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Canada: leading social media usage reasons 2022

Published by S. Dixon, Mar 2, 2023
According to a survey conducted in 2022 in Canada, 54.1 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 39 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 2022

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Release date

January 2023

Region

Canada

Survey time period

Q3 2022

Age group

16 to 64 years

Special properties

internet users

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Statistics on Internet usage in Canada

Overview

6

Connectivity

4

Online usage

8

Mobile internet and apps

8

Social media

8

E-commerce

7

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