[2] They are primarily sold in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Ireland but are available in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and several European and Asian countries (e.g. Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong).

They were also released in Canada in November 2012, made available in Wal-Mart's British modular section in their food aisles.

The McVitie's Hobnob is the third-most-popular biscuit in the UK to "dunk" into tea, with its chocolate variant sixth.

[3] In 2014 a UK survey declared the Chocolate Hobnob the nation's favourite biscuit.

[7] Channel 4's Secret World of Biscuits programme claims that the name comes from the two words "hob" (suggesting home-cooked on a stove) and "knobbly" referencing the texture.