GoFundMe released its annual Year in Giving report unveiling 2019 global data, biggest moments and trends from the year. As part of the report, the company announced the GoFundMe community has donated more than 120 million times, raising over $9 billion for people, causes and organizations since its founding in 2010. Canada is the fourth most generous country in 2019. And since 2010, Canada has raised an impressive $400 million by more than 4 million Canadians. Canada highlights include:
- Top five most generous cities: Kamloops, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Victoria
- Fastest growing donor categories: Community, Events, Education
- Tuesday is the most popular day to start a campaign
- Thursday is the most popular day to donate
- 834 campaigns were created this year mentioning hockey
- The most prolific donor in Canada gave 91 times to 78 fundraisers
