Rascasse Audience Intelligence

George Town, Penang Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about George Town, Penang in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. George Town, Penang has an estimated audience of 2,166,602 people in Malaysia.

#51among POI in Malaysia
#67in Travel & Leisure

The average George Town, Penang fan in Malaysia is 39.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Penang.

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

Top brand affinities include Energy, Home improvement, Home Appliances, with strongest over-indexing on Energy (1.83× the country average).

Demographically, the George Town, Penang audience skews balanced with an average age of 39.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Quality Awareness.

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

The typical George Town, Penang fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 39.6 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Energy.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: POI

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 George Town, Penang profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
2.2M
in Malaysia
Gender
49.8%
50.2% male
Age
39.6
average years
Country rank
#581
POI in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of George Town, Penang fans

49.8% are female, 50.2% are male, average age 39.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

49.8%
Female
50.2%
Male
Demographic split for George Town, Penang audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female49.8%
Male50.2%
Average age39.6
Estimated audience size2,166,602
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.6
average years
Age distribution of the George Town, Penang audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2925%
30-3924%
40-4921%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

28.3%

of the worldwide George Town, Penang audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for George Town, Penang
CountryShare
Malaysia28.3%
Philippines21.8%
United States9.7%
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 George Town, Penang audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

George Town, Penang fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Penang~800K6.27×
02Perak~300K1.48×
03Kedah~200K1.36×
04Kuala Lumpur~500K1.23×
05Labuan~20K0.90×
06Pahang~90K0.83×
07Perlis~20K0.81×
08Selangor~500K0.80×
09Putrajaya~8K0.73×
10Malacca~50K0.68×
11Terengganu~60K0.62×
12Negeri Sembilan~60K0.61×
13Kelantan~60K0.61×
14Johor~200K0.53×
15Sabah~100K0.49×
16Sarawak~90K0.49×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for George Town, Penang audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01PorridgeFood & Beverages2.64×
02HerbalismHealth2.34×
03Convenience storeFood & Beverages2.33×
04CappuccinoFood & Beverages2.32×
05VeganismFood & Beverages1.94×
06Cancer awarenessHealth1.86×
07Breaking newsMovies & TV1.84×
08EnergyHome & Garden1.83×
09Fantasy moviesMovies & TV1.80×
10PoliticsPolitics & Society1.76×
11Card gamesGames1.76×
12Documentary moviesMovies & TV1.69×
13BeerFood & Beverages1.69×
14Home improvementHome & Garden1.61×
15BadmintonSports1.60×
16Home AppliancesHome & Garden1.59×
17KitchenwareHome & Garden1.57×
18Organic foodFood & Beverages1.56×
19BakingFood & Beverages1.54×
20Drama moviesMovies & TV1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the George Town, Penang 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 George Town, Penang audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.49×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.33×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.30×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by George Town, Penang audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.79×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.79×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.84×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does George Town, Penang have in Malaysia?

George Town, Penang has an estimated audience of 2,166,602 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Penang and Selangor.

02

What is the gender split and age of George Town, Penang fans?

49.8% of George Town, Penang fans are female, 50.2% are male, with an average age of 39.6 years.

03

Which brands do George Town, Penang fans like most?

George Town, Penang fans show strongest brand affinity for Energy (1.83×), Home improvement (1.61×), and Home Appliances (1.59×) over the country average.

04

Where do George Town, Penang fans live in Malaysia?

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

05

What other brands do George Town, Penang fans also like?

Beyond George Town, Penang itself, the audience over-indexes on Home improvement (1.61×), Home Appliances (1.59×), Drama movies (1.52×), and Herbalism (2.34×) 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 George Town, Penang. 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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