Surprising Instagram Facts That You Should Know!

By John C. Barnard Last updated Apr 12, 2022 0

Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms. You most likely have an account if you’re reading this! When you’re on Instagram, it’s easy to be lured into mindless scrolling, especially if you follow a lot of accounts that publish photographs and videos of adorable animals.

But Take a Break From Skimming Through Those Adorable Puppy Pics and Check Out These Wild 30 Instagram Facts — You Might Be Surprised!

On October 6, 2010, Instagram was founded and got 25,000 users on its first day.
Instagram was originally known as Codename, but before its launch, the name was changed to Instagram.
Instagram is a combination of the words “instant camera” and “telegram.”
On July 16, 2010, the co-founder, @kevin, posted the first photo. A dog is depicted in the photograph.
According to a recent survey, 8% of all Instagram accounts are false.
Pizza is the most Instagrammed cuisine, coming in first place ahead of sushi and steak.
Posts with at least one hashtag are predicted to receive 12.6 percent greater engagement.
Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion dollars in 2012. There were just 30 million users on the platform when it was purchased.
Selena Gomez has 138 million Instagram followers, making her the most followed person in the world.
Instagram has at least one million advertisers.
The United States, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and the United Kingdom are the top five countries that use Instagram, in order of popularity.
The heart emoji is the most popular on Instagram.
Gingham, Clarendon, and Juno are the top three most popular filters.
Every month, nearly 16 million people search for “Instagram” on Google.
National Geographic, Nike, Victoria’s Secret, 9GAG, and Nike Football are the top five most popular Instagram brands, in order of popularity.
More than half of the top Instagram firms use the same filter for all of their posts.
As of 2018, approximately 45 billion photographs had been shared on this network.
Selfies are, unsurprisingly, one of the most popular Instagram photos. On Instagram, there are over 290 million selfies.
Instagram is the second most popular social media platform, trailing only Facebook. More than 60% of its visitors visit the site on a daily basis.
#love, #instagood, #me, #cute, and #follow are the most popular hashtags.
Instagram is used by 96 percent of the leading fashion firms in the United States.
Instagram is used by 32% of all internet users in the United States, although over 75% of Instagram users are situated outside of the country.
On any given day, 80 million photographs are shared on Instagram, with 3.5 billion likes.
On a daily basis, one hundred million accounts upload a Story.
Instagram users are mostly between the ages of 18 and 29.

Instagram was the most popular platform for cyberbullying in 2017.
Kylie Jenner’s photo of her newborn daughter has over 17.9 million likes, making it the most-liked photo on Instagram.
Personal accounts account for 80% of all Instagram profiles; the average user has 648 followers and follows 359 accounts.
The most Instagrammed city in 2017 was New York City. Disneyland in Anaheim, California, was, nonetheless, the most Instagrammed site.
In the first 24 hours after Instagram released its video feature in 2013, 5 million videos were uploaded.
Only 20% of Instagram users are from the United States, with the balance coming from other countries.
Instagram is the most popular social media network among teenagers, according to 32% of them.
An incredible 56% of Instagrammers earn more than $50,000 each year.
In 2012, Instagram was sold for a whopping $1 billion.
Instagram has been downloaded from the Google Play Store over 1 billion times.
Instagram has received almost 40 billion photo uploads to date.
Every day, between 95 and 100 million images are submitted on Instagram.
College students account for 32% of Instagram users.
The majority of Instagram users are between the ages of 18 and 29.
Instagram receives approximately 4.2 billion likes per day.
Female Instagram users outnumber male Instagram users.
Instagram’s stories feature is used by millions of users.
According to research, the greatest time to publish photos on Instagram is at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
The heart is the most popular Emoji on Instagram.
Nike is the most popular Instagram brand.
After the Instagram video was posted, 5 million videos were uploaded within 24 hours.
Instagram was started in October 2010 and has rapidly grown in popularity.
Posts containing at least one hashtag get 12.6 percent greater engagement on average.
There are over 8 million business profiles on Instagram.
For a single sponsored post, Instagram influencers might charge as much as $100,000.
Only photographs make up 91 percent of Instagram posts.
Nearly 14% of drivers look at Instagram while driving (Not recommended at all)
Beyonce’s announcement of her pregnancy is the most liked photo on Instagram, with over 6 million likes.
In May 2013, photos of you and photo tagging were introduced.
In June 2013, Instagram launched its video-sharing feature.
In December 2013, the direct features, which allow users to send images to a specific individual, were implemented.
In March 2016, the feed was altered from chronological to algorithmic.
In August 2016, Instagram Stories debuted.
You must be 16 years old to create an Instagram account.
Pizza is the most Instagrammed food, followed by Sushi.
In August 2017, a flaw in Instagram’s security system resulted in the exposure of the contact information of over 1000 high-profile Instagram celebrities.
On Instagram, 60% of the top brands use the same filter.
Instagram has only 2 to 3 million active users.
On Instagram, at least one business is followed by 50% of users.
Sixty percent of Instagram users discover a new product or service through the platform.
Every day, almost 300 million people use the tales feature.
Clarendon is the most popular filter in the world, followed by Juno and Gingham.
Valencia is the most widely used nature filter.
After being influenced by an Instagram post, nearly 5% of people take action.
Top Instagram brands post 4.9 times each week on average.
Instagram is used by over 500,000 advertisers to grow their businesses.
Barack Obama is the most followed politician on Instagram.
The New York Yankees are the most popular sports team.
The Golden State Warriors are the most popular NBA team.
Instagram comes in second place for cyberbullying on social networking networks.
Instagram videos receive twice the amount of engagement.
In December 2010, Instagram reached a million users.