Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Smartphones Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Smartphones in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Smartphones has an estimated audience of 6,035,966 people in Malaysia.

#32among Lifestyle cluster in Malaysia
#53among Topic in Malaysia
#5in Technology & Electronics

The average Smartphones fan in Malaysia is 38.3 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include KISS, Anime & Cosplay, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, with strongest over-indexing on KISS (1.55× the country average).

Demographically, the Smartphones audience skews balanced with an average age of 38.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Price Sensitivity, Healthy Lifestyle.

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

The typical Smartphones fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 38.3 years old, with strong Price Sensitivity tendencies and a notable affinity for KISS.

Category: Technology & Electronics · Type: Topic · Subtype: Lifestyle cluster

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 Smartphones profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
6M
in Malaysia
Gender
45.7%
54.3% male
Age
38.3
average years
Country rank
#75
Topic in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-27%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Smartphones fans

45.7% are female, 54.3% are male, average age 38.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

45.7%
Female
54.3%
Male
Demographic split for Smartphones audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female45.7%
Male54.3%
Average age38.3
Estimated audience size6,035,966
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.3
average years
Age distribution of the Smartphones audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1916%
20-2927%
30-3923%
40-4919%
50+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.1%

of the worldwide Smartphones audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Smartphones
CountryShare
United States17.2%
India5.4%
Italy4.8%
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 Smartphones audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Smartphones fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kuala Lumpur~1.5M1.27×
02Johor~900K1.19×
03Sarawak~600K1.19×
04Selangor~2M1.17×
05Sabah~600K1.17×
06Perak~500K1.14×
07Penang~400K1.14×
08Kedah~400K1.13×
09Pahang~300K1.06×
10Negeri Sembilan~300K0.99×
11Kelantan~300K0.97×
12Malacca~200K0.93×
13Labuan~40K0.91×
14Perlis~80K0.89×
15Terengganu~200K0.87×
16Putrajaya~30K0.83×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Smartphones audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01SmartglassesTechnology & Electronics1.96×
02Family MattersMovies & TV1.81×
03Stack OverflowTechnology & Electronics1.76×
04Islamic economic jurisprudencePolitics & Society1.75×
05Consulting firmBusiness & Career1.73×
06Front of HouseArts & Culture1.71×
07Anime & CosplayFashion & Accessoires1.70×
08Sheikh HasinaPolitics & Society1.70×
09Prime Minister of BangladeshPolitics & Society1.69×
10TV1 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Movies & TV1.69×
11Voice chatTechnology & Electronics1.64×
12Fauziah LatiffMusic & Radio1.63×
13Heart valveHealth1.63×
14GoDaddyTechnology & Electronics1.60×
15Dark fantasyLiterature1.57×
16Bola (tabloid)News1.57×
17Astro CitraMovies & TV1.56×
18KISSMusic & Radio1.55×
19IS (Infinite Stratos)Literature1.54×
20CIMB NiagaBusiness & Career1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Smartphones 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 Smartphones audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Price SensitivityPREMIUM1.13×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.94×
Career OrientationPOWER0.85×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Smartphones audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.63×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.68×
Social Media UsageJOY0.69×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Smartphones have in Malaysia?

Smartphones has an estimated audience of 6,035,966 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Smartphones fans?

45.7% of Smartphones fans are female, 54.3% are male, with an average age of 38.3 years.

03

Which brands do Smartphones fans like most?

Smartphones fans show strongest brand affinity for KISS (1.55×), Anime & Cosplay (1.7×), and Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1.69×) over the country average.

04

Where do Smartphones fans live in Malaysia?

Smartphones fans in Malaysia are most concentrated in Selangor (reach ~2M), Kuala Lumpur (reach ~1.5M), and Johor (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Smartphones fans also like?

Beyond Smartphones itself, the audience over-indexes on Anime & Cosplay (1.7×), Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1.69×), Dark fantasy (1.57×), and IS (Infinite Stratos) (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 Smartphones. 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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