Digital 2021: Malaysia
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Malaysia, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Malaysia in 2021.
Malaysia’s population
Malaysia had a population of 32.57 million in January 2021.
Malaysia’s population increased by 413 thousand (+1.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
48.6% of Malaysia’s population is female, while 51.4% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
77.4% of Malaysia’s population lives in urban centres, while 22.6% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Malaysia
There were 27.43 million internet users in Malaysia in January 2021.
The number of internet users in Malaysia increased by 738 thousand (+2.8%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in Malaysia stood at 84.2% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Malaysia
There were 28.00 million social media users in Malaysia in January 2021.
The number of social media users in Malaysia increased by 2.0 million (+7.7%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in Malaysia was equivalent to 86.0% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Malaysia
There were 39.99 million mobile connections in Malaysia in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Malaysia decreased by 72 thousand (-0.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Malaysia in January 2021 was equivalent to 122.8% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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Click here to see all of our published reports for Malaysia.
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