Instagram beats Twitter, hits 400 million users

Instagram, the Facebook-owned popular photo/video sharing app, has reached a new milestone. It has grown to over 400 million users, it announced on Tuesday.

“We are thrilled to announce that the Instagram community has grown to more than 400 million strong. While milestones like this are important, what really excites us is the way that visual communication makes the world feel a little bit smaller to every one of us” –Instagram

What’s rather fascinating is the fact that the mobile app had 300 million users just 9 months back. The blog post further revealed that more than 75 percent of its user base resides outside of the US.

“Among the last 100 million to join, more than half live in Europe and Asia. The countries that added the most Instagrammers include Brazil, Japan and Indonesia”, it added.

Pointing out celebrity accounts, the blog post said that the most followed accounts include David Beckham from the UK, Caitlyn Jenner from the US, Indonesia’s Raffi and Nagita, German soccer player Toni Kroos and South Korea’s T.O.P.

With over 400 million users, Instagram is way ahead of Twitter which has around 316 million monthly active users, Forbes reported.

It concluded stating, “When Instagram launched nearly five years ago, 400 million seemed like a distant dream. Now, we continue to strive to improve Instagram — helping you experience the world through images and connect with others through shared passions”