Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local food Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local food in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local food has an estimated audience of 3,030,866 people in Malaysia.

#255among Topic in Malaysia
#37in Food & Beverages

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

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

Top brand affinities include Cooking show, Cookbook, Bawal, with strongest over-indexing on Cooking show (3.3× the country average).

Demographically, the Local food audience skews more female with an average age of 39.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Patriotism.

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

The typical Local food fan in Malaysia is more female, around 39.0 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Cooking show.

Category: Food & Beverages · 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 Local food profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3M
in Malaysia
Gender
55.8%
44.2% male
Age
39.0
average years
Country rank
#335
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local food fans

55.8% are female, 44.2% are male, average age 39.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

55.8%
Female
44.2%
Male
Demographic split for Local food audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female55.8%
Male44.2%
Average age39.0
Estimated audience size3,030,866
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.0
average years
Age distribution of the Local food audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2926%
30-3924%
40-4920%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.4%

of the worldwide Local food audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local food
CountryShare
United States18.0%
Japan9.7%
Italy5.7%
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 Local food audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local food fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Penang~300K1.44×
02Kuala Lumpur~700K1.22×
03Johor~500K1.16×
04Sarawak~300K1.08×
05Labuan~30K1.08×
06Perlis~40K1.01×
07Sabah~300K0.99×
08Putrajaya~20K0.97×
09Perak~200K0.96×
10Malacca~100K0.96×
11Kedah~200K0.95×
12Kelantan~100K0.95×
13Terengganu~100K0.94×
14Negeri Sembilan~100K0.93×
15Pahang~100K0.92×
16Selangor~700K0.86×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Cooking showFood & Beverages3.30×
02CookbookFood & Beverages3.14×
03Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages2.33×
04FoodserviceFood & Beverages2.26×
05Makeup TutorialsBeauty & Wellness2.23×
06Chocolate cakeFood & Beverages2.20×
07Natural skin careBeauty & Wellness2.18×
08KebayaFashion & Accessoires2.03×
09HeadscarfFashion & Accessoires1.96×
10Organic productFood & Beverages1.95×
11BawalFashion & Accessoires1.94×
12ToddlerKids & Family1.92×
13Baju KurungTravel & Leisure1.84×
14ShawlFashion & Accessoires1.82×
15Gift shopHome & Garden1.81×
16ScarfFashion & Accessoires1.80×
17LazadaFashion & Accessoires1.79×
18BridesmaidKids & Family1.78×
19TudongFashion & Accessoires1.77×
20Healthy dietHealth1.59×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local food 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 Local food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.98×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.41×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.29×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.27×
Career OrientationPOWER0.46×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.47×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local food have in Malaysia?

Local food has an estimated audience of 3,030,866 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Local food fans?

55.8% of Local food fans are female, 44.2% are male, with an average age of 39.0 years.

03

Which brands do Local food fans like most?

Local food fans show strongest brand affinity for Cooking show (3.3×), Cookbook (3.14×), and Bawal (1.94×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local food fans live in Malaysia?

Local food fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~700K), 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 Local food fans also like?

Beyond Local food itself, the audience over-indexes on Cookbook (3.14×), Bawal (1.94×), Kebaya (2.03×), and Fast casual restaurants (2.33×) 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 Local food. 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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