and millionaire counts. These are country-specific model estimates, not a complete official distribution. |
| Income | 5 | Hong Kong C&SD publishes a direct official household-income distribution in bands. The open-ended top group weakens the extreme tail, but the main distribution is directly observed. |
The calculator also offers a national source track for Hong Kong based on official national statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). National tracks use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Hong Kong?
About HKD 41,400,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about HKD 7,670,000.
What is the median income in Hong Kong?
The median adult in Hong Kong has a broad pre-tax economic income of about HKD 280,000 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Hong Kong are in the global top 1%?
About 8.1% of adults in Hong Kong are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 5.8% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Hong Kong is 3/5 for net worth and 5/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.