The statistic gives information on the leading online activities or content accessed on desktop or laptop according to internet users in Canada as of January 2016. The survey findings show, that 52 percent of respondents used their desktops/laptops to read news online.
Leading online activities or content accessed on desktop or laptop according to internet users in Canada as of January 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
E-mailing
80%
Search
67%
Bank accounts
68%
Look up product information
61%
Purchase goods or services
59%
Download coupons
54%
Lookup store location/hours
54%
Social networking
53%
Read news
52%
Watch videos
50%
Check weather
50%
Get driving directions
44%
Share photos
44%
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BrandSpark. (June 1, 2016). Leading online activities or content accessed on desktop or laptop according to internet users in Canada as of January 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/495944/canada-activities-or-content-accessed-on-desktop-laptop/
BrandSpark. "Leading online activities or content accessed on desktop or laptop according to internet users in Canada as of January 2016." Chart. June 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495944/canada-activities-or-content-accessed-on-desktop-laptop/
BrandSpark. (2016). Leading online activities or content accessed on desktop or laptop according to internet users in Canada as of January 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495944/canada-activities-or-content-accessed-on-desktop-laptop/
BrandSpark. "Leading Online Activities or Content Accessed on Desktop or Laptop According to Internet Users in Canada as of January 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495944/canada-activities-or-content-accessed-on-desktop-laptop/
BrandSpark, Leading online activities or content accessed on desktop or laptop according to internet users in Canada as of January 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495944/canada-activities-or-content-accessed-on-desktop-laptop/ (last visited February 03, 2025)
Leading online activities or content accessed on desktop or laptop according to internet users in Canada as of January 2016 [Graph], BrandSpark, June 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/495944/canada-activities-or-content-accessed-on-desktop-laptop/
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