A March 2022 survey of internet users in Canada found that 42 percent of mobile audiences used their device to access social media. Communication activities such as e-mail and instant messaging also ranked among the most popular mobile activities of Canadian users.
Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022
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CIRA. (June 3, 2022). Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA. "Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA. (2022). Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA. "Most Popular Online Activities via Mobile Device According to Internet Users in Canada as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA, Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022 [Graph], CIRA, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/