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Malaysia

Malaysia Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 109,000 2014 27th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 95th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 547 1999 9th out of 44
Broadcast media state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall 2012
Cinema > Number of cinemas 91 2008 1st out of 1
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 49 2011 27th out of 82
Cinema attendance 336,000 2003 70th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 0.0135 2003 77th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 300,000 1999 49th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0131 1999 51st out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people 1998 44th out of 52
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 109.28 2004 33th out of 77
Films produced 22 2003 32nd out of 50
Films produced per million 0.884 2003 30th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 943.33 per 1,000 people 2005 47th out of 140
Households with television 88.91% 2002 57th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $21.98 billion 2009 23th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.03 billion min. 2002 14th out of 120
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 18.98 2005 55th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.46 million 2012 32nd out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 84.13 2012 80th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 377,716 2008 50th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 13.83 2008 71st out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 216.67 2014 98th out of 233
Internet > ISP 7 2000 74th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 3,193 Mbps 2004 41st out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 58th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 125.88 Mbps 2004 61st out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 7 2003 100th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 65.8% 2013 51st out of 209
Internet > Internet users 19.2 million 2013 26th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 65.8 2012 49th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 648.04 2013 54th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 65.8% 2012 46th out of 200
Internet > Users 15.87 million 2007 17th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 639.29 per 1,000 people 2007 22nd out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 591.78 2007 23th out of 149
Internet users 15.36 million 2009 26th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 55.8 2008 36th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 19.55 million 2005 21st out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 771.09 per 1,000 people 2005 44th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 756.28 2005 44th out of 167
Mobile phones 34.88 per 100 people 2002 33th out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Bernama - state-run agency

Malaysiakini - English-language news site

The Malaysian Insider - English-language news site

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 35 2004 36th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.75 million 2004 21st out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

New Straits Times - English-language daily

The Star - English-language daily

The Sun - English-language daily


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Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 95.27 per 1,000 people 2000 36th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 93.55 2000 36th out of 57
Number of PCs per million 193.18 2004 39th out of 162
Personal computers 4.9 million 2004 23th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 196.83 per 1,000 people 2004 36th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 193.18 2004 38th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates some 30 radio stations and external service Voice of Malaysia

Era FM - private

Hot FM - private


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Radio broadcast stations AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 2001
Radio receivers 9.1 million 1997 34th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.425 per capita 1997 70th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 417.32 1997 70th out of 179
Radios 10.9 million 2003 34th out of 221
Radios per 1000 437.92 2003 77th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.59 million 2012 33th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 15.69 2012 103th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.38 million 2014 33th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 41.32 million 2012 30th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.32 million 2012 30th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 140.94 2012 33th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,413.3 2012 34th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.59 million 2012 33th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 156.94 2012 103th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$ 2004 94th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 168.94 2005 68th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 4.24 million 2011 40th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 175.25 per 1,000 people 2007 66th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 155.16 2009 101st out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 36.66 million 2012 2nd out of 3
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 940.6 per 1,000 people 2007 48th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,093.15 2009 56th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates TV1, TV2

TV3 - commercial terrestrial network

ntv7 - commercial terrestrial network


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2013
Television broadcast stations 88 2006 7th out of 38
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 3.42 per 1 million people 2006 19th out of 36
Television receivers 3.6 million 1997 41st out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 168.01 per 1,000 people 1997 83th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 165.09 1997 82nd out of 176
Televisions 10.8 million 2003 20th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 433.9 2003 34th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; International Telecommunication Union; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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