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Hong Kong: Internet Landscape
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Source : Hitwise
Trendiness is an important factor that determines the popularity of a site among the online Hong Kong community. Hong Kongers find familiarity in services provided by internationally-known companies and are more likely to adopt them over locally grown or Chinese services. This helps to explain why local versions of sites such as Yahoo, Google and Youtube continue to be extremely popular in the country
Top Web Applications in Hong Kong (ending April 2009)
Top Web Applications in Hong Kong (ending April 2009)
| Rank | Website | Market Share (%) |
| 1. | Facebook | 8.79 |
| 2. | Yahoo! Hong Kong | 4.67 |
| 3. | YouTube | 2.79 |
| 4. | Gmail | 2.20 |
| 5. | Yahoo! Mail Hong Kong | 2.07 |
| 6. | 2.05 | |
| 7. | Google Hong Kong | 1.91 |
| 8. | Windows Live Mail | 1.61 |
| 9. | Yahoo! Hong Kong Search | 1.42 |
| 10. | Discuss | 1.38 |
Top Hong Kong Applications in Hong Kong (ending April 2009)
| Rank | Website | Market Share (%) |
| 1. | Yahoo! Hong Kong | 11.15 |
| 2. | YouTube | 6.67 |
| 3. | Yahoo! Mail Hong Kong | 4.94 |
| 4. | Google Hong Kong | 4.56 |
| 5. | Yahoo! Hong Kong Search | 3.39 |
| 6. | Discuss | 3.29 |
| 7. | Yahoo! Hong Kong Finance | 2.33 |
| 8. | UWants | 2.29 |
| 9. | Hong Kong Jockey Club | 2.24 |
| 10. | Yahoo! Auctions Hong Kong | 2.07 |
Aside from the usual e-mail and search engine applications making their appearance on the list, entries like Discuss and UWants indicate that online forums are popular outlets for expression among Hong Kong netizens.
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