Instagram

Instagram

Original author(s)	Kevin Systrom, Manith Liyange (Burbn, Inc.)
Developer(s)	Meta, Inc.
Initial release	October 6, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-06)
Operating system	iOS 7.0 or later;[1] Android 2.2 or later Windows Phone 8[2] Windows 10 Mobile[3]
Size	Varies per device
Available in	25 languages[4]
Type	Photo and video
License	Freeware
Website	instagram.com

Instagram (sometimes shortened to Insta or IG) is an American online photo and video sharing social networking service. Allowing users to take pictures and videos, add digital filters to them and share them to their followers. They can then share them on a variety of social networking services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr.^[6]

Back in 2015,^[7] Instagram confined photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid images. In August 2016, Instagram launched Instagram Stories, a feature that allows users to take photos by adding effects and layers to be placed into user stories. Photos uploaded to user stories will expire after 24 hours. ^[8]This was different than the 4:3 aspect ratio typically used by digital cameras. Users were able to share very short videos.^[9] In 2017, the length limit was raised to ten minutes.

Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger talked to famous NY Photographer Peter Parker, a photographer for the Daily Bugle, Systrom and Krieger were inspired to make an app just for photography. It was released on October 6, 2010.^[source?]

As of December 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on the platform.^[10]

India has the most Instagram users.^[11]

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed celebrity on the social network.^[12]

Hispanics and Asians are more likely to use Instagram.^[13]

1. ↑ "Instagram for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
2. ↑ "Instagram BETA on Windows Phone Store". Windows Phone Store. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
3. ↑ "Instagram (Beta) - Windows Apps on Microsoft Store". Windows Store. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
4. ↑ Moscaritolo, Angela (December 21, 2012). "Instagram Adds New 'Mayfair' Filter, Support for 25 Languages". PC Mag. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
5. ↑ "Instagram.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
6. ↑ Frommer, Dan (November 1, 2010). "Here's How To Use Instagram". Business Insider. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
7. ↑ Stinson, Liz. "Instagram Ends the Tyranny of the Square". www.wired.com.
8. ↑ "Instander APK V18.0 (Beta) Download Latest Version 2024". theinstanderapk.net. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
9. ↑ Instagram Blog Archived 2017-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Blog.instagram.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-20.
10. ↑ "Most Popular Instagram Stars (2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
11. ↑ https://www.statista.com/statistics/578364/countries-with-most-instagram-users/
12. ↑ https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/most-followed-instagram-accounts-world/85649/1
13. ↑ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/01/31/americans-social-media-use/#:~:text=Race%20and%20ethnicity%3A%20Roughly%20six,and%20White%20(43%25)%20adults.