Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Handicraft Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Handicraft in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Handicraft has an estimated audience of 2,501,947 people in Malaysia.

#359among Topic in Malaysia
#26in Home & Garden

The average Handicraft fan in Malaysia is 39.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Do it yourself (DIY), Politics, Google Drive, with strongest over-indexing on Do it yourself (DIY) (1.57× the country average).

Demographically, the Handicraft audience skews more female with an average age of 39.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as DIY Mentality, Design Affinity.

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

The typical Handicraft fan in Malaysia is more female, around 39.0 years old, with strong DIY Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Do it yourself (DIY).

Category: Home & Garden · 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 Handicraft profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
2.5M
in Malaysia
Gender
58.8%
41.2% male
Age
39.0
average years
Country rank
#468
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-50%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Handicraft fans

58.8% are female, 41.2% are male, average age 39.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

58.8%
Female
41.2%
Male
Demographic split for Handicraft audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female58.8%
Male41.2%
Average age39.0
Estimated audience size2,501,947
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.0
average years
Age distribution of the Handicraft audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2926%
30-3923%
40-4920%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.7%

of the worldwide Handicraft audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Handicraft
CountryShare
United States18.3%
Japan6.2%
Brazil5.4%
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 Handicraft audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Handicraft fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sarawak~300K1.64×
02Penang~200K1.27×
03Sabah~300K1.15×
04Labuan~20K1.13×
05Kuala Lumpur~500K1.11×
06Selangor~800K1.07×
07Perlis~40K1.00×
08Johor~300K0.99×
09Kedah~200K0.96×
10Putrajaya~10K0.95×
11Kelantan~100K0.91×
12Perak~200K0.90×
13Negeri Sembilan~100K0.89×
14Malacca~80K0.89×
15Terengganu~90K0.88×
16Pahang~100K0.87×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Handicraft audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Google Street ViewInternet & Social Media2.56×
02HandmadeHome & Garden2.52×
03Christmas treeKids & Family2.10×
04Air fryerFood & Beverages2.03×
05HVACHome & Garden2.02×
06Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages2.01×
07Nail salonBeauty & Wellness1.79×
08Handmade jewelryFashion & Accessoires1.76×
09ZooKids & Family1.73×
10Animal rightsPolitics & Society1.71×
11TablewareFood & Beverages1.70×
12Instant noodleFood & Beverages1.69×
13ForestryHome & Garden1.64×
14Social scienceBusiness & Career1.59×
15Organic farmingFood & Beverages1.58×
16Do it yourself (DIY)Home & Garden1.57×
17PoliticsPolitics & Society1.57×
18Subscription business modelShopping1.54×
19Valentine's DayKids & Family1.52×
20Google DriveTechnology & Electronics1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Handicraft 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 Handicraft audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.31×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.29×
MindfulnessBALANCE1.26×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Handicraft audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY0.86×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.92×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.94×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Handicraft have in Malaysia?

Handicraft has an estimated audience of 2,501,947 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Handicraft fans?

58.8% of Handicraft fans are female, 41.2% are male, with an average age of 39.0 years.

03

Which brands do Handicraft fans like most?

Handicraft fans show strongest brand affinity for Do it yourself (DIY) (1.57×), Politics (1.57×), and Google Drive (1.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Handicraft fans live in Malaysia?

Handicraft fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~800K), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~500K), and Sarawak (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Handicraft fans also like?

Beyond Handicraft itself, the audience over-indexes on Politics (1.57×), Google Drive (1.51×), Social science (1.59×), and HVAC (2.02×) 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 Handicraft. 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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