Do you know 10funfacts.com also has an Instagram? Don’t forget to follow us for daily dose of facts. Instagram has become the fastest growing social media network. Around 700 million users visit Instagram daily. There is so much to explore. Instagram has something for everyone. Not only for photo sharing, Instagram is now becoming famous for promotional activities of businesses and marketers. Check out these scary facts about Instagram.
Instagram Facts and Stats
1. The app was launched on 6th October, 2010.
2. Well, it’s not that surprising to hear that 91 percent posts on Instagram are pictures.
3. The hot favorite brand on Instagram is Nike.
4. Instagram has their own account on Instagram. Their user name is “instagram” with over 347 million followers.
5. Before the app was launched its name was codename. That sounds quite boring. So the name was changed to Instagram.
6. Like all other social media sites Instagram do have fake accounts. Approximately 8 percent accounts on Instagram are fake.
7. The video feature was not always part of the app. This function was launched in 2013. Video function was such a success that more than 5 million videos were uploaded within 24 hours.
8. Instagram Stories definitely provide update of what our favorite peeps are doing today. A stat showed that nearly hundred million stories are uploaded from different accounts on daily basis.
9. How many of you know the name of the founder of Instagram. Kevin Systrom, an American computer programmer, developed Instagram along with Mike Krieger.
10. Mark Zuckerberg buy Instagram of 1 billion dollars. At the time of purchase Instagram had just $30 million followers. Not that attracting for such a big amount, Right?
11. What’s your account status? Is it public or private? Having a public account can help your content reach the entire world.
12. With hashtags it becomes very easy to search for the field of interest. If you want to increase your followers then do use hashtags.
13. Do you use hashtags in your posts? Not all the posts on Instagram include hashtags. But majority (83 percent) of the posts contain hashtags.
14. Seems like Australians are winning the Instagram. The number of Australian users on Instagram is 1.6 million.
15. According to a survey, Australian youngsters consider Instagram as “most important” social media network.
16. You would be stunned by the amount of likes and comments spawn each second. In just one second more than 8000 likes and 1000 comments are produced. Well, that’s quite a number for just one second.
17. How frequently we share photos on Instagram. The stats show that more than 60 million photos are posted on a daily basis.
18. When Beyoncé announced the news of her pregnancy. The post went viral like crazy and became the most liked photo on Instagram. The post received almost a 6 million likes.
19. But now the record has been broken by Kylie Jenner whose post received 17.6 million likes when she posted the picture of stormi, Kylie’s daughter.
20. Do you know what the most popular hashtags on Instagram are? These are #socialmedia #branding #social #smallbiz #love #beautiful #deal #instagood #cute #marketing #business #tbt #entrepreneurship #giveaway #travel #branding #tec.
21. Looks like females are queens of Instagram. Instagram has 10 percent more women user than men. About 56.3 percent of women have accounts on Instagram. While Instagram has 43.7 percent of male users.
22. Who are the main users of Instagram? Instagram is proved an astonishing social media network for brands as well as for influencers.
23. Stats show that more than 120 million Americans use Instagram. India and Brazil come after America with 73 and 72 million users respectively.
24. OK. Who is the most followed person on Instagram? Cristiano Ronaldo is leading with over 200 million followers.
25. Instagram didn’t have hundreds of employees when Facebook bought it. Only 13 employees were working in the company at that time.
26. Even pets are on Instagram. Iggy Pop’s pet cockatoo has its own account on Instagram.
27. The world record of gaining 1 million followers in just 24 hours belongs to Pope Francis.
28. Jennifer Lee was the first person to use hashtag #selfie. This hashtag was used for the first time on January 27th, 2011.
29. Kendall Jenner charge $300,000 for single Instagram post.
30. Most popular places on Instagram are Times Square, Eiffel Tower, Red Square, Disneyland, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, and Tokyo Disney resort.
31. Photos are more admired on Instagram than videos. Though videos are also becoming popular but not much Picture get 36 percent more likes on Instagram than videos. However, pictures with faces in them get more likes.
32. Around 59 percent Americans check their Instagram account once a day while 35 percent check it multiple times a day.
33. In 2017, Instagram became the center for cyber-bullying.
34. Most people like to keep their profile personal. That’s why more about 80 percent accounts on Instagram are private.
35. According to stats an average user follows 359 other accounts on Instagram.
36. People with age between 18 and 29 make the majority user on Instagram.
37. Do you want your Instagram profile to look like top brands? Use same Instagram filter for posts, the same strategy popular brands use.
38. Even people search information about Instagram on Google. Each year 16 million Google searches are related to Instagram.
39. Still Facebook is ahead of Instagram when it comes to engagement. Instagram is second most engaging network.
40. Almost all fashion brands in United States have official Instagram Accounts.
41. Do you know heart is the most popular Emoji on Instagram?
42. What would you prefer sushi or steak. Let me tell you the most Instagrammed food is pizza.
43. The first photo ever posted on Instagram is of a dog. Kevin Systrom posted the picture of his dog on 16th July, 2010.
44. Wednesday 5 pm, the best time to post pictures.
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