Cannes Lions

Instagram Now Has More Than 500 Million Monthly Users as Explosive Growth Continues

Gained 100 million members in 9 months

By Christopher Heine

June 21, 2016

CANNES, France—Word circulated here on Monday that Instagram had surpassed the 500 million monthly user mark, and the social app announced today that it has in fact met that milestone.

Christopher Heine

Christopher Heine is a New York-based editor and writer.

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