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Pilot Launch
Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launch Instagram in October 2010 in San Francisco, Claiformnia as a free photo-sharing mobile app. -
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Instagram: Then and Now
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Instagram hits 100 Million Users
In April 2012, Instagram hits has iver 100 million active users worldwide -
Instagram For Androids Users Available
Instagram, which was once exclsuively for iPhones, releases it's Android-user friendly app. -
Facebook Buys Instagram
Facebook acquires Instagram for over $1 billion shortly afer the app reaches 100 million users and creates an Android user-friednly addition. -
Video-Sharing Pilot
Instagram launches the video-sharing feature. The maximum duration of a video is 15 seconds, which topped the 6 second maximum of current leading video-sharing platform for Twitter, Vine. -
Kevin Systrom Featured on Frobes List
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom is featured in Forbes "30 Under 30' list -
Instagram Hits Over 300 Miilion Users
In Decmeber 2014, Instragram has over 300 million active users worldwide. -
Instagram Launches Boomerang
Instagram launches Boomerang, an app where you shoot a one-second burst of five photos that turns into a silent video that plays forwards and then reverses in a loop. -
One Million Porn Videos Released From Instagram's 'Deep Web"
In March 2016, The Daily Star reported one million explicit porn films found on Instagram. The videos were discovered by tech blogger and public hacker, Jed Ismael, who says he's discovered over one million porn films on the site.
