Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Utusan Malaysia Audience in Malaysia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Utusan Malaysia in Malaysia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Utusan Malaysia has an estimated audience of 2,504,625 people in Malaysia.

#3among Newspaper in Malaysia
#24among Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
#9in News

The average Utusan Malaysia fan in Malaysia is 36.8 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Selangor.

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

Top brand affinities include BSN, Berita Harian (Singapore), Kosmo!, with strongest over-indexing on BSN (1.67× the country average).

Demographically, the Utusan Malaysia audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.8, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Travelling, 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 Utusan Malaysia fan in Malaysia is balanced, around 36.8 years old, with strong Travelling tendencies and a notable affinity for BSN.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

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 Utusan Malaysia profile in Malaysia.

Audience size
2.5M
in Malaysia
Gender
52.1%
47.9% male
Age
36.8
average years
Country rank
#467
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Malaysia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Utusan Malaysia

52.1% are female, 47.9% are male, average age 36.8.

Fig. 02

Gender split

52.1%
Female
47.9%
Male
Demographic split for Utusan Malaysia audience in Malaysia
MetricValue
Female52.1%
Male47.9%
Average age36.8
Estimated audience size2,504,625
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.8
average years
Age distribution of the Utusan Malaysia audience in Malaysia
Age bracketShare%
16-1920%
20-2927%
30-3923%
40-4919%
50+12%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

96.2%

of the worldwide Utusan Malaysia audience comes from Malaysia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Utusan Malaysia
CountryShare
Malaysia96.2%
Indonesia0.8%
Japan0.8%
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 Utusan Malaysia audience in Malaysia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Utusan Malaysia fans by region: top regions in Malaysia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Terengganu~200K1.52×
02Kelantan~200K1.39×
03Negeri Sembilan~200K1.38×
04Kedah~200K1.37×
05Perak~300K1.30×
06Malacca~100K1.30×
07Putrajaya~20K1.29×
08Pahang~200K1.27×
09Selangor~700K0.96×
10Perlis~30K0.95×
11Johor~300K0.81×
12Penang~100K0.65×
13Kuala Lumpur~300K0.64×
14Labuan~10K0.47×
15Sabah~100K0.43×
16Sarawak~80K0.41×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Utusan Malaysia audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Utusan OnlineNews2.45×
02Parenting stylesKids & Family2.11×
03Sinar FMMusic & Radio1.94×
04Emma MaembongMovies & TV1.91×
05Erra FaziraMovies & TV1.84×
06Kosmo!News1.80×
07Era FMMusic & Radio1.72×
08Nora DanishMovies & TV1.68×
09BSNHealth1.67×
10Kosmo OnlineBrand1.64×
11HajjahTravel & Leisure1.63×
12Working parentKids & Family1.62×
13Berita Harian (Singapore)News1.59×
14Tabung HajiPolitics & Society1.59×
15TunicFashion & Accessoires1.57×
16Quran readingPolitics & Society1.53×
17KebayaFashion & Accessoires1.52×
18Baju KurungTravel & Leisure1.51×
19HeadscarfFashion & Accessoires1.51×
20TudongFashion & Accessoires1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Utusan Malaysia 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 Utusan Malaysia audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL1.52×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.37×
IndividualismJOY1.25×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Utusan Malaysia audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.79×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.98×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.09×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Utusan Malaysia have in Malaysia?

Utusan Malaysia has an estimated audience of 2,504,625 people in Malaysia, concentrated in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Utusan Malaysia fans?

52.1% of Utusan Malaysia fans are female, 47.9% are male, with an average age of 36.8 years.

03

Which brands do Utusan Malaysia fans like most?

Utusan Malaysia fans show strongest brand affinity for BSN (1.67×), Berita Harian (Singapore) (1.59×), and Kosmo! (1.8×) over the country average.

04

Where do Utusan Malaysia fans live in Malaysia?

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

05

What other brands do Utusan Malaysia fans also like?

Beyond Utusan Malaysia itself, the audience over-indexes on Berita Harian (Singapore) (1.59×), Kosmo! (1.8×), Sinar FM (1.94×), and Kebaya (1.52×) 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 Utusan Malaysia. 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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