Since its launch 10 years ago, Canva has become popular due to its user-friendly, web-based image editor. It has democratized the approach to graphic design, allowing anyone even with the most basic computer to engage in creative design.
As such, it’s been dubbed as the “design tool for non-designers”, or an app that people who don’t have prior graphic design experience can use (check out the essential graphic design tools here).
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Canva offers a video editor on top of being an image editor with powerful drag-and-drop functions. We’ve enjoyed using their massive library of stock templates, images, videos, and fonts.
From this point of view, you can imagine how Canva managed to grow and become successful so fast. It’s a privately-owned company but it offers so much to Canva users whether you’re using it for free or with a subscription.
In this article we present the key Canva statistics worth knowing.
Key Canva Statistics & Figures for 2025
1. As of September 2023, Canva has 135 million active users monthly.
- In 2019, Canva had 30 million users. It got to 40 million in 2020, then 60 million in 2021, and it jumped up to 100 million users in October 2022.
- In 2023, Canva reported that it has a global community of 135 million monthly active users in 190 countries. This shows how prominent visual presentations have become in the digital age.
- Regardless of your industry, you’ll need to work with photos and videos. As graphic designers, we feel that Canva is one of the most accessible platforms that even beginners can use.
2. As of September 2022, 25 million teachers and students have been using Canva. (Canva)
- Canva is an extremely popular platform for teachers and students because of its Canva for Education feature. This version of Canva features tools to help design lesson plans, classroom decorations, and class resources. And it’s all free for K-12 teachers, students, schools, districts, and ministries!
- Hence, according to our Canva statistics, there are over 25 million teachers and students who have been using it as of September 2022. Specifically, it’s very popular in the US, Indonesia, and Australia.
- In Indonesia, they have a Canva Teachers Community with 50,000 members as of 2022.
- New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education in Australia made Canva for Education accessible to their schools. And in the US, it’s being used in the Los Angeles Unified School District consisting of 640,000 students and 80,000 teachers and staff members.
3. Over 400,000 nonprofit organizations use Canva. (Canva)
- Tere are more than 400,000 nonprofit organizations that use Canva.
- With Canva for Nonprofits and Canva for Teams, nonprofit organizations have access to more tools that can help them create designs for future projects, like videos, crisis toolkits, and marketing tools.
- Furthermore, Canva is active when it comes to charity, like pledging more than 93,000 hours of volunteer work. They also joined programs to help Afghan women back in 2021 and 2022.
4. 85% of Fortune 500 Companies use Canva. (Fortune)
- Canva is a perfect space for anyone who wants to learn how to edit videos and images. It’s also a wonderful space for anyone looking to start their own business, like a small pastry business at home or a content marketing startup.
- According to our Canva statistics, employees from Fortune 500 companies were no exception as 85% of those companies used Canva.
- Companies that use Canva: FedEx, Coca-Cola, L’Oreal, McDonald’s, Sony, Salesforce, Meta, and Zoom.
5. Over 15 billion designs have been created with Canva. (Canva)
- As of September 2023, over 15 billion designs have been created using the Canva app since it was launched in 2013. With that, we can claim that over 200 designs are created per second with Canva.
- Over 500 million presentations have been made, along with 850 million videos. This is all thanks to Canva Flourish which improved the tools and style of creating visualizations.
6. Canva has over 100 million resources for graphic design. (Canva)
- Yes, Canva can provide you with more than 100 million stock images, videos, audio, graphics, templates, and more. However, that’s only accessible to those who subscribe to Canva Pro or Teams.
- At least when it comes to images, you don’t have to be afraid of not having enough. As early as 2019, Canva acquired Pexels and Pixabay.
- Both sites have been known for having millions of free images (1 million from Pexels and 3.6 million from Pixabay).
7. Canva has more than 100 million downloads in Google Play Store. (Google Play)
- Based on our Canva statistics, the app has been downloaded over 100 million times in Google Play Store. It has a 4.7-star rating out of 5 given that it was given 13.4 million reviews.
- Meanwhile, Canva ranks 6th among photo and video editors in the Apple app store with 3.6 stars.
Canva Stats Summary
In just a decade, Canva has evolved and grown tremendously as evidenced by our top Canva statistics. The app has become one of the most popular image and video editors online for a variety of people. Almost every industry needs to make posters, videos, presentations, and more. Canva is more than happy to provide them with all the assistance they need.
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The best part is that Canva is so active when it comes to providing assistance in so many ways. They’ve been involved with 400,000 nonprofits, giving them webinars and courses for editing and marketing. Furthermore, they have a solid belief in “being a force for good” and it’s why they participate in different charity events.
When it comes to statistics, you’d expect only the efficiency and accomplishments of the company in terms of its industry. However, Canva goes above and beyond with its philanthropic projects. It’s accessible, inclusive, and worth the investment if you intend to get their Pro or Teams plan.
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If you are interested in stock images, don’t miss to check out our review on Adobe Stock. You might also like our Desygner review if you’re a fan of Canva.
