Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Research Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Research in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Research has an estimated audience of 3,085,363 people in Malaysia.

#250among Topic in Malaysia
#54in Business & Career

The average Research fan in Malaysia is 39.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Politics, Google Drive, Blood vessel, with strongest over-indexing on Politics (1.65× the country average).

Demographically, the Research audience skews balanced with an average age of 39.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Need for Security.

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

The typical Research fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 39.6 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Politics.

Category: Business & Career · 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 Research profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3.1M
in Malaysia
Gender
49.0%
51.0% male
Age
39.6
average years
Country rank
#327
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Research fans

49.0% are female, 51.0% are male, average age 39.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

49.0%
Female
51.0%
Male
Demographic split for Research audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female49.0%
Male51.0%
Average age39.6
Estimated audience size3,085,363
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.6
average years
Age distribution of the Research audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2923%
30-3923%
40-4921%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.0%

of the worldwide Research audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Research
CountryShare
United States22.7%
Italy4.7%
United Kingdom4.6%
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 Research audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Research fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Selangor~1M1.23×
02Negeri Sembilan~200K1.18×
03Perak~300K1.11×
04Kuala Lumpur~600K1.10×
05Terengganu~100K1.10×
06Kedah~200K1.09×
07Sarawak~300K1.04×
08Johor~400K1.00×
09Kelantan~100K0.99×
10Perlis~40K0.99×
11Penang~200K0.98×
12Malacca~100K0.98×
13Pahang~100K0.96×
14Labuan~20K0.94×
15Sabah~300K0.92×
16Putrajaya~10K0.90×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Research audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01InfographicNews2.70×
02StatisticsBusiness & Career2.60×
03Large intestineHealth2.50×
04Public administrationBusiness & Career2.47×
05Business cardBusiness & Career2.43×
06CartilageHealth2.34×
07Blood vesselHealth2.33×
08Uric acidHealth2.28×
09Google Street ViewInternet & Social Media2.27×
10Air fryerFood & Beverages2.19×
11Social scienceBusiness & Career1.83×
12Political scienceBusiness & Career1.81×
13Instant noodleFood & Beverages1.80×
14HVACHome & Garden1.76×
15Google DriveTechnology & Electronics1.75×
16TibetTravel & Leisure1.68×
17SociologyBusiness & Career1.67×
18United NationsPolitics & Society1.67×
19PoliticsPolitics & Society1.65×
20Doctor of PhilosophyBusiness & Career1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Research 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 Research audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.12×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.10×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.10×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Research audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.65×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.78×
IndulgenceJOY0.88×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Research have in Malaysia?

Research has an estimated audience of 3,085,363 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Research fans?

49.0% of Research fans are female, 51.0% are male, with an average age of 39.6 years.

03

Which brands do Research fans like most?

Research fans show strongest brand affinity for Politics (1.65×), Google Drive (1.75×), and Blood vessel (2.33×) over the country average.

04

Where do Research fans live in Malaysia?

Research fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~600K), and Johor (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Research fans also like?

Beyond Research itself, the audience over-indexes on Google Drive (1.75×), Blood vessel (2.33×), Social science (1.83×), and Uric acid (2.28×) 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 Research. 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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