| 2004 | | Rank | Country of residence | Number | 1 | Malaysia | 1,391,379 | 2 | Japan | 1,194,480 | 3 | Korea | 910,891 | 4 | China | 780,050 | 5 | Singapore | 737,677 | 6 | Hong Kong | 664,988 | 7 | United Kingdom | 634,750 | 8 | United States Of America | 566,726 | 9 | Taiwan | 560,198 | 10 | Germany | 449,765 | | Total | 11,737,413 |
| | 2005 | | Rank | Country of residence | Number | 1 | Malaysia | 1,342,988 | 2 | Japan | 1,188,871 | 3 | Korea | 816,501 | 4 | Singapore | 797,782 | 5 | China | 762,388 | 6 | United Kingdom | 685,077 | 7 | United States Of America | 591,114 | 8 | Germany | 445,155 | 9 | Hong Kong | 441,458 | 10 | Australia | 423,825 | | Total | 11,567,341 |
| | 2006 | | Rank | Country of residence | Number | 1 | Malaysia | 1,578,884 | 2 | Japan | 1,294,233 | 3 | Korea | 1,101,601 | 4 | China | 1,033,394 | 5 | Singapore | 818,415 | 6 | United Kingdom | 746,115 | 7 | United States Of America | 641,390 | 8 | Australia | 538,811 | 9 | Germany | 509,163 | 10 | Taiwan | 473,451 | | Total | 13,828,790 |
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