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TechCrunch: Instagram’s Growth Speeds Up As It Hits 700 Million Users

Instagram's growth speeds up as it hits 700 million users, with Instagram Stories contributing to the increase.

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TechCrunch: Instagram’s Growth Speeds Up As It Hits 700 Million Users

In two years, Instagram has doubled its user base to 700 million monthly active users and it’s not showing signs of slowing down.

The social media platform added 100 million users since December, while it took six months to go from 500 to 600 million users.

A spokesman for Instagram told TechCrunch that Instagram Stories has helped grow the app’s user count. Instagram Stories reached 200 million daily active users earlier this month.

This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on April 26, 2017. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.

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