Instagram Facts - MGR Blog

Since its initial launch in October 2010, Instagram has grown into the second most used social media platform today.  It didn’t hurt the fact that Instagram was acquired by Facebook in April 2012 for approximately US$1 billion in cash and stock. A real bargain when you see the type of revenue it generates today.  In sum, at the young age of 7 years old, Instagram has already achieved astonishing numbers that every marketer that wants to be in the game should be paying attention to.  Here are some highlights…

Social Media Use Stats

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*Multiple Sources for the above data listed with each hyperlink.