Macau recorded 20,944,446 visitor arrivals in the first half of 2026, representing a year-on-year increase of 9.0%. However, visitor arrivals in June saw a rare decline, dropping by 3.1% compared to the same month last year.
According to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), visitor arrivals from mainland China in the first half of the year rose by 11.0% year-on-year to 15,286,203. Visitors from Hong Kong totaled 3,659,900, while those from Taiwan region reached 575,895, representing year-on-year increases of 0.3% and 24.7% respectively.
In terms of international visitors, a total of 1,422,448 arrivals were recorded in the first half of 2026, up by 6.0% year-on-year. The main source markets were South Korea and the Philippines. Visitors from South Korea recorded 284,258, a slight year-on-year increase of 0.7%, while those from the Philippines stood at 270,441, representing a year-on-year decline of 1.2%.
Meanwhile, visitor arrivals from Thailand registered a significant growth in the first half of the year, rising by 51.4% to 122,494. Visitors from India also recorded notable growth, with 65,542 arrivals, up by 12.4% year-on-year. Among long-haul markets, visitors from the United States increased by 7.4% to 82,121.
In the first half of the year, same-day visitors and overnight visitors reached 12,889,844 and 8,054,602 respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 15.3% and 0.2%.
For the month of June, total visitor arrivals stood at 2,801,152, down by 3.1% year-on-year. Of these, visitor arrivals from mainland China fell by 2.3% to 1,950,194, while international visitor arrivals fell by 9.4% to 178,406.
