More than a third of adult consumers in Canada are podcast listeners, a growing and lucrative audience for brand engagement.

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eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Paul Briggs discusses what he's paying attention to in 2021 and why: online grocery shopping, food delivery apps, and more 2021 trends to watch out for in Canada.

After reaching an expected saturation point last year, daily media time in Canada will climb further this year based on our latest forecasts. COVID-19 has driven up demand for media while people are quarantined at home, which will impact our full-year forecast.

The growing podcast audience in Canada has brands taking notice. Not only has the medium become a fixture in consumer media consumption, it’s also a sticky medium. Listeners consume podcasts heavily compared with other forms of informational media, and they are loyal to the hosts of their favorite shows.

Audio Listening Rises. Smart speakers are most often used at home to play music and news and find information.

The major social platforms hit the ground running in 2021, making substantial investments into many of today’s top social trends: audio, influencers, and short video, to name a few.

Respondents spent a daily average of 50 minutes with online TV/streaming options. As with SVOD, consumption of digital audio remains lower than in several other parts of the world. Just six in 10 respondents had listened to digital audio content (including music, podcasts, or audiobooks) in the month prior to polling. Music streaming accounted for 57 minutes per day on average.