3. Growing internet population
Internet Users - Malaysia
•
Indonesia : 55 mil.
•
Philippines : 34 mil.
•
Thailand : 20 mil.
•
Vietnam : 31 mil.
•
South Korea : 40 mil.
16.8
•
Japan : 101 mil.
16.6
•
China : 538 mil.
16.4
•
India : 137 mil.
in millions
17.8
17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
16.9
17
2011
2012
Source: Internet World Stats. - June 2012
4. M’sia has a relatively high level of internet
penetration amongst Asian countries
Internet Penetration - Selected Asian Countries
82.5%
South Korea
79.5%
Japan
75.0%
Singapore
60.7%
Malaysia
40.1%
China
33.9%
Vietnam
32.4%
Philippines
30.0%
Thailand
22.1%
Indonesia
11.4%
India
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
Source: Internet World Stats., June 2012
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
6. M’sia’s internet speed lagging behind
kbps
10X slower than S’pore
3X slower than World average
3X slower than China
S’pore : 50,290 kbps
S. Korea : 44,929 kbps
Japan : 39,022 kbps
UK : 22,345 kbps
US : 19,870 kbps
World : 15,254 kbps
China : 14,928 kbps
Thai : 12,998 kbps
Viet : 12,328 kbps
M’sia : 4,830 kbps
Source: Google Analytics
7. Internet users across all ages
except those 55+
37%
Online Population
28%
26%
24%
General Population
22%
18%
16%
15%
10%
6%
15 - 24 yrs
25 - 34 yrs
35 - 44 yrs
Sources: comScore & Dept. of Stats. M’sia
45 - 54 yrs
55+ yrs
8. M’sian’s are pretty engaged on the internet,
although not as much as the Vietnamese and Thai’s
Average Time Spent Online Per Week (hrs.)
abt. 2½ hrs daily
Source: comScore Media Metrix, March 2013
9. Spends a large part of their online
time on social networking
Source: comScore Media Metrix, March 2013
10. Top 20 Internet Sites Used by M’sians
Driving values:
(1) free internet service (2) online marketplace (3) convenience
(4) news
(5) entertaintment & leisure
11. Despite growing digital platforms,
traditional media still dominates the reach
Daily time spent
TV : almost 4 hours daily
Newspapers : 37 minutes
Online : 2½ hrs
Source: Nielsen TAM; Nielsen Consumer & Media View 2012
13. Government support
M’sia Social Media Week
An event supported by Malaysia’s Ministry of
Information, Communication and Culture
Conference on emerging trends in social and
mobile media
14. It’s a mobile country
Mobile subscription per 100 inhabitants is 141%
Fixed line per 100 inhabitants is 16%
Sources: International Telecom Union & MCMC - Handphone 2012 Users Survey
15. Sleeping with the phone
77% leaves the phone on
even while asleep
23% switches off before
retiring for the night
Sources: MCMC - Handphone 2012 Users Survey
17. Access internet via smartphone
Almost 70% of smartphone users access
the internet through their smartphones
Sources: MCMC - Handphone 2012 Users Survey
18. Appetite for mobile apps
35% : downloaded 10-20 mobile apps
16% : downloaded 20 – 30 mobile apps
7%: downloaded 30 – 40 mobile apps
4%: downloaded 40 – 50 mobile apps
1%: downloaded 50 – 60 mobile apps
Sources: MCMC - Handphone 2012 Users Survey
19. Malaysia Digital Scene - Conclusion
Digital marketing ripe for take-off
Infrastructure
1. High internet
penetration rate,
currently at 60%
an growing
2. National
broadband
penetration will
reach 100% by
2015
3. Smartphones will
reach close to 50%
by 2015
Consumer Ready
1. Big social media
fans; top
amongst top 15
globally on FB
penetration
2. Amongst top 20
sites visited, 10
are local sites
3. Four of the top 20
sites visited are
national news
websites
Digital Activity
1. Most companies
have embrace
digital
2. Strong government
imperative &
support
3. Many digital
associations and
working groups
actively promoting
digital including
E&T