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With print distributions dropping every day, going online is the only way for newspaper brands. Let’s find out which newspapers have the most website traffic in Malaysia.
While we have ranked the top news sites in Malaysia which includes digital-first or digital-only media, this is a compilation of media brands that had (or still have) print newspapers.
Instead of print circulations, it makes sense to rank the publications by web traffic (which translates to pageviews). Social media followers can be another metric to gauge their online reach too.
The Star is the most visited online newspaper brand in Malaysia, followed by Malay Mail, News Strait Times, The Edge Malaysia, and The Sun Daily in the English segment.
Harian Metro (second overall) is the most visited Malay newspaper site, followed by Berita Harian, Sinar Harian, Utusan Malaysia, and Kosmo! in the Malay segment.
China Press (sixth overall) is the most visited Chinese newspaper site, followed by Sin Chew Daily, Oriental Daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, and Kwong Wah Yit Poh in the Chinese segment.
Three of the Chinese newspapers mentioned above are under Media Chinese International, while Oriental Daily is owned by KTS Group which dominates the newspapers in Sabah and Sarawak.
Rev Media is pretty strong too in the online newspaper segment with Harian Metro, Berita Harian, and New Straits Times under the umbrella of Media Prima’s digital arm.
Here is the list if we are to categorize the newspaper brands under the respective media groups:
- Media Prima: Berita Harian, Harian Metro, New Straits Times
- Media Mulia: Kosmo!, The Malaysian Reserve, Utusan Malaysia
- Media Chinese International: China Press, Guang Ming Daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, Sin Chew Daily
- KTS Group: The Borneo Post, Utusan Borneo, Oriental Daily, See Hua Online
- Sabah Publishing House: Daily Express, Overseas Chinese Daily News
- Karangkraf: Sinar Harian
- Media Works: Malay Mail
- Star Media: The Star
There are also other independent newspapers not under any media groups, namely The Sun Daily, The Edge, Focus Malaysia, Kwong Wah Yit Poh, Asia Times, We Are United, and Sarawak Tribune.
From what we have seen so far, most of the newspapers have digitized quite nicely with significant web traffic, coupled with their advantage of being the trusted media brands here.
Below are the top 20 most popular newspaper sites in Malaysia, ranked by website traffic.
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The Star
Since its launch on June 23, 1995, as Malaysia’s first news website, The Star Online has always striven to provide readers with up to date breaking news, compelling content and insightful opinions.
- Website: https://www.thestar.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 14,200,000
Harian Metro
Lantaran sokongan dan kesetiaan pembaca, Harian Metro kini muncul sebagai akhbar harian bahasa Melayu nombor satu di Malaysia.
- Website: https://www.hmetro.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 9,300,000
Malay Mail
Malay Mail covers the news of the day, whether it is in the field of politics or lifestyle.
- Website: https://www.malaymail.com/
- Monthly visits: 9,200,000
Berita Harian
Akhbar yang dihasilkan oleh rakyat, kepada rakyat dan untuk rakyat memenuhi keperluan rakyat Malaya semasa era nasionalisme yang sedang memuncak.
- Website: https://www.bharian.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 9,200,000
Sinar Harian
The one and only newspaper in Malaysia that emphasizes on local news (state) content and aims to serve as the voice and mediator for the Malaysian people.
- Website: https://www.sinarharian.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 8,700,000
中國報 China Press
Daily Chinese Newspaper founded at Malaysia on 1st Feb, 1946.
- Website: https://www.chinapress.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 6,900,000
星洲日报 Sin Chew Daily
馬來西亞第一大華文報，也是區域諸家各語文報章中發行量最大者。
- Website: https://www.sinchew.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 6,500,000
New Straits Times
Established in 1845, The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (affectionately known as NSTP) is Malaysia’s oldest and largest newspaper publisher.
- Website: https://www.nst.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 5,500,000
東方日報 Oriental Daily
《东方网》新闻是以中立、即时和可信度见称，新闻内容以马来西亚国内大小事及世界各地最新发展时事为要，并尽以图表等方式呈现，务求让网民读取最详尽及多元的优质资讯。
- Website: https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 4,300,000
The Edge Malaysia
The Edge Markets is the main website of The Edge Media Group and it helps its readers to make better business and investment decision.
- Website: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/
- Monthly visits: 3,200,000
The Sun Daily
theSundaily is the news website of Malaysia’s first free and largest circulating urban newspaper.
- Website: https://www.thesundaily.my/
- Monthly visits: 2,100,000
南洋商报 Nanyang Siang Pau
e南洋是马来西亚最具公信力的唯一财经综合性中文报，即《南洋商报》的新闻网站，旨在为网友提供滚动、迅速、翔实而可靠的消息与动态。
- Website: https://www.enanyang.my/
- Monthly visits: 1,200,000
光华日报 Kwong Wah Yit Poh
《光华日报》于1910年12月由中国革命先驱孙中山先生，在马来西亚槟城一手创办的，至今已有110年历史，是全球历史最悠久的中文报纸之一。
- Website: https://www.kwongwah.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 1,100,000
詩華日報 See Hua Online
新闻网站.每天及时报导国内外时势动态。
- Website: https://news.seehua.com/
- Monthly visits: 1,100,000
The Borneo Post
Borneo Post Online is the online news portal of The Borneo Post – the largest English daily in Borneo.
- Website: https://www.theborneopost.com/
- Monthly visits: 1,000,000
Utusan Malaysia
Media online pertama di Malaysia. Berada di alam siber sejak 1996. Merupakan media online berbahasa Melayu paling popular di Malaysia.
- Website: https://www.utusan.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 945,600
Kosmo!
Akhbar Kosmo! merupakan akhbar berbahasa Melayu yang mula menemui pembaca di Malaysia pada 31 Ogos 2004.
- Website: https://www.kosmo.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 687,400
Utusan Borneo
Utusan Borneo Online adalah usaha kami untuk menyebarkan maklumat terkini kepada para pembaca menerusi medium Internet.
- Website: https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 682,400
光明日報 Guang Ming Daily
光明日報秉持提供最新資訊的目標，繼續探討新的概念、方向和策略。它設立了網站，重要新聞和專題文章即日上網。
- Website: https://guangming.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 469,500
Daily Express
Daily Express Online (Malaysia) Sabah’s Top Ranked and most viewed english news website. The Daily Express is also Sabah’s Leading and most circulated daily english Newspaper.
- Website: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/
- Monthly visits: 367,100
Note: All data above is compiled in February 2022, with website visits data reported by SimilarWeb for the month of January 2022.
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