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20 Mind Boggling Facts about your Favorite App - Instagram


In today’s world, technology is something almost every person on the planet is exposed to. Our world is bombarded with a ton of different applications across various platforms. With over a billion active users, it is safe to say that Instagram is among the top social media applications worldwide. Over 10 crore people in our country use Instagram and India ranks second based on Instagram audience size. Since its launch in the year 2010 on iOS and on Android in 2012, the app has continued to garner steady attention from users across both platforms.

Instagram allows businesses and personal accounts and the application has proved to be an established platform for brands and celebrities to interact with their customers and fans personally. The Tipsy Marketer has come up with some of the most interesting facts that are almost too surreal to believe!
  1. Cristiano Ronaldo-the football ace has the most followed personal account on Instagram with over 234 million followers

  2. Instagram users are divided equally with 50% Android and 50% iOS users

  3. The United States has the largest Instagram audience size amassing 130 million users

  4. 56% of Instagram users are females

  5. 6 out of 10 online adults have an account on Instagram

  6. 72% of teens use Instagram

  7. 89% of Instagram users are outside the United States

  8. National Geographic is the most followed brand account barring Instagram’s own brand account

  9. Instagram was earlier called Codename, however the name was changed to ‘Instagram’ before launch

  10. The most Instagrammed food is Pizza

  11. There are over a million advertisers on Instagram

  12. Virat Kohli is the most followed Indian celebrity on Instagram with over 73.3 million followers

  13. The average Instagram user spends around 53 minutes on the app daily

  14. Ariana Grande is the most followed woman on the platform globally, with over 197 million followers

  15. #love is the most widely used hashtag on Instagram globally

  16. The most widely used emoji on Instagram is the heart <3

  17. The word ‘instagram’ is searched on Google 277,00,000 times each month

  18. Instagram has over a billion downloads on the Google Play Store alone

  19. Instagram was sold for 1 Billion $ in the year 2012

  20. When Instagram Introduced Videos, 5 Million videos were uploaded in the first 24 hours
These are The Tipsy Marketer's top 20 facts about your favorite social media app Instagram! 

Do let us know which fact surprised you the most in the comments section below!

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