🇭🇰 App Store HK
App Store keywords in Hong Kong
People in Hong Kong search the App Store in Traditional Chinese, not in English. Here is which localizations count in the Hong Kong store, how people search there and how to check your rank.
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App Store Hong Kong: quick facts
- Storefront code
HK- Research language
- Traditional Chinese
- App Store localizations
- Chinese (Traditional), English (U.K.)Default first, as listed by Apple.
- Locale LocalASO writes
zh-Hant
Which localizations count in Hong Kong
Apple says people can search for your app using localized keywords in every country or region where the App Store supports that language (Apple). For Hong Kong, Apple lists 2 localizations (Apple: App Store localizations):
- Chinese (Traditional): also listed in 2 other storefronts covered here.
- English (U.K.): also listed in 48 other storefronts covered here.
Each of these localizations has its own name, subtitle and 100-byte keyword field. Name and subtitle are visible to users, so keep them real text in that language. See App Store localization for keywords.
How people search in Hong Kong
Translate the intent, not the words: find the phrase people in Hong Kong type for the same need, then check that the top results are apps like yours. A step-by-step method is in App Store keyword research.
Check your App Store rank in Hong Kong
Your iPhone only shows the store of your Apple Account’s country. Apple’s public search data returns the top 200 apps for a term in any storefront; your rank is your app’s position in that list:
https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=your%20keyword&country=hk&entity=software&limit=200More on reading and tracking ranks: App Store ranking by country.
Other storefronts that search in Traditional Chinese
LocalASO researches these storefronts in Traditional Chinese too. The phrase can be the same, but competition and ranks differ per store:
Hong Kong in LocalASO
- Add your app and your keywords.
- Click “Localize”: LocalASO asks your AI for the Traditional Chinese phrase people in Hong Kong type and checks it in the HK store.
- Read rank, estimated volume and difficulty for Hong Kong next to every other country, and track the rank daily.
- In Optimize, get a name, subtitle and keyword field for the
zh-Hantlocalization.
Do this for every country, in minutes