As of May 2022, about 97.7 percent of respondents in Malaysia stated that their favorite communication application was Whatsapp. Meanwhile, approximately 56.4 percent of respondents stated that they used Telegram, the second most popular communication app in the country.
Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2022, by app
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Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (October 11, 2023). Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2022, by app [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. "Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2022, by app." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (2023). Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2022, by app. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. "Share of Internet Users Using Communication Applications in Malaysia as of May 2022, by App." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2022, by app Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2022, by app [Graph], Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/