Canada topics posted on social media 2019

An April 2019 found that humor was the most popular topic for Canadian users to post on social media. A total of 41 percent of survey respondents stated that they typically posted humorous content on their social accounts. Personal or family news and life updates were the second most popular type of topic to post about on social networks.

Most popular topics posted about on social media according to social media users in Canada as of April 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Humour	41%
Personal and/or family news and updates	35%
Current events	32%
Music	30%
Food and/or drink	27%
Movies and/or TV	24%
Oth er hobbi es or per sonal i nterests	24%
Sports	22%
Health and fit ness	19%
Political or government-focussed posts	17%
Lifestyle, fashion, etc.	15%
Art and/or photography	15%
Self-improvement	15%
Posts about companies, products, services, or brands	14%
Arts/culture	14%
Video games	13%
Asking for advice	13%
Children/parenting	12%
Celebrities	11%
Education	10%
Spirituality or religion	10%
Work, career, and professional development	9%

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

March 30 to April 13, 2019

Number of respondents

1,025 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: And, when you post your own comments or content on social media, what type of content or subject matter do you typically post about?

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