Based on a March 2022 survey of adult internet users in Canada, 86 percent of the respondents accessed the internet with a desktop or laptop. While computers are consistently the most common device Canadians use to connect to the internet, smartphones and mobile devices have also increasingly become a popular choice to go online, with their use jumping to 75 percent from 67 percent in 2017.
Most popular devices used for connecting to the internet in Canada from 2017 to 2022
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Internet usage in Canada
Overview
6
- Basic Statistic Canada: digital population January 2022
- Basic Statistic Canada: number of online users 2018-2027
- Basic Statistic Canada: online usage penetration 2018-2027
- Basic Statistic Canada: internet penetration 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Canada leading online access devices 2017-2022
- Basic Statistic Freedom House Index: internet freedom in selected countries 2022
Connectivity
4
Online usage
8
- Premium Statistic Daily time spent with selected media among adults in Canada 2021
- Basic Statistic Canada daily time on the internet March 2022
- Premium Statistic Website and online service usage by type in Canada 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading websites in Canada 2021, by session length
- Basic Statistic Leading websites in Canada 2021, by monthly traffic
- Basic Statistic Leading websites in Canada 2021, by unique visits
- Basic Statistic Leading online activities in Canada March 2022
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards the internet in Canada 2022
Mobile internet and apps
8
- Basic Statistic Canada: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- Basic Statistic Canada: mobile internet users 2018-2027
- Basic Statistic Canada leading mobile internet activities 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading Android apps in Canada 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Canada 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Android apps in Canada 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Canada 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading Android gaming apps in Canada 2022, by downloads
Social media
8
- Basic Statistic Social media: active usage penetration in selected countries and territories 2022
- Basic Statistic Canada: number of social media users 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic Canada: social network penetration 2018-2027
- Basic Statistic Canada market share of leading social media websites 2022
- Premium Statistic Canada: social network reach 2022, by province
- Premium Statistic Number of Facebook users in Canada 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic Twitter users in Canada 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic YouTube users in Canada 2018-2025
E-commerce
7
- Premium Statistic Digital buyer penetration in Canada 2017-2025
- Premium Statistic Retail e-commerce revenue in Canada 2017-2027
- Premium Statistic Retail e-commerce revenue growth in Canada 2018-2025
- Premium Statistic Fashion e-commerce revenue in Canada 2017-2025, by segment
- Premium Statistic Leading reasons for online shopping in Canada 2022
- Basic Statistic Monthly retail e-commerce sales value in Canada 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading online shopping devices in Canada 2022
Further related statistics
17
- Devices with access to the internet at home in the Netherlands 2019, by gender
- Devices with access to the internet at home in the Netherlands 2019, by working hours
- Internet connection technologies used in Great Britain 2013-2019
- Share of households with wireless internet connection in Finland 2016-2018, by income
- Share of Flemish people with an internet connection in Belgium 2009-2019
- Share of households with a wireless internet connection in Finland 2016-2017, by area
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Estonia 2004-2014
- Internet access via desktop or portable computer in European countries 2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Turkey 2004-2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Latvia 2004-2014
- Devices used to access the internet in Germany 2014, by gender
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Germany 2003-2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Norway 2003-2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Poland 2004-2014
- Canada children's daily personal device usage 2014
- Average internet connection speeds in Slovakia 2020
- Average internet connection speeds in Moldova 2020, by type
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Devices with access to the internet at home in the Netherlands 2019, by gender
- Devices with access to the internet at home in the Netherlands 2019, by working hours
- Internet connection technologies used in Great Britain 2013-2019
- Share of households with wireless internet connection in Finland 2016-2018, by income
- Share of Flemish people with an internet connection in Belgium 2009-2019
- Share of households with a wireless internet connection in Finland 2016-2017, by area
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Estonia 2004-2014
- Internet access via desktop or portable computer in European countries 2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Turkey 2004-2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Latvia 2004-2014
- Devices used to access the internet in Germany 2014, by gender
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Germany 2003-2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Norway 2003-2014
- Internet usage via desktop or mobile computer in Poland 2004-2014
- Canada children's daily personal device usage 2014
- Average internet connection speeds in Slovakia 2020
- Average internet connection speeds in Moldova 2020, by type
CIRA. (June 3, 2022). Most popular devices used for connecting to the internet in Canada from 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/914496/canada-devices-used-for-internet-access/
CIRA. "Most popular devices used for connecting to the internet in Canada from 2017 to 2022." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914496/canada-devices-used-for-internet-access/
CIRA. (2022). Most popular devices used for connecting to the internet in Canada from 2017 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914496/canada-devices-used-for-internet-access/
CIRA. "Most Popular Devices Used for Connecting to The Internet in Canada from 2017 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914496/canada-devices-used-for-internet-access/
CIRA, Most popular devices used for connecting to the internet in Canada from 2017 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914496/canada-devices-used-for-internet-access/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Most popular devices used for connecting to the internet in Canada from 2017 to 2022 [Graph], CIRA, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/914496/canada-devices-used-for-internet-access/