In 2024, Canva saw a significant rise in usage in India with 5.3 lakh daily presentations. India has become a critical market, moving up to the fourth most popular for Canva, contributing to its goal of reaching one billion global users. Canva is also exploring data localization in response to changing global data protection laws.
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