Why Media?
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!’”
Romans 10:14-15, ESV
8 billion people
17,428 people groups
7,415 unreached people groups
3.37 billion people in unreached people groups
Global Stats
Canadian Stats
21.5% of all Canadians were born elsewhere
Most speak other languages at home
1 in 2 Torontonians are immigrants
52% identify as visible minorities
5.31 BILLION
Unique mobile phone users
4.95 BILLION
Internet users
4.62 BILLION
Active social media users
Pop quiz time! Can you guess how much time people aged 16-64 spend on the following?
The Internet?
6 hours and 58 minutes.
Watching TV (broadcast or streaming)?
3 hours and 20 minutes.
Social Media?
2 hours and 27 minutes.
Listening to broadcast radio?
1 hour and 1 minute.
Listening to podcasts?
55 minutes.
And how are users accessing the Internet?
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92.1% of internet users are accessing via mobile phone
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70.74% from Android devices
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28.54% from iOS devices
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0.72% from other mobile devices
