Instagram Now Has 300 Million Active Users More Than Twitter

Instagram has announced its latest milestone,which puts the social service ahead of Twitter’s 284 million monthly active users. it now has more than 300 million users,an increase of more than 100 million since March.

Instagram users are sharing more than 70 million images each day that pull in an average of 2.5 billion “likes.” In total, users have shared more than 30 billion photos. Yeah, that’s a lot of pictures.

We’re proud to announce that there are now more than 300 million Instagrammers. 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 the newest look from Herschel Supply or a peek inside the mind of Taylor Swift.
We’re thrilled to watch this community thrive and witness the amazing connections people make over shared passions and journeys,

 said Kevin Systrom, CEO, Instagram,in an interview with CNBC

In related Instagram news,

 they’re working on rolling out verified badges for celebrities, athletes and brands. The move will help Instagram cut down on the creation of spam accounts to keep the experience as authentic as possible. Many of the existing spam accounts are also being eliminated,

 He added.

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