Instagram Thu, May 25, 2017

To help illustrate the power and reach of social media, here's some interesting facts and statistics about Instagram:

• There are over 600 million Instagrammers.

• Of that 600 million, 400 million are active every day.

• After Instagram itself, Selena Gomez has the most followers with 117 million. Cristiano Ronaldo has 97 million and National Geographic has 75 million.

• Beyonce holds the record for the most liked Instagram with her pregnancy announcement which garnered almost 11 million likes.

• There are 16,600,000 Google searches for “instagram” per month.

• 51% of Instagram users access the platform daily, and 35% say they look at the platform several times per day.

• 95 million photos and videos are shared on Instagram per day.

• As of December 2016, there were over 282 million selfies on Instagram.

• Over 40 billion photos and videos have been shared on the Instagram platform since its conception.

• The best time to post on Instagram for the most engagement is at 5 PM on Wednesdays.

• Pizza is the most widely instagrammed food, directly ahead of steak and sushi.