Der Foto-Sharing-Dienst Instagram hat die 300,000,000 Marke der aktiven User erreicht – und hat somit mehr Fans als Twitter (284 Millionen).

Als Facebook den Dienst für eine Milliarde Dollar übernahm, waren es zu dem Zeitpunkt (April 2012) „lediglich“ 30 Millionen Nutzer. Mark Zuckerberg schrieb auch einen Facebook-Post, indem er Mitgründer und CEO Kevin Systrom und Entwickler sowie Mitgründer Mike Krieger beglückwünschte.

Laut eigenen Angaben will die Facebook-Tochter demnächst auch „verified badges“ für Prominente einführen, ähnlich wie es bei Facebook oder Twitter schon der Fall ist.

We’re proud to announce that there are now 300 million Instagrammers, sharing more than 70 million photos and videos each day. As Instagram gets bigger, we’re focused on helping you discover more. Today, we’re excited to say that verified badges for celebrities and brands will be rolling out in the coming days, making it easier for you to find and connect with authentic accounts. Finally, we’re committed to keeping Instagram free from fake and spammy accounts. We’ve been deactivating these accounts on an ongoing basis—and now we will be deleting these accounts forever. As a result, some of you will see a change in your follower count, though most of you won’t see any impact. If you’re one of those who will see a correction, you will see a notification in the app directing you to additional information. Thank you for your passion, creativity and support over these past four years. We can’t wait to see what you do next. To learn more about these new initiatives, check out blog.instagram.com. —- Clarification: Hey everyone. Don’t worry about your account being deleted. We’ve already finished deleting the accounts that are part of this cleanup.

A photo posted by Instagram (@instagram) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:11am PST