Leading genres for online gaming Malaysia 2025

Published by
Amanda Siddharta,
Apr 29, 2025

In a survey of online gaming by Rakuten Insight in January 2025, 31 percent of Malaysian respondents stated that they played casual games. The same survey found that a large portion of Malaysian gamers played online games daily.

Most popular genres for online gaming in Malaysia as of January 2025

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Release date

March 2025

Region

Malaysia

Survey time period

January 19 to 31, 2025

Number of respondents

4,708 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The surveyed question was: "What genre of games do you prefer to play? (you may choose up to three options)".

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