Canadian Market Snapshot

Jun 15, 2021
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Canadian Market Snapshot
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Country Stats

  • Population (Jan. 1, 2013): 35.2 million
  • GDP (2014): $1.9 trillion
  • World Rank of Economy (2010): 11th
  • GDP per Capita (2008): US$51,206
  • Median Age: 41
  • Official Languages: English/French

Canada’s Music Market

  • World Rank (2013) Overall: 7th
  • Physical: 6th
  • Digital: 7th
  • Recorded Music Retail Sales (2013): US$436.9 million
  • Digital Music Retail Sales (2013): US$210 million
  • Digital Share of Retail Sales: 48%
  • Digital Sales Growth 2013: 10%
  • Digital Sales Growth 2012: 22%

Canada’s Digital Landscape

  • Internet access (% of households with access to the Web): 83%
  • Households with broadband: 10.9 million
  • Mobile subscriptions (as of Q1 2014): 27.5 million
  • Smartphone users: 17.4 million
  • World rank in internet use (volume of data per capita): 2
  • Facebook – number of users / world rank per capita: 19.9 million / 1
  • Proportion of online Canadians who visit social networks weekly/daily: 45% / 30%