Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Rice Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Rice in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Rice has an estimated audience of 2,969,662 people in Malaysia.

#4among Dish in Malaysia
#263among Topic in Malaysia
#42in Food & Beverages

The average Rice fan in Malaysia is 39.9 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include Heart (novel), Sugar, Cereal, with strongest over-indexing on Heart (novel) (1.69× the country average).

Demographically, the Rice audience skews more female with an average age of 39.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Urban Lifestyle, Individualism.

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

The typical Rice fan in Malaysia is more female, around 39.9 years old, with strong Urban Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Heart (novel).

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Dish

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 Rice profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
3M
in Malaysia
Gender
56.1%
43.9% male
Age
39.9
average years
Country rank
#344
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-17%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Rice fans

56.1% are female, 43.9% are male, average age 39.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

56.1%
Female
43.9%
Male
Demographic split for Rice audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female56.1%
Male43.9%
Average age39.9
Estimated audience size2,969,662
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.9
average years
Age distribution of the Rice audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2925%
30-3924%
40-4921%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.1%

of the worldwide Rice audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Rice
CountryShare
United States19.6%
Taiwan4.8%
Japan4.8%
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 Rice audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Rice fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Selangor~1.5M1.55×
02Kuala Lumpur~800K1.46×
03Penang~300K1.46×
04Perak~300K1.23×
05Sarawak~300K1.22×
06Johor~500K1.20×
07Kedah~200K1.02×
08Malacca~100K1.02×
09Sabah~300K0.99×
10Negeri Sembilan~100K0.98×
11Pahang~100K0.91×
12Labuan~20K0.89×
13Perlis~40K0.85×
14Putrajaya~10K0.82×
15Kelantan~100K0.77×
16Terengganu~90K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Rice audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01LagerFood & Beverages2.77×
02BreweryFood & Beverages2.47×
03BrewingFood & Beverages2.35×
04PorridgeFood & Beverages1.90×
05StarchPolitics & Society1.86×
06White riceFood & Beverages1.85×
07IslamabadTravel & Leisure1.83×
08CrêpeFood & Beverages1.77×
09MaizeFood & Beverages1.76×
10CerealFood & Beverages1.71×
11Soy sauceFood & Beverages1.70×
12Heart (novel)Literature1.69×
13CocktailFood & Beverages1.65×
14Fried riceFood & Beverages1.62×
15Tom yumFood & Beverages1.57×
16Feng shuiHealth1.56×
17OnionFood & Beverages1.55×
18FreckleBeauty & Wellness1.54×
19SugarFood & Beverages1.53×
20GarlicFood & Beverages1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Rice 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 Rice audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.44×
IndividualismJOY1.18×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.90×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Rice audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.54×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.68×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.73×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Rice have in Malaysia?

Rice has an estimated audience of 2,969,662 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Rice fans?

56.1% of Rice fans are female, 43.9% are male, with an average age of 39.9 years.

03

Which brands do Rice fans like most?

Rice fans show strongest brand affinity for Heart (novel) (1.69×), Sugar (1.53×), and Cereal (1.71×) over the country average.

04

Where do Rice fans live in Malaysia?

Rice fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~1.5M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~800K), and Johor (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Rice fans also like?

Beyond Rice itself, the audience over-indexes on Sugar (1.53×), Cereal (1.71×), Crêpe (1.77×), and Freckle (1.54×) 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 Rice. 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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