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

 

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5.31 BILLION

Unique mobile phone users

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4.95 BILLION

Internet users

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4.62 BILLION

Active social media users

 

Pop quiz time! Can you guess how much time people aged 16-64 spend on the following?

6 hours and 58 minutes.

3 hours and 20 minutes.

2 hours and 27 minutes.

1 hour and 1 minute.

55 minutes.

 

And how are users accessing the Internet?

  • 92.1% of internet users are accessing via mobile phone

  • 70.74% from Android devices

  • 28.54% from iOS devices

  • 0.72% from other mobile devices

 

Radio Stats

Radio is listened to weekly by more than 3 billion people around the world.

Approximately 2/3 of the world are oral learners.

 
 
 

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