Macau passes 20 million visitors milestone faster than in 2025
Tourist arrivals in Macau surpassed the 20 million mark 18 days earlier than in 2025.
Macau.- The Public Security Police Force has reported that the number of visitor arrivals to Macau reached 20 million on June 20. The milestone was achieved 18 days earlier than in 2025.
Macau has received an average of 116,000 visitors per day so far this year, a 10.2 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2025. Some 14.639 million arrivals out of the 20 million recorded between January 1 and Saturday afternoon were from the Chinese mainland, while 3.461 million were from Hong Kong, 541,000 from Taiwan and 1.363 million from international markets.
Among foreign outbound markets, South Korea led with 270,000, followed by 260,000 from the Philippines. The Border Gate remained the busiest entry point, followed by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Macau Port, Hengqin Port and Macau International Airport.
The number of visitor arrivals to Macau reached 40,069,360 in 2025, up 14.7 per cent compared to 2024. The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reported that in the first four months of 2026, the number of visitor arrivals was up by 13.1 per cent year-on-year to 14,655,300. Same-day visitors (9,103,273) and overnight visitors (5,552,027) grew by 20.1 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively. During the Labour Day Golden Week, Macau saw an all-time single-day visitation record of 248,000 arrivals on May 2.
