Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Malaysiakini Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Malaysiakini in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Malaysiakini has an estimated audience of 7,632,542 people in Malaysia.

#1among Newspaper in Malaysia
#7among Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
#1in News

The average Malaysiakini fan in Malaysia is 40.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Expatriate, Google Maps, Berita Harian, with strongest over-indexing on Expatriate (7.94× the country average).

Demographically, the Malaysiakini audience skews more male with an average age of 40.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Travelling.

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

The typical Malaysiakini fan in Malaysia is more male, around 40.6 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Expatriate.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

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 Malaysiakini profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
7.6M
in Malaysia
Gender
41.2%
58.8% male
Age
40.6
average years
Country rank
#22
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Audience demographics of Malaysiakini

41.2% are female, 58.8% are male, average age 40.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

41.2%
Female
58.8%
Male
Demographic split for Malaysiakini audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female41.2%
Male58.8%
Average age40.6
Estimated audience size7,632,542
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.6
average years
Age distribution of the Malaysiakini audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2923%
30-3925%
40-4922%
50+19%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

94.3%

of the worldwide Malaysiakini audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Malaysiakini
CountryShare
Malaysia94.3%
Japan1.5%
Australia1.1%
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 Malaysiakini audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Malaysiakini fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Perak~800K1.37×
02Kedah~700K1.31×
03Negeri Sembilan~500K1.25×
04Selangor~2.5M1.23×
05Putrajaya~50K1.18×
06Malacca~300K1.14×
07Kelantan~400K1.13×
08Penang~500K1.11×
09Terengganu~400K1.09×
10Pahang~300K0.93×
11Perlis~100K0.90×
12Kuala Lumpur~1M0.89×
13Johor~800K0.78×
14Sabah~500K0.77×
15Sarawak~400K0.64×
16Labuan~20K0.29×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Malaysiakini audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01ExpatriateBusiness & Career7.94×
02Malaysia TodayNews6.82×
03New Straits TimesNews3.25×
04Anwar IbrahimPolitics & Society2.67×
05SambalFood & Beverages2.39×
06The Star (Malaysia)News2.38×
07Kosmo!News2.01×
08VillageTravel & Leisure1.95×
09HalalPolitics & Society1.82×
10Sinar HarianNews1.81×
11Berita Harian (Singapore)News1.78×
12Astro AwaniMovies & TV1.75×
13Harian MetroNews1.72×
14GmailInternet & Social Media1.72×
15Berita HarianNews1.71×
16TelegramInternet & Social Media1.60×
17Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.59×
18KosmoNews1.56×
19TeacherBusiness & Career1.56×
20ReligionBusiness & Career1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Malaysiakini 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 Malaysiakini audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.59×
TravellingTHRILL1.43×
Social Media UsageJOY1.42×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Malaysiakini audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.63×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.81×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.83×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Malaysiakini have in Malaysia?

Malaysiakini has an estimated audience of 7,632,542 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Malaysiakini fans?

41.2% of Malaysiakini fans are female, 58.8% are male, with an average age of 40.6 years.

03

Which brands do Malaysiakini fans like most?

Malaysiakini fans show strongest brand affinity for Expatriate (7.94×), Google Maps (1.59×), and Berita Harian (1.71×) over the country average.

04

Where do Malaysiakini fans live in Malaysia?

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

05

What other brands do Malaysiakini fans also like?

Beyond Malaysiakini itself, the audience over-indexes on Google Maps (1.59×), Berita Harian (1.71×), Malaysia Today (6.82×), and The Star (Malaysia) (2.38×) 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 Malaysiakini. 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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