Rascasse Audience Intelligence

American football Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about American football in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. American football has an estimated audience of 1,923,092 people in Malaysia.

#8among Sport in Malaysia
#525among Topic in Malaysia
#22in Sports

The average American football fan in Malaysia is 37.0 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Selangor.

The audience is concentrated in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor.

Top brand affinities include BSN, TV, Shopping, with strongest over-indexing on BSN (2.27× the country average).

Demographically, the American football audience skews more male with an average age of 37.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Price Sensitivity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical American football fan in Malaysia is more male, around 37.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for BSN.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the American football profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
1.9M
in Malaysia
Gender
36.3%
63.7% male
Age
37.0
average years
Country rank
#689
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-23%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of American football fans

36.3% are female, 63.7% are male, average age 37.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

36.3%
Female
63.7%
Male
Demographic split for American football audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female36.3%
Male63.7%
Average age37.0
Estimated audience size1,923,092
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.0
average years
Age distribution of the American football audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2928%
30-3923%
40-4918%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide American football audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for American football
CountryShare
United States34.4%
Japan4.5%
Italy4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Malaysia average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the American football audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

American football fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kuala Lumpur~500K1.50×
02Selangor~800K1.49×
03Penang~100K1.17×
04Sarawak~200K1.16×
05Johor~300K1.06×
06Perak~200K1.05×
07Sabah~200K0.99×
08Kedah~100K0.99×
09Negeri Sembilan~90K0.99×
10Labuan~20K0.98×
11Perlis~30K0.95×
12Pahang~90K0.94×
13Malacca~70K0.94×
14Putrajaya~10K0.94×
15Terengganu~70K0.92×
16Kelantan~80K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for American football audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Burmese languagePolitics & Society3.47×
02Cinema of BangladeshMovies & TV3.04×
03India national cricket teamSports2.61×
04Bangladesh national cricket teamSports2.46×
05Magnum4DGames2.29×
06BSNHealth2.27×
07LinkedInInternet & Social Media1.96×
08kumpulan wang simpanan pekerjaBusiness & Career1.89×
09IndiaTravel & Leisure1.84×
10PakistanTravel & Leisure1.83×
11TVMovies & TV1.82×
12Hong KongTravel & Leisure1.68×
13JapanTravel & Leisure1.64×
14NatureHome & Garden1.60×
15Tamil languagePolitics & Society1.59×
16ChinaTravel & Leisure1.57×
17Outdoor recreationSports1.55×
18States and federal territories of MalaysiaTravel & Leisure1.54×
19ShoppingShopping1.53×
20GmailInternet & Social Media1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the American football 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 American football audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.82×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.77×
IndividualismJOY1.71×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by American football audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.87×
Career OrientationPOWER1.13×
TravellingTHRILL1.35×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does American football have in Malaysia?

American football has an estimated audience of 1,923,092 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of American football fans?

36.3% of American football fans are female, 63.7% are male, with an average age of 37.0 years.

03

Which brands do American football fans like most?

American football fans show strongest brand affinity for BSN (2.27×), TV (1.82×), and Shopping (1.53×) over the country average.

04

Where do American football fans live in Malaysia?

American football fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~800K), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~500K), and Johor (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do American football fans also like?

Beyond American football itself, the audience over-indexes on TV (1.82×), Shopping (1.53×), Magnum4D (2.29×), and Cinema of Bangladesh (3.04×) compared to the Malaysia average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Malaysia who actively search for American football. 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 Malaysia. 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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