Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Malayalam Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Malayalam in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Malayalam has an estimated audience of 9,443,432 people in India.

Malayalam has an estimated audience of 9,443,432 people in India. 31.4% are female, 68.6% are male, average age 31.2. Top brand affinities: Chennai Super Kings, Online newspaper, Chennai, Cash on delivery, Embroidery.

Top brand affinities include Chennai Super Kings, Online newspaper, Chennai, with strongest over-indexing on Chennai Super Kings (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the Malayalam audience skews more male with an average age of 31.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Indulgence.

The typical Malayalam fan in India is more male, around 31.2 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Chennai Super Kings.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Malayalam profile in India.

Audience size
9.4M
in India
Gender
31.4%
68.6% male
Age
31.2
average years
Country rank
#475
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Malayalam fans

31.4% are female, 68.6% are male, average age 31.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

31.4%
Female
68.6%
Male
Demographic split for Malayalam audience in India
MetricValue
Female31.4%
Male68.6%
Average age31.2
Estimated audience size9,443,432
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 31.2
average years
Age distribution of the Malayalam audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1937%
20-2929%
30-3916%
40-4910%
50+8%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

54.8%

of the worldwide Malayalam audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Malayalam
CountryShare
India54.8%
United Arab Emirates8.4%
Saudi Arabia4.8%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Malayalam audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Malayalam audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01WeavingFashion & Accessoires2.20×
02EmbroideryHome & Garden2.19×
03VideographyInternet & Social Media2.13×
04England cricket teamSports1.91×
05Cash on deliveryBusiness & Career1.90×
06Pakistan national cricket teamSports1.90×
07BuddhismHealth1.90×
08Star PlusMovies & TV1.87×
09Wedding invitationHome & Garden1.84×
10Engagement ringFashion & Accessoires1.81×
11Online newspaperNews1.78×
12Big Bash LeagueSports1.75×
13Party dressFashion & Accessoires1.73×
14EarringFashion & Accessoires1.71×
15BSE SENSEXBusiness & Career1.71×
16Ranveer SinghMovies & TV1.71×
17ChennaiTravel & Leisure1.63×
18WhatsAppInternet & Social Media1.54×
19Chennai Super KingsSports1.51×
20Kolkata Knight RidersSports1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Malayalam audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Malayalam audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE2.20×
IndulgenceJOY1.24×
Community OrientationOPEN1.22×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Malayalam audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.75×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.76×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.81×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in India who actively search for Malayalam. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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