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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Action4Diabetes, a nonprofit organization working with local health care professionals and diabetes associations across Southeast Asia, developed HelloType1, a multilingual digital educational platform designed to improve awareness, education, and access to credible type 1 diabetes information. The platform was launched sequentially in Cambodia in 2021, Vietnam and Thailand in 2022, and Malaysia in 2023 through formal memorandums of understanding with local partners.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"objective\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to evaluate the reach, platform usage, and online engagement of the HelloType1 digital educational platform across Southeast Asia between 2021 and 2024.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Website analytics from Google Analytics 4 and Meta Business Suite metrics were descriptively analyzed to assess digital reach and engagement across countries. Metrics were compared over time and by country to examine patterns of platform uptake and user engagement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>HelloType1 demonstrated substantial growth between 2021 and 2024. Total unique website users increased from 1178 in 2021 to 40,361 in 2024, representing a marked expansion in regional reach. Pageviews rose from 4644 in 2021 to 83,689 in 2024, suggesting increasing content use and user platform engagement. By 2024, most website visits originated from organic search engines. Platform use was predominantly mobile-based, particularly in Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia, with the strongest engagement among adults aged 25 to 54 years. Facebook followers increased from 940 to 4553, and average engagement rates rose between 2022 and 2024. Cambodia achieved the highest number of Facebook interactions, whereas Thailand demonstrated the highest engagement rate. Content-level analysis showed that practical self-management topics, including blood glucose monitoring, insulin treatment, nutrition and exercise, complications, and emotional support, generated high levels of reach and interaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>HelloType1 demonstrates strong growth, mobile-first use, search-driven visibility, and engagement with practical self-management content. 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