Rascasse Audience Intelligence

LinkedIn Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about LinkedIn in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. LinkedIn has an estimated audience of 2,398,376 people in Malaysia.

#7among Social media in Malaysia
#25among Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
#16in Internet & Social Media

The average LinkedIn fan in Malaysia is 38.2 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Investment strategy, Database, Gemini, with strongest over-indexing on Investment strategy (4.69× the country average).

Demographically, the LinkedIn audience skews balanced with an average age of 38.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Healthy Lifestyle, Individualism.

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

The typical LinkedIn fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 38.2 years old, with strong Healthy Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Investment strategy.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Social media

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 LinkedIn profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
2.4M
in Malaysia
Gender
48.9%
51.1% male
Age
38.2
average years
Country rank
#502
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of LinkedIn

48.9% are female, 51.1% are male, average age 38.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

48.9%
Female
51.1%
Male
Demographic split for LinkedIn audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female48.9%
Male51.1%
Average age38.2
Estimated audience size2,398,376
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.2
average years
Age distribution of the LinkedIn audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2929%
30-3922%
40-4918%
50+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.9%

of the worldwide LinkedIn audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for LinkedIn
CountryShare
China34.9%
United States5.6%
India2.2%
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 LinkedIn audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

LinkedIn fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kuala Lumpur~900K2.17×
02Selangor~1.5M2.14×
03Penang~300K1.78×
04Johor~400K1.15×
05Negeri Sembilan~100K1.00×
06Putrajaya~10K1.00×
07Kedah~200K0.99×
08Malacca~80K0.96×
09Perak~200K0.90×
10Sarawak~200K0.81×
11Pahang~80K0.66×
12Terengganu~60K0.63×
13Labuan~10K0.53×
14Sabah~100K0.49×
15Kelantan~60K0.49×
16Perlis~10K0.44×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for LinkedIn audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Professional network serviceTechnology & Electronics22.97×
02Employment websiteBusiness & Career6.78×
03Web conferencingTechnology & Electronics5.56×
04RecruitmentBusiness & Career4.80×
05Investment strategyBusiness & Career4.69×
06Job huntingBusiness & Career4.02×
07DatabaseTechnology & Electronics3.62×
08Google DocsInternet & Social Media3.56×
09GeminiTechnology & Electronics3.44×
10EducationBusiness & Career2.06×
11FinanceBusiness & Career2.00×
12MoneyBusiness & Career1.90×
13NatureHome & Garden1.85×
14Mobile appTechnology & Electronics1.80×
15Malaysian languagePolitics & Society1.74×
16ShoppingShopping1.70×
17PhotographyArts & Culture1.69×
18PetsPets & Animals1.67×
19AsiaTravel & Leisure1.62×
20DesignHome & Garden1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the LinkedIn 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 LinkedIn audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.45×
IndividualismJOY1.42×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.35×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by LinkedIn audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.87×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.04×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.09×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does LinkedIn have in Malaysia?

LinkedIn has an estimated audience of 2,398,376 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of LinkedIn fans?

48.9% of LinkedIn fans are female, 51.1% are male, with an average age of 38.2 years.

03

Which brands do LinkedIn fans like most?

LinkedIn fans show strongest brand affinity for Investment strategy (4.69×), Database (3.62×), and Gemini (3.44×) over the country average.

04

Where do LinkedIn fans live in Malaysia?

LinkedIn fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1.5M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~900K), and Johor (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do LinkedIn fans also like?

Beyond LinkedIn itself, the audience over-indexes on Database (3.62×), Gemini (3.44×), Shopping (1.7×), and Professional network service (22.97×) 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 LinkedIn. 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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