Insta Exposed: Instagram's Wildest Secrets Revealed

Beyond the Filters: Shocking Facts That Will Change Your View of Instagram.

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Over 95 million photos and videos are shared on Instagram daily.

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In Instagram, The most popular hashtags include #love, #instagood, #me, #cute, and #follow.

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The first-ever photo on Instagram was a picture of a dog posted by co-founder Kevin Systrom.

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Over 200 million businesses have an active Instagram profile.

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Every single day, there are over 4.2 BILLION likes dished out on Instagram posts.

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Believe it or not, an estimated 8% of Instagram accounts are actually fake!

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100 million accounts share Stories every single day - that's a lot of fleeting moments!

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The name "Instagram" is a clever mashup of "instant camera" and "telegram".

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