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| Demographic Composition of Canadian Internet Users |
|Universe Reach & Time Spent Measures |
| Top Five Overall & Canadian Originating Web Sites |
|Top Sites within Online Sectors |
NOTE: The following graphs are from a ComQuest Canada news release.
To view the news release see http://www.comquest.ca
Key Definitions
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Unique Visitors: The estimated number of different individuals within a designated demographic that access the content of a specific site from among the total number of projected individuals (only counted once, even if they visit the same site more than once)
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Top Domains are based on unduplicated audience reach, also known as unique visitors. The top 10 domains are from Media Metrix Canada Co. at-home panel samples.
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Top Global Domains include sites with one name and one domain, i.e. 123.co.uk, as well as the other same-name sites regardless of the type of domain or online service, i.e. xyz.ca plus xyz.net plus xyz.com.
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Total Digital Media refers to the number of Internet and digital media users in each country visiting at least one site or online service in the 30-day measurement period.
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What is the demographic composition of Canadian Internet users? |

Source: ComQuest Research, April 4, 2000
http://www.comquest.ca
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How much time do Canadians and Americans spend on-line? |
MEDIA METRIX CANADA & UNITED STATES
TOTAL UNIVERSE REACH & TIME SPENT MEASURES
DECEMBER 1999 -- AT HOME
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Unique Visitors
(000)
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Average Days /Visitor
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Average Minutes Per Day
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Average Minutes/ Month
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CANADA
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8,323
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11.2
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40.5
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454.8
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USA
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66,965
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11.6
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45.3
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523.6
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Source: ComQuest Research, April 4, 2000
http://www.comquest.ca
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What are the most popular overall sites for Canadian Internet users? |
MEDIA METRIX CANADA
TOP FIVE OVERALL & CANADIAN ORIGINATING
December 1999
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TOP FIVE GLOBAL DOMAINS (TOTAL DIGITAL MEDIA)
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Unique Visitors (000)
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TOP FIVE CANADIAN ORIGINATING
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Unique Visitors (000)
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Yahoo
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3,986
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sympatco.ca
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2,427
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MSN
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3,410
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msn.ca
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1,710
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ICQ Applications
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3,152
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yahoo.ca
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1,377
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hotmail.com
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2,891
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canoe.ca
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1,279
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geocities.com
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2,713
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canada.com
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808
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Source: ComQuest Research, April 4, 2000
http://www.comquest.ca
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What are the most popular sites by on-line sector for Canadian Internet users? |
MEDIA METRIX CANADA
TOP SITES WITHIN ONLINE SECTORS
December 1999
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TOP FINANCIAL SERVICES SITE
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Unique Visitors (000)
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TOP AUCTION SITES
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Unique Visitors (000)
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canadatrust.com
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536
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ebay
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575
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cibc.com
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532
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bid.com
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144
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royalbank.com
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496
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scotiabank.ca
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434
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tdbank.ca
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395
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TOP CONSUMER MEDIA SITES
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Unique Visitors (000)
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TOP E-COMMERCE SITES
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Unique Visitors (000)
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canada.com
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808
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amazon.com
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916
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snap.com
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586
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chapters.ca
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684
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cnn.com
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482
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columbiahousecanada.com
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516
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theglobeandmail.com
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382
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sears.ca
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412
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theweathernetwork.com
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293
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canadiantire.ca
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329
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Source: ComQuest Research, April 4, 2000
http://www.comquest.ca
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