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Leading social networks used for news in Canada 2019
Leading social networks used for news in Canada 2019
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 1, 2019
The statistic presents information on the leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019. It was found that 40 percent of Canadians used Facebook to access news, compared to 11 percent using Twitter. YouTube was the second most popular social platform for weekly news consumption among Canadians, followed by Facebook Messenger.
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 40% | |
| YouTube | 25% |
| Facebook Messenger | 12% |
| 11% | |
| 8% | |
| 4% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 40% | |
| YouTube | 25% |
| Facebook Messenger | 12% |
| 11% | |
| 8% | |
| 4% |
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 1, 2019
The statistic presents information on the leading social networks used weekly for news in Canada as of February 2019. It was found that 40 percent of Canadians used Facebook to access news, compared to 11 percent using Twitter. YouTube was the second most popular social platform for weekly news consumption among Canadians, followed by Facebook Messenger.
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