The bar chart illustrates the breakdown of people who used the Internet and shopped online by age group in Canada in 2014 and 2018.
Overall, the share of those who shopped online witnessed an increase in all the age brackets, with the category of people aged 35-40 replacing those aged 26-35 as the leader.
In 2014, the age group 26-35 stood at nearly 32% and witnessed a peak, followed by 27% of users in the age group between 35 and 45 years. Meanwhile, the 45-55 age group reached about 22%. Young people between 15 and 25 stood at 20% in 2014. At the same time, users aged between 55 and 65 reached nearly 13%, and 65+ users stood at about 6%.
In 2018, the 35-45 group rose rapidly and reached a peak. Meanwhile, the 26-35 group rose slowly and took second place in online shopping. The 15-25 group grew slowly and reached nearly 24% over the period. For people aged 45-55, the percent rose significantly from 22% to 27%, while the 55-65 group increased noticeably from 13% to 17%. The oldest group, 65+, increased twofold over the period from 6% to 12%.