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Instagram Was Born
Instagram launched on Oct. 6th,2010 by Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger. About 25,000 users joined per day. The app was primarily used to post pictures by way of an iPhone. -
The Increase in Members
Instagram is becoming popular among users, and hits 1 million active users. It seems people are enjoying the beautiful outdoors and luxury vacations being posted. -
Welcome to Facebook!
Facebook buys Instagram for 1 billion dollars. At this time Facebook and Instagram merges. Users can now login using their Facebook account. -
Hello Android!
Instagram launches on Android. This really made the app more interesting, because everyone can enjoy the app. -
The Members Keep on Growing!
Thanks to Facebook and its merge with Instagram, the app was really a household name. Instagram grew to 100 million monthly active users. -
It's All About Algorithmic
Changes from chronological order to algorithmic, which caters to users likes and interests. That brought even more users to the app. -
Stories
Instagram launches stories. This allows users to post short videos about 30 seconds long. The videos are only available for 24 hours, then it disappears. -
Did You Say Mutiple?
Instagram launches carousel posts. Carousel posts give users the ability to post multiple photos, or videos in a single post. -
Instagram TV?!
The launch of Instagram TV really changed the game for content creation. IG TV give users the opportunity to create a 60 second video. -
Instagram Today
Instagram is in over 50 countries worldwide. There are 2 billion+ monthly active users. 51.8% are male, 48.2% are female. 31.7% are ages 25-34, 30.2% age range is 18-24 and 2.1% are the 65+ community.