Johor is positioning itself as a key player in Malaysia’s digital economy. — Filepic
PETALING JAYA: Digital investments under the Malaysia Digital (MD) initiative surged by 125% to RM29.47bil in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25), rising from 1Q25’s RM13.11bil.
Year-to-date as of end-June, a total of 261 companies approved under the MD initiative have collectively committed RM42.58bil in investments, according to Malaysia Digital Economy Corp. This has the potential to generate 17,495 knowledge workers over the next five years.
The top three sources of investments are Singapore-based investors with RM13.91bil, accounting for 33% of the total investment, followed by investors from the United States with RM6.44bil (15%) and China with RM2.97bil (7%)
Leading the investment landscape is the data centre and cloud vertical, which contributed RM30.95bil.
