Over 300 million people use Instagram every month – making it more popular than Twitter.
Just nine months after hitting 200 million users, Instagram yesterday overtook Twitter, which said six week ago it had 284 million users.
The site, owned by Facebook, also revealed more than 70 million photos and videos are shared by its members every day.
‘We’re proud to announce that there are now more than 300 million Instagrammers,’ CEO Kevin Systrom said.
‘Over the past four years, what began as two friends with a dream has grown into a global community that shares more than 70 million photos and videos each day.
‘Instagram is home to creativity in all of its forms, a place where you can find everything from images of the Nile River to a peek inside the mind of any celebrity.’
Systrom told the Wall Street Journal the firm was key to Facebook, which bought it in 2012.
‘Instagram can engage generations of people that may not be on Facebook yet.
‘I think that’s true with WhatsApp and I think that will be true with things like Oculus rift, the virtual reality headset firm).’
The firm last week revealed its top snaps – with a picture taken during Kim Kardashian’s nuptials with Kanye West has made history as the most liked of all time on Instagram.
The image of the couple kissing, posted by the reality TV star bride after her Florence ceremony, has been given the thumbs up by 2.4 million users.
Now, it says it will focus on helping users find more people to follow – and begin authenticating users and cutting back on spam.
