Instagram passes 200 million monthly active users

Following the news that Facebook is seeing over 1 billion users of its mobile apps every month, Instagram has announced that it now has over 200 million monthly active users and more than 20 billion photos have been shared on the service.

That’s up from the 150 million user mark announced last September. Instagram celebrated 100 million users in September 2012.

➤ Instagram Today: 200 Million Strong

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