Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Johor Bahru Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Johor Bahru in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Johor Bahru has an estimated audience of 3,703,643 people in Malaysia.

#2among City in Malaysia
#19among POI in Malaysia
#23in Travel & Leisure

The average Johor Bahru fan in Malaysia is 37.1 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Johor.

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

Top brand affinities include LinkedIn, Fantasy movies, Card games, with strongest over-indexing on LinkedIn (1.89× the country average).

Demographically, the Johor Bahru audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Early Adopter Mentality.

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

The typical Johor Bahru fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 37.1 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for LinkedIn.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: POI · Subtype: City

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 Johor Bahru profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3.7M
in Malaysia
Gender
53.4%
46.6% male
Age
37.1
average years
Country rank
#229
POI in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-26%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Johor Bahru fans

53.4% are female, 46.6% are male, average age 37.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

53.4%
Female
46.6%
Male
Demographic split for Johor Bahru audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female53.4%
Male46.6%
Average age37.1
Estimated audience size3,703,643
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.1
average years
Age distribution of the Johor Bahru audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2928%
30-3923%
40-4918%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

43.6%

of the worldwide Johor Bahru audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Johor Bahru
CountryShare
Malaysia43.6%
Indonesia10.0%
Japan7.9%
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 Johor Bahru audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Johor Bahru fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Johor~2.5M4.97×
02Malacca~200K1.60×
03Kuala Lumpur~800K1.20×
04Negeri Sembilan~200K1.18×
05Selangor~1M1.03×
06Pahang~200K0.91×
07Putrajaya~20K0.81×
08Perak~200K0.77×
09Labuan~20K0.76×
10Penang~200K0.67×
11Terengganu~90K0.61×
12Perlis~30K0.61×
13Kedah~100K0.60×
14Kelantan~100K0.57×
15Sarawak~100K0.48×
16Sabah~100K0.44×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Johor Bahru audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01PodcastMusic & Radio1.90×
02Spider-ManMovies & TV1.90×
03Selena GomezMovies & TV1.90×
04ForbesBusiness & Career1.90×
05HBOMovies & TV1.90×
06LinkedInInternet & Social Media1.89×
07HVACHome & Garden1.85×
08Pay televisionMovies & TV1.80×
09Country musicMusic & Radio1.70×
10SupermanMovies & TV1.70×
11Non-alcoholic beverageFood & Beverages1.66×
12CanvaTechnology & Electronics1.64×
13Card gamesGames1.61×
14SustainabilityPolitics & Society1.61×
15Fantasy moviesMovies & TV1.59×
16NBASports1.58×
17BroochFashion & Accessoires1.58×
18ReggaeMusic & Radio1.57×
19Air fryerFood & Beverages1.55×
20NickelodeonMovies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Johor Bahru 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 Johor Bahru audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE1.54×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.21×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.12×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Johor Bahru audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.60×
IndulgenceJOY0.85×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Johor Bahru have in Malaysia?

Johor Bahru has an estimated audience of 3,703,643 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Johor and Selangor.

02

What is the gender split and age of Johor Bahru fans?

53.4% of Johor Bahru fans are female, 46.6% are male, with an average age of 37.1 years.

03

Which brands do Johor Bahru fans like most?

Johor Bahru fans show strongest brand affinity for LinkedIn (1.89×), Fantasy movies (1.59×), and Card games (1.61×) over the country average.

04

Where do Johor Bahru fans live in Malaysia?

Johor Bahru fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Johor (reach ~2.5M), Selangor (reach ~1M), and Kuala Lumpur (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Johor Bahru fans also like?

Beyond Johor Bahru itself, the audience over-indexes on Fantasy movies (1.59×), Card games (1.61×), Podcast (1.9×), and Country music (1.7×) 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 Johor Bahru. 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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