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Instagram
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Instagram logo.svg
Original author(s) Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger (Burbn, Inc.)
Developer(s) Facebook
Initial release October 6, 2010; 8 years ago
Stable release(s) [�]
Android 88.0.0.14.99 / April 8, 2019; 6 days ago[1]
iOS 88.0 / April 7, 2019; 7 days ago[2]
Windows 10 30.1569.12133.0 / April 14, 2018; 11 months ago[3]
Windows 10 Mobile 10.1096.22713.0 / September 14, 2017; 18 months ago[4]
Preview release(s) [�]
Android (Alpha) 80.0.0.0.5 alpha / January 29, 2019; 2 months ago[5]
Android (Beta) 87.0.0.12.99 beta / March 30, 2019; 15 days ago[6]
Operating system iOS, Android, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows 10
Size ~158.5 MB (iOS), ~39.26 MB (Android)
Available in 36 languages (Android), 29 languages (iOS) [7]
License Freeware
Alexa rank Negative increase 16 (Global, February 2019)[8]
Website Instagram.com
Instagram (also known as IG or insta[9]) is a photo and video-sharing social
networking service owned by Facebook, Inc. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike
Krieger, and launched in October 2010 exclusively on iOS. A version for Android
devices was released a year and half later, in April 2012, followed by a feature-
limited website interface in November 2012, and apps for Windows 10 Mobile and
Windows 10 in April 2016 and October 2016 respectively.

The app allows users to upload photos and videos to the service, which can be
edited with various filters, and organized with tags and location information. An
account's posts can be shared publicly or with pre-approved followers. Users can
browse other users' content by tags and locations, and view trending content. Users
can "like" photos, and follow other users to add their content to a feed.

The service was originally distinguished by only allowing content to be framed in a

square (1:1) aspect ratio, but these restrictions were eased in 2015. The service
also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in
a single post, as well as "Stories"�similar to its main competitor Snapchat�which
allows users to post photos and videos to a sequential feed, with each post
accessible by others for 24 hours each.