According to a March 2024 survey conducted among adult Canadian internet users, 82 percent of Canadians spent time online checking or responding to e-mails. Online banking, social media engagement, and news access were among the most common online activities for internet users in Canada.
Most popular online activities among internet users in Canada as of March 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
E-mail
82%
Banking
62%
Social media
54%
For news/current events
44%
Shopping
44%
Instant messaging
42%
General browsing/surfing
42%
Watching movies, TV, videos, etc.
38%
Product research
37%
Looking for information related to hobbies/interests
31%
Listening to music/radio/podcasts
31%
Travel research
30%
Looking for health/medical information
24%
Looking for dining options/restaurant reviews, etc.
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CIRA. (July 31, 2024). Most popular online activities among internet users in Canada as of March 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/434473/canada-internet-activity-reach/
CIRA. "Most popular online activities among internet users in Canada as of March 2024." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/434473/canada-internet-activity-reach/
CIRA. (2024). Most popular online activities among internet users in Canada as of March 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/434473/canada-internet-activity-reach/
CIRA. "Most Popular Online Activities among Internet Users in Canada as of March 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/434473/canada-internet-activity-reach/
CIRA, Most popular online activities among internet users in Canada as of March 2024 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/434473/canada-internet-activity-reach/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Most popular online activities among internet users in Canada as of March 2024 [Graph], CIRA, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/434473/canada-internet-activity-reach/
