Malaysia Online Activities in 2018
Social engagement continues to be the most frequent activities among Internet users. As much as 96.5% used Internet for texting via over-the-top (OTT) messaging platform, while the use of Internet telephony (whether by voice or video calls) was on the rise, reaching up to 60.6% as compared to 32.0% in 2016. Apart from texting and Internet telephony, social networking was also common amongst Internet users (85.6%). Majority of Internet users also relied on Internet for information seeking (85.5%), that provides access to relevant results in an instant. Moreover, various forms of media presentation – such as video, audio and infographic – for information dissemination has made Internet an interactive and commonly preferred source of knowledge. Apart from text and video communications, video streaming was also a widely used OTT services by Internet users. With faster speeds, cheaper mobile plan and devices as well as more data allowance, streaming, communication by voice/video a...