Macau’s visitor arrivals surpassed 30 million for 2026 as of 11 am on September 11th, reaching the threshold 22 days earlier than last year, according to the city’s Public Security Police Force (PSP).
Average daily arrivals reached 119,000 during the year to date, up 8 percent from the corresponding period in 2025.
Macau also welcomed a record 247,000 visitors on May 2nd, the highest single-day total recorded by the city.
The PSP attributed the growth to favorable tourism policies introduced by the central government and stronger travel demand during the summer holiday period.
Mainland China remained Macau’s largest visitor source during the first eight months of the year, generating 21.54 million arrivals. The market accounted for 74.4 percent of the total and grew 10 percent year-on-year.
Hong Kong contributed 4.87 million arrivals, representing 16.8 percent of the total, although the figure was down 1.8 percent from a year earlier.
International arrivals rose 3.4 percent to 1.76 million, accounting for 6.1 percent of the market. South Korea was the largest international source with 340,000 arrivals, followed by the Philippines with 330,000.
Thailand generated 140,000 visitors, while Indonesia and the United States contributed 110,000 and 100,000, respectively.
Arrivals from Taiwan increased 21.7 percent to 780,000, representing 2.7 percent of the total.
Macau authorities have expanded access to automated border-clearance services this year, including joint Macau-Zhuhai and Macau-Hengqin inspection channels. Additional arrangements introduced at Hengqin Port in August covered eligible Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan residents, as well as foreign nationals.
Ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period, the PSP said it would adjust border inspection capacity according to passenger flows, deploy additional officers to major tourism areas and introduce crowd-control measures when necessary.
