Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Hobby Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Hobby in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Hobby has an estimated audience of 3,073,512 people in Malaysia.

#252among Topic in Malaysia
#16in Home & Garden

The average Hobby fan in Malaysia is 36.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Monarchy, Natural skin care, Wedding cake, with strongest over-indexing on Monarchy (1.53× the country average).

Demographically, the Hobby audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Need for Security.

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

The typical Hobby fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 36.1 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Monarchy.

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 Hobby profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3.1M
in Malaysia
Gender
50.3%
49.7% male
Age
36.1
average years
Country rank
#330
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-21%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Hobby fans

50.3% are female, 49.7% are male, average age 36.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

50.3%
Female
49.7%
Male
Demographic split for Hobby audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female50.3%
Male49.7%
Average age36.1
Estimated audience size3,073,512
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.1
average years
Age distribution of the Hobby audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2929%
30-3922%
40-4916%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide Hobby audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Hobby
CountryShare
United States21.7%
China7.4%
Japan6.0%
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 Hobby audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Hobby fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Selangor~1M1.32×
02Sarawak~300K1.27×
03Penang~200K1.22×
04Kuala Lumpur~700K1.21×
05Sabah~300K1.17×
06Johor~500K1.15×
07Perak~300K1.10×
08Kedah~200K1.01×
09Malacca~100K1.01×
10Negeri Sembilan~100K1.00×
11Pahang~100K0.97×
12Kelantan~100K0.97×
13Labuan~20K0.93×
14Perlis~40K0.90×
15Terengganu~100K0.87×
16Putrajaya~10K0.86×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Hobby audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sportswear (fashion)Fashion & Accessoires1.96×
02PumaFashion & Accessoires1.90×
03Street photographyTechnology & Electronics1.74×
04Sneaker collectingFashion & Accessoires1.72×
05Non-fiction booksLiterature1.68×
06Birthday GiftsKids & Family1.66×
07Health And BeautyBeauty & Wellness1.63×
08Natural skin careBeauty & Wellness1.60×
09BrideKids & Family1.60×
10Wedding plannerKids & Family1.57×
11Home videoMovies & TV1.57×
12Wedding cakeFood & Beverages1.56×
13Home DeliveryFood & Beverages1.55×
14MonarchyPolitics & Society1.53×
15Organic productFood & Beverages1.53×
16Expensive TasteBusiness & Career1.53×
17Facial careBeauty & Wellness1.53×
18Men's FitnessSports1.53×
19Wedding photographyTechnology & Electronics1.52×
20EngagementKids & Family1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Hobby 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 Hobby audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.14×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.09×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.95×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Hobby audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL0.64×
IndividualismJOY0.65×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.68×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Hobby have in Malaysia?

Hobby has an estimated audience of 3,073,512 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Hobby fans?

50.3% of Hobby fans are female, 49.7% are male, with an average age of 36.1 years.

03

Which brands do Hobby fans like most?

Hobby fans show strongest brand affinity for Monarchy (1.53×), Natural skin care (1.6×), and Wedding cake (1.56×) over the country average.

04

Where do Hobby fans live in Malaysia?

Hobby fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~700K), and Johor (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Hobby fans also like?

Beyond Hobby itself, the audience over-indexes on Natural skin care (1.6×), Wedding cake (1.56×), Organic product (1.53×), and Home Delivery (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 Hobby. 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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