As of August 2021, respondents in Malaysia between the age of 20 and 34 years old had the highest rate of smartphone ownership, with 93.6 percent. By comparison, those who were 65 years old and above had the lowerst rate, with less than 80 percent of smartphone ownership.
Share of smartphone ownership in Malaysia as of August 2021, by age group
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Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (July 4, 2022). Share of smartphone ownership in Malaysia as of August 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973694/malaysia-smartphone-ownership-by-age/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. "Share of smartphone ownership in Malaysia as of August 2021, by age group." Chart. July 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973694/malaysia-smartphone-ownership-by-age/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (2022). Share of smartphone ownership in Malaysia as of August 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973694/malaysia-smartphone-ownership-by-age/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. "Share of Smartphone Ownership in Malaysia as of August 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973694/malaysia-smartphone-ownership-by-age/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Share of smartphone ownership in Malaysia as of August 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973694/malaysia-smartphone-ownership-by-age/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of smartphone ownership in Malaysia as of August 2021, by age group [Graph], Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, July 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973694/malaysia-smartphone-ownership-by-age/