Canada: leading social media usage reasons 2023

Published by
Stacy Jo Dixon,
Mar 27, 2024

According to a survey conducted in 2023 in Canada, 58.2 percent of internet users said that their main reason for using social media was so they could keep in touch with friends and family. In addition, over 43 percent of users said they used online social networks as a way to fill their spare time. Other reasons included reading the news, finding like-minded people, and avoiding missing out, or FOMO

Most popular reasons for internet users in Canada to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2023

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February 2024

Region

Canada

Survey time period

Q3 2023

Age group

16 to 64 years

Special properties

internet users

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