Macau welcomed a total of 32,181,272 visitor arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.5%. This included a 15.9% year-on-year increase in September alone, which reached 3,216,535 arrivals.
Among the visitors during the first three quarters, those from mainland China constituted the majority, increasing by 10.7% year-on-year to 23,884,916. Visitor arrivals from the Taiwan region stood at 882,023, up 21.3%, while arrivals from the Hong Kong SAR fell slightly by 0.3% to 5,464,916.
During the nine months to 30 September 2026, international visitor arrivals totaled 1,949,417, an increase of 3.4% year-on-year. In terms of Southeast Asian markets, visitor arrivals from Thailand recorded significant growth of 34.8% to 154,885. However, arrivals from the Philippines (363,120) and Indonesia (122,366) decreased by 5.2% and 16.5% respectively. Meanwhile, visitors from South Korea (374,590) also dropped by 2.1%, while those from the United States (120,071) rose by 6.9% year-on-year.
In September, international visitor arrivals reached 180,821, representing a 2.6% year-on-year increase. The overall average length of stay of visitors decreased by 0.1 days year-on-year to 1.1 days, with that of overnight visitors also shortening by 0.1 days to 2.4 days.
