Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Politics Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Politics in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Politics has an estimated audience of 3,110,947 people in Malaysia.

#18among Field of study in Malaysia
#241among Topic in Malaysia
#17in Politics & Society

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

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

Top brand affinities include TikTok, Shopping, Malaysiakini, with strongest over-indexing on TikTok (1.58× the country average).

Demographically, the Politics audience skews more male with an average age of 40.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, 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 Politics fan in Malaysia is more male, around 40.6 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for TikTok.

Category: Politics & Society · Type: Topic · Subtype: Field of study

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 Politics profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3.1M
in Malaysia
Gender
41.7%
58.3% male
Age
40.6
average years
Country rank
#318
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+16%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Politics fans

41.7% are female, 58.3% are male, average age 40.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

41.7%
Female
58.3%
Male
Demographic split for Politics audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female41.7%
Male58.3%
Average age40.6
Estimated audience size3,110,947
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.6
average years
Age distribution of the Politics audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2925%
30-3925%
40-4921%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide Politics audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Politics
CountryShare
United States20.8%
India5.5%
Italy5.3%
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 Politics audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Politics fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Negeri Sembilan~200K1.49×
02Kelantan~200K1.46×
03Sabah~300K1.22×
04Kedah~200K1.19×
05Terengganu~100K1.12×
06Perak~300K1.07×
07Pahang~200K1.01×
08Malacca~100K1.00×
09Perlis~40K0.98×
10Labuan~20K0.94×
11Putrajaya~10K0.89×
12Sarawak~200K0.88×
13Kuala Lumpur~500K0.82×
14Johor~300K0.80×
15Selangor~700K0.78×
16Penang~100K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Politics audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Erlang (programming language)Technology & Electronics2.71×
02TGVCars & Mobility2.53×
03Digital mediaBusiness & Career2.18×
04MalaysiakiniNews1.79×
05LawBusiness & Career1.79×
06BSNHealth1.77×
07ScienceBusiness & Career1.76×
08Berita Harian (Singapore)News1.75×
09Malaysian languagePolitics & Society1.74×
10Southeast AsiaTravel & Leisure1.70×
11ShoppingShopping1.69×
12XInternet & Social Media1.67×
13MonarchyPolitics & Society1.64×
14AsiaTravel & Leisure1.62×
15PetsPets & Animals1.60×
16ReligionBusiness & Career1.60×
17TelegramInternet & Social Media1.59×
18KosmoNews1.59×
19TikTokInternet & Social Media1.58×
20DesignHome & Garden1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Politics 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 Politics audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM2.07×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.67×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.65×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Politics audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY0.46×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.49×
TravellingTHRILL1.22×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Politics have in Malaysia?

Politics has an estimated audience of 3,110,947 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Politics fans?

41.7% of Politics fans are female, 58.3% are male, with an average age of 40.6 years.

03

Which brands do Politics fans like most?

Politics fans show strongest brand affinity for TikTok (1.58×), Shopping (1.69×), and Malaysiakini (1.79×) over the country average.

04

Where do Politics fans live in Malaysia?

Politics fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~700K), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~500K), and Sabah (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Politics fans also like?

Beyond Politics itself, the audience over-indexes on Shopping (1.69×), Malaysiakini (1.79×), Malaysian language (1.74×), and Southeast Asia (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 Politics. 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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