Ma lives with his parents in a 900 square feet flat located in Tai Koo City, Hong Kong. He has said that his future wife must get along with his parents and be able to live together with them.[5]
He is known to commute to work via mass transit even though he owns a car.[6]
During his youth Ma and his mother were Leslie Cheung fan's. Ma's mother even named her western name after Cheung's hit song "Monica". At age 14 Ma was featured in Cheung's 1988 Pepsi commercial.[7]
Ma is a avid soccer fan. His favorite teams are Real Madrid, Manchester United and AC Milan.
His favorite cartoon character is Donald Duck because he thinks Donald has a cute butt and personality that is more real than Mickey Mouse. Ma has been collecting Donald Duck memorabilia since he was young.[8]
Ma nick name within his peers is "Hot property" because of his bachelor status and being a known filial son who is thrifty.
During his early years at TVB Ma has said he had a crush on actress Sharon Chan and had even considered pursuing her but gave up on the idea due to his meager salary and Chan already having a boyfriend at that time.[9]
Out of all of his rumored relationships Ma has only admitted to dating fellow TVB actress Nancy Wu. Ma admitted to the relationship due to tabloids depicting Wu negatively in the press. The two became close while collaborating in "Strictly Come Dancing" and dated for less than a year.[10]
In January 2013, his frequent co-star Selena Li made a pact with Ma that the two will get together if they are still single in 5 years.[11]