As of May 2020, about 98.7 percent of respondents in Malaysia stated that their favorite communication application was Whatsapp. In comparison, approximately 54 percent of respondents stated that they used Facebook Messenger.
Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2020, by app
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Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (December 29, 2020). Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2020, by app [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, 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 2020, by app." Chart. December 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (2020). Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2020, by app. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 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 2020, by App." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2020, 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 2020, by app Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Share of internet users using communication applications in Malaysia as of May 2020, by app [Graph], Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, December 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973428/malaysia-internet-users-using-communication-apps/