Canada digital news engagement growth in 2020 during COVID-19, by subcategory

Published by
Amy Watson,
Jul 2, 2020
As of March 2020, the global coronavirus pandemic cause visits to news and information websites in Canada to increase by 19 percent compared to the reference period in January 2020. In comparison, Canadian political news engagements increased by 61 percent. Increased digital engagement was a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, in which people were recommended to stay home and practice social-distancing while trying to keep up with news regarding developments of current events.

Increase in digital news site engagement in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic between January and March 2020, by subcategory

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March 2020

Region

Canada

Survey time period

week from December 30, 2019 to January 5, 2020 vs. week from March 9 to 15, 2020

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