We’re thrilled to announce our community has grown to more than 700 million Instagrammers. And the last 100 million of you joined faster than ever.

We’ve made it even easier for people and businesses across the globe to join the Instagram community, share their experiences and strengthen connections with their friends and passions. With new features like stories, live video and disappearing messages in Direct, people and businesses now have more ways than ever to express themselves and feel closer to what matters to them.

From all of us at Instagram, thank you.

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