Instagram

Instagram lanches

Period: Oct 6, 2010 to Oct 6, 2010

Instagram is launched by its creator Kevin Systrom

Instagram has 1 million users.

Period: Dec 12, 2010 to Dec 12, 2010

First worldwide InstaMeet

Period: Mar 21, 2011 to Mar 21, 2011

Millionth photo upload

Period: Aug 3, 2011 to Aug 3, 2011

Introducing version 2.0 with four new filters.

Period: Sep 20, 2011 to Sep 20, 2011

10 million users!

Period: Sep 26, 2011 to Sep 26, 2011

The launch of weekend hashtag project #VHP

Period: Nov 21, 2011 to Nov 21, 2011

Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes & hashtags chosen by the Community Team at Instagram. Every Friday the weekend project is announced and on Monday Instagram showcases some of their favorite submissions from the project.

Instagram launches on android too.

Period: Apr 3, 2012 to Apr 3, 2012

Facebook buys Instagram

Period: Apr 9, 2012 to Apr 9, 2012

Instagram designs photo pages for the web.

Period: Jun 28, 2012 to Jun 28, 2012

Instagram has 80 million users!

Period: Jul 26, 2012 to Jul 26, 2012

Version 3.2 with a new filter

Period: Dec 11, 2012 to Dec 11, 2012

Version 3.4.1 brings 25 languages in.

Period: Dec 21, 2012 to Dec 21, 2012

Tag people in photos on Instagram

Period: May 2, 2013 to May 2, 2013

Introducing videos on Instagram

Period: Jun 20, 2013 to Jun 20, 2013

Introducing Instagram direct

Period: Dec 12, 2013 to Dec 12, 2013

Instagram Direct is a private messaging feature from Instagram.

Instagram reaches 300 million users

Period: Dec 1, 2014 to Dec 1, 2014

The launch of boomerang

Period: Oct 22, 2015 to Oct 22, 2015

Boomerang first showed up in 2015 as a video app created by Instagram that allowed you to record looping videos that looked just like animated GIFs.

Instagram reaches 600 million users

Period: Dec 15, 2016 to Dec 15, 2016

Multiple photos per post

Period: Feb 22, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017

Instagram announces it has 1 billion users

Period: Jun 20, 2018 to Jun 20, 2018

Instagram launches IGTV and its standalone app

Period: Jun 21, 2018 to Jun 21, 2018

Instagram announces ‘shops’ on IG

Period: Apr 19, 2020 to Apr 19, 2020

Instagram Reels launch in over 50 countries worldwide

Period: Aug 5, 2020 to Aug 5, 2020

nstagram officially announces Instagram Reels can be up to 60 seconds long (to further compete with TikTok)

Period: Jul 27, 2021 to Jul 27, 2021

Launch of 3D avatars on Instagram

Period: Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 1, 2022

3d Avatars are a new visual representation of the users' more dynamic identities than static social media profiles. The idea behind the avatars is to create them in the Instagram, Facebook, or Messenger apps.