Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Facebook Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Facebook in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Facebook has an estimated audience of 4,674,530 people in Malaysia.

#6among Social media in Malaysia
#17among Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
#13in Internet & Social Media

The average Facebook fan in Malaysia is 39.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include KISS, Anime & Cosplay, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, with strongest over-indexing on KISS (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the Facebook audience skews balanced with an average age of 39.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Healthy Lifestyle.

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

The typical Facebook fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 39.0 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for KISS.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Social media

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 Facebook profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
4.7M
in Malaysia
Gender
48.1%
51.9% male
Age
39.0
average years
Country rank
#151
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Facebook

48.1% are female, 51.9% are male, average age 39.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

48.1%
Female
51.9%
Male
Demographic split for Facebook audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female48.1%
Male51.9%
Average age39.0
Estimated audience size4,674,530
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.0
average years
Age distribution of the Facebook audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2926%
30-3922%
40-4920%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.7%

of the worldwide Facebook audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Facebook
CountryShare
United States9.5%
China3.5%
Japan2.0%
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 Facebook audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Facebook fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sarawak~500K1.23×
02Penang~300K1.21×
03Johor~700K1.19×
04Kuala Lumpur~1M1.17×
05Selangor~1.5M1.16×
06Sabah~500K1.11×
07Perak~400K1.08×
08Kedah~300K1.06×
09Pahang~200K0.97×
10Malacca~200K0.96×
11Kelantan~200K0.94×
12Terengganu~200K0.93×
13Putrajaya~20K0.93×
14Negeri Sembilan~200K0.86×
15Perlis~40K0.67×
16Labuan~20K0.53×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Facebook audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Front of HouseArts & Culture1.82×
02Brain TestGames1.80×
03Family MattersMovies & TV1.75×
04Big bandMusic & Radio1.74×
05UNiDAYSBusiness & Career1.70×
06Islamic economic jurisprudencePolitics & Society1.68×
07SmartglassesTechnology & Electronics1.66×
08Anime & CosplayFashion & Accessoires1.65×
09Consulting firmBusiness & Career1.65×
10Stack OverflowTechnology & Electronics1.65×
11Prime Minister of BangladeshPolitics & Society1.64×
12Sheikh HasinaPolitics & Society1.64×
13Fauziah LatiffMusic & Radio1.63×
14TV1 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Movies & TV1.60×
15Heart valveHealth1.59×
16Bank Rakyat IndonesiaBusiness & Career1.58×
17Elliot PageMovies & TV1.54×
18Lalitpur District, NepalTravel & Leisure1.52×
19Hijra (Islam)Politics & Society1.52×
20KISSMusic & Radio1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Facebook 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 Facebook audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.09×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.94×
Career OrientationPOWER0.94×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Facebook audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.54×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.58×
Social Media UsageJOY0.60×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Facebook have in Malaysia?

Facebook has an estimated audience of 4,674,530 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Facebook fans?

48.1% of Facebook fans are female, 51.9% are male, with an average age of 39.0 years.

03

Which brands do Facebook fans like most?

Facebook fans show strongest brand affinity for KISS (1.51×), Anime & Cosplay (1.65×), and Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1.64×) over the country average.

04

Where do Facebook fans live in Malaysia?

Facebook fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1.5M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~1M), and Johor (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Facebook fans also like?

Beyond Facebook itself, the audience over-indexes on Anime & Cosplay (1.65×), Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1.64×), Lalitpur District, Nepal (1.52×), and Elliot Page (1.54×) 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 Facebook. 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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