A March 2022 survey of internet users in Canada found that 42 percent of mobile audiences used their device to access social media. Communication activities such as e-mail and instant messaging also ranked among the most popular mobile activities of Canadian users.
Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Social media
42%
Email
40%
Instant messaging
29%
For news/current events
19%
Banking
17%
General browsing/surfing
16%
Listening to music/radio/podcasts
14%
Shopping
12%
Telephone/video chat
8%
Watching movies, TV, videos, etc.
8%
Looking for information related to hobbies/interests
8%
Product research
6%
Gaming
6%
Travel research
3%
Research for your job or business
3%
Looking for health/medical information
3%
Downloading
2%
Looking for dining options/restaurant reviews, etc.
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CIRA. (June 3, 2022). Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA. "Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA. (2022). Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA. "Most Popular Online Activities via Mobile Device According to Internet Users in Canada as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
CIRA, Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most popular online activities via mobile device according to internet users in Canada as of March 2022 [Graph], CIRA, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/442959/most-popular-smartphone-activities/
