How many legal entities are registered in Hong Kong?

12,901 legal entities have an LEI registered in Hong Kong in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 7,881 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in Hong Kong?

12,335 entities in Hong Kong have entity_status ACTIVE in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Note that ACTIVE entity status and ISSUED registration status are separate dimensions.

What is the breakdown of LEI registration statuses in Hong Kong?

ISSUED: 7,881; LAPSED: 4,480; RETIRED: 492; DUPLICATE: 32; ANNULLED: 14; PENDING_TRANSFER: 1; PENDING_ARCHIVAL: 1. Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed.

Where can I verify whether a specific legal entity in Hong Kong has a valid LEI?

Verify individual legal entities at the GLEIF search portal: https://search.gleif.org/. This page reports aggregate counts only — it does not certify the legitimacy of any individual entity and does not give compliance or legal advice.

Registered Legal Entities in Hong Kong

Q: What is the source of this data on legal entities in Hong Kong?

All figures come from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id: src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0. Data as of: 2026-06-20T03:54:47.908157+00:00.

12,901 legal entities are registered in Hong Kong in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 7,881 have an ISSUED LEI and 12,335 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)

12,901

Total entities

7,881

ISSUED LEIs

12,335

ACTIVE entities

4,480

LAPSED LEIs

This page reports aggregate counts from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). It informs and compares — it does not certify the legitimacy of any entity and gives no compliance or legal advice. To verify a specific entity or search by LEI, go to search.gleif.org.

LEI registration status in Hong Kong

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.

Registration status	Count	Share
ISSUED	7,881	61%
LAPSED	4,480	35%
RETIRED	492	4%
DUPLICATE	32	0%
ANNULLED	14	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	1	0%
PENDING_ARCHIVAL	1	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in Hong Kong

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.

Entity status	Count	Share
ACTIVE	12,335	96%
INACTIVE	492	4%
NULL	74	1%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0) (source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0), published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.

This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use search.gleif.org.

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