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MALAYSIA VS ASEAN · DIGITAL · 2024
Where does Malaysia sit in Internet use across comparable ASEAN data?
World Bank/ITU Internet-use percentages for the nine ASEAN members with a verified 2024 value.
SHOW ME THE DATA2024 · individuals using the Internet · % of population
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2024
1Malaysia98individuals using the Internet · % of population
2Brunei Darussalam96individuals using the Internet · % of population
3Singapore94individuals using the Internet · % of population
4Thailand91individuals using the Internet · % of population
5Viet Nam84individuals using the Internet · % of population
6Indonesia73individuals using the Internet · % of population
7Cambodia68individuals using the Internet · % of population
8Philippines67individuals using the Internet · % of population
9Lao PDR66individuals using the Internet · % of population
IVWITU via World Bankindividuals using the Internet · % of population
SourceITU via World Bank ↗2024 same-year subset · checked 3 Oct 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Malaysia is first among the nine ASEAN members with a verified 2024 value in this World Bank/ITU comparison.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita compares only ASEAN members with a verified 2024 value for the World Bank indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Myanmar's latest value is 2020 and Timor-Leste's is 2021, so both are excluded instead of carrying old values into a 2024 race.
- Malaysia is 1/9 in this same-year comparison at 98%.
- Brunei Darussalam is 96%, Singapore 94% and Thailand 91%.
- Viet Nam is 84%, Indonesia 73%, Cambodia 68%, the Philippines 67% and Lao PDR 66%.
- This is Internet use among individuals, not household access, subscriptions or connection speed.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Declared sourceIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)
- 2TransformationPulseKita compares only ASEAN members with a verified 2024 value for the World Bank indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Myanmar's latest value is 2020 and Timor-Leste's is 2021, so both are excluded instead of carrying old values into a 2024 race.
- 3Published visualRanked snapshot
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2024
UNITindividuals using the Internet · % of population
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED2024 same-year subset · checked 3 Oct 2026