⚡ Programming Languages in Hong Kong

Programming languages are sets of instructions, syntax, and rules used by developers to create software such as applications and websites.

Hong Kong is an East Asian special administrative region of China with a population of around 7.5 million people.

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 82.8% of websites from Hong Kong.

Statistics based on 18K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top programming languages on websites in Hong Kong in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is JavaScript, which dominates the market with a substantial 92.5% share.
It is followed by PHP with 45.2% and C# with 7.9%.

JavaScript 92.5%
PHP 45.2%
C# 7.9%
Java 5.4%
Lua 5%
ASP 2.8%
Ruby 2.4%
Scala 0.9%
TypeScript 0.9%
Perl 0.3%
Python 0.3%
CFML 0.1%
Go 0.1%
D 0.007%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top languages that are more popular in Hong Kong than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

4. Java ^(-2)
6. ASP ^(-1)
8. Scala ^(-1)
10. Perl ^(-3)
14. D ^(-9)

✨ Best Programming Languages

Below is a more detailed list of 14 programming languages used on sites from Hong Kong, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	JavaScript Austin, Texas, United States An interpreted programming language and a core technology of the web, alongside HTML and CSS, used to add interactivity and logic to websites and web applications.	92.5%
2	PHP A widely used server-side scripting language for building dynamic web applications.	45.2%
3	C# Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.	7.9%
4	Java Austin, Texas, United States A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995, designed to run across different systems through the Java Virtual Machine.	5.4%
5	Lua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.	5%
6	ASP Redmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine. FreeLegacy	2.8%
7	Ruby Matsue, Japan An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language designed for simplicity and productivity, commonly used for web development.	2.4%
8	Scala Lausanne, Switzerland An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.	0.9%
9	TypeScript Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds optional static typing and advanced language features to JavaScript for building complex applications.	0.9%
10	Perl A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.	0.3%
11	Python Wilmington, Delaware, United States A high-level, general-purpose programming language that is dynamically typed and widely used for scripting, automation, data analysis, and machine learning.	0.3%
12	CFML San Jose, California, United States A scripting language for web development, usually associated with Adobe ColdFusion.	0.1%
13	Go Mountain View, California, United States A high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google for building efficient, scalable software and backend services.	0.1%
14	D Kenmore, Washington, United States A general-purpose programming language with static typing, systems-level access, and C-like syntax.	0.007%

👉 See Also

🌎 Programming Languages in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 18,179 websites from Hong Kong.
We currently track the presence of 23 programming languages across the web.
Of these, 14 were detected on websites from Hong Kong.
Statistics were last calculated on May 5, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.