Today marks the fifth anniversary of the start of Instagram. In just half a decade, the platform has gone from a single post shared by our co-founder @Kevin to more than 80 million photos shared from around the world – every single day. Brands such as Michael Kors have been with us since the beginning, and thousands of new businesses have joined the platform, connecting with their own communities through our ever-expanding advertising products.

In honour of the big day, here are five Instagram advertising moments we've shared with our business community over the past five years.

During this month, brands that grew organically on the platform had a new way to reach the people they wanted. The first advert was created by fashion powerhouse Michael Kors. And General Electric, Levi's, Lexus, Burberry, Macy's, Ben and Jerry's, Starwood, Adidas and PayPal followed. These first ten advertisers paved the way for businesses to create and share interesting, inspiring and innovative content on the platform.

Last October, we launched 15-second video adverts. As one of our first video advertisers, Banana Republic developed a series of video spots featuring moving fashion sketches that brought to life the different elements of its new BR collection. The campaign was a great success, driving a significant lift in advert recall and lift in association of the brand with fashion-forward clothing. Since then, several businesses have followed in Banana Republic's fashionable footsteps.

Our third major moment took place this April with the introduction of carousel adverts. The new advert format gave advertisers a way to tell a deeper story with multiple images in a single advert that linked off to a website encouraging people to learn more. GMC was one of the first brands to tell its story with these interactive adverts, sharing a highly visual panoramic photo showcasing the interior of its new Sierra truck.

Instagram has long been a proven way for businesses to raise awareness for their brands. And in June, we announced our new advert formats designed to help businesses drive a variety of objectives, from website clicks and video views to mobile app installs. Some of the first adverts that drove action included, Made.com, The North Face, Gilt Groupe and Kabam's Marvel Champions.

Our fifth and final major moment happened just last week. We opened adverts for businesses, both big and small, in over 200 markets around the world. This means that all businesses can reach, inspire and move more people with visually engaging adverts than ever before. In our new markets, brands such as Coca-Cola Argentina and Amazon México are already running highly creative campaigns.

We want to thank each and every one of you in our business community for making thoughtful, inspiring and engaging creative for the platform every single day. Here's to the next five years.