Facts on Instagram

Instagram is among the most used social media sites. If you’re reading this, you likely have an account yourself! (We do, you can follow us for daily facts!)

It’s easy to get sucked in to mindless scrolling when you’re on Instagram, especially if you follow a lot of accounts that post photos and videos of adorable animals.

 take a moment to stop swiping through those cute dog photos, and check out these insane 30 facts about Instagram – some of these stats may surprise you!

Instagram is among the most used social media’re reading this, you likely have an account yourself! (We do, you can follow us for daily facts!)

It’s easy to get sucked in to mindless scrolling when you’re on Instagram, especially if you follow a lot of accounts that post photos and videos of adorable animals.

But take a moment to stop swiping through those cute dog photos, and check out these insane 30 facts about Instagram – some of these stats may surprise you  Instagram debuted on October 6, 2010.Initially, Instagram was called Codename, but the name changed to Instagram before it was launched

The name Instagram comes from a mashing of “instant camera” and “telegram.”

The first photo ever posted was by the co-founder, @kevin on July 16, 2010. The photo is a picture of a dog.

A study has discovered that 8% of all Instagram accounts are fake.

The most Instagrammed food is pizza, taking the lead in front of sushi and steak

Instagram was bought by Facebook in 2012 for $1 billion dollars. At the time of its purchase, there were only 30 million users on the platform.

As of 2018, Selena Gomez is the most followed person on Instagram with 138 million followers.

There are at least 1 million advertisers on Instagram.

The top five countries that use Instagram, in order of popularity, are the United States, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.