According to a survey conducted in 2023 in Canada, 58.2 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 43 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 2023
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 22, 2024). Most popular reasons for internet users in Canada to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317249/canada-reasons-for-using-social-media/
We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Most popular reasons for internet users in Canada to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2023." Chart. February 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317249/canada-reasons-for-using-social-media/
We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2024). Most popular reasons for internet users in Canada to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317249/canada-reasons-for-using-social-media/
We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Most Popular Reasons for Internet Users in Canada to Use Social Media as of 3rd Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317249/canada-reasons-for-using-social-media/
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