Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Comics Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Comics in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Comics has an estimated audience of 2,471,354 people in Malaysia.

#368among Topic in Malaysia
#9in Literature

The average Comics fan in Malaysia is 35.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Manga, Korean movies, Anime and manga fandom, with strongest over-indexing on Manga (1.8× the country average).

Demographically, the Comics audience skews balanced with an average age of 35.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Patriotism.

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

The typical Comics fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 35.1 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Manga.

Category: Literature · 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 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Comics profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
2.5M
in Malaysia
Gender
48.2%
51.8% male
Age
35.1
average years
Country rank
#479
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+64%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Comics fans

48.2% are female, 51.8% are male, average age 35.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

48.2%
Female
51.8%
Male
Demographic split for Comics audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female48.2%
Male51.8%
Average age35.1
Estimated audience size2,471,354
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.1
average years
Age distribution of the Comics audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2930%
30-3921%
40-4915%
50+11%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.9%

of the worldwide Comics audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Comics
CountryShare
United States20.1%
China9.6%
Japan9.0%
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 Comics audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Comics fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sarawak~300K1.58×
02Sabah~300K1.43×
03Selangor~900K1.24×
04Kuala Lumpur~500K1.21×
05Johor~400K1.13×
06Perak~200K1.01×
07Pahang~100K1.00×
08Terengganu~100K0.94×
09Kedah~200K0.93×
10Penang~100K0.93×
11Negeri Sembilan~100K0.92×
12Kelantan~100K0.90×
13Perlis~30K0.87×
14Labuan~20K0.86×
15Malacca~80K0.83×
16Putrajaya~10K0.74×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Comics audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Wedding chapelKids & Family4.26×
02Korean moviesMovies & TV3.56×
03Superman (TV series)Movies & TV3.31×
04Anime & CosplayFashion & Accessoires3.02×
05Mission: Impossible (film series)Movies & TV2.99×
06Anime conventionLiterature2.93×
07Stranger ThingsMovies & TV2.82×
08Fantastic FourLiterature2.79×
09Mission: ImpossibleMovies & TV2.74×
10Korean SeriesMovies & TV2.70×
11Actor VijayMovies & TV2.62×
12Anime and manga fandomLiterature2.51×
13Jenna OrtegaMovies & TV2.29×
14Japanese artArts & Culture2.16×
15WebcomicLiterature1.91×
16MangaLiterature1.80×
17Japanese popular cultureTravel & Leisure1.80×
18AllkpopMusic & Radio1.72×
19Delivery orderFood & Beverages1.63×
20Comic bookLiterature1.59×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Comics 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 Comics audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.33×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.20×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.05×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Comics audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY0.76×
Social Media UsageJOY0.87×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.88×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Comics have in Malaysia?

Comics has an estimated audience of 2,471,354 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Comics fans?

48.2% of Comics fans are female, 51.8% are male, with an average age of 35.1 years.

03

Which brands do Comics fans like most?

Comics fans show strongest brand affinity for Manga (1.8×), Korean movies (3.56×), and Anime and manga fandom (2.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Comics fans live in Malaysia?

Comics fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~900K), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~500K), and Johor (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Comics fans also like?

Beyond Comics itself, the audience over-indexes on Korean movies (3.56×), Anime and manga fandom (2.51×), Anime convention (2.93×), and Superman (TV series) (3.31×) 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 Comics. 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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