Social media penetration has remained stable in Malaysia, according to the latest data from YouGov and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Four-fifths (80.5%) of internet users have used WhatsApp in the past week, a dip of 2.0 percentage points (pp) from the previous year.
Facebook is the second most popular platform in Malaysia and also registered a drop in penetration this year. Just under four-fifths (78.4%) of internet users said they had used the platform in the past week, down 3.9pp year-on-year.
YouTube follows in third and managed to grow 0.5pp to 72.2% in 2019. Instagram continues...