Average Time Spent per Day with Desktop/Laptop Internet in Canada

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Source: eMarketer

Note: ages 18+; includes all time spent with internet activities on desktop/laptop computers and nonmobile devices, regardless of multitasking

Additional Note:  Estimates of average time spent with media are based on the total adult population in Canada according to the Statistics Canada 2019 release, not the number of users of each medium. Figures are rounded to the nearest minute. Digital includes all desktop/laptop internet activities and mobile nonvoice activities. Desktop/laptop includes all internet activities on desktop and laptop computers and other non mobile devices. Mobile nonvoice includes all activities on all mobile devices, except for voice calls on the cellular network. VoIP apps or video chat apps such as Skype are included. Print includes offline magazines and newspapers. Radio excludes digital radio. TV includes live, DVR and other prerecorded video such as video downloaded from the internet but saved locally.

Methodology: Estimates are based on the analysis of estimates from other research firms, consumer media consumption, company reports and device adoption trends.

Comparative Estimates from Additional Sources:

Desktop/laptop internet: time spent per day, Canada

Sources2018201920202021202220232024
eMarketer,April 2022
Zenith,June 2019
Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC),October 2019
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