Canada: newspaper use by platform and generation 2023

Reading newspapers on a website or app was the most popular way to access newspapers in Canada as of November 2023, with 50 to 70 percent accessing papers this way. Boomers were the most likely to read print papers or their online counterparts.

Newspaper readership in Canada as of November 2023, by platform and generation

Characteristic	Gen Z	Gen Y	Gen X	Boomers
Total readership	84%	83%	83%	78%
Traditional format*	46%	43%	42%	50%
Online format**	67%	65%	57%	53%
All formats***	30%	23%	18%	22%

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Release date

April 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

October to November 2023

Number of respondents

2,621 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

weekly readership

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

*Printed newspaper and e-paper (digital PDF replica or e-edition).
**Posted content/articles on websites or apps.
***Newspaper content in print, computer, tablet, or phone.

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