Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Horror movies Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Horror movies in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Horror movies has an estimated audience of 3,038,846 people in Malaysia.

#8among Movie genre in Malaysia
#254among Topic in Malaysia
#19in Movies & TV

The average Horror movies fan in Malaysia is 36.5 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Magnum4D, BSN, Cinema of Bangladesh, with strongest over-indexing on Magnum4D (3.01× the country average).

Demographically, the Horror movies audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Individualism.

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

The typical Horror movies fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 36.5 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Magnum4D.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Movie genre

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 Horror movies profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3M
in Malaysia
Gender
48.6%
51.4% male
Age
36.5
average years
Country rank
#333
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-22%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Horror movies fans

48.6% are female, 51.4% are male, average age 36.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

48.6%
Female
51.4%
Male
Demographic split for Horror movies audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female48.6%
Male51.4%
Average age36.5
Estimated audience size3,038,846
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.5
average years
Age distribution of the Horror movies audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2929%
30-3924%
40-4917%
50+12%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.2%

of the worldwide Horror movies audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Horror movies
CountryShare
United States22.4%
India5.6%
China4.3%
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 Horror movies audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Horror movies fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sarawak~300K1.34×
02Selangor~1M1.25×
03Sabah~300K1.24×
04Kuala Lumpur~700K1.22×
05Perak~300K1.15×
06Negeri Sembilan~200K1.06×
07Kedah~200K1.02×
08Pahang~100K1.01×
09Kelantan~100K1.00×
10Malacca~100K0.99×
11Johor~400K0.94×
12Terengganu~100K0.94×
13Penang~200K0.89×
14Perlis~40K0.89×
15Labuan~20K0.86×
16Putrajaya~10K0.70×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Horror movies audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Cinema of BangladeshMovies & TV4.23×
02kumpulan wang simpanan pekerjaBusiness & Career3.10×
03Magnum4DGames3.01×
04BSNHealth2.34×
05NatureHome & Garden2.05×
06Viral videoInternet & Social Media1.93×
07ShoppingShopping1.82×
08EducationBusiness & Career1.80×
09RestaurantsFood & Beverages1.79×
10Malaysian languagePolitics & Society1.77×
11XInternet & Social Media1.74×
12Southeast AsiaTravel & Leisure1.72×
13EntertainmentMovies & TV1.70×
14VideoMovies & TV1.70×
15Instant messagingInternet & Social Media1.68×
16CookingFood & Beverages1.67×
17PetsPets & Animals1.67×
18MonarchyPolitics & Society1.66×
19AsiaTravel & Leisure1.62×
20BusinessBusiness & Career1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Horror movies 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 Horror movies audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER2.87×
IndividualismJOY2.76×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.87×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Horror movies audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.07×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.10×
Career OrientationPOWER1.19×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Horror movies have in Malaysia?

Horror movies has an estimated audience of 3,038,846 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Horror movies fans?

48.6% of Horror movies fans are female, 51.4% are male, with an average age of 36.5 years.

03

Which brands do Horror movies fans like most?

Horror movies fans show strongest brand affinity for Magnum4D (3.01×), BSN (2.34×), and Cinema of Bangladesh (4.23×) over the country average.

04

Where do Horror movies fans live in Malaysia?

Horror movies fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~700K), and Johor (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Horror movies fans also like?

Beyond Horror movies itself, the audience over-indexes on BSN (2.34×), Cinema of Bangladesh (4.23×), Shopping (1.82×), and kumpulan wang simpanan pekerja (3.1×) 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 Horror movies. 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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