[2] The Punjabi Malaysian community today numbers over 100,000 – the majority of whom are Sikhs, although there are also sizeable Muslim, Hindu and Christian minorities.

They were primarily men and largely composed of Sikhs, who established the foundations of Sikhism in Malaysia.

[2] With the expansion of the community, the second wave of Punjabi settlers included farmers, merchants, tradespeople, hawkers and those in the transportation business.

[8][3][11] Punjabis are considered well-represented in multiple spheres of Malaysia's economy, in particular as professionals, in the academia and civil service, and in the mercantile and money-lending business.

[12] The regions with the largest concentration of Malaysian Punjabis include the Klang Valley, Perak and Penang.