Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Digital media Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Digital media in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Digital media has an estimated audience of 3,425,825 people in Malaysia.

#198among Topic in Malaysia
#40in Business & Career

The average Digital media 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 Politics, Philosophy, Social science, with strongest over-indexing on Politics (2.18× the country average).

Demographically, the Digital media audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Spirituality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 15 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Digital media fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 37.9 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Politics.

Category: Business & Career · 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 Digital media profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3.4M
in Malaysia
Gender
46.0%
54.0% male
Age
37.9
average years
Country rank
#262
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-25%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Digital media fans

46.0% are female, 54.0% are male, average age 37.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

46.0%
Female
54.0%
Male
Demographic split for Digital media audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female46.0%
Male54.0%
Average age37.9
Estimated audience size3,425,825
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.9
average years
Age distribution of the Digital media audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2929%
30-3924%
40-4918%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.2%

of the worldwide Digital media audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Digital media
CountryShare
United States20.1%
India6.7%
Brazil5.3%
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 Digital media audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Digital media fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Selangor~1.5M1.44×
02Kuala Lumpur~800K1.29×
03Perlis~50K1.08×
04Sarawak~300K1.03×
05Putrajaya~20K1.02×
06Perak~300K1.00×
07Negeri Sembilan~200K1.00×
08Johor~400K0.98×
09Kedah~200K0.98×
10Terengganu~100K0.98×
11Kelantan~200K0.96×
12Penang~200K0.95×
13Pahang~200K0.95×
14Malacca~100K0.95×
15Sabah~300K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Digital media audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Anne HathawayMovies & TV3.44×
02Sports bettingGames3.41×
03Political scienceBusiness & Career3.16×
04Public administrationBusiness & Career2.65×
05PoliticsPolitics & Society2.18×
06Social scienceBusiness & Career1.97×
07HVACHome & Garden1.95×
08WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.82×
09SociologyBusiness & Career1.80×
10Rugby unionSports1.80×
11Luxury real estateBusiness & Career1.73×
12Doctor of PhilosophyBusiness & Career1.70×
13PhilosophyBusiness & Career1.66×
14Mobile homeCars & Mobility1.64×
15Stand-up comedyMovies & TV1.62×
16Online gamblingGames1.60×
17Blood vesselHealth1.59×
18MyanmarTravel & Leisure1.57×
19Google DriveTechnology & Electronics1.55×
20RadioTechnology & Electronics1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Digital media 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 Digital media audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.53×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.17×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.17×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Digital media audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.75×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.83×
Social Media UsageJOY0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Digital media have in Malaysia?

Digital media has an estimated audience of 3,425,825 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Digital media fans?

46.0% of Digital media fans are female, 54.0% are male, with an average age of 37.9 years.

03

Which brands do Digital media fans like most?

Digital media fans show strongest brand affinity for Politics (2.18×), Philosophy (1.66×), and Social science (1.97×) over the country average.

04

Where do Digital media fans live in Malaysia?

Digital media fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1.5M), 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 Digital media fans also like?

Beyond Digital media itself, the audience over-indexes on Philosophy (1.66×), Social science (1.97×), Sports betting (3.41×), and Google Drive (1.55×) 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 Digital media. 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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