Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Bollywood movies Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Bollywood movies in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Bollywood movies has an estimated audience of 2,935,542 people in Malaysia.

#10among Movie genre in Malaysia
#273among Topic in Malaysia
#22in Movies & TV

The average Bollywood movies fan in Malaysia is 37.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Cinema of Bangladesh, India national cricket team, Magnum4D, with strongest over-indexing on Cinema of Bangladesh (6.04× the country average).

Demographically, the Bollywood movies audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Individualism.

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

The typical Bollywood movies fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 37.9 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Cinema of Bangladesh.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Movie genre

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 Bollywood movies profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
2.9M
in Malaysia
Gender
47.0%
53.0% male
Age
37.9
average years
Country rank
#355
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-16%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Bollywood movies fans

47.0% are female, 53.0% are male, average age 37.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.0%
Female
53.0%
Male
Demographic split for Bollywood movies audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female47.0%
Male53.0%
Average age37.9
Estimated audience size2,935,542
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.9
average years
Age distribution of the Bollywood movies audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2928%
30-3923%
40-4919%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.8%

of the worldwide Bollywood movies audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Bollywood movies
CountryShare
India24.6%
United States11.3%
Indonesia3.2%
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 Bollywood movies audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Bollywood movies fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kuala Lumpur~800K1.47×
02Kedah~200K1.20×
03Kelantan~200K1.19×
04Selangor~900K1.12×
05Perak~300K1.11×
06Pahang~100K1.04×
07Negeri Sembilan~100K1.02×
08Terengganu~100K1.02×
09Johor~400K1.00×
10Labuan~20K0.97×
11Perlis~40K0.96×
12Penang~200K0.94×
13Sarawak~200K0.93×
14Malacca~100K0.93×
15Putrajaya~10K0.92×
16Sabah~200K0.88×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Bollywood movies audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Cinema of BangladeshMovies & TV6.04×
02Pakistan national cricket teamSports5.00×
03NepalgunjTravel & Leisure4.48×
04India national cricket teamSports4.37×
05redBusTravel & Leisure4.21×
06Bangladesh national cricket teamSports4.15×
07Gold barBusiness & Career3.30×
08Magnum4DGames3.00×
09kumpulan wang simpanan pekerjaBusiness & Career2.72×
10IndiaTravel & Leisure2.51×
11BSNHealth2.15×
12SoccerSports1.82×
13RestaurantsFood & Beverages1.76×
14ShoppingShopping1.72×
15PetsPets & Animals1.66×
16Social mediaBusiness & Career1.60×
17Malaysian languagePolitics & Society1.59×
18Southeast AsiaTravel & Leisure1.57×
19BusinessBusiness & Career1.56×
20DesignHome & Garden1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Bollywood movies 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 Bollywood movies audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER2.27×
IndividualismJOY2.25×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.01×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Bollywood movies audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER0.54×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.83×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Bollywood movies have in Malaysia?

Bollywood movies has an estimated audience of 2,935,542 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Bollywood movies fans?

47.0% of Bollywood movies fans are female, 53.0% are male, with an average age of 37.9 years.

03

Which brands do Bollywood movies fans like most?

Bollywood movies fans show strongest brand affinity for Cinema of Bangladesh (6.04×), India national cricket team (4.37×), and Magnum4D (3.0×) over the country average.

04

Where do Bollywood movies fans live in Malaysia?

Bollywood movies fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~900K), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~800K), and Johor (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Bollywood movies fans also like?

Beyond Bollywood movies itself, the audience over-indexes on India national cricket team (4.37×), Magnum4D (3.0×), Bangladesh national cricket team (4.15×), and India (2.51×) 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 Bollywood movies. 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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