Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Online newspaper Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Online newspaper in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Online newspaper has an estimated audience of 2,240,836 people in Malaysia.

#418among Topic in Malaysia
#10in News

The average Online newspaper fan in Malaysia is 39.5 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Breaking news, Electronic publishing, kumpulan wang simpanan pekerja, with strongest over-indexing on Breaking news (2.97× the country average).

Demographically, the Online newspaper audience skews balanced with an average age of 39.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Social Media Usage, Need for Security.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 15 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Online newspaper fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 39.5 years old, with strong Social Media Usage tendencies and a notable affinity for Breaking news.

Category: News · 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 Online newspaper profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
2.2M
in Malaysia
Gender
45.0%
55.0% male
Age
39.5
average years
Country rank
#545
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-21%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Online newspaper fans

45.0% are female, 55.0% are male, average age 39.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

45.0%
Female
55.0%
Male
Demographic split for Online newspaper audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female45.0%
Male55.0%
Average age39.5
Estimated audience size2,240,836
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.5
average years
Age distribution of the Online newspaper audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2927%
30-3924%
40-4919%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.1%

of the worldwide Online newspaper audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Online newspaper
CountryShare
United States15.3%
India8.0%
Italy6.5%
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 Online newspaper audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Online newspaper fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Malacca~100K1.17×
02Perlis~40K1.14×
03Putrajaya~10K1.07×
04Perak~200K1.01×
05Kelantan~100K1.00×
06Kedah~100K0.99×
07Pahang~100K0.99×
08Terengganu~90K0.99×
09Negeri Sembilan~100K0.96×
10Sarawak~200K0.94×
11Sabah~200K0.93×
12Penang~100K0.93×
13Kuala Lumpur~400K0.92×
14Johor~300K0.90×
15Selangor~500K0.87×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Online newspaper audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Dharan, NepalTravel & Leisure4.10×
02Lalitpur District, NepalTravel & Leisure3.49×
03Electronic publishingNews3.38×
04Energy industryBusiness & Career3.36×
05Breaking newsMovies & TV2.97×
06Broadcast journalismMovies & TV2.76×
07NepalgunjTravel & Leisure2.67×
08Wireless networkTechnology & Electronics2.33×
09NST OnlineNews1.90×
10Creative CommonsTechnology & Electronics1.81×
11BroadbandTechnology & Electronics1.79×
12WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.75×
13Online gamblingGames1.59×
14Internet televisionTechnology & Electronics1.57×
15Virtual channelMovies & TV1.54×
16Divisions of BangladeshTravel & Leisure1.53×
17Wind turbineHome & Garden1.52×
18Ahmad ibn HanbalPolitics & Society1.52×
19DailymotionMovies & TV1.51×
20kumpulan wang simpanan pekerjaBusiness & Career1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Online newspaper 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 Online newspaper audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Social Media UsageJOY1.30×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.20×
TravellingTHRILL1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Online newspaper audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER0.60×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.76×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.82×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Online newspaper have in Malaysia?

Online newspaper has an estimated audience of 2,240,836 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Online newspaper fans?

45.0% of Online newspaper fans are female, 55.0% are male, with an average age of 39.5 years.

03

Which brands do Online newspaper fans like most?

Online newspaper fans show strongest brand affinity for Breaking news (2.97×), Electronic publishing (3.38×), and kumpulan wang simpanan pekerja (1.5×) over the country average.

04

Where do Online newspaper fans live in Malaysia?

Online newspaper fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~500K), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~400K), and Johor (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Online newspaper fans also like?

Beyond Online newspaper itself, the audience over-indexes on Electronic publishing (3.38×), kumpulan wang simpanan pekerja (1.5×), Nepalgunj (2.67×), and Dharan, Nepal (4.1×) 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 Online newspaper. 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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