COTD: Hong Kong falls behind in attracting tech talent

It ranked last in APAC top tech markets.

Hong Kong ranked 25th in the Asian-Pacific (APAC) top tech markets, the last amongst its peers in the region, according to the Global Tech Markets Top Talent Locations 2025.

The report examines more than 200 global markets based on standards such as open job posts, venture capital (VC) investment, deal counts, and talent pool sizes etc., aiming to identify leading technology hubs across the world.

Hong Kong’s overall score was 1.6 out of five marks, 1.9 points lower than the top tech market in APAC list, Beijing.

In terms of segments, Hong Kong scored 1.0 out of five marks in talent acquisition, the lowest of the APAC list. Whilst ranking second lowest in sector composition and labour index which scored 1.4 and 1.5 respectively.

VC funding scored the highest of 2.5 amongst all segments of Hong Kong, with a 10-year VC capital compound annual growth rate of 32%.

Other notable performances include productivity, which Hong Kong ranked the seventh with 100,000 productivities in global list.