Table 3 
Total spending on digital products,1 from July 2017 to June 2018 

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Total spending on digital products, from July 2017 to June 2018
  Music downloads or streaming services Videos download or streaming services E-books, audiobooks, online newspapers and magazines or podcasts Online gaming subscriptions, game downloads and in-game purchases2 Mobile apps, computer software and other online subscriptions All digital products1
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Total population 18 years and older 1,070 1,955 668 1,354 3,072 8,119
Age            
18 to 24 years 131 135 46E 413E 489E 1,214E
25 to 34 years 308 549 100E 471 817 2,246
35 to 44 years 237 446 108 229 522E 1,542
45 to 54 years 223 423 148 176 695E 1,665
55 to 64 years 114 267 161E 39 352 933
65 years and older 57E 136 104 25E 196 519
Gender            
Men 628 1,067 375 1,067 2,004 5,141
Women 441 887 293 275 1,063 2,959
Personal annual income            
Less than $40,000 351 683 202 727E 1,161 3,124
$40,000 to less than $70,000 247 495 170 291 774 1,977
$70,000 to less than $100,000 202 325 70 139 335 1,070
$100,000 and over 255 406 204E 185 739E 1,789
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Note(s):
The Digital Economy Survey asked people aged 18 and older in Canada if they used free versions (including versions paid by someone else) or purchased various digital products from July 2017 to June 2018. The categories of used free version and purchased were not mutually exclusive. Those who said they purchased digital products were asked to report their total spending.
Source(s):
Digital Economy Survey (5265).

Table note 1

Digital products refers to goods or services that were ordered and delivered online (that is, in digital format). Examples include, music or video downloads and streaming services, e-books, audiobooks, online gaming, mobile applications (that is, apps), software and other online subscriptions.

Table note 2

The category for online gaming subscriptions, game downloads and in-game purchases only includes computer and console based games. All mobile games (that is, games downloaded or played from a mobile phone) are included within the category for mobile apps.
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