The data is aggregated based on address, such that only major app publishers and ones with valid Hong Kong addresses on the Android market have been considered.
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Most common app permissions used by Hong Kong publishers 2025
As of February 16, 2025, over 90 percent of app publishers in Hong Kong have adopted user permissions to access internet and network information. 84 percent of app publishers have also used the permission to prevent the phone they are running on from going into sleep mode.
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42matters. (February 16, 2025). Leading Android app permissions employed by app publishers from Hong Kong as of February 16, 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1293250/hong-kong-most-used-permissions-by-android-app-publishers/
42matters. "Leading Android app permissions employed by app publishers from Hong Kong as of February 16, 2025." Chart. February 16, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1293250/hong-kong-most-used-permissions-by-android-app-publishers/
42matters. (2025). Leading Android app permissions employed by app publishers from Hong Kong as of February 16, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1293250/hong-kong-most-used-permissions-by-android-app-publishers/
42matters. "Leading Android App Permissions Employed by App Publishers from Hong Kong as of February 16, 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Feb 2025, /statistics/1293250/hong-kong-most-used-permissions-by-android-app-publishers/
42matters, Leading Android app permissions employed by app publishers from Hong Kong as of February 16, 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1293250/hong-kong-most-used-permissions-by-android-app-publishers/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Leading Android app permissions employed by app publishers from Hong Kong as of February 16, 2025 [Graph], 42matters, February 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1293250/hong-kong-most-used-permissions-by-android-app-publishers/
