<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/59008bd50ba0b896008b6348-1807/instagramhqcreation space2.jpg" alt="Instagram_HQ_Creation Space_2" data-mce-source="Christophe Wu"><p class="source"><span>Christophe Wu</span></p><p class="caption">People pose for a photo inside Instagram's headquarters.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Instagram is growing faster than ever.</p><p>On Wednesday, the Facebook-owned app revealed that it has 700 million monthly users, up from 600 million in December 2016. The last four months marks the fastest Instagram has ever added 100 million additional users, a spokesperson told Business Insider.</p><p>Wednesday's announcement comes on the heels of Instagram revealing that <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-stories-reaches-200-million-daily-users-puts-pressure-on-snapchat-2017-4">its ephemeral Stories feature has more daily users than Snapchat</a>.</p><p>Here's a handy chart that shows Instagram's steady growth over time:</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/59008b070ba0b81c008b6386-902/1.png" alt="Instagram user growth chart" data-mce-source="Mike Nudelman / Business Insider"><p class="source"><span>Mike Nudelman / Business Insider</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-to-your-brain-like-instagram-dopamine-2017-3">What happens to your brain when you get a like on Instagram</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="RkOWdnYTE6XWg_2cF_LR0YUSM7p9YaMH" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'RkOWdnYTE6XWg_2cF_LR0YUSM7p9YaMH',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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Instagram's user base has doubled in the last 2 years to 700 million

Christophe WuPeople pose for a photo inside Instagram's headquarters.Instagram is growing faster than ever.On Wednesday, the Facebook-owned app revealed that it has 700 million monthly users, up from 600 million in December 2016. The last four months marks the fastest Instagram has ever added 100 million additional users, a spokesperson told Business Insider.Wednesday's announcement comes on the heels of Instagram revealing that its ephemeral Stories feature has more daily users than Snapchat.Here's a handy chart that shows Instagram's steady growth over time:Mike Nudelman / Business Insider NOW WATCH: What happens to your brain when you get a like on Instagram if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'RkOWdnYTE6XWg_2cF_LR0YUSM7p9YaMH',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Christophe WuPeople pose for a photo inside Instagram's headquarters. Instagram is growing faster than ever.

Instagram's user base has doubled in the last 2 years to 700 million

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